Despite the federal protections, which prohibit swimmers or boats from approaching within 50 yards of a spinner dolphin in Hawaii, awareness about the harms of swimming near them still lags among ...

Department of Land and Natural Resources Under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the law prohibits anyone from coming within 50 yards of a Hawaiian spinner dolphin that is also ...

He was given a May 11 date in Kona District Court. A couple thousand Hawaiian spinner dolphins are estimated to live in waters around the main Hawaiian Islands. Scientists say the nocturnal ...

It's against federal law to swim within 50 yards of spinner dolphins in Hawaii’s nearshore waters. The prohibition took effect in 2021 amid concerns that so many tourists were swimming with ...

Uniformed officers met the swimmers on land where state and federal officials launched a joint investigation.Hawaii’s spinner dolphins feast on fish and small crustaceans that surface from the ...

The incident took place in the waters surrounding Hawaii's Big Island. Federal law prohibits swimmers from coming within 50 yards (45 meters) of spinner dolphins along the Hawaiian shoreline waters.

Hawaii authorities on Tuesday say they have referred 33 people to U.S. law enforcement after the group allegedly harassed a pod of wild dolphins in waters off the Big Island.It's against federal law ...

It's against federal law to swim within 50 yards of spinner dolphins in Hawaii’s nearshore waters. The prohibition went into effect in 2021 amid concerns that so many tourists were swimming with ...