Whale Report on Windows Pc
Developed By: Ocean Wise Conservation Association
License: Free
Rating: 5,0/5 - 1 votes
Last Updated: August 04, 2026
App Details
| Version |
1.0.38 |
| Size |
41.8 MB |
| Release Date |
December 08, 25 |
| Category |
Education Apps |
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App Permissions:
Allows an app to access approximate location. [see more (14)]
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What's New:
Alert detail page close ("x") icon moved lower to allow for easier closing.Sightings separated into All Sightings and My SightingsAndroid Dark mode... [see more]
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Description from Developer:
🐋 Report a Sighting, Save a Whale! 🐋
Join the Ocean Wise Whale Report community to help reduce vessel strikes and protect marine life. Report your whale sightings, access species... [read more]
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About this app
On this page you can download Whale Report and install on Windows PC. Whale Report is free Education app, developed by Ocean Wise Conservation Association. Latest version of Whale Report is 1.0.38, was released on 2025-12-08 (updated on 2026-08-04). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 5,000. Overall rating of Whale Report is 5,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 0 users had rated it 1*.
How to install Whale Report on Windows?
Instruction on how to install Whale Report on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop
In this post, I am going to show you how to install Whale Report on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...
Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.
[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.
Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.
If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!
Step By Step Guide To Install Whale Report using BlueStacks
- Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
- Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
- Once installed, click "Whale Report" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D
[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more
[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.
How to install Whale Report on Windows PC using NoxPlayer
- Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
- Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
- The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Whale Report" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.
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🐋 Report a Sighting, Save a Whale! 🐋
Join the Ocean Wise Whale Report community to help reduce vessel strikes and protect marine life. Report your whale sightings, access species ID guides, and learn how your contributions make a difference. Professional mariners can receive real-time alerts to reduce the risk of whale disturbance or ship strikes.
What’s New in Whale Report 2.0:
The Whale Report and Whale Report Alert System (WRAS) are now merged into a single app! This update offers two key functionalities:
For Coastal Communities and Individuals:
- Report whale sightings, view community sightings with a 24-hour delay, and see your contributions' impact.
For Professional Mariners:
- Receive real-time alerts to avoid whale-vessel interactions.
Features for Coastal Communities and Individuals:
Whale Report:
- Enables anyone near the ocean to report whale, dolphin, porpoise, and sea turtle sightings to the Ocean Wise Sightings Network. Your reports directly aid conservation.
Real-Time Alerts for Mariners:
- When you submit sightings in real time, they’re shared with authorized commercial vessels in your area.
- Mariners can slow down or divert their route to reduce the risk of strikes and disturbance.
Conservation Data Collection:
- Sightings are reviewed and added to the Ocean Wise Sightings Network Database.
- Researchers use this data to study whale distribution and occurrence.
Additional Features:
- View community whale sightings (24-hour delay).
- Track your submitted sightings and see how they’ve triggered alerts.
- Learn to identify whale species with ID guides.
- Access Marine Mammal Regulations and Be Whale Wise guidelines.
- Record sightings offline, even when out of mobile range.
Features for Professional Mariners:
Whale Report Alert System (WRAS):
- Helps commercial mariners reduce the risk of ship strikes and disturbances.
Real-Time Alerts:
- Get notified about whale activity within 10 nautical miles.
- Alerts are sourced from sightings, infrared cameras, hydrophones, and other partner data providers.
Mitigation Tools:
- Use alerts to adjust speed, change routes, or heighten vigilance near whales.
Customizable Notifications:
- Choose how to receive alerts (push notifications, SMS, or email).
Operational Insights:
- View recent (<24 hours) whale activity in your area.
Important Notes for Mariners:
- Access to WRAS is restricted to authorized vessels like ferries, tugs, cruise ships, and freighters. Recreational vessels and ecotourism operators are excluded to protect whale safety.
- Register using your professional email address. Approval is granted within two business days.
Acknowledgements:
Ocean Wise extends its heartfelt thanks to our funders and donors for their generous support. We also deeply appreciate the invaluable contributions of our data collaborators, including OWSN observers, Orca Network, Conserve.IO, Acartia, JASCO, SMRU, Whale Spotter, and Whale Alert, whose efforts are essential to the network’s mission of protecting whales from harm.
Alert detail page close ("x") icon moved lower to allow for easier closing.
Sightings separated into All Sightings and My Sightings
Android Dark mode resolved by having all controls visible in a forced light mode for the app.
Map UX changes for live mode, filtering, time frame and table or map view.
Map UX changes for new / report a sighting from a word based button to an icon based button.
Added control to delete a failed report in addition to the existing retry operation.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows an app to use fingerprint hardware.
