Bottlenose dolphins in the waters of the southeastern United States are facing growing threats from human activities. Our program’s efforts to understand and mitigate some of these are described below. Among the more insidious threats are direct human interactions, including such activities as feeding or swimming with wild dolphins, and related problems such as entanglement in, or ingestion of, recreational fishing gear. Solutions to these problems will require the combined efforts and diverse talents of a variety of stakeholders, and will involve education and require increased law enforcement action. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has asked our program to serve as the lead in developing a consortium of interested parties in Florida to identify the most effective solutions to these issues. As part of our current contract with NMFS, we will be conducting docent activities in several “hotspots” to evaluate the problems and provide education through direct contact with boaters engaged in illegal activities, through town hall meetings, through the development and distribution of educational materials such as brochures and DVDs, and through public service announcements. We have begun contacting some of the stakeholders involved in these issues, and plan to host meetings in 2006 to bring these groups together and begin the process. Given that some of these problems affect multiple species, we hope to involve those who have dealt with these issues for manatees, seabirds, and sea turtles, as well.