Sightings of false killer-whales Pseudorca crassidens in coastal waters of northern Australia (2005-2020)

Data from a variety of sources were used to document the occurrence of false killer whales in Australian coastal waters. Opportunistic sightings from both research activities and crowd sourced from open-access online biodiversity portals (e.g., Atlas of Living Australia), citizen science mobile applications and programs (Marine WildWatch, DolphinWatch and Marine Fauna Sightings), and government archives (Naturemap) were used.

Citation: Palmer C, Martien KK, Raudino H, Robertson KM, Withers A, Withers E, Risk R, Cooper D, D’Cruz E, Jungine E, Barrow D, Cuff N, Lane A, Keynes D, Waples K, Malpartida A and Banks S (2023) Evidence of resident coastal population(s) of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) in northern Australian waters. Front. Mar. Sci. 9:1067660. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.1067660

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