{"id":854,"date":"2023-03-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fareshopbd.com\/drone-video-captures-33-swimmers-hawaii-harassing-dolphins-authorities\/"},"modified":"2023-03-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T00:00:00","slug":"drone-video-captures-33-swimmers-hawaii-harassing-dolphins-authorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fareshopbd.com\/drone-video-captures-33-swimmers-hawaii-harassing-dolphins-authorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Drone video captures 33 swimmers in Hawaii harassing dolphins, authorities say"},"content":{"rendered":"
Federal authorities are investigating after they say a large group of swimmers was caught harassing a pod of dolphins just off Hawaii\u2019s Big Island<\/a> on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n The state\u2019s Department of Land and Natural Resources<\/a> said that the 33 swimmers were spotted “actively pursuing” the dolphin pod in H\u014dnaunau Bay during a routine patrol in the South Kona District.<\/p>\n Aerial drone footage shows the spinner dolphins swimming away as the snorkelers follow. The swimmers appeared “to be aggressively pursuing, corralling, and harassing the pod,” the agency said in a statement. <\/p>\n Officers contacted the group while they were still in the water and alerted them to the violation.<\/p>\n HAWAII MAN CITED AFTER ALLEGED HARASSMENT OF HUMPBACK WHALE, DOLPHINS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The swimmers appeared “to be aggressively pursuing, corralling, and harassing the pod,” the agency said in a statement.\u00a0<\/span> (Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources)<\/span><\/p>\n Uniformed officers met the swimmers on land where state and federal officials launched a joint investigation.<\/p>\n It’s against federal law to swim within 50 yards of spinner dolphins<\/a> in Hawaii\u2019s nearshore waters. <\/p>\n Department enforcement officers speak to swimmers in Honaunau, Hawaii, on Sunday after the swimmers allegedly harassed a pod of wild spinner dolphins.\u00a0<\/span> (Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources)<\/span><\/p>\n The rule went into effect in 2021 over concerns that tourists were swimming with dolphins and disrupting the nocturnal animals\u2019 sleep.<\/p>\n CALIFORNIA SEA OTTERS KILLED BY RARE PARASITE THAT COULD ALSO THREATEN HUMANS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Hawaii\u2019s spinner dolphins feast on fish and small crustaceans that surface from the ocean\u2019s depths at night. When the sun rises, they head for shallow bays to hide from tiger sharks<\/a> and other predators.<\/p>\n It’s against federal law to swim within 50 yards of spinner dolphins in Hawaii\u2019s nearshore waters.\u00a0<\/span> (Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources)<\/span><\/p>\n While the dolphins appear to be awake during the day because they\u2019re swimming, they are resting half their brain and keeping the other half awake to surface and breathe. To those unaware, the animals may be sleeping even when they\u2019re moving through the water.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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