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| Dolphin calf swimming well protected beneath his mother ! |
There are fortunately a lot of responsible jet ski owners out there that respect their neighbors and use their toy at a safe distance from he coast. These people are then penalized by the behaviour of a few idiots. These uneducated elements put the safety of everybody else at risk, pollute the beach with noise and exhaust fumes and generate a lot of bad vibes. When you complain to these kids (and their parents) they don´t understand what the heck you are talking about. When mentioning dolphins they look at you puzzled saying that dolphins enjoy jetskis. And aren´t they just "fish" anyway ?
Dolphins that come up to breathe are vulnerable. When they move with their calfs they are on top extremely protective. The picture above shows how the calf always stays well protected under his mother. The fast moving jetskies create extreme stress for the group. Their reaction is to dive deep down, travel at the very bottom of the seafloor, change radically directions, usually for the open, and try to come up as little as possible. They disappear and pop up hundreds of meters further away. When they finally come up the jetski rush in again leaving dolphins no time to grasp air. They usually stay away from the stress area for a couple of days.
Unforunately, after passing successfully the first jetski two more appeared full speed. I just witnessed the group try to pass the area swiftly. As soon as the worst stretch seemed to have been overcome yet another jetski and a big motor boat took aim and rushed right into the pod.
The dolphins dipped down, changed their intended trajectory and were not seen again.
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