Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

	Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Photo: NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center
	Did You Know? · Females as old as 45 years have given birth! · Bottlenose dolphins employ a feeding strategy called "fish whacking," where they strike a fish with their flukes and knock it clear out of the water.

Status
MMPA Depleted - western North Atlantic coastal migratory stock

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Delphinidae
Genus: Tursiops
Species: truncatus

Key Documents
(All documents are in PDF format.)

Title	Federal Register	Date
Final Depleted Designation for Western North Atlantic Coastal Migratory Stock	58 FR 17789	04/06/1993
» Proposed Depleted Designation for Western North Atlantic Coastal Migratory Stock	56 FR 40594	08/15/1991
» Advance Notice of Proposed Rule (ANPR) for Depleted Designation for Western North Atlantic Coastal Migratory Stock	54 FR 41654	10/11/1989
Stock Assessment Reports	n/a	various

More Information

• NMFS National Marine Mammal Laboratory Bottlenose Dolphin Information
• NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center Bottlenose Dolphin Information
• NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries
  • Channel Islands Sanctuary Bottlenose Dolphin Species Card
  • Florida Keys Sanctuary Bottlenose Dolphin Species Card with video
  • Gray's Reef Sanctuary Bottlenose Dolphin Species Card
  • Gulf of the Farallones Sanctuary Bottlenose Dolphin Species Card
  • Monitor Sanctuary Bottlenose Dolphin Species Card
• Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan (BDTRP)
• Unusual Mortality Event Along the Florida Panhandle in 2004
• Marine Mammal Commission Bottlenose Dolphin Information