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from the so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish dept.
Hawaiian spinner dolphins may not have to entertain bored primates much longer:
Tourists would be prohibited from swimming with dolphins near Hawaii under a new proposal from the Obama administration. The National Marine Fisheries Service proposed Tuesday to establish a 50-yard barrier that prevents people from getting too close to Hawaiian spinner dolphins, even though they are not listed as endangered or threatened species. This could affect tourism companies, including those that take people dolphin watching, as well as residents who attempt to swim, snorkel or kayak with Hawaiian spinner dolphins.
[...] "The number of commercial operators engaged in wild dolphin viewing has grown dramatically in Hawaii in recent years, putting new pressures on easily accessible groups of resting Hawaiian spinner dolphins," the agency wrote.
Also at Miami Herald (AP).
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Wednesday August 24 2016, @11:32PM
I was thinking mostly about the businesses whose bottom lines would be negatively impacted by the regulation, who thus oppose it, but whose bottom lines would also be negatively impacted by the bad press about, say, a newborn dolphin-birthed baby getting eaten by dolphins.
I agree there's such a thing as a consistent viewpoint. My experience is that businesses and business owners trying to preserve their own profit margins rarely are, however.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.