The Namibian Dolphin Project was started in 2008 and has grown from strength to strength since then. Our core focus is research on coastal dolphins and whales in Namibian waters with the ultimate aim of generating high quality data that is useful to both science and management. We work closely with local NGO’s, the marine tourism industry and the Namibian government to ensure that our results get to the right people.  The Namibian Dolphin Project is now managed as part of the Sea Search Africa group.
Little is known about Namibia’s cetaceans and much of the data that exist of decades old. Our research focusses on gathering baseline population level data, including abundance, behavior and distribution of marine mammals and turtles to assess their conservation status.
Our education projects fall under two main themes – working with the marine tourism industry to provide feedback about the dolphin populations and training on best practice methods for marine tourism (MarWiSe) and our work with schools within Namibia