Photo taken by Arden Haley
A dolphin and her baby leaping out of the waters of the Miles River near St. Michaels
Maryland 2025 - Jamie Testa, Dolphin expert, at the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Science states that dolphin sightings are on the rise in the Chesapeake Bay. This is a sign of a healthier environment and thriving ecosystem in the Bay.
“It’s a wonderful sign that our beloved bottlenose dolphins are coming into the Bay. They are feeding. They are bringing their young. It signals really good things about our fisheries and that they can find a diversity of food here,” Testa said. “It points to a sign of things improving and things being hospitable for them.”
You can follow locations bottlenose dolphins have been spotted at Chesapeake Dolphin Watch’s website.
