Marine Mammals
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Program Overview
Marine mammal research began at Harbor Branch in 1996 with a National Marine Fisheries Service-authorized project to photo-identify and catalog every bottlenose dolphin in the Indian River Lagoon. From these roots the work has expanded and diversified into a research and conservation enterprise spanning multiple species and ecosystems, and today it yields insights into issues affecting oceans and human health.
Programs
![Right whale mother and calf](/hboi/research/marine-ecosystem-conservation/marine-mammals/images/right-whales-hi-res.crop.jpg)