Queensland wildlife rangers have fined a fisherman for hand-feeding a wild dolphin off the coast of Tin Can Bay, less than three hours north of Brisbane.
abc.net.au/news/fisherman-fined-for-feeding-wild-dolphin-qld/102216912Queensland wildlife rangers are pleading with the public to not feed wild animals when visiting popular tourism destinations these holidays.Wildlife Rangers say there has been an increase in the number of illegal wild animal feeding incidents these holidaysA fisherman has been fined for hand-feeding a wild dolphin off the coast of Tin Can Bay, less than three hours north of Brisbane.
"We contacted the people in the video, one feeding the dolphin and one videoing the interaction," she said."They've been issued a penalty infringement notice which is more lenient than going to court where a maximum court prosecution could be $11,000.""Skippers must not approach within 150 metres in front of and behind a pod of dolphins and 50 metres if approaching from the sides of the pod," Ms Ball said.
"Down at rainbow beach where we have quite a few reports of illegal dolphin feeding, staff will interact with people down at the boat ramp to try to educate them about the regulations," she said.Dolphins can transfer diseases to humans."If dolphins associate feeding with humans, it can increase a risk of boat strikes, or entangling in fishing apparatus," she said.
"The other thing that a lot of people aren't aware of is that pneumonic diseases that can be transferred between the dolphin and the people … it can cause death, it can make them weak."A popular Tin Can Bay cafe that offers a dolphin feeding experience follows strict rules around the type and quantity of fish that is fed to a local pod of wild Australian humpback dolphins.
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