Oceanic Dolphins

Connected Sites: 38

Definition

WHS where animals of the family Delphinidae can be seen in the wild. See this wiki page for a list of species.

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Proposed by Els Slots

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  • Dolphins in the spotlight 11.10.2025 by Els Slots

    Earlier this week, I started to update our Whales connection, but quickly discovered that we don’t have one for Dolphins yet (except for the very specific River Dolphins). I don’t think there’s a reason to have a connection for …

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Connected Sites

  • The Sundarbans
    The Sundarbans
    Bangladesh
    Inscribed: 1997
    2.82
    30
    2

    Irrawaddy and Indopacific Humpback dolphins (UNEP-WCMC)
  • Phoenix Islands
    Phoenix Islands
    Kiribati
    Inscribed: 2010
    1.74
    3
    0

    Common Bottlenose, Pantropical Spotted, Spinner, Striped, Risso’s, Frasers, Rough-toothed (nom file)
  • Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
    Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
    Mexico
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.68
    31
    6

    Common Bottlenose (UNEP WCMC)
  • Sub-Antarctic Islands
    Sub-Antarctic Islands
    New Zealand
    Inscribed: 1998
    4.06
    8
    0

    Dusky, Hourglass dolphins, Orca and Long-finned pilot whale (source)
  • Sanganeb
    Sanganeb
    Sudan
    Inscribed: 2016
    3.04
    5
    1

    Common Bottlenose and Common Dolphins, Short-finned pilot whale (UNEP-WCMC)
  • Rainforests of the Atsinanana
    Rainforests of the Atsinanana
    Madagascar
    Inscribed: 2007
    3.49
    45
    3

    Masoala NP: IndoPacific Bottlenose and Spinner dolphins (UNEP-WCMC)
  • Sundarbans National Park
    Sundarbans National Park
    India
    Inscribed: 1987
    2.76
    28
    6

    Irrawaddy and Indopacific Humpback dolphins (UNEP-WCMC)
  • Galapagos Islands
    Galapagos Islands
    Ecuador
    Inscribed: 1978
    4.60
    115
    9

    Common Bottlenose, Pantropical Spotted, Striped, Risso’s, Common, Frasers dolphins, Orca (source)
  • Shiretoko
    Shiretoko
    Japan
    Inscribed: 2005
    3.50
    38
    8

    Pacific White-sided dolphin and Orca (UNEP-WCMC)
  • Banc d'Arguin
    Banc d'Arguin
    Mauritania
    Inscribed: 1989
    2.32
    15
    2

    “The bottlenose dolphin and the Atlantic hump-backed dolphin are frequently sighted in the property.” (OUV)
  • Tubbataha Reefs
    Tubbataha Reefs
    Philippines
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.06
    13
    5

    Pantropical spotted dolphin (AB ev) - little specific info available
  • Peninsula Valdes
    Peninsula Valdes
    Argentina
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.55
    58
    10

    Commerson’s, Dusky, and Peale’s dolphins, Long-finned pilot whale (UNEP-WCMC)
  • iSimangaliso Wetland Park – Maputo NP
    iSimangaliso Wetland Park – Maputo NP
    Mozambique, South Africa
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.38
    61
    7

    “the abundance of dolphins and migration of whales and whale sharks off-shore” (OUV): Common Bottlenose, Indopacific Bottlenose (UNEP-WCMC)
  • Marquesas Islands
    Marquesas Islands
    France
    Inscribed: 2024
    3
    0

    11 species in nom file: Common Bottlenose, Pantropical Spotted, Spinner, Risso’s, Frasers, Roughtooted dolphins, and Orca, Short-finned Pilot Whale, Pygmy Killer Whale, False Killer Whale and Melon headed whale
  • Gulf of California
    Gulf of California
    Mexico
    Inscribed: 2005
    3.50
    79
    6

    Common Bottlenose, Striped, Risso’s, Common, Rough-toothed dolphins, Short-finned pilot whale, Orca, False killer whale (UNEP WCMC)
  • Great Barrier Reef
    Great Barrier Reef
    Australia
    Inscribed: 1981
    4.20
    190
    8

    “19 species of dolphin breed in or visit the Park” (UNEP-WCMC). Unspecified, but includes Common Bottlenose, Spinner, Striped, Australian Snubfin and Indopacific Humpback dolphins
  • French Austral Lands and Seas
    France
    Inscribed: 2019
    4
    0

    “Cetaceans such as Commerson’s Dolphin, an endemic subspecies occurring in Kerguelen” (OUV) - Commerson’s, Hourglass, and Southern Right whale dolphins, and Orca and Longfinned pilot whale (nom file)
  • Bijagos Archipelago
    Guinea-Bissau
    Inscribed: 2025
    5
    1

