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For the first time, researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi Health and Stranding Lab have successfully detected Fraser’s morbillivirus, which can cause respiratory and neurological disease, in the feces of a dolphin. The findings published in Marine Mammal Science provide a new tool to identify and monitor threats faced by Hawaiʻi’s marine mammals.

Join our dolphin research team on Marco Island and learn about the local dolphins while having fun on our dolphin cruise. The Dolphin Explorer is the only active dolphin research program south of Sarasota, monitoring the social behavior, feeding habits, travel range, survival rate, genealogy, and overall health of more than 120 resident dolphins.