Gulf World · Dolphins (Historical Holder)
Gulf World Marine Park
15412 Front Beach Rd.
Panama City Beach, Florida
Operating: August 15, 1955 – May 28, 2025
This park has transported all of its dolphins off property and remains closed “until further notice”. The Gulf World inventory has been moved to the historical holder section of the website. Should the holding status of the facility change or cetaceans return to the park, this page will be reinstated under current holders.
The current location of the 7 bottlenose dolphins – Sandy, Luna, Comet, Cajun, Striker, Capri and Soleil – have yet to be confirmed by Ceta-Base.
The 4 rough-toothed dolphins have been transferred to Clearwater Marine Aquarium.
Transfers
The information in the table below represents animals that have transferred out of this facility with the date of transfer and the location where they moved to. This entry may represent multiple transfers or a single event, depending on the acquisition history of the animal. The complete transfer history can be viewed by expanding the row.
| Image | Species | Scientific | ID #'s | Name | Sex | Born | Origin | Origin Date | Origin-Sort | Captured / Born at: | Mother | Father | Transfer From: | Transfer To: | Transfer Date: | Transfers (All) | Current / Last Facility: | Status | Status Date | Stat Sort-Ref | Cause of Death | Notes | Keyword column (invisible) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | NOA0001324, , , , - | Thunder | M | 1976-Jan-01 (E) 16.6 years old | Capt | 1989-Aug-10 | 19890810 | Florida Gulf Coast | Wild | Wild | Gulf World | Clearwater Marine Aq. | 1990-Mar-04 | Florida Gulf Coast to Gulf World Marine Park (10-Aug-1989) to Clearwater Marine Aquarium (04-Mar-1990) to Gulf World Marine Park (20-Jul-1991) | Gulf World | Died | 1992-Aug-15 | 19920815 | Mycotic meningoencephalitis | - | public display, gwmp, died, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | NOA0001325, , , , AZA 320 | Lightning | M | 1978-Jan-01 (E) 46.8 years old | Capt | 1989-Aug-10 | 19890810 | Gulf of Mexico, FL | Wild | Wild | Gulf World | Mirage Dolphin Habitat | 2006-Apr-09 | Gulf of Mexico, Florida to Gulf World Marine Park (1989-Aug-10) to Mirage Dolphin Habitat (2006-Apr-09) to Gulf World Marine Park (2019-Aug-06) to Marineland Florida (2019-Nov-16) | Marineland Florida | - | - | - | - | - | public display, mlof, living, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | NOA0001325, , , , AZA 320 | Lightning | M | 1978-Jan-01 (E) 46.8 years old | Capt | 1989-Aug-10 | 19890810 | Gulf of Mexico, FL | Wild | Wild | Gulf World | Marineland Florida | 2019-Nov-16 | Gulf of Mexico, Florida to Gulf World Marine Park (1989-Aug-10) to Mirage Dolphin Habitat (2006-Apr-09) to Gulf World Marine Park (2019-Aug-06) to Marineland Florida (2019-Nov-16) | Marineland Florida | - | - | - | - | - | public display, mlof, living, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | NOA0001323, -, - | Sandy | F | 1986-Jan-01 (E) 39.5 years old | Capt | 1989-Aug-10 | 19890810 | Gulf of Mexico, FL | Wild | Wild | Gulf World | ?? | 2025-Jun-10 | Gulf of Mexico, Florida to Gulf World Marine Park (1989-Aug-10) to ?? (2025-Jun-10) | ?? | - | - | - | - | - | public display, living, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | NOA0005495, M12015 (Georgia Aquarium), , , AZA 551 | Zac | M | 1995-Feb-23 (A) 29.7 years old | Born | 1995-Feb-23 | 19950223 | Gulfarium | Delilah | Panama | Gulf World | Marineland of Florida | 2012-Nov-05 | Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park to Gulf World Marine Park (11-Jan-2012) to Marineland of Florida (05-Nov-2012) | Marineland Florida | - | - | - | - | - | public display, mlof, living, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | NOA0005624, SWF-TT-9602, , , - | Sebastian | M | 1996-Aug-27 (A) 28.2 years old | Born | 1996-Aug-27 | 19960827 | SeaWorld Orlando | Sabrina | Stein | Gulf World | Gulfarium | 2011-Nov-29 | SeaWorld Orlando to Gulf World Marine Park (30-Apr-2008) to Gulfarium (29-Nov-2011) to Gulf World Marine Park (11-Jan-2012) to Gulfarium (18-Apr-2012) | Gulfarium | - | - | - | - | - | public display, gulfarium, living, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | NOA0005624, SWF-TT-9602, , , - | Sebastian | M | 1996-Aug-27 (A) 28.2 years old | Born | 1996-Aug-27 | 19960827 | SeaWorld Orlando | Sabrina | Stein | Gulf World | Gulfarium | 2012-Apr-18 | SeaWorld Orlando to Gulf World Marine Park (30-Apr-2008) to Gulfarium (29-Nov-2011) to Gulf World Marine Park (11-Jan-2012) to Gulfarium (18-Apr-2012) | Gulfarium | - | - | - | - | - | public display, gulfarium, living, dolphin |
| Rough-toothed | Steno bredanensis | -, , , , - | - | F | - (-) - years old | Resc | 1998-Jun-25 | 19980625 | Panama City Beach, FL | Wild | Wild | Gulf World | Gulfarium | 1998-Sep-09 | Panama City Beach, Florida to Gulf World Marine Park (25-Jun-1998) to Gulfarium (09-Sep-1998) | Gulfarium | Died | 2008-Apr-23 | 20080423 | Axonopathy | - | rescue, rehab, gulfarium, died, dolphin |
| Spotted, Pantropical | Stenella attenuata | NOA0005818, -, - | Daphne | F | 1998-Jan-01 (E) 9.3 years old | Resc | 1998-Jun-25 | 19980625 | Florida | Wild | Wild | Gulf World | Gulfarium | 1998-Oct-xx | Florida to Gulf World (1998-Jun-25) to Gulfarium (1998-Oct-xx) | Gulfarium | Died | 2007-Apr-23 | 20070423 | Axonopathy | - | public display, gulfarium, died, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | NOA0006002, 10212000, AZA 832 | Panama | F | 1977-Jan-01 (-) 36.7 years old | Resc | 2000-Oct-21 | 20001021 | Panama City, FL | Wild | Wild | Gulf World | Clearwater Marine Aq. | 2001-Mar-23 | Panama City, Florida to Gulf World Marine Park (21-Oct-2000) to Clearwater Marine Aquarium (23-Mar-2001) | Clearwater Marine Aquarium | Died | 2013-Sep-25 | 20130925 | Bilateral pneumonia | - | public display, cma, died, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | NOA0005988, , , , - | Indie | F | 2001-Jul-07 (A) 23.3 years old | Born | 2001-Jul-07 | 20010707 | Gulf World | Cola | Lightning | Gulf World | Dolphin Connection | 2019-Jun-16 | Gulf World to Dolphin Connection (2019-Jun-16) | Dolphin Connection | - | - | - | - | - | public display, dconn, living, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | -, -, - | Lili | F | 1-1-???? (-) - years old | Resc | 2002-Oct-06 | 20021006 | Walton County, FL | Wild | Wild | Gulf World | Clearwater Marine Aq. | 2002-Oct-xx | Walton County, Florida to Gulf World Marine Park (06-Oct-2002) to Clearwater Marine Aquarium (??-Oct-2002) | Clearwater Marine Aquarium | Died | 2002-Oct-20 | 20021020 | - | - | rescue, rehab, cma, died, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | NOA0006171, GEC-TT-6171, - | Lily | F | 2003-Apr-20 (A) 21.5 years old | Born | 2003-Apr-20 | 20030420 | Gulfarium | Delilah | Prince | Gulf World | Gulfarium | 2012-Apr-18 | Gulfarium to Gulf World Marine Park (11-Jan-2012) to Gulfarium (18-Apr-2012) | Gulfarium | - | - | - | - | - | public display, gulfarium, living, dolphin |
