Nearly the whole ecotour gang joined me this morning to help collect data. We got some good surface observations, which was a positive since the underwater visibility was just yucky! I could not see more than 2-3 feet in front of me with any clarity. I collected about 14 minutes of video ...
It seems like I begin each blog report this week with a weather report! But it’s felt like a forecast or recount of the morning weather is in order each night. We woke to a breeze but no rain – hurray! And, on our way over to Bailey’s Key we had blue skies! The sunshine appeared ...
The morning, afternoon, and early evening brought … RAIN! I was able to get in at Bailey’s Key for just under 7 minutes. The rain started just after I entered the water and then became an onslaught. Bill and Ron said it felt like hail. You can see Ronnie in this image just as the rain got heavy ...
*Password Req'd* DCP Dolphin Lesson: Marine Mammal Adaptations We will go over some of the many amazing adaptations (both physical and behavioral) that marine mammals have that help them be well suited for their environment! We will highlight communication, feeding techniques, diving, and more.
As travel days go, this was a long one for most of our group. You might remember from yesterday’s blog that Bill got here Thursday. So, he had a decent couple of dives before the rain made the underwater visibility become murky! Don and Louise arrived on the first flight of the day from Houston. Ron, Kate, Shannon, and I arrived on the second flight from Miami. Mary followed mid-afternoon from Atlanta and the rest of our group ...
This sign is one of many in our back yard! We head out tomorrow for Roatan and another DCP ecotour. Woohoo! Ron and I are traveling together and will be met by Shannon and Kate in Miami. The others in our group will arrive from Houston. Bill got there early!
DCP Deep Dive: Marine Mammals, Human Impacts, and Conservation, Thursday Sept 29th at 4p ET, with Brooke from Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network!
We are pleased to announce the publication of our most recent paper detailing the sympatric distribution of Atlantic spotted and common bottlenose dolphins in the nearshore water around Bimini, The Bahamas. Thank you to our co-authors!
Kathleen had a great chat with Hazel McBride for Hazel's podcast “No Such Word as Can’t.” We hope you enjoy the conversation and feel inspired to get involved - in any way! Read More for podcast links.
A big thank you goes to Myla (age 10) who recently donated funds from her lemonade stand to DCP, along with Alex’s Lemonade Stand. We were so impressed with her charitable spirit, we had to shine a light on her! Kel had the chance to ask Myla some questions.