| Dolphin Watch Sighting Season has Begun
April 8, 2026
By Krista Pfunder
https://www.chesapeakebaymagazine.com/dolphin-watch-sighting-season-has-begun/
When dolphins move northward of Lower Bay, it’s the start of dolphin sighting season, according to the Chesapeake DolphinWatch app, developed by a team at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s (UMCES) Chesapeake Biological Laboratory.
Reports on the app from the Choptank River and Middle Bay say dolphins are now on the move.
The app—created in 2017—has more than 14,000 registered users. Members of the community can join for free and help UMCES scientists learn more about Chesapeake Bay bottlenose dolphins.
Registered app users can report dolphin sightings in real time. The observation network then shares information about dolphin distribution on the app.
To start logging sightings, sign up and log into the app via iPhone or ChesapeakeDolphinWatch.org. Stay tuned over the next few months as UMCES makes changes to the app to improve the viewing experience and data retrieval procedures.
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