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The ethics of swimming with dolphins



Animals Up Close: A Guide To Ethical Dolphin Tourism

Swimming with the dolphins in Hawaii is often of a big part of the traveler’s paradise dream, but is the practice really safe for animals? ...It’s important to understand that spinner dolphins, the kind found off the coast of Hawaii, have a very special routine. According to Bejder, they can find it distressing when their very particular schedules are disrupted. Much like humans, spinners have designated times and particular spaces for activities like eating, sleeping and socializing. Tourists who are unaware could accidentally barge into the wrong place at the wrong time inside the dolphin habitat, which could cause major stress for the entire pod.
"What we're finding is that these animals actually start resting later in the day and end earlier," says Laura McCue, a fishery biologist with the NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources, who has extensive experience with Hawaiian spinner dolphins. "It's one of the most important behaviors for their health and survival, so when that's impacted, it has effects on their behavior and health."
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