Meet the 2026 Sarasota Bay Dolphin Calves! On May 1, 2026, we spotted the first calf of the year. 22-year-old Mom, F209, had her sixth documented calf. F209, nicknamed Keeley, is the granddaughter to FB55, nicknamed Rebecca. FB55’s mom, FB05 (“W-2”), was first identified in 1971. Interestingly, the place we saw Keeley
New Research Shows Human Activity Can Reshape Dolphin Social Lives Study of Sarasota Bay bottlenose dolphins finds human-linked foraging and red tide events influence how dolphins associate with one another Wild dolphins are known for their complex social lives, but new research shows those social networks can be influenced by human activity.
In April 2026, members of our team traveled to the Galápagos, a UNESCO World Heritage site. There, we (Aaron Barleycorn, field manager and senior researcher, staff scientist Dr. Krystan Wilkinson, and I) worked with the Cetacea Galapagos Program from the Galapagos Science Center (GSC) to attach satellite-linked tags to bottlenose dolphins using the TADpole
