Organizations Filed Purposes:
BUILDING ON THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD'S LONGEST-RUNNING STUDY OF A WILD DOLPHIN POPULATION, THE SARASOTA DOLPHIN RESEARCH PROGRAM IMPROVES THE LIVES OF DOLPHINS THROUGH: 1) RESEARCH ON DOLPHINS IN THE WILD TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW THEY LIVE, HOW THEY INTERACT WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT, AND HOW THEY ARE AFFECTED BY HUMAN ACTIVITIES; 2) TRANSLATING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTO CONSERVATION ACTION; 3) SHARING WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED VIA PUBLIC EDUCTION AND OUTREACH, SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS, AND TRAINING RESEARCHERS AND FUTURE CONSERVATION LEADERS AROUND THE WORLD.
CONDUCTING BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH THROUGH FIELD STUDIES OF THE BEHAVIOR AND ECOLOGY OF BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS INCLUDING:(1) COLLECTING BIOLOGICAL, BEHAVIORAL, ECOLOGICAL, AND HEALTH DATA OF IMPORTANCE TO THE CONSERVATION OF SMALL CETACEANS, ESPECIALLY BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS,(2) PROVIDING REQUISITE INFORMATION FOR BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN CONSERVATION TO WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES,(3) DISSEMINATING THE INFORMATION GENERATED BY OUR PROGRAM TO SCIENTIFIC AND GENERAL AUDIENCES IN ORDER TO AID DOLPHIN CONSERVATION EFFORTS,(4) USING OUR MODEL PROGRAM TO DEVELOP AND REFINE HYPOTHESES REGARDING BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE SPECIES' RANGE AS WELL AS OTHER SPECIES OF SMALL CETACEANS,(5) USING THE ESTABLISHED NATURAL LABORATORY TO DEVELOP AND TEST NEW RESEARCH TOOLS AND METHODOLOGIES OF POTENTIAL BENEFIT TO CONSERVATION EFFORTS,(6) TRAINING CETACEAN CONSERVATION WORKERS AND STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN THE USE OF THESE TECHNIQUES,(7) APPLYING OUR UNIQUE PROGRAM EXPERTISE TO DOLPHIN RESCUE OPERATIONS AND POST-RELEASE FOLLOW-UP MONITORING, AND (8) APPLYING THE INFORMATION WE GATHER FROM FREE-RANGING DOLPHINS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE FOR DOLPHINS IN ZOOLOGICAL PARK SETTINGS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Ralph Piland | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Michael D Scott | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Randall S Wells | TREASURER | 40 | $0 |
| A Blair Irvine | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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