Outer Banks Center for Dolphin Research

02/01/2026

Storm Chaser Brad Arnold feed around the Outer Banks.

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02/01/2026

Nags Head Dolphin Watch during the storm tonight!
Building on the right.

07/25/2022

Naturewise: Dolphins help researchers study health of Outer Banks waterways

Bottlenose dolphins are considered important indicators of environmental health. Indicator species can give us early warning signs about the environment, kind of a heads up when something is going wrong.

06/24/2022

10-Year Study Finds New Species Of Bottlenose Dolphin On East Coast

Scientists propose that the coastal form of common bottlenose dolphins found along the U.S. East Coast is a different species.

08/17/2021

Naturewise: Roanoke Sound rich with dolphins feeding this time of the year

The Roanoke Sound is considered an important foraging and nursery area for dolphins due to its plentiful food supply and shallow waters free of predators.

05/04/2021

http://www.sci-news.com/biology/cyanobacterial-neurotoxin-amyloid-plaques-brains-stranded-dolphins-07039.html

High levels of BMAA (β-methylamino-L-alanine), a neurotoxin produced by cyanobacterial blooms, and beta-amyloid plaques, a hallmark in human beings of Alzheimer’s disease, have been detected in the brain tissues from dolphins stranded on the beaches of Florida and Massachusetts.

03/31/2021

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triad/politics/2021/03/30/here-are-the-nominees-for-nc-s-official-state-marine-mammal--saltwater-reptile

Everyone loves seeing dolphins off the beach.

02/18/2021

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bottle-nose-dolphin-conservation-with-jess-taylor/id1266021463?i=1000501037558

‎Show Ask a Ranger Podcast, Ep Bottle Nose Dolphin Conservation with Jess Taylor - Dec 1, 2020

12/22/2020

A Day With Dolphin Researcher Jessica Taylor

Jessica Taylor, director of the Outer Banks Center for Dolphin Research and a science teacher at Manteo Middle School, is lead author on a recently published, peer-reviewed dolphin study.

10/09/2020

https://coastobx.com/outdoors/nature-wise-dolphins-and-shrimp-combine-for-worthy-cause-in-early-november/article_836e2e50-ff3a-11ea-8e09-5b32206820c2.html

The Outer Banks Shrimp Crawl will showcase the creativity and talent of the area’s finest chefs, while providing a safe atmosphere for a fundraiser that supports local dolphin research.

07/13/2020

Happy Onion Day!!! It was July 12, 1997 when Kate and I, running the first trip of the Nags Head Dolphin Watch, first spotted Onion in the channel just below Duck Island!

07/02/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0F5C4rf4lU

These dolphins are clearly living their best lives while enjoying the waves and surf along Hatteras Island. Surfer Brian McArthur captured the magical moment...