Cedar Key Dolphin Project Benefit Event at 83 North!

On Friday, January 6th, 2023, the Cedar Key Dolphin Project will hold our third benefit event after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. This year’s event, “Fins and Flights,” will be an evening of beer and wine tastings with food pairings hosted by 83 West in Cedar Key in partnership with Copp Brewery and Winery.

Tickets are $100/person and can be purchased online at 83westcedarkey.com/ckdp-fins-flights or in person at 83 West. Ticket price includes ten beer and wine tastings, food pairings, ten raffle tickets, and live music throughout the evening.

About Cedar Key Dolphin Project:

Our goal is to conserve bottlenose dolphins through research, collaboration, and education.
In 2001, Dr. Stefanie Gazda, then an M.S. student at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth under the guidance of Richard Connor, came to Cedar Key, Florida to study a feeding behavior a local fisherman had captured on video. This driver-barrier behavior was the first documented case of a division of labor with role specialization in a marine mammal, and the second one in any mammal.

From this research, the work has expanded to include the social structure, foraging ecology, and habitat use of these dolphins. The dolphins of Cedar Key hold a wealth of information and may provide valuable information on the health of the ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico. Dolphins are a long-lived species and as a result are suited to long-term research studies. You can help with this goal by donating to the Cedar Key Dolphin Project. All proceeds will go directly towards research expenses.