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Potomac Chesapeake Dolphin Project
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Conservation through research and education
Studying Tamanend's bottlenose dolphins in the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River since 2015

https://linktr.ee/pcdolphinproject
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/...

#MarMam #Science #Discover #dolphins #machinelearning #ecology
Extra Eyes: using computer vision to enhance dolphin health in the Potomac River — Potomac Conservancy
We aren’t the only ones who think dolphins are photogenic! Our friends at the Potomac-Chesapeake Dolphin Project think so too! But for these researchers photos are just for aesthetics, it helps them m...
potomac.org
February 2, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Trivia Tuesday!!

Comment your answers below! 🐬

#MarMam #Trivia #Science #Dolphins
January 27, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Trivia Tuesday Time!

Each week, we post two trivia questions about dolphins! Test your knowledge and comment your answers!

#MarMam #Science #Trivia #dolphins 🐬
January 20, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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!

#MarMam #Science #dolphins #🐬
January 16, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Trivia Tuesday Time!

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#explore #science #marinemammals #potomacriver #chesapeakebay #trivia
January 13, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Fin Match Friday!!

Can you match this fin to one of the others?

#trivia #dolphins #explore #research #science
January 9, 2026 at 2:16 PM
🚨NEW PUBLICATION 🚨
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...
#science #explore #dolphins
Machine learning enables rapid assessment of potential cetacean health indicators
Cetaceans are important ecosystem sentinels but face growing threats from major disease-related mortality events expected to intensify under climate c…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Trivia Tuesday Time! Comment your answers below!

#explore #science #trivia #dolphins
January 6, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Trivia Tuesday!

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#trivia #science #explore #dolphins #trueorfalse
December 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Fin Match Friday!

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December 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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

#raffle #science #dolphins
December 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Trivia Tuesday Time!!

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December 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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

#dolphins #research #science #Georgetown
December 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Fin Match Friday!!

Can you match this fin to one of the others?

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#research #science #dolphins #marinebio
December 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Time for Trivia Tuesday!

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#explore #science #dolphins #nature
December 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Fin Match Friday! Can you match this fin across the years?

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#explore #dolphins #wildlife #science
December 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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...
December 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Trivia Tuesday Time! Comment your answers!
December 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Fin Match Friday!🐬

Comment which fin you think matches the one below!

#science #dolphins #discover #trivia #chesapeakebay #potomacriver
November 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Trivia Tuesday Time!

Comment what you think the answer is!

#dolphins #explore #trivia #research
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Happy Fin Friday!! Comment which fin matches!

#trivia #explore #dolphins #fins
November 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Happy Veterans Day from PCDP!
This is a photo of the dolphin named after 18th president and Union Army general Ulysses S. Grant! 🇺🇸

Photo taken by Verena Conkin under NOAA NMFS Permit No.23782

#explore #dolphins #veteransday #research
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Trivia Tuesday!

Comment what you think the answers are!

#dolphins #research #trivia
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Fin Match Friday!!

Which fin matches?
November 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It is time for Trivia Tuesday!!

Comment what you think the answers are!
November 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM