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	Dolphin Encounter, Kaikoura, New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		We have been operating dolphin tours in Kaikoura since the summer of 1989-90 and have developed a wealth of experience in introducing visitors to the delights of a wonderful marine environment, close to our beautiful coastline.
		Dolphin watching does not have any restrictions, therefore is not under the same demands as dolphin swimming.
		Swimming with or watching the dusky dolphins is something very special and makes one realise that we must treasure our oceans and the inhabitants within them, because if we don’t, we risk loosing another of the world’s creations, that once gone, will never be restored.
	www.dolphin.co.nz (451 words)

	Kilrush: Europe's Dolphin-Watching Capital
		Although there had been tentative steps in dolphin watching out of Carrigaholt in the early 1990's it was a pilot study in 1993/4, which ascertained that there was a resident group of bottlenose dolphins in the Shannon estuary and that dolphin watching was a potentially viable industry, that marine eco-tourism took root in west Clare.
		The Shannon Dolphin and Wildlife Foundation (SDWF) was established in March 2000 to formulate and implement a plan for the development of sustainable dolphin watching in the Shannon region.
		The potential of dolphin watching for the area was highlighted in the 1999 study 'Special Interest Marine Tourism in the West Clare Peninsula', which was commissioned by the Marine Institute, Shannon Development and Clare County Council.
	www.westclare.com /kilrush_dolphin_watching_capital.htm (2623 words)

	Dolphin Watching Port Stephens Ecotourism NSW Australia
		They are wild dolphins and watching their complex behaviour has captivated the crew of Imagine Cruises of Nelson Bay who know so much about them and are keen to share many dolphin stories.
		It is so interesting to watch them that many people return with their friends to go on a dolphin watching tour with Imagine Cruises time and time again.
		The female dolphins are in charge of the education of the youngsters and will pass on their knowledge of how to fish and how to relate to others in their complex society.
	www.imaginecruises.com.au /photo-gallery/dolphins/dolphins-beach.html (332 words)

	Whale Watching and Dolphin Watching - Jervis Bay by Dolphin Watch Cruises
		Dolphin Watch Cruises - Jervis Bay conducts the largest dolphin and whale watching cruising operations on Jervis Bay.
		Dolphin Watch Cruises is the original cruising company of Jervis Bay and has been conducting cruises on Jervis Bay out of Huskisson for over 15 years.
		Dolphin Watch Cruises operates on the pristine waters of the Jervis Bay Marine Park.
	www.dolphinwatch.com.au (975 words)

	Dolphin and Whale Watching
		Fraser’s dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei) is known from the skeletal remains of one individual found recently near Quriyat.
		Dolphins you can see as many as hundreds at a time and whales in one or twos, yet last year people did see pod of 5 or 6 killer whales.
		On trips where dolphins are not found, having a naturalist on board can ensure that the trip is still interesting and educational.
	www.omandiving.com /dolphin_watching.htm (880 words)

	Whale & Dolphin Watching
		Among the dolphins, by far the most abundant, and the most acrobatic, is the spinner dolphin.
		A whale and dolphin watching cruise in the Maldives, with an expert naturalist on board, will soon have you separating your false killer whales from your pygmy killer whales.
		Whales and dolphins are found in abundance in the Maldives throughout the year, but they are easiest to spot when the sea is flat calm.
	www.vermillionmaldives.com /dolphin.htm (480 words)

	Saving Dolphins
		The dolphins feed by nosing into near-shore rocky crevasses, by chasing fish onto mudbanks and snapping them up while they are beached, or by cooperatively herding prey into dense clusters, sometimes against a shore or up to the surface of the water.
		The dolphins communicate by means of a rich repertoire of whistles and rasping sounds and, in at least some populations, individuals appear to have a signature whistle.
		Bottlenose dolphins have been hunted for meat, fertilizer, and oil, but their numbers do not appear to have been significantly reduced except in the Black Sea, where pollution and overfishing of the dolphin's prey have caused as much damage to them as direct killing.
	www.savingdolphins.com /bottlenose.php (525 words)

