Blog & Field Reports

Our day dawned with a slight orange hue to the sky … the wind was still up and the current stronger with less underwater visibility. Still, my team was ready and ...

The morning dawned cloudy with a stiff breeze and a bit of a current in the water. But visibility was ok and I was able to collect a 30 min session of video data. I earned my breakfast with the current strength. There was lots of play – Gizmo with ...

The day dawned windy with rain. No AM underwater data collection but lots of surface dolphin observations today. The guys did a second day of dives on the south side of Roatan. The day was ...

We woke before sunrise to the sound of rain, leading us to believe the underwater visibility might have deteriorated. But, the west side of Anthony’s Key looked good. The rain had ...

Tug-o-war??

This morning saw an early data collection session so Don and Will could do the early morning wreck dive. The underwater visibility was a bit better than ...

Our first session for observations and video collection went well overall, even though the underwater visibility was poor – 3 m at most and silty. Still, the dolphins ...

Travel, Arrival!

It was a relatively smooth day for four of us. Don, Bill, Will arrived from Houston and I arrived from Miami. Roatan was sunny and warm! The immigration line ...

The last 3 months flew by at record speed! And, tomorrow I return to Roatan, specifically Anthony’s Key Resort (AKR) and the Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences (RIMS) to continue our study of the bottlenose dolphin social behavior. This week is an ...

Vaquita

Live Deep Dive webinar with Dr. Thomas A. Jefferson Monday 7 October 6:00p ET/3:00p PT Click for Meeting ID. Don't forget to get the password!

Do Narwhals Have Names?

Live Deep Dive webinar with Dr. Audra Ames Monday 30 September 5:00p ET/2:00p PT Click for Meeting ID. Don't forget to get the password!