Packed and ready to Go!
The sprawl of gear and personal stuff is now orderly and neatly packed into three checked bags. The SM2M is safely inside a nice secure case on wheels. The MVA2 is in the orange “giant” case that...
View ArticleWe have arrived!!
It felt like Nicole, Nate and I opened JFK airport having arrived at 03:45 to check in for our flight through Atlanta to Roatan. The time sped by, however, and we landed on Roatan at 11:15 AM (we’re on...
View ArticleRe-formatted MVA2 meets new Faces
The sun rose at ~5:30 AM. I was excited to head over to see the dolphins but had to make sure the camera focus was set and the O-rings properly lubed. We met at the water taxi at 6:45 and I was in the...
View ArticleSM2M Deployed!
This morning brought another early session. I collected about 30 minutes of data before 7:30 AM when our team was preparing to head out for an early morning dive. Hector and Han decided my fins were...
View ArticleTwo sessions and a training assist!
My Tuesday morning data collection session was cut short because Ronnie decided it’d be fun to be pushy and swim circles around me. So, rather than reward such rambunctious actions, I removed myself...
View ArticleDolphins, dolphins and more dolphins!
Another great day of data collection and the sun decided to grace us with her presence! Of course, this meant the sunblock was in copious distribution! I was able to conduct two observation sessions...
View ArticleHappy Halloween!
Today was another great day of dolphin observations. I was in the water before 6:45 AM and was able to collect a full 30 min session. Ronnie and Polly were not as inquisitive of my limbs or wetsuit...
View ArticleLast Day of Data Collection
Our last early morning began well, but was cut short because Polly and Ronnie decided my fins were just too tempting! I did not want to stay in and reward their playful behavior since I’d prefer the...
View ArticleRIMS 2013 Field Session Summary
My research trip to RIMS last week was very successful! I was able to collect 6 hours of video - roughly one hour per day, collected in two sessions per day. There are 19 dolphins at Bailey's Key for...
View ArticleDCP RIMS 2013 video!!
Just in time for the holiday! DCP is proud to share the RIMS 2013 DCP research video. Check it out at the following link on John's vimeo site. https://vimeo.com/82247155Thank you to DCP's Fund-A-Geek...
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