Fig 2. Magnitude of annual common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) strandings by state and year above the 95^th baseline quantile (1990–2009) in the Gulf of Mexico, 1990 to 2012.

State-years with dolphin stranding numbers equal to or greater than ‘1’ are considered large scale mortality years (LSMYs). Louisiana annual stranding data were not included for 1991–1992 and 2001–2002 for Louisiana due to inadequate stranding response coverage during those years.