Rehab’d dolphin back in GoM

A dolphin, stranded last fall near Grand Isle, La., was returned to the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico on April 28 after rehabbing at Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center in New Orleans. The male dolphin, nicknamed Octavius, was beached Oct. 26, likely as a result of rough seas from Hurricane Patricia. Several agencies worked to save dolphin, including the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service, and the Chicago Zoological Society's Sarasota Dolphin Research Program. The dolphin was the first to be rescued, rehabilitated and released back into the waters off Louisiana’s coast. (Times-Picayune 04/28/16)