    “Sanctuary for in particular the Atlantic Humpback Dolphin” (OUV); Common Bottlenose and Atlantic Humpback dolphins (nom file)
  • West Norwegian Fjords
    West Norwegian Fjords
    Norway
    Inscribed: 2005
    4.21
    227
    9

    White-beaked dolphins (UNEP-WCMC)
  • Te Wahipounamu
    Te Wahipounamu
    New Zealand
    Inscribed: 1986
    4.18
    122
    11

    In Doubtful Sound: Common Bottlenose (source)
  • Surtsey
    Surtsey
    Iceland
    Inscribed: 2008
    2.72
    43
    9

    Orca, White-beaked and Atlantic White-sided dolphins (UNEP-WCMC)
  • St. Kilda
    St. Kilda
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.50
    26
    4

    Common Bottlenose, Risso’s, Common, White-beaked, Atlantic White-sided dolphins, Orca (UNEP-WCMC)
  • Socotra Archipelago
    Socotra Archipelago
    Yemen
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.79
    21
    3

    Common Bottlenose, Pantropical Spotted, Spinner, Risso’s, Common, IndoPacific Humpback dolphins (UNEP-WCMC)
  • Shark Bay
    Shark Bay
    Australia
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.58
    40
    2

    “a famous population of Bottlenose Dolphin lives in the Bay (OUV)” : IndoPacific Bottlenose and Orca (UNEP-WCMC)
  • Rock Islands
    Rock Islands
    Palau
    Inscribed: 2012
    4.00
    33
    6

    Spinner Dolphins (source)
  • Pitons Management Area
    Pitons Management Area
    Saint Lucia
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.93
    92
    5

    Short-finned pilot whale (IUCN Outlook 2020)
  • Papahanaumokuakea
    Papahanaumokuakea
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 2010
    3.11
    8
    1

    "comparatively little is known about the distributions and ecologies of these whales and dolphins" (nom file), Google AI comes up with Spinner dolphins and False killer whales
  • Olympic National Park
    Olympic National Park
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1981
    3.87
    146
    8

    Orca and Pacific white-sided dolphin (UNEP-WCMC)
  • Ningaloo Coast
    Ningaloo Coast
    Australia
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.48
    38
    4

    IndoPacific Bottlenose and Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins, Orca (UNEP-WCMC)
  • Malpelo
    Malpelo
    Colombia
    Inscribed: 2006
    2.90
    3
    1

    Common Bottlenose, Pantropical Spotted, Risso’s, Common, Rough toothed dolphins, Short-finned pilot whale and Melon Headed whale (source)
  • Lagoons of New Caledonia
    Lagoons of New Caledonia
    France
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.53
    31
    2

    Common Bottlenose, Indopacific Bottlenose, Pantropical Spotted, Spinner, Risso’s, Common dolphins, and Melon Headed Whale, Orca, False Killer Whale, Pacific Pilot Whale (UNEP-WCMC)
  • Komodo National Park
    Komodo National Park
    Indonesia
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.78
    89
    7

    Ten species of dolphin (UNEP-WCMC) but unnamed; Google AI comes up with: Common Bottlenose, Pantropical Spotted, Spinner, Melon headed whale, Frasers, Rough-toothed, Pygmy killer whale
  • Gough and Inaccessible Islands
    Gough and Inaccessible Islands
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1995
    2.55
    8
    3

    Dusky dolphin and False killer whale (UNEP-WCMC)
  • Glacier parks
    Glacier parks
    Canada, United States of America
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.08
    109
    5

    Glacier Bay: Orca (source)
  • Cocos Island
    Costa Rica
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.85
    6
    2

    Common Bottlenose dolphin and Orca (UNEP-WCMC)
  • Central Amazon Conservation Complex
    Central Amazon Conservation Complex
    Brazil
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.35
    35
    5

    Tucuxi (UNEP-WCMC)
  • Brazilian Atlantic Islands
    Brazilian Atlantic Islands
    Brazil
    Inscribed: 2001
    3.21
    17
    4

    “Dolphin Bay is the only known place in the world with such a large population of resident dolphins. (OUV crit 7)” – Pantropical Spotted, Spinner, Common dolphins and Longfinned pilot, Melon headed whales (UNEP-WCMC)
  • Archipiélago de Revillagigedo
    Archipiélago de Revillagigedo
    Mexico
    Inscribed: 2016
    3.66
    4
    1

    Common Bottlenose dolphin and False killer whale (link)