In a nutshell Human-driven nutrient pollution triggered massive algal blooms in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon, which killed ...

Florida. That year, bottlenose dolphins were dying en masse in the Indian River Lagoon and along the Atlantic coast. Once a haven of marine life, the region suddenly turned deadly — and no one knew ...

Adult bottlenose dolphins weigh between 300-1400 pounds and range from 6-13 feet in length. They are social animals, living in groups of just a few to over 100 dolphins.

BEAUFORT, N.C. (WITN/Gray News) - A bottlenose dolphin was found dead in North Carolina, and officials believe that the probable cause of death points to a plastic bag found in its stomach.

Florida dolphins are starving to death because of harmful marine algae blooms, researchers have said. In 2013, 8 percent of the bottlenose dolphins living in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon perished.

An ariel photo of pools used at Gulf World Marine Park for dolphins and other marine life taken March 17, 2025. Jett, a ...

BEAUFORT, N.C. (WITN/Gray News) - A bottlenose dolphin was found dead in North Carolina, and officials believe that the probable cause of death points to a plastic bag found in its stomach. On Tuesday ...