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Sightings and Strandings of the Killer Whale

There are 63 sightings and 24 strandings for this species recorded in the database. Read the species profile for this species.

To view the sightings or strandings information recorded in the database for any particular year, select a year in the first column.

To view a map of the sightings or strandings recorded off any state in a particular year select the data under the desired state in the table.

Sightings of the Killer Whale by state and year

year	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	WA	VIC	Sub Antarctic	unknown state
1999									1
1998									2
1997			1				2		2
1996					5
1995									1
1994	1
1993			3						1
1992						1			2
1991						1			4
1990									1
1989		1				1			1
1988									3
1987									2
1986						1			2
1985									3
1981									6
1980									7
1979					2	6
Totals	1	1	4		7	10	2		38

Strandings of the Killer Whale by state and year

year	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	WA	VIC	Sub Antarctic	unknown state
1994					1		1
1988					1		2
1987	1
1986								1
1980					1
1979						1
1976								1
1970							1
1968								1
1964						1
1930	1
Unknown year	1		1	2	2	1	2	1
Totals	3		1	2	5	3	6	4