Table of Contents 

 Overview 1 



Introduction 10 



Section I: Hansen, LJ. - Stranding Rate and Trends 15 



Section n: Hansen, LJ. - Age Structure 21 



Section ni: Hansen, LJ. - Population Abundance and Strandings 24 



Section IV: Barros, N3. - Food Habits 29 



Section V: Blaylock, RA • Environmental Factors 35 



Section VI: Tester, PA. - Pfaytoplankton Distribution 44 



Section VII: Staff - Sunnnary of Brevnoodn Analysis 53 



Section VIE: Varanasi, U^ ILL. Tilbuiy, D.W. Brown, MM- Krahn, CA. Wigren, 

 R.C Clark, S. Chan • Chemical Contaminants 56 



Section DC: Staff - Summary of Available Pathology Reports 88 



Section X: Hansen, LJ. • Limitations and Recommendations 90 



Appendices: 



I: Stranded bottienose dolphins documented during January-Jime, 



1990, along the U^. Gulf of Mexico coast 95 



