On August 17th, PCDP researchers witnessed evidence of a dolphin birth! Learn more about the event in the articles below!
Patsy Mink and her newborn calf, Gwendolyn Mink. Taken under NOAA NMFS Permit No. 19403, PCDP
Name the Dolphins Campaign with the Potomac Conservancy
This spring and summer, the PCDP collaborated with the Potomac Conservancy to have a naming contest, allowing the public to name two of our frequently sighted dolphins. This resulted in considerable press and competition to name the dolphins!
The punchline- “Mac” and “Chessie” won (visit https://potomac.org/name-potomac-dolphins). Stay tuned to learn more about them.
Here are the stories….
May 2019
June 2019
Dr. Janet Mann interviewed on Big Biology podcast
PCDP Director and Founder Dr. Janet Mann discusses all things dolphin behavior with hosts Cam Ghalambor, Marty Martin, and Art Woods.
Listen below or on the Big Biology website.
Chesapeake Bay Requiem: A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island by Earl Swift
An Amazon #1 Best Seller about Tangier Island’s watermen mentions research being done by the PCDP on dolphins in the area!
PBS Outdoors Maryland Features PCDP Research
Our research was highlighted on PBS’ Outdoors Maryland TV show!
Dolphin spotting season begins even earlier in the Chesapeake
Dolphins now are appearing by the hundreds in the Chesapeake Bay
It’s great to see Barbara Bush and Richard Nixon in the Potomac
Project director Janet Mann wrote an opinion piece on the Potomac dolphins for the Washington Post.
The Mysterious Dolphins of the Potomac
Learn more about the project's researchers in this fun piece by the Atlas Obscura!
Researchers finding more dolphins than expected in lower Chesapeake Bay
The Baltimore Sun wrote an article about our research and our collaborator Dr. Helen Bailey's acoustics research on the Bay's dolphins!
There Are Dolphins In The Potomac And We Know Almost Nothing About Them ... Yet
The DCist wrote an article on the dolphins in the Potomac River. Check it out here.
August River Update: Dolphins found in Potomac; Legal ways to pollute; 7 local animals rebounding - Potomac Conservancy
The dolphins of the Potomac River got a shout-out in the Potomac Conservancy's August update. To get monthly updates from the Potomac Conservancy, sign up for River News here.
'So Cool!' Dolphins Visiting Maryland Waters - Annapolis Patch
"Warmer waters in Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic have lured bottlenose dolphins into some of the state's rivers. Watch videos from boaters."
Dolphins more common in Potomac than previously thought - Bay Journal
Great local press in this article about the Potomac-Chesapeake dolphins!
Dolphins making a splash in rivers near Annapolis - Bay Journal
"Marine mammals rarely sighted that far up the Chesapeake Bay"
Dolphin sightings delight county residents - The Baltimore Sun
"Dolphin sightings in the Chesapeake Bay and Anne Arundel County rivers surprised boaters last week and raised the question: Does this mean water quality is improving?"
Video shows humpback whale breaching in Chesapeake Bay - The Washington Post
A humpback whale was spotted in the Chesapeake Bay close to our study site.
University Making First Ever Study of Dolphins in the Potomac - Georgetown University
Check out Georgetown University's story on the Potomac-Chesapeake Dolphin Project.
