Project: 
Project A15 - Conservation status of tropical inshore dolphins
Researcher email address: 
simon.allen@uwa.edu.au
Topic: 
marine life
Species of interest in the image: 
Australian Humpback dolphin
Species scientific name: 
Sousa sahulensis
Date: 
June, 2010
Location: 
Port Hedland WA
Hub imagery ID: 
4480
Depth: 
8m
Habitat: 
Shallow coastal waters
Platform: 
Download
Caption: 
Australian Humpback dolphins travelling along the Port Hedland coastline
Media type to be uploaded: 
still image
Attribution: 
University of Western Australia
Credit: 
Simon Allen
Contact email address: 
simon.allen@uwa.edu.au
Description: 
Australian Humpback dolphins occupy both remote and industrialised/urban coastlines of tropical north Australia, Here, a social group travels in shallow waters by Port Hedland. Several of the individuals have white-tipped dorsal fins, a characteristic that is typical of adult males - resulting from frequent social interactions involving the teeth of other dolphins.