Notes from the Lab and Field
“Notes from the Lab and Field” by Dr. Randy Wells, Director of the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program (SDRP) and Vice President of Marine Mammal Conservation at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, are regular updates about the research and conservation activities conducted by members of the SDRP and their colleagues in Sarasota Bay and around the world.
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Remembering Our Longest-Serving Volunteer
Remembering Ralph Arden On Feb. 6, 2026, we were saddened by the death of our friend and longest-serving
Fish Surveys Help Us Understand Dolphins
A team uses a seine net to capture fish in Sarasota Bay. The fish are released after they are
Dolphin Community Update
Notes from the Lab and Field: 2025 Dolphin Community Update January 2026 Happy New Year! A new year
Atlantic Spotted Dolphins Tagged in September 2025
Notes from the Lab and Field In September, we were once again over the West Florida Shelf tagging
Remembering Buddy Powell
A Tribute to James A. “Buddy” Powell, Ph.D. We lost a wonderful friend and colleague,
Offshore Dolphin Health Assessment
On May 17-18, 2023, we tagged and collected biological samples from two bottlenose and two Atlantic spotted dolphins
Another Successful Rescue
A Successful Dolphin Rescue Near Marco Island Earlier this month, Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) received
Your Support on Giving Tuesday Makes This Possible
Your Support on Giving Tuesday Makes This Possible As people who regularly follow our research and progress know,
Tracking Offshore Dolphins During Hurricane Ian
We’ve got some exciting news to share about our ongoing efforts to conduct health assessments of offshore dolphins: In
Remembering Two Giants of Marine Mammal Science
SDRP Founder Blair Irvine (left) and Sam Ridgway, 1967. The marine mammal scientific community has
Saving Dolphins from Ourselves
We Can All Protect Dolphins from Negative Human Interactions This spring, we saw several negative
DWH: 12 Years On
A Dozen Years After the Deepwater Horizon Disaster, We're Still Documenting Impacts to Dolphins April
A Risky Dolphin Rescue
A Risky Dolphin Rescue Near Clearwater Beach, Florida —Notes from the Field from SDRP Director Dr. Randy Wells
New Births and Other Bay Updates
Work in the field and lab has continued for us this summer, albeit in a socially distant fashion as
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