Results of a Field Collection of Biopsy Samples from Coastal Bottlenose Dolphinin the Mid-Atlantic

摘要

During the period October 15-24, 1999, an attempt was made to collect biopsysamples, via the use of an 18 foot outboard motor boat and cross bows, of skin and blubber from coastal bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, at two sites: Ocean City, Maryland and Chincoteague Island, Virginia. Following two days of searching at the Ocean City, Maryland site we detected no animals, and the site was abandoned. The field collection team moved 35 miles south to Chincoteague Island, Virginia where coastal bottlenose dolphin were located. Following a brief survey of the Chincoteague Inlet area, the team determined that sufficient