With the wind in our faces, and rocking the boat, we were hopeful that Tuesday’s boat trip would bring some cooperative dolphins. The students were fresh off some great juvenile spotted and crater feeding bottlenose observations (Sunday) and Caribbean reef shark and southern stingray interactions (Monday). I was ever hopeful that my presence wouldn’t break their luck…
Sure enough, at 16:28, Dr. E saw several dolphins surfing the swells right toward us! It was a very cool sight to see.
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Spotted Dolphins of the Bahamas
Check out this video from our friends at Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organization and Loggerhead Productions.
Time is already flying!
Saturday snuck right up on me and brought another dolphin trip with Bimini Adventures’ student group. On Friday, the students and researchers were able to observe a feisty juvenile group, including Inka (#93). They got some great video and photographs, which will contribute to DCP’s archive, in addition to their own work. Saturday’s trip began smoothly and though the wait was longer than the past few days, it really wasn’t long at all before we saw some big splashing in the distance.
Photo-ID Fun….and rain
Wednesday morning began with a photo-ID lecture to the students. I always like this topic – discussing how we recognize individual dolphins and all the cool things you can learn just by knowing who is who. The students asked great questions and did a fantastic job practicing matching photos to the DCP catalog.
Here we go, 2016!
Tuesday was the first boat trip of 2016. I was thrilled to welcome Dr. K back to Bimini, this time with Dr. L and students from Saint Mary’s College of Maryland. With all the gear prepped, I introduced the students to DCP’s still cameras and underwater slates. I also gave them tips on taking underwater photographs of the dolphins with photo-ID purposes in mind. Throughout their course, they will be tasked with taking photographs of and notes on the dolphins while observing them under water.
DCP’s Newest Field Course Taking Sign-ups!
DCP is offering a brand new field course in collaboration with Dr. Shane Kanatous, Colorado State University.
This is a Field Course in Animal Behavior and Physiology that will be held at RIMS, Anthony’s Key Resort, Roatan, Honduras, from 31 December 2016 to 7 January 2017. A flyer can be downloaded by clicking this link. You can also check out the Educational – College Programs section of DCP’s web site to read more details about this exciting new field program!
Sign up today to be sure you have a spot in this college-level field program.
DCP-DE Innovative Study Short Video
DCP DE Innovative Study 2016 from Dolphin Communication Project on Vimeo.t
Here is a short video that showcases the Innovative Study we conducted at Dolphin Encounters at Blue Lagoon Island in The Bahamas in late January/early February 2016! If you remember (or look back through our blogs), this was research conducted in collaboration with Drs. Deirdre Yeater and Dawn Melzer (Sacred Heart University) and Dr. Allison Kaufman (University of Connecticut) and Kathleen (DCP) at Dolphin Encounters.
Data processing and analyses are ongoing …
Shane Kanatous, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: Anatomy/Zoology Building E308
Phone: 970-491-0782
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I am a Brooklyn, New York native transformed into the rare hybrid of a Texas Aggie who worked for the University of Texas System and is an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University.
I have often been asked how a kid from New York City became interested in marine biology and physiology. As a child, I remember watching the Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau and being fascinated by the ocean and its marine life.
DCP RIMS March 2016 Summary
Saturday was our travel day to return home. Sunday was a recovery day from a very productive, action-filled week and a long day of return travel! You can see from this photo that Dixie was very glad I was home … and she and I took a good nap on the couch on Sunday!
Our trip was productive in that I collected about 3.5 hrs of video on the video camera and another almost 1.5 hrs of concurrent GoPro footage. Our team of 13 St.
We Don’t Want to Go Home!
Today – Friday – was our last full day on Roatan, unfortunately!
We finished analyzing our soil samples – yeah! We did our last morning observation at 6:30 AM – maybe we can sleep in tomorrow? The dolphins were quite curious about Dr. D but she got a full 30-minute session recorded.
After breakfast, we went to the classroom to listen to Jennifer give a talk about turtles. There are 7 different species and only the females come on land, to lay eggs. These turtles cannot retract into their shells.
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