This article is a transcription of an interview by May Norwood, with Rosie Day, who has been a student on the VIP since its inception in 2020, and Emily McCloskey, who works as a research assistant on the project. May:…
This semester’s VIP conference took place on the 13th of November 2023 at Upper and Lower College Hall, St Salvator’s Quadrangle, one of the most iconic locations in the University of St Andrews. Surrounded by…
On the 15th of March 2023, staff and students from the Dolphin Acoustics VIP attended the second annual VIP conference, where all the Vertically Integrated Projects at St Andrews come together to share their work with…
An illustration of a false killer whale (NOAA Fisheries, 2022) This semester, the Dolphin Acoustics Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) introduced a new study species, the distinctive false killer whale, or Pseudorca…
An illustration of a rough-toothed dolphin (NOAA Fisheries, 2022) Until this semester, the main species of study in this Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) was the rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis. This…
We started our last day in the Bahamas with a slightly melancholic packing session. It has been an amazing 10 days and no one was quite ready to leave. Before our departure from Abaco however, we all wanted to squeeze…
We awoke on Saturday morning, sun peeking through the blinds of Pete & Gay’s and a much welcomed breeze passing through the nearby dock. Another warm, hearty breakfast of scrambled eggs and, now a trip staple, homemade…
Why are we studying these dolphins? A devastating category 5 (the strongest category) hurricane, Dorian, hit Abaco in 2019, with the eye of the hurricane hitting Marsh Harbour for 12 hours. Sadly, this hurricane…
Coming off the back of a great day recording observations of sperm whales at the south end of the island, today we travelled back up north to explore and learn about different coastal ecosystems. We met up with Leanna…
If you told me that Abaco has a different sun from every other place on this earth, I would believe you. From the moment it rose that morning and greeted us with its warm rays, I think it somehow knew that the rest of…