When you see wild dolphin swimming around, are they are they really protected from the tuna nets? Also, how do we know that the tuna we eat is really dolphin safe, meaning that we are not eating Dolphin as well as tuna. Believe it or not, school children from Texas are helping in this cause.

These students are purchasing cans of tuna from local area supermarkets and getting the tuna tested for the meat content within the can. They are testing the meat to be 100% tuna.  I read this information from an article I read online,  to read more on this story, go to….  < READ MORE >

If you read the article I just mentioned, you will see how these students are involved in this project. My biggest concerns, why aren’t others that are concern about Tuna Safe Labeling more involved, environmental groups or concern citizens? I know what these school children are doing is great but will this testing continue after the students are bored with it.

Also, I looked on Wikipedia about the labeling for Dolphin Safe. I never knew there are different labels and requirements for each label.  Here is what I found…

There are various dolphin safe labels used for canned tuna to show that the fish has been caught without harming or killing dolphins. However, because there are various labels used, there are also various different restrictions imposed on the capture of tuna in order for it to deserve the related dolphin safe label, some labels imposing stricter requirements than others.  < READ MORE >

What do you think about dolphin safe labeling. Do you think it does any good?
God Bless,
John

Kitana, a 2 year old female dolphin, is being rehabilited at Gulf World marine park. They found Kitana off the shore and she was very sickly. Now she is living the good life for now at the park, eating and playing. She is getting healthy quickly.  The reason I say for now, because the last dolphin at Gulf World that was nursed to health and set free got ate by Sharks almost immediately after the release.

The protocol by the Marine Fishery Act requires animals to be set free after they are healthy enough.

You need to see this news clip and give me your opinion < See Video >…

Interesting isn’t it.  Should Kitana be released?
God Bless,
John

Who would think a Dolphin called Beggar the Dolphin would be so famous but this dolphin is. He lives off the coast of Sarasota and he made the news because of his begging for food. This dolphin swims up to boats in the bay and opens his mouth next to the fishing boats and begs for food.

It seems like a lot of boaters are feeding him. If you do a search on Youtube, and type Beggar the Dolphin or Begger the Dolphin, you will find a lot of homemade videos of people feeding this dolphin.

To see a news report on this dolphin, < click Here >.

What do you think, should people be allowed to feed wild dolphins?
God Bless,
John

Hi All,

We have added a cool dolphin widget on our fun page.  If you like widgets, you might want to add this to your website, myspace, or other web related sites you have. It is a free download.

Click here to view this Dolphin Widget.

Do you know of any other dolphin animations, games, puzzles, that are cool and that I should know about? I would love to share it to with our readers.
God Bless,
John

Hi All,

We have added a new story about different types of dolphins.  It is hard to believe that are so many species of dolphins but there are.  We highlighted and wrote about the bottlenose dolphin, Orcas, and Spotted Dolphins.

The story starts with…..

The illustrious creatures of the sea, mythical in appearance, how did these creatures come to be and how many different types does Mother Nature possess. Just how many kinds of dolphins are there? READ MORE>>

Did we miss any dolphin species in our story? Can anyone add to the story on the type of dolphins we did not write about?
I hope to hear from you.
God bless,
John
Swim with the Dolphins

Hi All,

I read this online article about Tuxuxi Dolphins, from South America, have been spotted killing their young. I really have a hard time time to believe this report.

Here is the beginning of the BBC article.

It is the first record of these dolphins attempting infanticide. Although common in many mammal species, infanticide is rarely recorded among cetaceans, the group of animals that includes whales and dolphins. < Read More >

If you read the article, to me, it seemed this researcher, only spotted a isolated incident and there was no proof of the baby dolphin dying.  But what do you think? Do you think a dolphin pod could kill its young?
God Bless,
John

Hi there,

One of my MYSPACE friends sent me this story of how these wild dolphins off the coast of Somolia protected this Cargo ship. You have to read this story, pretty cool.

<Read Story of Dolphins Protecting a Ship>

Here is a photo from the story.

What do you think of this story?
God Bless,
John

Hi All,

I plan to add this series of information I have had for while and bring it back out and post in the Dolphin World blog for you to know. I hate for this information to disappear into cyberspace and I know the blog will hold the information better.

Dolphin Scientific Classification

A. Order–Cetacea.

The scientific order Cetacea includes all whales. This order is further divided into three suborders.

1. Odontoceti (toothed whales).
The toothed whales include dolphins, porpoises, beluga whales, beaked whales, and sperm whales.

2. Mysticeti (baleen whales).
The baleen whales include blue whales, gray whales, and right whales.

3. Archaeoceti.
The archaeocetes are an extinct group of whales, of which only fossils remain (Barnes, 1990).

B. Family–Delphinidae.
Dolphins and their immediate kin are included in the scientific family Delphinidae. This family is represented by about 30 species, including common dolphins, pilot whales, killer whales, and false killer whales.

C. Genus, species–Tursiops truncatus.
Although biochemical evidence supports the existence of several geographical races, most scientists currently recognize only one species of bottlenose dolphin (Klinowska, 1991).

I hope we did not miss anything. Does anyone out there have something add to this list or any comments?
God Bless,
John

Hi All,

Here is our first HD Dolphin Swim Video we produced this video about a month ago and still trying to make the videos better for Youtube. This coulple was picked up on our tour from Miami Beach from a hotel. They had a great time together.

Here is the video….

What do you think of the video? Interesting or Boring?
God Bless,
John

Hi All,

The Underwater Trek In Xel-Ha Nature Park in the Mayan Riviera has lower the price by $10 US Dollars, from $179 to $169, which is good news for everyone.

I have been around dolphins for many years and I don’t know of any other places besides Mexico that offers this  Dolphin Trek. The Dolphin Trek is where the facility puts a dive bell type helmet on and you go under the water for about 30 minutes and really experience the dolphin’s life under the water. It’s a whole new prospective because most dolphin encounters are on the surface of the water and we all know that dolphins spend about 90% of their time underneath the surface.

When I did this program a few years ago, you really get to see first hand how the dolphin move, float, and watch your every movement under the water.  I have only been under the water with the dolphins a few times, here in Mayan Riviera Dolphin Trek, Scuba Diving with them in the Dominican Republic, and Free Swimming with them in the Bahamas.  Dolphin Treking in Mexico is a fun and safe way to do this especially if you are not a certified diver and  a little worried about Sharks and other animals out in the ocean. This is very safe and in a beautiful nature preserve park like HelHa with crystal clear water.

Right now, you can get a great deal to travel to the Yucatan Peninsular, better know as Cancun, Cozumel, or Playa Del Carmen and experience this amazing experience yourself. < Click Here to find out more  Dolphin Sea Trek>

Has anyone out there done something like this with the dolphins, Sea Trek, Scuba Diving, or Free Swimming with the dolphins. What was your experience like?
God Bless,
John