White-Beaked Dolphin Project

The White-Beaked Dolphin Project (WBDP) was established in early 2007, with the aim of raising awareness about white-beaked dolphins in Scottish waters and establishing a long-term research project to monitor the occurrence of white-beaked dolphins around Scotland. Information on white-beaked dolphin biology and identification features can be found by following the links below.

White-Beaked Dolphin Project (WBDP) - recent news
Images from a white-beaked dolphin encounter off Stonehaven on 25 July 2009		Link
Publication of paper from the WBDP: Weir, C.R., MacLeod, C.D. and Calderan, S. V. (2009). Fine-scale habitat use by white-beaked and common dolphins in the Minch (Scotland, UK): evidence for interspecific competition or coexistence? Journal of the Marine Biological Association, 89(5): 951-960.		Download here (445 Kb)
Publication of report from the WBDP: Weir, C.R. (2008). Occurrence of the white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) and other cetacean species in the Minch, August 2007. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 305 (ROAME No. F05AC701).		Download here (2.7 Mb)
Images from a white-beaked dolphin encounter off Stonehaven on 4 August, 2008		Link

During August 2007 a field study was carried out in the Minch off the west coast of Scotland, aimed at determining the current distribution and status of white-beaked dolphins in the region and establishing the feasibility of this region as a long-term study site. The results of the survey have now been published, and information is available by following the WBDP field research 2007 link.

Please select one of the links below for more information on white-beaked dolphins and the 2007 survey project:

		Information on white-beaked dolphin biology and ecology

		How to identify white-beaked dolphins in the field

		The occurrence of white-beaked dolphins in Scottish waters

		Results from the White-Beaked Dolphin Project (WBDP) 2007 field survey

		Finding out more information on the WBDP