	Maui Visitor Magazine - Dolphin Watching in Maui (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The spinner dolphins are relatively small, weighing less than 200 pounds and reaching five to seven and a half feet in length at adulthood.
		If your first experience with dolphins was watching "Flipper" on television, you'll have an easy time recognizing bottlenose dolphins with their stubby snouts and curved "smiling" mouth line.
		While dolphin watching, please note that dolphins are protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act, which makes it illegal to harass, hunt, capture or kill these animals.
	www.mauivisitor.com /text_dolphin.html (1048 words)

	Dolphin watching tours Oahu Hawaii
		Hawaiian spinner dolphins feed at night, so you will be essentially entering (or peacefully watching from nearby) their nearshore "bedroom." The most acrobatic of all dolphins, the spinners may be be courting, communicating, resting, socializing, nursing or teaching their young.
		Dolphins are not only beautiful and fun to watch, they are an important part of a very complex and fragile ecosystem.
		Click for rate information.You may also want to look over How to choose a whale watching tour as a company's ethics are important for dolphin interaction, both for your experience and the dolphins.
	www.sailhawaii.com /dolphin.html (466 words)

	Dolphin Watching
		Help save the lives of hundreds of dolphins by joining a group of dolphin enthusiasts headed to Japan on September 2nd to inaugurate the first international dolphin watch out of Futo, a village where dolphins were formerly killed by the thousands.
		Oceanic Society Expeditions, in cooperation with the nonprofit organization Blue Voice, co-founded by screen actor Ted Danson and wildlife cinematographer Hardy Jones, is supporting the effort of local fisherman Izumi Ishii, who wants to replace the dolphin drive fishery in his village with educational dolphin watching.
		Daily boat excursions will be made to observe cetaceans, such as the beautifully marked striped dolphins, bottlenose dolphins and pilot whales, as well as seabirds, including ancient murrelets and short-tailed shearwater.
	www.yenra.com /dolphin-watching (472 words)

	Dolphin Encounters : Swim with the Dolphins, Dolphin Encounter Kaikoura
		Dolphin watching and swimming in Kaikoura New Zealand with Dolphin Encounters.
		The dusky dolphins are reputed to be amongst the most acrobatic of the dolphin species, and their spectacular leaps, jumps, side slaps and back flips, bring shouts of joy to most who go out to witness their wild and free behaviour.
		Dolphin Encounter - Dolphin Encounter is an 8.8 metre catamaran, built in Auckland New Zealand in 1991, powered by twin 220HP Volvo diesel motors and has a cruise speed of 25 knots.
	www.tourism.net.nz /new-zealand/attractions/nature/natural-wildlife/kaikoura/dolphin-encounter (905 words)

	7.30 Report - 31/01/2005: Tourism pressures dolphin populations
		KERRY O'BRIEN: Dolphin watching is big business these days, with tourists from around the world paying millions of dollars each year just to get a glimpse of the ocean mammals.
		Researchers say there's already evidence that the dolphins are under stress from all the attention, which could have a dramatic effect on dolphin numbers in the future.
		LINDA GRIFFITHS (FORMER DOLPHIN CRUISE OPERATOR): During the summer season, we would see 12 to 15 new calves born, and they'd be with their mothers out in the area where most of the dolphin watching is being done, where you don't see that at all now.
	www.abc.net.au /7.30/content/2005/s1293278.htm (1208 words)

	Privately guided Charleston area eco tours and dolphin watching harbor cruises.
		The dolphin watching eco tour starts at Bohicket Marina, which is located between Kiawah Island and Seabrook Island just south of Charleston, South Carolina.
		A pod of dolphin finds a school of fish out in the deeper water of the North Edisto River and begins to swim around them in smaller and smaller concentric circles, compressing them into a tight, controllable mass.
		Turning his body parallel to the beach, he creates a wave filled with the small fish that comes crashing onto the shore, stranding the fish and the dolphin out of the water and onto the bank; the dolphin is then completely exposed on the beach.
	www.kiawahsailing.com /eco_tours.htm (543 words)

