Our last day started with RAIN – lots of rain. It let up enough for us to get to Bailey’s Key and then drizzled often throughout data collection. Kathleen was wet, as were the dolphins, but we tried to stay dry! Lot of social behavior was ...
We woke to a downpour that did not deter our AM data collection session. The rain was next to nothing when Kathleen entered the water. The underwater visibility was really good and the current was up. The day, generally, was ...
We had a slight snafu with the MVA – the screen door on the camera inside the housing closed just before Kathleen got in. So, Manon had to get a towel and silicone grease to reset the o-rings. The session was ...
It seems that every time we get in the water during this week, it rains! We were dry during the early AM data collection and Kathleen let us know it was really great underwater visibility. We were prepared with ...
Monday morning began with early AM data collection … with an overcast, threatening sky! See the featured photo to see what our weather started with today. It was definitely foreshadowing and foreboding! It was windy besides ...
Our first full day began with AM data collection – we rode the water taxi to Bailey’s Key to meet the dolphins and do our first surface logs while Kathleen collected data underwater. She said the underwater visibility was ...
Today was the shift from CSU to URI students joining DCP at AKR and RIMS to study dolphins and learn about science, the environment, dolphins, and conservation! The featured photo is of the URI group after ...
Our final full day on Roatan at AKR and RIMS began with AM data collection! There were lots of dolphin leaps and breaches and some chases. Ronnie, Tank, and Rocky were in ...
AM data collection still brought really bad underwater visibility, but Kami and Georgie decided to tightly circle swim Kathleen. The featured photo is Kami watching Kathleen … who was really making the ...
Our student group is reveling in the fiesta night activities and kept CSU’s streak alive with a win in the hermit crab races … well done, Anson, and crab #20! Data collection began ...