Whale Watching

“Welcome to WhaleWatch — record the whales you see, and see where they have been seen recently. Built in Australia and shared by whale watchers, tour crews and coastal communities, WhaleWatch is a live map of real encounters. Our team reviews every sighting before it appears. All the verified and trusted user sightings get published immediately. VIEW SIGHTINGS ON THE MAP Open on the sightings closest to you, or switch between map and list. Filter by species and by time: today, the last 7, 30 or 90 days, or the past year. Each sighting shows the species, how many animals, calves, behaviour, direction of travel and photos. Share a sighting with anyone. You can browse without an account. LOG WHAT YOU SAW Tap Add to record an activity. Choose a species, or “Not sure”. Add a count, mark it as an estimate, note calves, behaviour, heading and where you were watching from — a headland, a boat or the shore. Drop a pin on the water or search for a place, set the time, write a note and attach photos. Clear shots of dorsal fins, tail notches or scars help our team confirm the species. You can log as a guest and follow those reports on this device. Create an account when you want them on every device, your name on the map, and the option to edit a sighting while you wait for review. GALLERY Seen a breach, a tail slap, or a mother and calf? Share one photo or a clip of up to 60 seconds. Location and camera details are removed from the file before it is sent. Add a caption, a species and the day you took it. It joins the community gallery once approved, and you can follow it in My gallery. Filter by species and like the photos you want to keep coming back to. Sharing to the gallery needs an account. SPECIES GUIDE Learn how to tell the whales apart. Each page covers where they are seen, the months they are around, conservation status and a few things worth knowing, plus photos from spotters. From a species page, you can report that whale straight away. ANALYTICS See how the season is unfolding: number of sightings, animals counted, the top species, the busiest day, the mix of species and sightings over time. Change the window from today to the past year, and export the data. TIPS, TOURS AND ALERTS Search species, watching tips, tours and info from one place. The first time you open the app, a short tour shows you around. Turn on nearby alerts to hear when whales are seen within 25 km, and set quiet hours so overnight sightings can wait until morning. Light and dark follow your choice. YOUR ACCOUNT, ON YOUR TERMS Browsing and logging do not require an account. An account lets you share gallery photos, appear by name or stay listed as “A WhaleWatch spotter”, download your data and manage sign-in. Photographers, tour operators and regular spotters can ask to be verified so trusted reports can go live faster. PARTNER WITH US Whether you are a conservationist, marine biologist, tour operator or a whale enthusiast, we are looking for people and organisations who want to help digitise whale watching. https://www.mobiddiction.com/case-studies/whale-watch [email protected] WhaleWatch is a community initiative proudly supported by and built on Mobiddiction™ M4 platform and managed by Mobiddiction Pty Ltd. All Rights Reserved.