Data collection was truncated this morning because some of the dolphins were too interested in Kathleen’s fins. But we did observe some neat ...
Of course, the day began with early AM data collection 😁. Practice will make perfect (we hope) for space use and surface observation data collection while Kathleen is in and under water. You can see Stan (i.e., his fluke) circling ...
We are getting better and more comfortable with the morning data collection – both the surface observations and space use scan samples. We even added activity levels to our scans for observed dolphins. There was lots of ...
Data collection was WINDY but fun. We prepped for our roles with a briefing before heading out to collect data. We saw some interesting behaviors with a few leaps and some social interactions at the surface. Rocky....
Our first AM data collection session saw all students (from the old/first batch) arrive early to the water taxi departure spot. (WOOHOO!) We introduced them to the dock area and the dolphins, and you can see them confidently walking on the dock before data collection....
Our day began with dolphin observations and data collection before members of our ecotour prepped for their trip to the airport and departure home. We were able to collect some neat behavior observations of ...
Our day began with data collection – HURRAY! We mixed things up a bit for the dolphins with Manon collecting underwater video. We had Rocky and Buzz playing with each other including mouthing and pushing each other. Gracie and Alita were ...
Data collection began as usual (early!) – with our water taxi trek to Bailey’s Key and prepping for getting in the water to collect observations. The young boys were enamored of Kathleen’s fins! But she is ...
Today had many of us in the water multiple times – from AM data collection by Manon to morning and afternoon boat snorkels by Manon, Christine, Tom, Sue, Tony, Maggie, and David and morning and afternoon dives by ...