Colonial Beach Dolphins

From Chesapeake DolphinWatch:
We are thrilled to announce that sightings have officially begun to roll in from the Maryland portion of Chesapeake Bay, kicking off the 2025 dolphin sighting season!! We invite every DolphinWatcher to join us this year in reporting your dolphin sightings and sharing your fintastic dolphin images. Last year, we received over 1,100 sightings and we can’t wait to see what this year brings!

A heartfelt thank you to each of you for all of your invaluable contributions to Chesapeake DolphinWatch. Your participation truly makes a difference!

If you love learning about dolphins in the Chesapeake, be sure to follow our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram. Additionally, we hope you’ll consider supporting our efforts through a tax-deductible donation of any size here. Your support enables us to continue to educate Bay residents and visitors, improve our app, and conduct data analyses that further enhances our understanding of bottlenose dolphins’ role in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.

Thank you for being an essential part of this research. Let’s make this season the best one yet!

Warm regards,
Jamie Testa, Project Coordinator
Danielle Deville, Research Assistant
Kirsten Silva, Volunteer Research Assistant
Dr. Tom Miller, Professor at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Looks like the same manatee sighted in the St Mary’s River last week!

Stranded manatee rescued from pound net in the Northern Neck, Virginia Marine Police say The manatee was found by paddleboarders around noon off the Windmill Point Marina, close to where the Rappahannock River and Chesapeake Bay meet.