5/22/2014.
Dolphin Boat Survey
Today’s survey extended from the Jupiter Inlet (N
260 56.624' W 800 03.805') down to the Lake Worth Inlet [aka the Palm Beach
Inlet] (N 260 46.300' W 800 03.500').
Research Organization: Taras Oceanographic Foundation
Wind/Water
conditions: S,SE 0-10. Seas 0-2’
Duration:
8am-12:30pm
Dolphin
encounters: Today we had two encounters. During the first survey we
had a very nice encounter with 5-6 individuals that were very active. They were
displaying several behaviors such as chuffing, rolling, tail slaps, upside down
tail slaps, jumps, lunge fishing and travel. The encounter lasted approximately
40 minutes.
During
Survey two, we encountered 2-3 tursiops. There was a big thunderstorm chasing
us, so it prevented us from observing these animals for very long. What we did
observe were long dives with short surface behaviors. It may have been weather
related or fishing activity. This encounter lasted 10 minutes.
OTHER: Turtle counts: 9 Trash count: 8
Here is a short video of the
chuffing behavior. (Please note all images and video are property of Taras
under the authority NMFS (GA LOC) No.13386).
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