Dolphin Explorer :: Naples and Marco Island Florida

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       Meet Our

   Baby Dolphin!

Our young dolphin are now three to four months old and full of energy and life. Come see them playing with their moms and "aunties". For more, see ...


Our onboard digital printers will provide you with photos of our dolphin and other marine life.

 Great Shelling !

During our search for dolphin, our expeditions take us to outer barrier islands where you can walk the beach and collect some of our famous sea shells. For more, see...

 

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Discovery, Exploration & Adventure

   Take Our Eco-Tour
       We See Dolphin Every Day!

Join the Crew of the "Dolphin Explorer"
On the Only bottlenose Dolphin Study
in SW Florida*!

Photograph and study our dolphin
up-close and personal.


Join our survey crew on our daily three-hour expedi-tions finding, photographing and studying the bottlenose dolphin of Southwest Florida. Photograph them as they play and travel with friends and come to and follow the boat. Learn their names and what they are doing. 
When we sight a new dolphin, you get to name it!

Meet Oscar, Nibbles, Ripple, Patch, Baby Emma and our other neighbors who live in the waters of Gulf, bays and estuaries  around Naples and Marco Island.

Over 1,500 dolphin have been sighted since the Study was launched a year ago, many with the assistance of our passengers. Of these, over 100 dolphin have been "photo-id'ed", named, coded and cataloged. 
For more, see...    

Our study in SW Florida* extends from Bonita Beach south to Everglades City, a range of 50 coastal miles.  

For Reservations  Call 239-642-6899 
or e-mail     
     
dolphinproject@comcast.net

   Dolphin Facts

Did you know that bottle-nose  dolphin sleep about eight hours a day, sometimes sleeping on top of the water , called "logging". For more, see...

      See Our
  Osprey Chicks


Meet "Hillary" and her chicks at Marker 17! In Area I of the study, we have 12 pair of nesting osprey with their chicks just now being born. For more, see...

      Manatee

Between May and September, we see manatee every day.