| Rough-toothed | Steno bredanensis | NOA0006306, -, - | Doris | F | 1997-Jan-01 (E) 28.5 years old | Resc | 2004-Sep-27 | 20040927 | Port St Joe, FL | Wild | Wild | Gulf World | Clearwater Marine Aq. | 2025-Jun-04 | Port St Joe, Florida to Gulf World Marine Park (2004-Sep-27) to Clearwater Marine Aquarium (2025-Jun004 | Clearwater Marine Aquarium | - | - | - | - | - | public display, cma, living, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | NOA0006258, TT0501, , , - | Maia | F | 2005-May-06 (A) 19.5 years old | Born | 2005-May-06 | 20050506 | Gulf World | Cola | Lightning | Gulf World | Dolphin Connection | 2019-Jun-16 | Gulf World to Dolphin Connection (2019-Jun-16) | Dolphin Connection | - | - | - | - | - | public display, dconn, living, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | NOA0006261, TT0502, - | Luna | F | 2005-May-24 (A) 20.1 years old | Born | 2005-May-24 | 20050524 | Gulf World | Sandy | Lightning | Gulf World | ?? | 2025-Jun-10 | Gulf World to ?? (2025-Jun-10) | ?? | - | - | - | - | - | public display, living, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | NOA0006316, -, - | Comet | M | 2005-Aug-01 (E) 19.9 years old | Resc | 2005-Dec-20 | 20051220 | Lynn Haven, FL | Wild | Wild | Gulf World | ?? | 2025-Jun-10 | Lynn Haven, Florida to Gulf World Marine Park (2005-Dec-20) to ?? (2025-Jun-10) | ?? | - | - | - | - | - | public display, living, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | NOA0006395, 06IMMS101806, - | Cajun | M | 2005-Oct-17 (E) 19.7 years old | Resc | 2006-Oct-17 | 20061017 | Grand Isle, LA | Wild | Wild | Gulf World | ?? | 2025-Jun-10 | Grand Isle, Louisiana to Marine Life Oceanarium (2006-Oct-17) to Gulf World Marine Park (2007-Jul-23) to ?? (2025-Jun-10) | ?? | - | - | - | - | - | public display, living, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | NOA0006396, TTNEFL0707 (Gulf World), DRC-BS-08-01, AZA ???? | Jax | M | 2006-Jul-27 (E) 18.3 years old | Resc | 2007-Feb-13 | 20070213 | Jacksonville, FL | Wild | Wild | Gulf World | Dolphin Research Center | 2008-Jan-08 | Jacksonville, Florida to Gulf World Marine Park (27-Mar-2007) to Dolphin Research Center (08-Jan-2008) | Dolphin Research Center | - | - | - | - | - | public display, drc, living, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | -, , , , - | Dunham | M | - (-) - years old | Resc | 2008-Dec-14 | 20081214 | Anclote Key, FL | Wild | Wild | Gulf World | Tampa Bay, Florida | 2009-Jul-28 | Anclote Key, Florida to Clearwater Marine Aquarium (14-Dec-2008) to Gulf World Marine Park (15-Dec-2008) to Tampa Bay, Florida (28-Jul-2009) | Gulf World | Released | 2009-Jul-28 | 20090728 | - | - | rescue, rehab, gwmp, died, dolphin |
