Dolphins

Major Threats

Commercial Fishing

Plastic Pollution

Especially ghost nets and other abandoned or lost fishing gear.

Solutions

Alternative Propulsion

Electrification

By switching from fossil fuels to electric power, boats, ships, and ferries become much quieter, and run without the annoying (sometimes nauseating) vibration associated with fossil-powered engines.

Paddeling/Rowing

Active transport such as rowing and paddeling are very healthy for humans, but they also allow us to be much quieter around wildlife. This isn't a great solution for long-distance travel, or dangerous weather, but it creates opportunities for amazing memories that won't deafen our marine cousins or potentially harm them with fast-moving propellers.

Wind

Wind is an 

Reroute Ferries & Shipping Lanes

Marine Conservation Areas 

Slower Travel

When retouting isn'tpossible, slowing ships, boats, and ferries helps protect marine mammals from deadly collisions.

Types of Dolphin

Amazon River Dolphin

"The Amazon river dolphin, also known as the pink river dolphin or boto, lives only in freshwater. It is found throughout much of the Amazon and Orinoco river basins in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela." - World Wildlife Fund

Baiji

Bottle Nose Dolphins

Chinese White Dolphin

False Killer Whale

Indo-Pacific Humpback

Irriwaddy

Killer Whales / Orca

These are the only known predators of killer sharks. Killer whales are often thought of as one species, but they are actually several groups with different cultures and genetic lineages. In recent years they have suffered greatly from starvation and still born calves because of overfishing of their favorite fish species. PFAS, plastics, and other pollution has also hurt them.

Risso's Dolphins

Can live for 50 years in pods of up to 100. Their biggest threats are net entanglement and other interactions with the fishing industry, pollution, and habitat loss. They are listed as a species of "Least Concern", but their numbers are declining in some places where they are now considered "Near Threatened".

Short-Beaked Common Dolphin

South Asian River Dolphin

Spinner Dolphin

Striped Dolphin

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