Mandurah is so lucky to have a number of wild dolphins who have chosen to spend a lot of their time in our town waters. This means we can regularly see these dolphins, and you can identify them by their dorsal fin markings.
To ensure they continue to use this area, when boating we all need to
Slow down, Go Around and Watch from a distance.
The Adult Females
Topnotch. Angus. Lowblow. Nicky
These adult females have chosen to frequent the town waters and raise many calves there, who now also use the area regularly.
They were mostly named by a dolphin researcher in 2012 for their identifying features, with Angus later being found to be female.
Nicky (or Nikki) was named by Mandurah Cruises. She is Mandurah's most well known dolphin.
Their current calves
Hopscotch - female
( mum Topnotch)
Weaned calves
Top row
Brave -male (mum Angus)
Storm - female ( mum Lowblow)
Bottom row
Solo - male (mum Nicky)
Carter - female ( mum Topnotch)
Their grown subadult male calves ( press play to watch the video)
Both Autumn and Surprise dorsal fins have now changed - see Below
Autumn and Surprise
Which males do you see below?
Answer - from left to right
Brave, Surprise, Autumn and Linkin
Please Slow down, Go Around and Watch from a distance so they will always find the area a safe place to be.