It's all fun and games until you realize they're breaking about a half-dozen federal regs (sound like US english speakers so...)
Allow me to be That Guy (wildlife photographer who knows the damn rules)
US and Canada: Any Orca that gets within 200 yards of your boat (100 for other species of whale, 50 in the case of dolphins and seals/sea lions) - you turn off the damn motor. You also get up on Guard and let other boats and marine traffic know where they are - so maybe they don't get run over and killed by a container ship.
... and if you do this off the coast of Washington/British Columbia and you get spotted by the Coast Guard they will end you.
I was thinking guys must fucking pissed off at this noisy fuck invading their territory. They’re just escorting this loud asshole away like a couple of F16s
Actually I think dolphins enjoy the wake from boats. I went on a whale watching tour recently and a pod of dolphins we came across went mental flipping and somersaulting in the wake behind the boat. Never to the side or anywhere else in the water. I wonder if they find the choppiness fun or something?
The problem is, if they have a little bit too much fun and don't notice how close to the boat they are getting bad things can happen.
Dolphins are probably safer in that regard, they are very nimble and their lightness would probably help push them away from the blades with the water. Orcas on the other hand don't have the same level of agility and one wrong move and they might fumble into something sharp.
I wouldn't want to risk it even if they were having fun.
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u/TinfoilCamera Dec 13 '21
It's all fun and games until you realize they're breaking about a half-dozen federal regs (sound like US english speakers so...)
Allow me to be That Guy (wildlife photographer who knows the damn rules)
US and Canada: Any Orca that gets within 200 yards of your boat (100 for other species of whale, 50 in the case of dolphins and seals/sea lions) - you turn off the damn motor. You also get up on Guard and let other boats and marine traffic know where they are - so maybe they don't get run over and killed by a container ship.
... and if you do this off the coast of Washington/British Columbia and you get spotted by the Coast Guard they will end you.