Mystic Aquarium investigating Thames River dolphin sighting

The Mystic Aquarium is investigating the report of a dolphin spotted in the Thames River recently, which is a bit out of the ordinary, according to Meagan Seacor, the aquarium’s vice president of external relations.

As the weather gets warmer, it becomes more common for dolphins to travel beyond the ocean, but for them to appear in the marina, “you don’t see that every day,” Seacor said.

A video of a dolphin jumping around in the water near some people fishing was posted on Tiktok. Mystic also received some calls and messages on social media notifying them of the dolphin sighting.

Local police asked fishermen to reel in their lines to help keep the dolphin safe, according to Seacor. Mystic’s volunteers were on scene to monitor it as well, but the dolphin was gone before they got there, she said.

For now, Mystic thinks the dolphin has returned to its ocean home, according to Seacor.

They suspect the dolphin is in good health despite erratically jumping around in the video. Seacor said it’s possible the high

activity in the marina stressed the dolphin out or it got caught in a

fishing line. She said it was swimming more calmly in another video taken.

Seacor thanked the community for their help in notifying them of the sighting and urged community members to continue to speak up when they see unusual animal

activity.