Our morning dawned brightly with very socially active dolphins! We had lots of activity level 4’s this morning during space use data collection! Kathleen had very little empty footage from the morning session and Stan, Tank, Rocky, and Ronnie were up …
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Fish of the Day is Soup
Today was a dolphin-full day! It began with data collection and socially active subgroups zipping across the lagoon – sometimes at the surface and often underwater. Stan, Tank, Ronnie, and Rocky were …
Fiesta Night! CSU remains undefeated!
Today was PACKED! We started with AM data collection and had “chasey” dolphins! Champ was chasing a few dolphins and there was a leap and body collision above the water. Everybody seemed fine and we got a social show! There was …
Physiology and Fun!
The dolphins were very playful and mouthy at each other today! Gizmo, Kami, and Sandy were jawing at each other several times with Ronnie joining in the session, too. Sandy and Gizmo also …
Rockin’ Reefs
Our morning began like yesterday with data collection and observations of dolphins at Bailey’s Key. We conducted our first space use data collection, and all were mildly confused but more practice and discussion helped (see below). The dolphins were…
Dipping with Dolphins
Everyone was up early and ready and waiting at the water taxi when Joel arrived with our chariot. You can see us on the featured photo on our way to Bailey’s. We had our morning introduction and orientation to …
Ecotour Yields to Field Course(s)
Our morning data collection session went very well with much social activity both above and below the surface. Stan and Tank were hanging out together while Rocky played with Ronnie or pulled at Kathleen’s fins. Our ecotour participants …
Change-over Day!
Even though the CSU Waterproof Rams departed this morning from AKR and Roatan, they still helped us with an AM data collection session. It was a quiet data for surface observations and space use but there was some social activity underwater. Not the least of which was…
Last Full CSU Day!
Friday was our (the CSU students) last full day on Roatan at AKR helping to study the dolphins and learn about the marine environment (and getting to know the sometimes-odd eating habits of our classmates!). As was typical for each morning, we began with surface observations and space use data collection while Kathleen…
Sun and Moon – AM Data and Night Snorkeling
Thursday morning began with surface observations and space use data collection while Kathleen collected underwater video data. The session was shortened because the adult male dolphins showed a bit too much interest in Kathleen’s fins. After breakfast, we spent time…