Where and when did the sighting take place? The more precise, the more valuable for research.
Where did you find the animal?
Retrieves your device’s location — useful if you’re reporting the sighting directly from the scene.
Please enter the GPS coordinates if they could not be taken from the map automatically.
If your photo contains GPS data, we take the position, date and time from it. The image is only used here to determine the position — you can upload further photos and videos in step 2.
Your recording is transferred to us as soon as you drop it, and serves the technical review of your report. If you do not submit the report, we delete the recording automatically after 24 hours. You decide separately, later, whether it is published.
Not every sighting can be pinpointed exactly. Even a description of the sea area, a distinctive landmark nearby or an approximate location are valuable to researchers.
On which day was the find made?
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The draft saved on this device will be deleted as well. This cannot be undone.
Every report helps scientists to understand migration routes, monitor populations and develop conservation measures. Your sightings contribute directly to species conservation!
Dead animals provide important insights into causes of death and the health of the population. Please do not touch! Please also report the find to the local authorities (water police, national park office).
Your report is scientifically evaluated by the German Oceanographic Museum and passed on directly to the international bodies for the protection of Baltic Sea harbour porpoises: to HELCOM , the Helsinki Commission for the protection of the Baltic Sea, and to ASCOBANS , the international agreement for the conservation of small cetaceans. Your observation helps build the picture of the animals' distribution and occurrence.