Plastic and Plastic Compounds in Dolphins
Nadine Slimak2024-11-13T16:33:31-04:00Studying the Impacts of Plastics and Plastic Compounds in Sarasota Bay Dolphins The oceans are estimated to contain more than 170 trillion plastic particles — with more than 90% classified as microplastics less than 5mm (about the size of a pencil eraser). While impacts from marine life
Eye in the Sky
Nadine Slimak2024-09-12T15:37:30-04:00Using Aerial Drones for Dolphin Research SDRP has a long history of taking to the skies to study dolphins. In the 1990s and early 2000s, a video camera suspended from a tethered blimp was used to get overhead behavioral records of dolphins and manatees. Today, given the sharp rise of
Understanding Offshore Dolphin Behavior
Nadine Slimak2025-11-04T17:05:47-04:00High-resolution data-loggers reveal fine-scale movement and foraging behavior of offshore dolphins “Bill,” an Atlantic spotted dolphin, with a satellite-linked tag on his dorsal fin and DTAG on his back upon release in September 2022. During offshore health assessments in September 2022, we deployed digital-acoustic archival tags (DTAGs) via suction cups on
F295
Nadine Slimak2025-08-01T13:33:25-04:00Dolphin F295 Stats Name: F295 (formerly C79A) Sex: Female Born: 2021 A Dolphin's Life We’ve observed F295 more than 50 times since our first sighting of her as a newborn on April 7, 2021. She was the 11th calf of
What’s on the Menu?
Nadine Slimak2023-09-03T13:53:41-04:00Since 1970, we’ve been studying Sarasota Bay’s dolphin community — getting to know their lineages, their companions and even their favorite hangouts. But understanding the dynamics of a population of animals also includes understanding how they interact with their environment, especially learning about the types of food they prefer, the places where they find
Notes from the Lab and Field
Nadine Slimak2025-11-04T17:00:13-04:00This Atlantic spotted dolphin nicknamed Hannah was tagged 45 miles offshore of Sarasota using a new tool we developed. New Tagging Technique Developed in Sarasota Could Impact Dolphins Worldwide If you’ve been following our research, you probably know that we employ a variety of techniques to study the Sarasota Bay dolphin
Make Your Labor Day Boat Trip a Labor of Love
Nadine Slimak2023-08-31T12:17:35-04:00As we approach the Labor Day holiday this weekend, why not make it a labor of love for dolphins (and other wildlife) by doing a few simple things to help protect them and their environment? It’s as easy as: Stashing your trash: If you’re heading to the beach or out on the water, be
Disentangling a Dolphin Near Cedar Key
Nadine Slimak2024-11-13T16:52:21-04:00Disentangling a Cedar Key Dolphin On Aug. 9, 2023, the SDRP partnered with University of Florida Marine Animal Rescue (UFMAR) and the Cedar Key Dolphin Project (CKDP) to help disentangle an estimated 5-month-old dolphin calf, also known as DTNL, that had plastic mesh wrapped around and cutting into its torso and pectoral flippers.
Siesta Key’s “Squirt” the Dolphin
Nadine Slimak2023-07-28T16:36:28-04:00This year (2023) we’ve been getting a lot of questions about a tagged dolphin that people have been seeing frequently around Siesta Key. Meet dolphin F326, also known as Squirt! He is a young male dolphin born in 2019. We first observed him in November 2022 as an independent juvenile and, during a health
