Coastal dolphins are increasingly exposed to a variety of human activities through the
proliferation of coastal development. Threats to dolphins in near-shore environments include
the loss of suitable habitat, increasing vessel traffic and tourism, entanglement in fishing
gear or other marine debris, noise pollution, environmental contaminants and disease.
Baseline data and long-term monitoring are needed to inform effective management
initiatives to conserve dolphin populations. This study focused on the bottlenose dolphin …