What a delight the 20^th Birthday Celebration, Survey 249 to North Cape on April 7^th on the mighty Kangaroo Island Marine Adventures turned out to be!

A number of the dolphins first observed  in 2005 on Survey 1 & 2 including Two Notch ( who now has 5!), Ellisa and calves etc turned up as if they wished to join in on the occasion too.

An absolute treat for the crew of regular and new volunteers, topped off by 14 Bottlenose dolphins overall with 2 juveniles and 2 young calves amongst the pod.

A close check of the shoreline as well as “cloudy water” gave some indications of the algal bloom assailing South Australia’s coastline causing massive concern to all.

A wonderful debrief Brunch topped off with a stunningly beautiful birthday cake prepared once again by Sophie Sheridan at the Emu Bay Lavender Farm http://www.emubaylavenderfarm.com.au completed a magnificent celebration as we enter our 20^th year of the Dolphin Watch Citizen Science project. Many other volunteers who sadly were not available on the day for various reasons were with us in spirit.

Another magic milestone to celebrate coming up…our 250^th survey on Kangaroo Island.

As always, our heartfelt thanks to our fantastic Ambassador Melody Horrill http://www.melodyhorrill.com, operational partners KI Marine Adventures http://www.kimarineadventures.com.au and The Big Duck Boat Tours in Victor Harbor www.thebigduck.com.au, mentor Dr Mike Bossley AM, scientists, volunteers, sponsors and supporters!

All your amazing help, support and faith in our core business over all these years means everything!!!!

Here’s to the next 20 years and beyond!

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