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It’s not about having a whale of a time, tourist boats need to give a wide berth

UP CLOSE: Dol­phins ap­proach sci­en­tists in Plet­ten­berg Bay. Watch­ers should not take the ini­tia­tive and ap­proach the sen­si­tive mam­mals.
UP CLOSE: Dol­phins ap­proach sci­en­tists in Plet­ten­berg Bay. Watch­ers should not take the ini­tia­tive and ap­proach the sen­si­tive mam­mals.
Pic­ture: NEL­SON MAN­DELA UNIVER­SITY / IN­STI­TUTE FOR COASTAL AND MARINE RE­SEARCH

Humpback whales and dolphins are sensitive to the approaches of whale-watching boats, but most operators in Plettenberg Bay have not been adhering fully to regulations that protect th...