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Whistling Away in Sarasota Bay

2022-09-02T13:49:27+00:00

To record dolphin sounds, we place non-invasive hydrophones mounted on suction cups on a dolphin’s melon  (“forehead”) and record the sounds that they make.  We’ve been recording dolphin whistles since the 1970s. Today, the Sarasota Dolphin Whistle Database contains 926 recording sessions of 293 individual dolphins; we know the age, sex and

Whistling Away in Sarasota Bay2022-09-02T13:49:27+00:00

F259

2022-08-31T17:48:08+00:00

Dolphin F259 Stats Name: F259 Sex: Female Age: Born 2013 A Dolphin's Life F259 was born in 2013 to a dolphin named Saida Beth, FB33. We’re excited to report that she’s a first-time mom this year (2022), having given birth to

F2592022-08-31T17:48:08+00:00

Understanding Animal Residency

2022-08-24T13:24:18+00:00

What is animal residency and how do we define and measure it? In marine mammal research, residency is often used to describe the place that animals (or groups of animals) occupy in a given geographic space over a long period of time. In fact, the SDRP made the discovery that bottlenose dolphins can form

Understanding Animal Residency2022-08-24T13:24:18+00:00

Identifying Dolphins Throughout the Gulf of Mexico

2022-08-17T14:01:15+00:00

The CZS-SDRP curates the Gulf of Mexico Dolphin Identification System (GoMDIS), which  combines, standardizes, and serves as an online archive for dolphin ID catalogues from groups throughout the Gulf of Mexico — including Mexico and Cuba. This repository allows us to identify dolphins throughout the Gulf and discover changes in ranging patterns or even

Identifying Dolphins Throughout the Gulf of Mexico2022-08-17T14:01:15+00:00

Barbed! Stingray Spine Injuries

2022-08-12T14:32:29+00:00

Did you know that stingrays are dolphin neighbors? They share share shallow seagrass habitat in Sarasota Bay where they forage for food. Dolphins are even occasionally "barbed" by the stingray's venomous spine. These spines can also break off in the dolphins, causing injury or even death. Mote Marine Laboratory's Strandings Investigation Program determined that

Barbed! Stingray Spine Injuries2022-08-12T14:32:29+00:00

Fatty Acid Signatures

2022-08-12T14:11:35+00:00

If they are what they eat, what are dolphins eating? Thanks to our long-term studies — including seasonal fish surveys — we know what the most common prey fish are in Sarasota Bay dolphin diets. But how do their diets change during events like red tides? SDRP’s Theresa Tatom-Naecker is testing a technique called

Fatty Acid Signatures2022-08-12T14:11:35+00:00

Remembering Two Giants of Marine Mammal Science

2022-07-22T12:54:05+00:00

SDRP Founder Blair Irvine (left) and Sam Ridgway, 1967. The marine mammal scientific community has lost two of the field’s greats: Sam Ridgway and William F. Perrin. These founders of modern marine mammal science were indirectly involved in the creation and development of the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program (SDRP), and

Remembering Two Giants of Marine Mammal Science2022-07-22T12:54:05+00:00

F155

2022-07-12T14:42:48+00:00

Dolphin F155 Stats Name: F155 Sex: Female Age: Born 1990 A Dolphin's Life Murphy Brown was born in 1990 to FB05, one of the earliest dolphins we documented (back in 1971, just a year after our research program began). She is

F1552022-07-12T14:42:48+00:00

Assessing the Health of Offshore Dolphins

2022-07-07T19:57:31+00:00

Learn About the First Health Assessment of an Offshore Dolphin in the Gulf of Mexico On June 1, 2022, the SDRP led the first-ever health assessment of an offshore dolphin in the Gulf of Mexico. The collaborative effort involved biologists and veterinarians from six nonprofit organizations and universities and was

Assessing the Health of Offshore Dolphins2022-07-07T19:57:31+00:00

Saving Dolphins from Ourselves

2022-06-07T15:59:18+00:00

We Can All Protect Dolphins from Negative Human Interactions This spring, we saw several negative interactions between humans and dolphins — for instance, dolphins patrolling or stalking fishing boats looking for an easy meal. And, on March 24, a female dolphin washed up dead on Fort Myers Beach. A necropsy

Saving Dolphins from Ourselves2022-06-07T15:59:18+00:00
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