Research & Conservation

As a conservation organisation, we aim to generate accurate and current information on whales, dolphins, seals, and turtles that can be used to educate the public and industry, and play a role in mitigating human impacts on the environment.

  • Strandings

    Strandings provide a unique opportunity to collect invaluable data from cetaceans that would be otherwise inaccessible

  • Humpback Whale Research

    Despite being one of the most well studied whales in the world, we still don’t fully understand the population structure of humpback whales migrating past the west coast of Africa

  • Cape Fur Seal Project

    The large breeding seal colony situated on Pelican Point offers a unique oppurtunity for valuable research

  • Population Ecology of Bottlenose and Heaviside’s Dolphins

    Our core research revolves around investigating the conservation status of Namibia’s coastal delphinids. We are using multiple techniques to assess abundance, trends, habitat use, behaviour, acoustic communication and human impacts.

  • SWORD – Signature Whistle Mark Recapture

    Studying and counting wild dolphins using their individually distinct signature whistles

  • Turtle Research

    Leatherback turtles cross entire oceans in search of food. The large amount of gelatinous plankton (jellyfish) in the Benguela ecosystem makes for a potentially rewarding journey for turtles in the South Atlantic. Leatherbacks from at least 3 breeding populations have been found in or tracked to Namibian waters, but just how important is this area for the species?