Biennial Conference on Marine Mammals 2024
Nadine Slimak2024-12-21T14:08:29+00:00We participated in or led a dozen presentations during the 25th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals hosted by the Society for Marine Mammalogy, the largest global organization of individuals interested in marine mammal research and conservation. The conference, which took place in Perth, Australia, in November 2024, focused on "Culture and
Two Offshore Dolphins Tagged
Nadine Slimak2025-01-07T16:04:37+00:00Dolphins Tagged Off the West Florida Shelf We were able to sneak in a day of offshore field work between fronts the week of Dec. 18, 2024. We tagged two Atlantic spotted dolphins off the central west coast of Florida as part of our ongoing testing of our pole-mounted Tag Attachment Device (TADpole).
Dolphins Rescued from Shallow Lagoon
Nadine Slimak2024-12-13T13:03:50+00:00Dolphins Rescued from Lagoon off Pine Island Two dolphins are back in deeper waters after being rescued from a shallow lagoon along Pine Island Creek on the east side of Pine Island, Florida. The dolphins were first reported to Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on
Microplastics Detected in Dolphin Breath
Nadine Slimak2024-11-18T10:43:44+00:00Every Breath They Take? New Study Suggests Dolphins are Inhaling Plastics A member of the SDRP research team holds a petri dish over a dolphin's blowhole to collect a breath sample during a health assessment. In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have detected microplastic particles in the
A Tangled Food Web
Nadine Slimak2024-11-13T13:22:45+00:00Paper Provides New Insights on How Microplastics are Moving From Prey to Predator A new research paper based on studies conducted in Sarasota Bay is providing insights on how microplastics are moving from prey to predator — indicating that dolphins are ingesting microplastics contained in the fish they eat and potentially providing
GoMDIS: Investigating the Life of a Stranded Dolphin
Nadine Slimak2024-09-17T16:09:36+00:00Dolphin ID Catalog Uncovers Life History of Dolphin Recovered on North Florida Beach In July 2024, Gulf World Marine Institute (GWMI) submitted dorsal fin pictures of a deceased bottlenose dolphin they recovered at Panama City Beach to the Gulf of Mexico Dolphin Identification System (GoMDIS), an online archive for dolphin ID catalogs
New Dolphin Calves — 2024
Nadine Slimak2024-12-19T22:37:30+00:00Oh Baby! Meet the 2024 Sarasota Bay Dolphin Calves! 2075 is the first young-of-the-year (YOY) Sarasota Bay dolphin of 2024! We captured this image on May 7. If you look closely at the calf, you can see stripes between its head and dorsal fin. These wrinkles are called “fetal folds” or “neonatal
Dolphin F312 Injured by Boat
Nadine Slimak2024-07-22T15:39:45+00:00Boat Collision Injures Sarasota Bay Dolphin In July 2024, members of the public reported a dolphin with an injured dorsal fin. Subsequent surveys by the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program allowed us to identify the dolphin as F312, an 8-year-old male dolphin born to FB90, also known as “Killer.” Since his birth in