	Whale watching and dolphin tour, New Zealand
		There you can have the humpback whale watching encounter of a lifetime, where you can enter the warm tropical waters and swim with these animals and hear their songs vibrate through your body.
		Swim with dolphins and view a huge diversity of other marine and bird life aboard the purpose built research and wildlife viewing vessel, the Dolphin Explorer.
		Researching whales and dolphins was always her dream, and after 10 years research she completed her Ph.D. on the New Zealand orca (killer whales).
	www.firstlighttravel.com /group_whale_trail.html (780 words)

	Swimming with dolphins. Dolphinwatch. Silverseas Dolphins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		We are the original Key West Dolphin Watch® and have been bringing people and dolphins together for over 17 years.
		In good weather the water is as clear as a swimming pool and we delight in seeing all sorts of other marine life such as sea turtles, spotted eagle rays, manatees, spiny urchins, sea sponges and giant starfish.
		Because they are coastal bottlenose dolphins they do not migrate and are here all year around.
	www.dolphinwatchusa.com (230 words)

	Ena Dive Center - Dolphin watching tour
		Dolphin is a kind of Mammal animal that the live in water.
		Watching the Dolphin in aquariums is very different than watching them in there own home at the ocean.
		For sometimes, before Dolphin can be watched at the north of Bali Island, but that’s far enough from Denpasar city.
	www.enadive.co.id /dolphin_tour.php (258 words)

	The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Whale-Watching Web (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Whale watching as a commercial activity began in 1955 in North America along the southern California coast.
		Today, whale watching is carried on in the waters of some 40 countries, plus Antarctica.
		Whale watching is a non-consumptive use of whales with economic, recreational, educational and scientific dimensions.
	www.helsinki.fi /~lauhakan/whale (229 words)

	Dolphin Discovery Centre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Dolphin Discovery Centre is operated by the Bunbury Dolphin Trust.
		Opportunities are provided for people to learn about dolphins by interacting with these animals in their natural environment.
		You’ll be able to watch the antics of the dolphins as they frolic and play alongside the boat.
	www.dolphindiscovery.com.au /aboutus.asp (419 words)

	Dolphin/Moby Dick
		Chances are that you´ll see the real thing, because whales and dolphins are spotted on more than 90 percent of the trips.
		White beaked dolphins and harbour porpoises are also a frequent sighting in the area, and the coastal cliffs are home to a myriad of seabirds including puffins and gannets.
		Sailing from the harbour of Keflavik, the course is taken out to sea and the excitement grows as passengers and crew look out for whales blowing or lifting their gigantic tails out of the water.
	www.dolphin.is (247 words)

	WHALE & DOLPHIN WATCHING: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		At its best, whale watching teaches people to appreciate whales and dolphins, helps researchers study them, contributes to the conservation of the animals, and helps ensure the economic security of local communities which serve as protectors of marine habitat.
		In an effort to encourage quality whale watching, we have contacted hundreds of operators around the world involved in whale and dolphin watching, dolphin swimming, and marine ecotourism which features cetaceans (a cetacean is any whale, dolphin, or porpoise).
		And once you see a family of dolphins or small whales in the wild — at least for most people — it is difficult to imagine dolphins kept separate from their families, living in an enclosure not much larger than a swimming pool, and performing human-devised tricks for dead food.
	www.helsinki.fi /~lauhakan/whale/europe/austria/hoyt.html (1921 words)

	St Lucia's Whale and Dolphin watching - Oasis Marigot Hotel offers exciting watching adventures together with sailing, ...
		In St. Lucia, we are lucky to have several different species of whale and dolphin in our waters, either resident in the area or passing through.
		What is even more mind boggling is the affinity that one feels for whales and dolphins when paths cross, even if their appearance is so unlike that of other mammals.
		Lucia is considered to be one of the premiere Whale & Dolphin Watching destinations of the Southern Caribbean.
	www.oasismarigot.com /whale-dolphin-watching-st-lucia.html (357 words)

