Rescues

These posts are about the dolphins that SDRP has rescued or intervened in, or about post-release tracking of any cetacean species that has been conducted by SDRP.

Another Successful Rescue

2023-04-29T15:56:05+00:00

A Successful Dolphin Rescue Near Marco Island Earlier this month, Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) received several reports from the Naples/Marco Island area about a calf whose tail flukes were entangled in fishing line. After determining that the entanglement was life threatening, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) asked us to lead

Another Successful Rescue2023-04-29T15:56:05+00:00

Leading a Calf Rescue

2023-04-29T15:53:50+00:00

Sarasota Dolphin Research Program Leads Effort  to Rescue Dolphin Calf from Entangled and Embedded Fishing Gear A multi-agency team of 51 individuals, including veterinarians, biologists, stranding responders, trained handlers, and law enforcement officers, came together in Sarasota Bay, Florida, on Feb. 21, 2023, to successfully catch, treat, and release a

Leading a Calf Rescue2023-04-29T15:53:50+00:00

A Risky Dolphin Rescue

2022-11-01T16:31:10+00:00

A Risky Dolphin Rescue Near Clearwater Beach, Florida —Notes from the Field from SDRP Director Dr. Randy Wells This month (January 2022), we were asked by NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to lead a risky rescue: A dolphin living to our north near Clearwater monitored by the Clearwater

A Risky Dolphin Rescue2022-11-01T16:31:10+00:00

Piney Point Dolphin Entanglement

2021-04-22T13:04:38+00:00

On April 7 and April 9, 2021, as our team was conducting photographic identification surveys in the area near the massive discharges of phosphorous and nitrogen polluted waters from Piney Point, an abandoned fertilizer mine near Port Manatee in lower Tampa Bay, we observed an entangled dolphin known as CMA1917, with fishing gear embedded

Piney Point Dolphin Entanglement2021-04-22T13:04:38+00:00

Short-Finned Pilot Whale Tracking — 2019

2021-02-26T17:25:00+00:00

On July 29, 2019, members of the public alerted emergency responders about the stranding of five short-finned pilot whales on Redington Beach, Florida. Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s rescue team led the response, heading to the site along with wildlife agencies and local authorities, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Florida’s

Short-Finned Pilot Whale Tracking — 20192021-02-26T17:25:00+00:00

Bill

2021-03-02T14:28:11+00:00

On March 1, 2016, we received a report of a dolphin that was entangled in a crab trap line off Nokomis Beach. We went to the dolphin’s last reported location from the night before, and found 10-year-old resident dolphin “Bill” with just his blowhole above the water. His tail was wrapped in the float

Bill2021-03-02T14:28:11+00:00

Lizzie

2021-12-06T15:26:44+00:00

One of our Sarasota residents, Lizzie, had an eventful 2013. She was given a temporary satellite-linked tag during our health assessments in May, and she and her 3-year-old calf were regularly followed to compare their behavior with and without the tag. During one of these follows, SDRP staff noticed that Lizzie had become entangled with

Lizzie2021-12-06T15:26:44+00:00

Ginger

2021-02-19T22:47:10+00:00

In December 2008, Ginger, a recently independent juvenile female dolphin, stranded on Siesta Key Beach. SDRP staff was among the first responders, stabilizing her before she was taken to Mote Marine Laboratory and treated for complications from the stranding. Ginger was a dolphin already known by SDRP, and at the time of her stranding

Ginger2021-02-19T22:47:10+00:00

Nellie

2021-03-17T12:03:03+00:00

In February 2010, SDRP staff members spotted a young dolphin “wearing” plastic. We hoped that she would shed the material but it soon became apparent that would not happen. After receiving permission from the National Marine Fisheries Service, which oversees the protection of wild marine mammals, our team attempted to capture the animal to

Nellie2021-03-17T12:03:03+00:00
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