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A Tangled Food Web

2024-11-13T13:22:45+00:00

Paper 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

A Tangled Food Web2024-11-13T13:22:45+00:00

GoMDIS: Investigating the Life of a Stranded Dolphin

2024-09-17T16:09:36+00:00

Dolphin 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

GoMDIS: Investigating the Life of a Stranded Dolphin2024-09-17T16:09:36+00:00

New Dolphin Calves — 2024

2024-07-22T15:39:11+00:00

Oh 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

New Dolphin Calves — 20242024-07-22T15:39:11+00:00

Dolphin F312 Injured by Boat

2024-07-22T15:39:45+00:00

Boat 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

Dolphin F312 Injured by Boat2024-07-22T15:39:45+00:00

Offshore Research Update

2024-06-27T16:18:21+00:00

June 2024 Offshore Dolphin Research Update Since 2022, we’ve been conducting health assessments of offshore dolphins to gather data needed to address critical information gaps for the little-known species that regularly inhabit west Florida’s continental shelf waters. In May 2024, we conducted the final field session of our Florida RESTORE Act Centers of

Offshore Research Update2024-06-27T16:18:21+00:00

Dolphin Play and Reproduction

2024-06-24T13:44:32+00:00

Playful Young Male Dolphins in Western Australia Grow Up to Have More Offspring Photo by Shark Bay Dolphin Research As humans, we grow up playing with other children. Animals of many species likewise play with their peers. But why? Play has its costs, especially for young animals. It uses energy

Dolphin Play and Reproduction2024-06-24T13:44:32+00:00

Dolphin Rescue: Roy Kent

2024-11-13T16:50:57+00:00

Fishing Line Cuts Like a Saw — Rescuing "Roy Kent" Starting in February 2024, we made numerous attempts to remotely disentangle an 8-year-old, 7.5-foot, 315-pound male dolphin nicknamed "Roy Kent" (F334) from the fishing line embedded in his tail fluke. Finally, on May 21, we were able to catch him, remove most

Dolphin Rescue: Roy Kent2024-11-13T16:50:57+00:00

Dolphin Rescue: 2615

2024-11-13T16:51:10+00:00

2615 Rescued from Fishing Line Entanglement During our May 2024 dolphin health assessments, we conducted a disentanglement on a 4-year-old male dolphin. 2615, is a calf seen infrequently in our study area but we know him to be the son of F261, age 49. The entanglement badly disfigured his dorsal fin and

Dolphin Rescue: 26152024-11-13T16:51:10+00:00

Dolphin Conservation Takes a Team Effort

2024-07-11T15:52:21+00:00

Dolphin conservation is a team effort — from working together to understand dolphins and their communities, to understanding and mitigating the risks they face around the world. Every year, we spend thousands of hours on the water gathering data about the status of the dolphins in Sarasota Bay, learning about the

Dolphin Conservation Takes a Team Effort2024-07-11T15:52:21+00:00
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