Our lives are full of dreams. Some come true, and others remain on a list. My dream to develop AquaMarina as a team to run marine conservation action based in science in my country, Argentina, followed the typical process from a wish to a challenge. Established in 1998 as a non-profit organization, its mission has [...]

In May, 2011, I found myself smiling as I packed my bags for a week of field research with the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program. I was reflecting on the fact that in 1991, I had boarded my very first flight, enroute to Sarasota for the first time. Now, 20 years and a couple hundred thousand [...]

The two stranded pilot whales released together on May 7th, stayed together and moved north in the Gulf Stream off the Atlantic Coast. Four other whales appear to be recovering with the help of an army of volunteers working with the Marine Mammal Conservancy, in the Florida Keys. These whales were the survivors of a [...]

Education continues to be a major component of our program’s activities, directed toward the general public, students, colleagues in the United States and abroad, and wildlife management agencies. Public Education and Outreach: We work to educate the general public regarding bottlenose dolphins and conservation issues through public presentations at the Chicago Zoological Society’s Brookfield Zoo, [...]

At the college level, we are fortunate to have access through Mote Marine Laboratory to high quality, dedicated undergraduate student interns who volunteer with our program for at least 2-3 months periods (for more information on internships, please contact Jason Allen, SDRP Lab Manager, at: allenjb@mote.org). In addition, eight non-students, including local Sarasota residents, volunteered [...]

By Bill Scott, FM, long-time SDRP volunteer Lightning had struck the radar at Buenos Aires airport so all flights were being handled manually. We sat around for five hours or so watching the departure notice screen change from one bewildering message to another until it said board for the flight to Viedma. Shortly after take [...]

By James Thorson I was reading an online magazine the other day and in a reader’s forum they were asking people what they would choose if they could repeat any 600 seconds (10 minutes) of their life. People mentioned weddings and times with their children and I’m sure if I thought about it I could [...]

By Bill Scott, Bermuda There is not much that is more rewarding than to be a volunteer on projects that lead to new discovery or leading edge research. I was fortunate to have this opportunity twice this year. In March I accompanied the SDRP team and others to Argentina to work with Pablo Bordino. There [...]