Mandurah's Dolphin Blog: Dolphins here dolphins there!

Mandurah's Dolphin Blog

Bouvard Cruises is happy to introduce you to the official "Mandurah's Dolphin Blog" where we will share with you all of the sightings and encounters we have on our cruises with Mandurah's beautiful wild dolphins. You will find photo's, movies and information on the many dolphin encounters we have on our cruises in and around Mandurah and hope that this information helps raise awareness of Mandurah's wild dolphins. You too can see Mandurah's dolphins, they live just 1 hour south of Perth in Western Australia.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Dolphins here dolphins there!

WOW! What a magic week it has been here at Mandurah Cruises! The dolphins have been out and about this week with loads of sightings and dolphin encounters had by our customers. The boat crew have now counted 3 mothers with 1 calf each.

Here are some of the mighty dolphin sighting this week!

2nd March
• Loads of dolphins riding the wave of the boat today including the two calves
• 3 Dolphins in marina near the old bridge
• 10 friendly dolphins including 3 mothers and calves near old bridge and the ocean entrance.

1st March
• 8 dolphins feeding and mating
• 6 dolphins in estuary and throughout canals
• 4 dolphins in Mandjar Bay
• Dolphins spotted on every cruise today!

29th February
• 6 dolphins at 12pm including mother and new calf.
• 4 female dolphins feeding
• 8 dolphins swimming on bow of boat. Including Nicky and her calf ‘giggles’.
• Dolphins swimming casually in canals near Mandurah bridge
• More dolphins on the bank having a frenzy!
• Four dolphins in the marina

28th February
• 2 dolphins in Mandjar Bay in entrance of the canals
• 42 mothers and their babies in Mandjar Bay
• 1 mother and 2 calves were swimming and jumping alongside the vessel.

27th February
• Loads of dolphins swimming about today! The calves were out near the boats!
• 4 Dolphins in marina and they met back up with us in the main channel.

26th February
• 1 dolphin swimming on bow of vessel in the Estuary near the marina
• 2 friendly dolphins swam with the Mandjar vessel for a long time today!
• Nine dolphins frolicking in the main channel, possibly heading out to the ocean.
• 1 dolphin in the canals fishing
• 7 dolphins playing/riding wake, including one calf

25th February
• 1 dolphin in the marina
• 1 dolphin jumping with the vessel near the bypass bridge
• 3 dolphins swimming alongside the vessel.
• 1 dolphin feeing alongside canal wall
• 4 dolphin feeding and resting near the new bridge. Female pod with mother and calf

24th February
• 3 new calves seen on all trips just out of Mandjar bay near ocean opening .
• 7 dolphins spotted in estuary
• 5 dolphins spotted in estuary
• 5 dolphins in Mandjar Bay

Contact the Mandurah Cruises office to have yor chance to be a part of the magic here on the Mandurah Waterways!

Mandurah Cruises & Gift Shop
73 Mandurah Terrace
PO Box 1148, Mandurah WA 6210
Ph: (08) 9581 1242
Fax: (08) 9582 9534
www.mandurahcruises.com.au

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About Mandurah's Dolphins

Mandurah has a healthy population of Bottle Nose Dolphins (tusiops truncatus) that is estimated to number up to 75 individuals, depending on the time of year. The number increases around mating times when males come in and join the pods. The pods of dolphins average around 10-15 and have sometimes been seen to be as large as 25 down to solitary dolphins or smaller family groups of 3-4.

Their average length is about 3 metres, with calves being about 1 metre long at birth. We normally see baby dolphins appear between December and April. Mandurah's wild dolphins are medium grey in colour with light flanks and pale bellies. They can live up to 30 years and can swim in short bursts up to 40km/h and they love to play in our ferries bow waves and wash. As a matter of fact dolphins are the only other mammals apart from humans that continue to play well into their adult life. And Mandurah's wild dolphins are very playful!

Thanks to Sally Kirby for some of this information.