Dolphins in Gulf of Mexico Test Positive for Fentanyl, Shocking Scientists: 'It's Not Something We Were Looking For'

Dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico have tested positive for fentanyl, leaving scientists shocked and worried about the potential implications. This is a representational image. (Credit: Mike Aguilera/SeaWorld San Diego via Getty Images)

Dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico have tested positive for fentanyl, leaving scientists shocked and worried about the potential implications, according to a new study.

Researchers at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration detected traces of the drugs in the blubber of more than a dozen living and deceased dolphins, according to TAMU-CC.