Is it safe to swim with dolphins in Hawaii?
Is it safe to swim with dolphins in Hawaii? Swimming with Hawaiian spinner dolphins from shore is illegal. Locals can feel strongly about those doing so from public beaches. Some Native Hawaiian have reacted aggressively to beachgoers wanting to swim with free dolphins. “The ocean is not our home. . . we are guests and should act accordingly.”
Is there an ethical way to swim with dolphins?
The only way to swim with dolphins ethically is to let them behave naturally – this means not getting too close, and definitely no feeding or touching. If you're in the water snorkelling or scuba diving and a dolphin comes over to check you out, consider yourself lucky!
Is it safe to swim with dolphins at a resort?
Pushing people into deeper water, head-jerking, and biting causing broken bones, skin abrasions, and other injuries have all been reported with direct contact interactions with dolphins. Injuries–many inflicted by captive-bred dolphins–occur more commonly in interactive programs than is reported or widely known.