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Bahamas (WSR/Bimini): May - Aug 2001
This group of Atlantic spotted dolphins, found in Bahamian waters, was introduced to the scientific and public communities through popular films and articles. The focus of my research on these spotted dolphins is to understand possible correlations between the sounds and behavior of dolphins, including any variation among individual dolphins. Communication studies require the ability to identify individuals and the signals utilized by individuals; it is especially important to identify the signal emitter and receiver when examining the intricacies of subtle interactions between social animals. To read more background information click here

Bimini Dolphin Research
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Saturday, 04 August 2007 17:00
Xenia shares with us her fourteenth week in Bimini for this summer field season.
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Last Day at Sea for Trip 1
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Wednesday, 04 July 2007 17:00
We actually swam for about ten minutes with 22 bottlenose dolphins about ten miles south of the ridge (our usual anchor spot). They stayed just on our edge of visibility.
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Dolphins, and more dolphins.
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Sunday, 01 July 2007 17:00
We had 7 encounters today! We saw a calf from last year that had half a fluke and some adult dolphins from a couple of years ago.
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Bimini Dolphin Research
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Monday, 24 September 2001 17:00
Xenia shares with us her seventeenth week in Bimini for this summer field season.
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Trip #4 2001 - Summary
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Friday, 31 August 2001 17:00
And, we saw dolphins each day at anchor this week. We definitely have enough data from this summer to keep us busy this fall and winter.
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Last Day of this Trip
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Thursday, 30 August 2001 17:00
Everyone scrambles to rinse and dry gear and squeeze assorted belongings into bags that seem to have shrunk.
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Our last day at sea for Trip 4 ...
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Wednesday, 29 August 2001 17:00
Early morning rain and slightly calmer seas still brought no dolphins to us.
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Wednesday - choppiness returned
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Tuesday, 28 August 2001 17:00
  ... we saw a few elusive dolphins among the numerous whitecaps. We also visited the Sugar Wreck and saw several nurse sharks.
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Early Morning Wake-up Call ...
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Monday, 27 August 2001 17:00
The end of our first watch brought the familiar 'Dolphins off the port side'. It was 8 AM and almost everyone had been awake ...
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A Rain-squall and lots of Lightning!
Written by Dolphin Communication Project   
Sunday, 26 August 2001 17:00
The first half of the day was rain and cloud-filled while the second was sunny and warm.
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Early morning departure
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Saturday, 25 August 2001 17:00
Yes, we were a day late for the routine trip dates of Saturday to Friday for our Bahamas field work; however, our flights were swift and uneventful.
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