Seabees deliver Navy dolphins home

GULFPORT, Miss. (NNS) – Navy Gulfport Seabees assigned to Naval Construction Group (NCG) 2 assisted the Navy Marine Mammal Program transport April 30 of three of their trained bottlenose dolphins. NMMP requested logistical support of two trucks and drivers to help relocate the dolphins. The handlers transported the dolphins from San Diego to Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Miss. The Seabees then transferred the dolphins to their new home at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (IMMS) in Gulfport. IMMS is a research and rehabilitation facility that provides care to stranded animals. The Navy dolphins will be loaned to IMMS for extended breeding and marine mammal science studies. The dolphins had been involved in a variety of capability demonstrations and bioacoustics research projects for the Navy. (Source: Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport 05/08/18)