ORCA OceanWatch involves all who live and work at sea, who can play a significant role in whale and dolphin conservation. Through this project, we have worked with bridge crews, offshore workers and expedition staff. Seafarers become citizen scientists, and are trained by ORCA to collect data on whales, dolphins and porpoises that they encounter at sea, as well as learning about threats to these animals, such as ship strike.
This analysis is produced by ORCA each year and is based on marine mammal data collected by seafarers, Wildlife Officers and Marine Mammal Surveyors recording their sightings during a concentrated 9 day period.