A marine mammal rehabilitation facility opened a dolphin “chat line” of sorts Saturday, hoping to teach a deaf dolphin’s unborn calf to communicate.

Castaway, as the stranded Atlantic bottlenose dolphin is named, has been recovering at the Marine Mammal Conservancy since Jan. 30. A battery of tests has confirmed she is deaf.

Dolphins need to hear echoes of sounds they produce to find food, socialize and defend themselves against predators.

“We asked ourselves ‘How do we get the calf to speak when we have a deaf mother?’” said a representative from the conservancy.

They decided to electronically connect Castaway’s habitat with a lagoon at Dolphins Plus, a research and interactive educational facility a few miles down the Keys Overseas Highway. Underwater speakers and microphones were installed at both locations and connected via phone lines.

Though initially built strictly for the newborn Dolphin’s use, scientists hope to open several lines to the public as well, offering live phone chats and steamy online audio streaming with a host of hot, smooth dolphins world-wide.

“I’ve studied dolphins my whole life. They are a naturally sensual creature, and our research could certainly benefit from additional revenue streams,” the representative exclaimed while slipping into a wetsuit. “I have a very good feeling about the future of this project… because I really like Dolphins. Really…. Really like them.”