A man who refers to himself as "Dolphin Dave" has been cited by Hawaii after he was caught repeatedly harassing a humpback whale and a pod of dolphins during a snorkeling trip. "DOCARE officers received a video recording of a man snorkeling close enough to the adolescent humpback whale to almost touch the whale's fin," authorities said. "When a DOCARE officer arrived on shore early [Sunday], they recorded Jiménez actively pursuing a pod of spinner dolphins. PHOTO: A man who refers to himself as “Dolphin Dave” has been cited by Hawaii after he was caught repeatedly harassing a humpback whale and a pod dolphins during a snorkeling trip on Sunday, March 5, 2023. Man who calls himself 'Dolphin Dave' cited for continuously harassing humpback whale, dolphin pod: Officials originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News March 08, 2023 02:11 UTC