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Saving Georgia's Dolphins

February 25, 2009

Peach Hubbard president, The Dolphin Project

Peach Hubbard, president of The Dolphin Project, talks about preserving the habitat for Georgia's bottlenose dolphins and much of the state's coastal ecosystem. The project is an all-volunteer, non-profit research organization, logging 20 years of bottlenose dolphin research. It conducts monthly surveys on coastal inshore waters from Hilton Head to San Fernandina Beach, photographing dolphin dorsal fins and recording behavior and population trends.

Series:

Women in Science Series

Topics: Science & Nature

Tags: aquarium | bottlenose dolphins | ecology | Ecosystems | Science | Nature & Environment | Habitat | Marine Technology | Oceans & Aquatic Life

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