Bermuda Cetacean Sightings Project

PROJECT SUMMARY

Bermuda Cetacean Sightings

The Bermuda Cetacean Sightings project was established in 2015 with the aim of collecting location and population data to better understand and protect the marine mammals, excluding humpback whales (already in existence with many individuals identified) around the waters of Bermuda by establishing photographic-identification catalogs, primarily for bottlenose dolphins.

This project is an augmentation of Dolphin Quest’s Bermuda Dolphin Conservation Project and a collaboration between Bermuda researcher and photographer Andrew Stevenson, the Bermuda Zoological Society, the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program, Brookfield Zoo Chicago, Island Tour Centre, and Bermuda volunteer Jen Simmons.

The photo-identification process involves photographing:

– Distinctive patterns of nicks and notches on the dorsal fin, located on the back of the animal, which provides stability while swimming.
– Any other distinctive body parts or markings.

Bermuda Cetacean Sightings

These photos are compared to all identified individuals in the Bermuda Dolphin Photo-ID Catalog to distinguish if the individual has been photographed before or if it is a new individual to add to the catalog.

Bermuda Cetacean Sighting Submission Form

The BCS team welcomes and encourages the support of those on the waters in Bermuda to send the following information for dolphin and other marine mammal sightings:

Name*
First Last
Email
Date*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Time
Location*
Please enter the latitude and longitude in one of the units below.
GPS Location Format
- Decimal Degrees (DD)
- Degrees Decimal Minutes (DDM)
- Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (DMS)
Decimal Degrees Latitude
Please enter a number from -90 to 90.
Decimal Degrees Longitude
Please enter a number from -180 to 180.
DDM Latitude Degrees
Please enter a number from -90 to 90.
DDM Latitudes Minutes
Please enter a number from 0 to 59.9999.
DDM Longitude Degrees
Please enter a number from -180 to 180.
DDM Longitude Minutes
Please enter a number from 0 to 59.9999.
DMS Latitude Degrees
Please enter a number from -90 to 90.
DMS Latitude Minutes
Please enter a number from 0 to 60.
DMS Latitude Seconds
Please enter a number from 0 to 60.
DMS Longitude Degrees
Please enter a number from -180 to 180.
DMS Longitude Minutes
Please enter a number from 0 to 60.
DMS Longitude Seconds
Please enter a number from 0 to 60.
Photo/Video File
Max. file size: 2 GB.
Species*
Species*
Number of Animals
Depth of Water
Additional Information
Name
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

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BERMUDA CETACEAN SIGHTINGS PROJECT

LOCATION: BERMUDA

PROJECT SUMMARY

Bermuda Cetacean Sighting Submission Form