	Futo Japan converts from dolphin hunting to dolphin watching (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Now they are taking tourists to sea to watch dolphins and whales which pass along the coast.
		In October, 2002 the head of the dolphin killers launched his first dolphin watch.
		His business is now a success and, despite having a government issued permit to kill 600 dolphins per year, the villagers of Futo did not killed a single dolphin during the 2002 - 2003 season.
	www.talkaboutpets.com /group/alt.animals.dolphins/messages/69985.html (334 words)

	Southern Lake Michigan - Where You Will Meet The Whales and Dolphins! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		As winter turns to spring and the cool waters of the lake are warmed by the sun, the fresh water sperm whales and dolphins begin their annual southbound 1300-mile journey from Hudson Bay.
		Also, with less buoyancy in the fresh water, it is believed that dolphins are able to reach depths that would be impossible in salt water, reaching food that is swimming along the lake bed.
		he whales and dolphins have become part of the scenery and culture of the lake, and their connection to its history is as ancient as the Navajo Indians who settled the shore centuries ago.
	www.geocities.com /lakemichiganwhales (2411 words)

	Dolphin Information Links
		Dolphin Research Center (DRC) is a not-for-profit education and research facility, home to a family of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions.
		The dolphin project promotes Born Free’s core belie that wildlife belongs in the wild, funds the study of wild orca, protects cetaceans from cruelty and exploitation, raises awareness to the plight of wild whales and dolphins and campaigns against the imprisonment of whales and dolphins in marine parks.
		The CMWW&RC originated the phenomenon of "Whale & Dolphin Watching" on the New Jersey Coast and is the only research facility in the state allowing public participation on vessels at sea.
	www.wildlifesearch.com /dolphin.htm (355 words)

	DSP Why (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Moray Firth is one of the most important areas in UK waters for dolphins, porpoises, and whales (collectively known as cetaceans), and supports the only known resident population of bottlenose dolphins in the North Sea.
		Boat-based whale and dolphin watching is relatively new in Scotland.
		Responses by dolphins to disturbance may be particularly pronounced when boats drive rapidly into or cut across groups of animals, approach aggressively or erratically and/or move over feeding and resting areas.
	www.greentourism.org.uk /DSPwhy.html (360 words)

	Sevilla - Discover Sevilla - Dolphin and Whale Watching
		This is your chance to see dolphins and whales up close against the background of Africa and the Rock of Gibraltar.
		She is specially designed for whale watching outings, complete with three decks, including an open air deck and special areas to get you close to the wildlife.
		Of the seven known species of whales and three species of dolphin in the Strait of Gibraltar, there is a 97% success rate of viewing at least one of them.
	www.discoversevilla.com /default43.php?hit=5&id=122 (305 words)

	tursiops.org - Maldives as a whale and dolphin-watching destination (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This is in contrast to earlier findings that there were 21 different species of whales and dolphins in Maldives waters.
		Headed by Dr. Charles Anderson, who has authored books on Maldives’ tropical fishes, the MTPB findings also estimate the whale and dolphin population at 14,000, but the figure is expected to change as the survey continues.
		Whales and dolphins have been declared protected in Maldives from 15 May 1993.
	www.tursiops.org /modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=119 (137 words)

	Jervis Bay Dolphin Watching and Whale Watch Cruises Jervis Bay Marine Park
		Dolphin Explorer Cruises have been operating cruises on Jervis Bay on the NSW South Coast since 1998.
		Unique to this area are the resident pods of Bottlenose dolphins that can be found in the bay all year round.
		Dolphin Explorer Cruises are committed to providing our customers with a quality cruise and hope you join us to see the beauty of Jervis Bay.
	www.dolphincruises.com.au (1348 words)

	Dolphin, dolphin com, amazon river dolphin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Dolphin Communication Project (DCP) is a private, non-profit research foundation organized to promote awareness of marine mammal conservation and to...
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		Blue Dolphin Alliance teaches children of all ages that the whales and dolphins are not saved yet,but offers the hope that they can be.
	www.thebedguide.com /dolphin.html (847 words)

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