Another day in the big smoke with all its unfolding dramas. But the big stress these two paddlers had was the possibility of getting booked for straying too close to a dolphin.... when the dolphin could move a lot faster than they can! This pic … [Read more...]
Diesel risk to Port Phillip Dolphins
When the Lady Cheryl, a 157 tonne trawler ran aground on Corsair Rock at 1am on March 24 it triggered a serious challenge to our marine incident response teams. Plucking a crew of 6 people from a sinking boat in a 6 metre swell in the middle of the … [Read more...]
Lots to learn about Port Phillip Dolphins
Although Dolphins are easy to spot from ship or shore, they weren't mentioned in two major environmental studies of Port Phillip Bay (Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works, 1968-71; and by the CSIRO, 1992). Given that the presence of … [Read more...]
DOLPHINS LIVING DANGEROUSLY!
Dolphins have a reputation of being smarter than your average mullet. After all, you can't get to the top of the food chain on good looks alone. But being big in fishworld has its downside. You have to do what it takes to find a feed.... sometimes in … [Read more...]
