Visual detections of Snubfin Dolphins (Orcaella heinsohni) in the Kimberley Region, Western Australia (2004-2020)

Phil J. Bouchet

doi:10.15468/tgsncg

Visual detections of Snubfin Dolphins (Orcaella heinsohni) in the Kimberley Region, Western Australia (2004-2020)

Citation

Bouchet PJ, Thiele D, Marley SA, Waples K, Weisenberger F, Balanggarra Rangers, Bardi Jawi Rangers, Dambimangari Rangers, Nyamba Buru Yawuru Rangers, Nyul Nyul Rangers, Uunguu Rangers and Raudino H (2021) Regional Assessment of the Conservation Status of Snubfin Dolphins (Orcaella heinsohni) in the Kimberley Region, Western Australia. Front. Mar. Sci. 7:614852. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.614852 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-08.

Description

Sightings of Snubfin Dolphins (Orcaella heinsohni) were collated from a variety of published and unpublished sources. Two 14-day surveys undertaken between Darwin and Broome to describe the presence of snubfins in nearshore tidal river environments (datasets ID OH-001 and OH-002 (b) four 20-day offshore biodiversity surveys conducted under contract with industry (OH-003) in the waters of the Bonaparte Archipelago and Browse Basin; (c) 46 daily surveys of Roebuck Bay run along predetermined transect lines (OH-004); (d) 36 collaborative surveys undertaken by coastal Indigenous Ranger groups (Nyamba Buru Yawuru, Dambimangari, Balanggarra, and Uunguu) on their respective Sea Countries [OH-005005], in addition to a 3-day intensive census of snubfins in the YawuruNagulagan/Roebuck BayMarine Park. Full details of the surveys and methods used, referenced sources are in Table 1 of the cited paper Bouchet PJ, Thiele D, Marley SA, Waples K, Weisenberger F, Balanggarra Rangers, Bardi Jawi Rangers, Dambimangari Rangers, Nyamba Buru Yawuru Rangers, Nyul Nyul Rangers, Uunguu Rangers and Raudino H (2021) Regional Assessment of the Conservation Status of Snubfin Dolphins (Orcaella heinsohni) in the Kimberley Region, Western Australia. Front. Mar. Sci. 7:614852. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.614852

Taxonomic Coverages

Orcaella heinsohni
common name: Snubfin Dolphin rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Kimberley, Western Australia

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Phil J. Bouchet
originator
position: Principal Investigator
Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling, University of St Andrews
St Andrews
GB
email: pb282@st-andrews.ac.uk

Phil J. Bouchet
metadata author
position: Principal Investigator
Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling, University of St Andrews
St Andrews
GB
email: pb282@st-andrews.ac.uk

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CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure Data Centre
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Phil J. Bouchet
administrative point of contact
position: Principal Investigator
Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling, University of St Andrews
St Andrews
GB
email: pb282@st-andrews.ac.uk