Emmy-Winning “Secrets of the Whales” Marine Biologist Dr. Shane Gero to Appear at Wild Dolphin Project’s 8^th Annual Wild Ocean Science Event on March 29 at Maltz Jupiter Theatre; Signature event to be hosted by PBS NewsHour correspondent Miles O’ Brien.

March 18th, 2026

The Wild Dolphin Project proudly announces Dr. Shane Gero as this year’s featured presenter during its 8th Annual Wild Ocean Science event. The non-profit’s signature fundraiser takes place Sunday, March 29, 2026 at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.

In 2005, Dr. Gero founded the Dominica Sperm Whale Project, an innovative and integrative long-term behavioral study of sperm whales in the Eastern Caribbean. He documents the social and vocal behavior of over 20 sperm whale units. Through thousands of hours of observation, he has come to know the whales as different individuals, as brothers and sisters, as mothers and babysitters, and as a community of families, each with their own way of doing things, living together in the Caribbean Sea. Dr. Gero is also the Biology Lead for Project CETI, a non-profit organization and TED Audacious Project applying advanced machine learning and gentle robotics to decipher sperm whale communication. His pioneering research on sperm whale communication and culture serves as a cornerstone for the James Cameron-directed, Emmy-winning Disney+ documentary series, “Secrets of the Whales.” He has also spoken for National Geographic and TEDx stages and his writing has appeared in The New York Times.

Wild Ocean Science, the annual fundraiser for the Jupiter, Florida-based non-profit research organization The Wild Dolphin Project, will be hosted by PBS NewsHour correspondent and journalist, Miles O’Brien, and Research Director and Founder of The Wild Dolphin Project, Dr. Denise Herzing.

Guests attending the event will enjoy delicious food, a cash bar, book signings with Dr. Herzing, a raffle and more. Tickets for Wild Ocean Science start at $50 per person and may be purchased by visiting https://secure.qgiv.com/for/wildoceanscience-2026/event/wilddolphinoceanscience2026/. Sponsorship opportunities are available via email at wildoceanscience@wilddolphinproject.org. For more information, please visit wilddolphinproject.org.

About The Wild Dolphin Project:

The Wild Dolphin Project is a non-profit scientific research organization that studies and reports on a specific pod of free ranging Atlantic spotted dolphins and bottlenose dolphins in the Bahamas. Spanning over forty years, The Wild Dolphin Project is the longest running underwater dolphin research project in the world. With their underwater focus on observing and recording underwater behavior and sound, The Wild Dolphin Project is determined to “Crack the Code” of dolphin communication. The more we learn about dolphins and the environment in which they live, the better equipped we are to help protect them “In Their World…On Their Terms…”

About Miles O’Brien:
Miles O’Brien is an Emmy Award Winning Independent American Broadcast News Journalist. Emmy Award Winner- News & Documentary: Outstanding Science & Technology Programming. PBS NewsHour – National Science Correspondent; CNN – Former Science, Space, Aviation Technology, and Environment correspondent; Former Anchor – Science & Technology Week, HeadlineNews, Primetime, Live From…(CNN), & CNN American Morning.

FOR CALENDARS:

8^th Annual Wild Ocean Science Event featuring Dr. Shane Gero

Benefitting The Wild Dolphin Project, a local non-profit research organization

Sunday, March 29, 2026 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Maltz Jupiter Theatre, 1001 E. Indiantown Road, Jupiter, FL 33477

Tickets start at $50 and may be purchased at https://secure.qgiv.com/for/wildoceanscience-2026/event/wilddolphinoceanscience2026/