Deepest Dolphin Dive Ever Reported At Conference
The deepest recorded dive by a bottlenose dolphin – reaching depths greater than 900 meters (2700 feet) – was reported by the Dolphin Quest supported Bermuda Dolphin Tracking Project to the marine mammal scientific community at a conference in San Diego, CA.
This project used satellite telemetry to follow the movements and dive behavior of six bottlenose dolphins in summer 2003 and late spring 2005 in Bermuda’s waters.
The deep dolphin dives, as well as dive durations lasting between 11 – 12 minutes, were reported by Leigh Klatsky, Principle Investigator, at the 16th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals.
To learn more about project Dolphin Quest has supported over the years visit the Research section.
