{"id":30950,"date":"2025-07-01T22:11:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/30950\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:11:08","slug":"surge-in-dolphin-sightings-across-maryland-from-chesapeake-bay-to-potomac-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/30950\/","title":{"rendered":"Surge in Dolphin Sightings Across Maryland: From Chesapeake Bay to Potomac River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mocoshow.com\/category\/beyond-moco\/\" class=\"block px-4 no-underline mb-4 text-sans text-md font-sans font-semibold text-posts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Beyond MoCo<br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\tPublished July 1, 2025 at 7:37AM\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1004\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_4879-1004x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy Chesapeake Dolphin Watch\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Helen Bailey and her team at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, are studying how often dolphins come into the Chesapeake Bay, how long they spend here, what areas of the Bay they are using and why. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1BqhJb73BK\/?mibextid=wwXIfr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a> for Chesapeake Dolphin Watch shares photos of dolphins spotted across the area.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, an unusually high number of sightings were reported across Maryland, with notable activity in the Chesapeake Bay, Choptank River, Wye River, South River, St. Mary\u2019s River, Patuxent River, Potomac River, Miles River, and Piankatank River. Per the image shared by Chesapeake Dolphin Watch, some of the sightings appear to be further north in the Potomac River than usual.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave YOU seen dolphins in your area? We want to hear all about it! Share where you\u2019ve spotted them in the comments below. Don\u2019t forget to report your sightings in our Chesapeake DolphinWatch app or <a href=\"https:\/\/chesapeakedolphinwatch.org\/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLQpb5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHgSeWnkrNxI8aGGgTQISrre_Kse9vLRKpk_3czEsljueQwtLSoYaHFWEheKc_aem_P8WC7_DRDWTqFGZHBR8Y-Q\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>. Let\u2019s keep the dolphin excitement flowing!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Per Chesapeake Dolphin Watch<\/strong>: \u201cDolphins are beautiful, charismatic animals and one of the largest inhabitants of the Chesapeake Bay. But we know very little about them. When, where and why do they visit the Bay? We need your help to find out! The bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is common along the U.S. Atlantic coast. They are generally spotted in the Chesapeake Bay during the summer with reports of dolphins seen leaping in the air or bow-riding boats. They have a gray body and are named \u201cbottlenose\u201d after their short, stubby beaks. Adult bottlenose dolphins can range in size from <a href=\"https:\/\/mocoshow.com\/2025\/07\/01\/surge-in-dolphin-sightings-across-maryland-from-chesapeake-bay-to-potomac-river\/tel:300-1200\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">300-1200<\/a> pounds and reach 9 to 12 feet in length. 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