Dolphins are regular visitors to Swanage. They are highly intelligent animals, sensitive to disturbance but can easily be hit.
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| Dolphin and Calf off Durlston March 2011 Photo: Julian Sawyer |
More recent photographs can be found on Julian's Blog - Purbeck Footprints.
If dolphins approach your craft or bowride, maintain a slow speed and course until clear. Dolphins should never be chased or harassed in an attempt to make them bowride. If you are going out on the water, please follow these simple guidelines:-
If dolphins approach your craft or bowride, maintain a slow speed and course until clear. Dolphins should never be chased or harassed in an attempt to make them bowride. If you are going out on the water, please follow these simple guidelines:-
Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981, (as amended by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act, 2000) it is an offence to kill or injure cetaceans (dolphins, porpoises and whales) or to disturb cetaceans. To do so intentionally or recklessly may result in prosecution. To report such incidents to the Police Marine Section call 101.
If you do see some why not log them online for the Durlston Marine Project .
If you do see some why not log them online for the Durlston Marine Project .
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