• Question: have you seen a dolphen :)

    Asked by tree46web to Philip, Maxime, Jake, Ann, Annette, Amy Heather on 11 Nov 2019.
    • Photo: Ann Reen

      Ann Reen answered on 11 Nov 2019:

      No unfortunatly I have never been lucky enough to spot one. Maybe when I retire & buy my yacht I will have more luck!!

    • Photo: Jake Cunningham

      Jake Cunningham answered on 11 Nov 2019:

      Yes I was very lucky that I got to see a few when I was on a boat on the west coast of Ireland

    • Photo: Philip Schuler

      Philip Schuler answered on 12 Nov 2019:

      Yes, while surfing

    • Photo: Amy Heather Fitzpatrick

      Amy Heather Fitzpatrick answered on 14 Nov 2019:

      Yes! I saw fungi the dolphin when I was in Dingle and I have also seen dolphins when I was swimming at the Aran islands last year. Unfortunately, sometimes dead dolphins wash up and these were sent to the lab I worked in, in Galway, as the scientists wanted to understand why the dolphins had died. Some dolphins die from noise pollution in the ocean, as they use sounds such as clicks to communicate with each other. When oil companies do fracking in the ocean, the super loud noises can cause the dolphins pain, confuse them and make it hard to find each other and food. Sometimes their ears’ bleed. This is why its important to reduce fracking and shipping traffic.

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