here is a touchy topic about dolphins tours. it’s been going on for a while in hawaii and it’s a million dollar business. some people call it cool, but some people also call it greed. i’m stuck in the middle. why? well, i love dolphins and when i see them, it makes me happy. and when i swim with them, it makes me even happier. i think it’s cool. ON THE OTHER HAND, when i see 4 dolphin tours boats loaded with a hundreds of tourists rushing toward the dolphin pod, then everybody jumping off the boat yelling and screaming, i get bummed. yes, it’s a money making business but where is the line? or is there even a line? i know these business create so many jobs and some of my friends even work for these tours. so i’m kind of stuck in the middle when it comes to this. just wanted to know what you thought about it.
the other day i seen 4 boats chasing down dolphins. speeding up in front of them and cutting the pod off. the tourist jumping off the boat, then when the dolphins run a way, they get back on the boat and do the same thing. i was watching this for 2 hours thinking to myself, “is this right?” no, i don’t work for green peace or am not an activist, but i’m just wondering where the line is.
then the whales are back! been seeing so many of them recently. jumping all over the place. and been seeing the boats out at diamond head rushing toward them with high speeds. i use to dive out at diamond head a lot on my little boat and see these whale watching boats speed over when they see the whales. then in one incident, a whale actually jumped and hit one of the boats, killing a young little boy because he fell and hit his head. when i saw the news back then, i remembered seeing that boat on multiple occasions chasing down whales. it was pretty sad that a little boy and to die because of “MONEY?”
anyway, i’m not trying to make trouble, i’m just expressing my feelings. feelings that come out when i see the things i see everyday. so please don’t send me any hate mail. thank you.
