Health assessment pre- and post-sampling data for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) captured and released near Sarasota Bay, FL (2000–2012).

Pre-sampling dataset includes: capture-release date, time of net deployment, time that samples were collected, elapsed time (difference in the time from net deployment to sample collection), individual id, sex, age (yrs), pregnancy status, lactation status, serum cortisol concentration (μg/dL), and aldosterone concentration (pg/mL). Post-sampling dataset includes: capture-release date, time of net deployment, time that samples were collected, elapsed time (difference in the time from net deployment to sample collection), individual id, sex, age, pregnancy status, lactation status, and serum cortisol concentration (μg/dL). (XLSX)