Happy #NationalDolphinDayπ¬! We love our dolphins in the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay!
Studying these dolphins informs conservation and management of our beautiful Potomac-Chesapeake region.
Video by Ari Solomon under NOAA NMFS GA No. 23782
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And! To Celebrate #NationalDolphinDay π¬ we are posting our Trivia Tuesday!
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We are bringing Trivia Tuesday back to bluesky!
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Are you curious about the health assessments of Tamanend's bottlenose dolphins in the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay? Read Colin Murphy's blog post for the Potomac Conservancy here!
potomac.org/blog/2026/1/...
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Trivia Tuesday Time!
Each week, we post two trivia questions about dolphins! Test your knowledge and comment your answers!
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Dolphin researchers use dorsal fins like a fingerprint to identify individual dolphins. Here is one dolphin from the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay. Can you match its fin to one of the others?
Comment your answer below!
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Trivia Tuesday Time!
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Fin Match Friday!!
Can you match this fin to one of the others?
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π¨NEW PUBLICATION π¨
We are proud to announce that our first publication of 2026 is here! You can read all about our research into machine learning's ability to perform dolphin health assessments through noninvasive methods!
Read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Fin Match Friday!
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Do you want to help us name one of our dolphins?
Go to our Instagram or Facebook for details on eligibility and how to enter!
Photo taken under NOAA NMFS GA 23782
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Trivia Tuesday Time!!
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On Friday, undergraduate researcher Shea O'Day (Georgetown '26) presented her research to the RISE Seminar!
Read about Shea's research and presentation here: www.pcdolphinproject.org/news/2025/12/12/azwsuw7g4kbm262nus1ocuqeuophhf
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Fin Match Friday!!
Can you match this fin to one of the others?
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Fin Match Friday! Can you match this fin across the years?
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This #GivingTuesday consider donating to the Potomac-Chesapeake Dolphin Project! With your contributions, we are able to determine population status essential to their management and impact on the ecosystem.
You can donate through Georgetown here! secure.advancement.georgetown.edu/s/1686/18/gi...
Trivia Tuesday Time! Comment your answers!
Fin Match Friday!π¬
Comment which fin you think matches the one below!
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Happy Veterans Day from PCDP!
This is a photo of the dolphin named after 18th president and Union Army general Ulysses S. Grant! πΊπΈ
Photo taken by Verena Conkin under NOAA NMFS Permit No.23782
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Fin Match Friday!!
Which fin matches?
It is time for Trivia Tuesday!!
Comment what you think the answers are!
The correct answers were B) Dorsal Fin and B) Whistles!
See you next Tuesday for some more trivia!