Koamas by Reefscapers · Citizen Science
Help us map dolphins and whales across the Maldivian archipelago. One WhatsApp message builds the science.
The process
You spot, we verify, the science grows — all through a simple WhatsApp message.
See a dolphin or whale? Open WhatsApp and send a message to our bot with a photo, your location, and what you saw.
Our team reviews each report — checking species identification, location, and photo. Only verified sightings appear on the public map.
Your sighting joins the map, the dashboard, and the long-term record — helping researchers understand where dolphins and whales travel across the atolls.
Field guide
From spinner dolphins to blue whales — the archipelago hosts one of the most diverse cetacean communities in the Indian Ocean.
Be part of the science
Every report builds the long-term record that researchers depend on. Koamas turns everyday ocean encounters into real conservation data.