55-year Sarasota Bay dolphin study advances tagging technology and animal welfare
By
Peter L. Tyack, Michael D. Scott, Frants H. Jensen, Randall S. Wells
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Summary
A 55+ year longitudinal study of bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay, Florida, has served as a proving ground for the development and evolution of dolphin tagging technology. The research community, where individual dolphins are identifiable through dorsal fin marks and freeze branding, has enabled scientists to monitor tagging effects on wild animals while advancing tag designs that address expanding scientific questions and improve animal welfare. Recurring catch-and-release health assessments in shallow water net corrals have been central to this long-term research program.
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Most individual dolphins from this community are identifiable from dorsal fin marks or freeze branding and are regularly resighted, which facilitates our ability to monitor effects of tagging in these wild animals.
Recurring catch-and-release health assessments, where dolphins are temporarily held in net corrals in shallow water...
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