Oct 2016 – Another DIP field season comes to an end

Four months of fieldwork in the western gulf of Shark Bay saw generally poor field conditions in terms of wind and rain, but solid data collection none-the-less for both Ph.D. student Sonja Wild and Dr. Stephanie King. A big thanks to Research Assistants Helen Hiley, Sara Niksic, and Rebecca Cope for their time and effort. Following are some happy snaps from the season:

Stormy weather…2 Storm

A golden trivially makes its way up the food chain…3 Golden trevally end

Sherman shows off his healed shark bite and scans the shallows for fish…4 Sherman in the shallows

Caipirinha struts his stuff in front of a young male…5 Cai strut

Humphrey the Wonder Spaniel considers joining a male alliance…6 Humph n dolph

Pinata shows off her newborn calf…7 Pinata and Huitzilopochtli

Relaxing (snagging) with friends in Blind Strait…8 Snaggers

Little fins; big fin…11 Little dorsals big dorsal

Sublime South Passage…18 Sublime South Passage

Sunset on salt, the young Seamen and season #10…20 Sunset on salt

Watch this space for an update on the Dolphin Alliance Project’s 35th (!!) field season.