| Rough-toothed | Steno bredanensis | NOA0006585, GW200906A-, - | Kitana | F | 2007-Aug-19 (E) 17.8 years old | Resc | 2009-Aug-19 | 20090819 | Cape San Blas, FL | Wild | Wild | Gulf World | Clearwater Marine Aq. | 2025-Jun-04 | Cape San Blas, Florida to Gulf World Marine Park (2009-Aug-19) to Clearwater Marine Aquarium (2025-Jun-04) | Clearwater Marine Aquarium | - | - | - | - | - | public display, cma, living, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | NOA0006681, TT1001, - | Striker | M | 2010-Aug-23 (A) 14.8 years old | Born | 2010-Aug-23 | 20100823 | Gulf World | Brinnon | Sebastian | Gulf World | ?? | 2025-Jun-10 | Gulf World to ?? (2025-Jun-10) | ?? | - | - | - | - | - | public display, living, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | NOA0006737, LA451, TT-1101, , , - | Roux Brees | M | 2009-Jan-29 (E) 15.8 years old | Resc | 2011-Jan-29 | 20110129 | Grand Isle, LA | Wild | Wild | Gulf World | Dolphin Connection | 2019-Nov-19 | Grand Isle, Louisiana to Audubon Aquarium (2011-Jan-29) to Gulf World Marine Park (2011-Jun-22) to Dolphin Connection (2019-Nov-19) | Dolphin Connection | - | - | - | - | - | public display, dconn, living, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | NOA0006765, TT82011, , , AZA | MiraMar | M | 2011-Aug-20 (A) 13.2 years old | Born | 2011-Aug-20 | 20110820 | Mirage Dolphin Habitat | Huf-n-Puf | Lightning | Gulf World | Marineland Florida | 2019-Nov-16 | Mirage Dolphin Habitat to Gulf World Marine Park (2019-Aug-06) to Marineland Florida (2019-Nov-16) | Marineland Florida | - | - | - | - | - | public display, mlof, living, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | NOA0006768, SWF-TT-1102, 83308, - | Chopper | M | 2011-Sep-21 (A) 13.1 years old | Born | 2011-Sep-21 | 20110921 | Gulf World | Maia | Sebastian | Gulf World | Gulfarium | 2014-Mar-15 | Gulf World Marine Park to Gulfarium (15-Mar-2014) | Gulfarium | - | - | - | - | - | public display, gulfarium, living, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | -, , , , - | Christmas | M | - (-) - years old | Resc | 2011-Dec-23 | 20111223 | Sandy Creek, FL | Wild | Wild | Gulf World | Gulf of Mexico | 2011-Dec-23 | Sandy Creek, Florida to Gulf World Marine Park (23-Dec-2011) to Gulf of Mexico (23-Dec-2011) | Gulf World | Released | 2011-Dec-23 | 20111223 | - | - | rescue, rehab, gwmp, released, dolphin |
| Spotted, Atlantic | Stenella frontalis | -, GW2012002A, SWF-SF-1201-B, , - | SWF-SF-1201-B | U | - (-) - years old | Resc | 2012-Jan-24 | 20120124 | St Andrews State Park | Wild | Wild | Gulf World | SeaWorld Orlando | 2012-Jan-25 | St Andrews State Park to Gulf World Marine Park (24-Jan-2012) to SeaWorld Orlando (25-Jan-2012) | SeaWorld Orlando | Died | 2012-Apr-23 | 20120423 | Gastric torsion | - | rescue, rehab, swf, seaworldllc, died, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | NOA0010052, TT1301, - | Capri | F | 2013-May-16 (A) 12.1 years old | Born | 2013-May-16 | 20130516 | Gulf World | Sandy | Zac | Gulf World | ?? | 2025-Jun-10 | Gulf World to ?? (2025-Jun-10) | ?? | - | - | - | - | - | public display, living, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | NOA0010053, GEC-TT-0053, , , - | Zeke | M | 2013-May-22 (A) 11.4 years old | Born | 2013-May-22 | 20130522 | Gulf World | Indie | Zac | Gulf World | Gulfarium | 2015-Oct-13 | Gulf World Marine Park to Gulfarium (13-Oct-2015) | Gulfarium | - | - | - | - | - | public display, gulfarium, living, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | NOA0010067, TT1303, , , AZA ???? | Mako | M | 2013-Jun-03 (A) 7.8 years old | Born | 2013-Jun-03 | 20130603 | Gulf World | Brinnon | Zac | Gulf World | Dolphin Connection | 2019-Nov-19 | Gulf World to Dolphin Connection (2019-Nov-19) | Dolphin Connection | Died | 2021-Mar-19 | 20210319 | - | - | public display, dconn, died, dolphin |
