I wanted to thank you for expressing your ideas about how difficult it is to balance the excitement about seeing charismatic species such as sea turtles and the need to avoid “loving them to death.” That is a very important observation.

We deal with these ideas frequently when it comes to spinner dolphins as well. I think that a large number of people that come to Hawaii to interact with spinners probably do not know how important it is that the dolphins get their rest. I imagine that they would be horrified to know that their actions may have dire consequences when you consider the overall effects of such intensive tourism.

One thing that I would like to direct readers of the blog to is the educational pages about spinner dolphins on the PIPIN website. Take a look here to get more information about spinners in Hawaii and the threats they face.

Hope you guys had a great day today, even if it was blowing a gale!

Cheers

Dave