Watch: Salem the bottlenose dolphin
Salem was released on Jan. 28, 2019. Credit Conor Goulding / Mote Marine Laboratory
On Jan. 28, 2019, Mote Marine Laboratory staff released Salem, a bottlenose dolphin that had been in our care since she stranded on Oct. 31, 2018. Read about her release here.
Check out this video about Salem's journey:
Dr. Randall Wells, Director of Chicago Zoological Society's Sarasota Dolphin Research Program, provides an update on Salem's location on Feb. 4, 2019:
Tag and tracking services provided by NOAA's John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant #*NA15NMF4390026