We began the day as you would expect … with dolphins! And underwater data collection was conducted with mostly Champ, Lenca, and Stan in view. There is lots of sargassum coming around the dolphin pools and the reef. We also did lots of trash clean-up. Manon and Savanna had a dolphin encounter with Tank and Elyork – so Savanna met…
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In Search of Shane’s Giant Parrotfish!
Today, during morning data collection, Kathleen was greeted by Champ and several other dolphins who were very curious and playful around her fins. We were treated to a mildly humid day that was sunny. There were lots of pec fin slaps at the surface and some leaps and, also, Ronnie did some ventral up swims! Thank you to…
Cool, Overcast Day with Gizmo
We had a thunderstorm last night! It was nature’s light show with a loud orchestra! Our towels survived the night clipped to the line outside. The dawn was not bright because of overcast clouds, which we welcomed since the humidity was lessened and the air not hugely hot! We did not get rained on during data collection and…
Dolphins and Fishes – we all got wet today!
Monday started with a great session and awesome underwater visibility. The dolphins were social and Buzz and Rocky seemed to play keep away with Kathleen and the MVA. They pushed each other away from her fins and swam circles around her. Thank you to six of Teri’s interns (Gillian, Giselle, Jordan, Morgan, Aliya, Izzy) who helped us…
Slow Day in Paradise!
No AM data collection on Sunday morning. We gave the dolphins the morning off and our bodies a well-deserved rest! We took a slow morning and a slow afternoon with the exception of Teri’s interns who had a data collection initiation for space use data. We collected…
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…
Swimming with the Dolphins!
It was a busy morning for AM data observation and video recording. From the surface there was quite a lot of upside-down swimming, synchronous upside-down pectoral fin slapping, jaw clapping and more. Under water Champ and Buzz were socializing with some chases and rubs and jawing! Trixie played with…
A long day in the classroom
Today was the first overcast morning for data collection, which was a welcome relief for everyone standing on the docks collecting surface observations and space use data. This morning had dolphin subgroups in small patches with mom/calf pairs swimming near one another but not much social activity at the surface. Underwater, there was lots of…
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