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National GeographicFishing guide Justin Dymond spends his nights taking bowfishers out on Florida's Crystal River. But he's not the only one hunting. Bottlenose dolphins gather around his boat, using its lights to find and flush prey from hiding places—the first documented partnership of this kind in the United States. The relationship has changed how Dymond sees the cetaceans he once considered competition, and after years of watching it develop, he turned to National Geographic Explorer Stefanie Gazda to better understand it. Learn more about this unusual partnership at the 🔗 in bio. All video of dolphin research taken with permission under NOAA scientific research permit #27867
On the profile · Sep 13, 2026