Marine wildlife stranding resources

The department maintains a database of marine wildlife strandings and deaths.

The primary focus of this database is to record information on where sick, injured, dying and dead marine cetaceans (whales and dolphins), pinnipeds (seal and sea lions), dugongs and turtles have been found in Queensland and assess causes of injury and death, if possible. Incidental information on sharks, rays, seabirds and other marine animals is also recorded.

Marine animal strandings data is available for review via the summary dashboard.

Data collected and collated in the strandings database were previously summarised in annual reports produced by departmental staff that are available for download below via the department’s Library Catalogue:

Whales, dolphins, seals and sea-lions

• Cetacean and pinniped 2013–2015
• Cetacean and pinniped 2012
• Cetacean and pinniped 2008–2011
• Cetacean and pinniped 2007
• Cetacean and pinniped 2006
• Cetacean and pinniped 2005
• Cetacean and pinniped 2004
• Cetacean and pinniped 2003
• Cetacean and pinniped 2002
• Cetacean and pinniped 2001
• Cetacean and pinniped 2000
• Cetacean and pinniped 1999

Dugong

• Dugong 2013–2015
• Dugong 2012 
• Dugong 2011
• Dugong 2009–10
• Dugong 2008
• Dugong 2007
• Dugong 2006
• Dugong 2005
• Dugong 2004
• Dugong 2003
• Dugong 2002
• Dugong 2001
• Dugong 2000
• Dugong 1999

Marine turtles

• Marine turtles 2011 
• Marine turtles 2005–10
• Marine turtles 2004
• Marine turtles 2003
• Marine turtles 2001–02
• Marine turtles 2000
• Marine turtles 1999