Dolphins in the Sound

June

If you haven’t heard, a bunch of bottlenose dolphins have been cavorting about Long Island Sound in recent days. My colleague Aman Ali wrote about it today.

Here’s a Newsday story explaining why their appearance and stay bodes well for the Sound’s health.

The bottlenose dolphins that swam into the Long Island Sound while they chased fish are a good sign that the Sound’s waters are clean and well stocked with herring, scientists said Monday.

For the visiting dolphins, it all comes down to food – the thinking being that they chased herring into the Sound, found more good eats and decided to stay for a visit.

Here’s a fact sheet on the marine mammals.

The photo comes courtesy of John A. Betzig Jr.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 at 10:59 am by Mike Risinit.
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One Response to “Dolphins in the Sound”

Steve C. July 1st, 2009 at 8:11 am
Dont forget shark free. Natural enemy and all that..

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