6th Trip of 2017
Trip 6: July 18 — July 27 After enduring some rough weather earlier in the season, Trip 6 of our 2017 field season was a dream! We ran into part of our Southern group near Grand Bahama- Naia was with her little calf Nala, accompanied by Venti, Flotsam and Vivid. Down in Bimini
4th Trip of 2017
Trip 2017-04 (June 20th – June 29th) What is the most difficult part of studying dolphin acoustic communication you ask? Well, it’s really quite difficult to determine who is vocalizing on the underwater video. Because we are in the water and swim along with the dolphins as they are behaving,
3rd Trip of 2017
Trip 3 (June 6th – 15th) Crossing the Gulf Stream ahead of a front line entering Florida we knew we might be in for a stormy trip. Indeed, we had to take shelter for two days in the protection of the West End harbor. Although summer is our best time
2nd Trip of 2017
Trip 2017-02: May 23 — May 31 Though our second trip of the season began with a day of stormy weather, the wind soon died down and before long we were heading south to Bimini! Five great interns joined us for the trip, and everyone enjoyed stopping at Hens and Chicks
1st Trip of 2017
Trip #2017-01 It’s early May and we begin our 32nd consecutive field season with the spotted dolphins in the Bahamas. Flat as glass and with a mirror reflection, our first two days on the boat were remarkable. One hardly had to jump in the water to see be able to
8th Trip of 2016
Trip 8 (August 9th – 18th) started of with a sighting of a mixed-group of bottlenose dolphins and two young Atlantic spotted dolphins. These were some familiar bottlenose dolphins that included Koala, Comet, Crane, and Batman. These adults are all female except for Batman. Crane was with her new calf