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 …
Category: Blog & Field Reports
Windy Day followed by Fiesta Night!!
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 …
Wind! Some Current and better Underwater Visibility!
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 …
Great Object Play Behavior, Poor Underwater Vis
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 …
Time Flies! Returning to My Second Home!
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 …
The Vaquita: The World’s Most Endangered Marine Mammal
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
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Scholarship Opportunity
The Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF) is proud to be accepting applications for their 2025 training grant and scholarship program now through October 31, 2024, 5:00 p.m. ET (NYC/Miami).