| Bottlenose | Tursiops truncatus | NOA0010320, TT1601, - | Soleil | F | 2016-Feb-08 (A) 9.4 years old | Born | 2016-Feb-08 | 20160208 | Gulf World | Luna | Nate | Gulf World | ?? | 2025-Jun-10 | Gulf World to ?? (2025-Jun-10) | ?? | - | - | - | - | - | public display, living, dolphin |
| Rough-toothed | Steno bredanensis | NOA0010558, 47IMMS101218-, - | Dagny | F | 2016-Mar-29 (E) 9.2 years old | Resc | 2018-Oct-12 | 20181012 | Biloxi, MS | Wild | Wild | Gulf World | Clearwater Marine Aq. | 2025-Jun-04 | Biloxi, Mississppi to Institute for Marine Mammal Science (2018-Oct-12) to Gulf World (2019-Jan-20) to Clearwater Marine Aquarium (2025-Jun-04) | Clearwater Marine Aquarium | - | - | - | - | - | public display, cma, living, dolphin |
| Rough-toothed | Steno bredanensis | NOA0010612, GW2019022A, - | Rex | M | 2013-Aug-15 (E) 11.2 years old | Resc | 2019-Apr-19 | 20190419 | St. George Island, FL | Wild | Wild | Gulf World | Clearwater Marine Aq. | 2020-Jul-29 | St. George Island to Gulf World (2019-Apr-19) to Clearwater Marine Aquarium (2020-Jul-29) | Clearwater Marine Aquarium | - | - | - | - | - | rescue, rehab, nonrelease, public display, cma, living, dolphin |
| Rough-toothed | Steno bredanensis | -, GW2023016A, - | Wren | F | 2020-Jan-01 (E) 5.5 years old | Resc | 2023-Jul-29 | 20230729 | St. Vincent NWR, FL | Wild | Wild | Gulf World | Clearwater Marine Aq. | 2025-Jun-04 | St. Vincent NWR to Gulf World Marine Institute (2023-Jul-29) to Gulf World (2023-Dec-08) to Clearwater Marine Aquarium (2025-Jun-04) | Clearwater Marine Aquarium | - | - | - | - | - | public display, cma, living, dolphin, non-releaseable |
SOURCES, NOTES & LINKS:
Dolphin Company Bankruptcy Proceedings https://www.veritaglobal.net/dolphinco
2025, May 30, “The Dolphin Company Provides Update on Gulf World Facility” https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-dolphin-company-provides-update-on-gulf-world-facility-302469810.html
2025, Jun 3, “Four Gulf World dolphins set to be relocated to a facility in Clearwater” https://www.wjhg.com/2025/06/03/four-gulf-world-dolphins-set-be-relocated-facility-clearwater/
2025, Jun 10, “All dolphins now transported from Gulf World Marine Park” https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/local-news/bay-county/panama-city-beach/all-dolphins-now-transported-from-gulf-world-marine-park/
DISCLAIMER: The information on this page has been obtained from numerous sources believed to be reliable and is as up to date as possible. Please keep in mind that the very nature of this data is dynamic – animals are moved, give birth and die. We cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information contained on this site. Please be patient with any mistakes. If you would like to submit information or pictures please contact us.