Dolphins sighted
Thursday 26th February 2009, 4:29PM GMT.
The Guernsey Press has received reports of pods of dolphins being sighted off the coast of the island, around the Bordeaux area, and near Sark.
If you have seen dolphins recently, and particularly if you have taken photographs, the newspaper would like to hear from you.
Please contact the news editor on newseditor@guernsey-press.com with your report and any pictures.
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People should try to keep their distance from these beautiful animals.
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How fabulous! I’m going looking for Dolphins tomorrow. :)
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Thanks for the posting, nice to see:)
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I agree, I dread to think what distress is caused to a dolphin being pursued by a boat that closely like that, or what could happen if the boat hit one. Please keep a sensible distance and don’t harass the dolphins.
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Stuart – I had the good fortune to encounter a pod of dolphins last summer as I returned from Herm in HMS Student Bob, far from being distressed, the dolphins actively sought out my boat and swam alongside for several minutes.
I would say that I did not seek out the dolphins or encourage their behaviour and I would be disappointed with any boatowner who did so.
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Believe it or not, it is the dolphins who seek out boats!
They particularly enjoy playing on the bow wave of a sailing yacht:- no engine noise or vibrations to upset them. Usually you just see one a couple of hundred yards away from the boat and then others converge from all directions.
It’s a wonderful sight and I feel privileged to have witnessed this on several occasions.
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