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On 6/27/2019 at 7:49 PM, fishmanjj said:

going out Lazaretto Creek on North side of Tybee Island

Hey fishmanjj, I know that area well.  Dolphin watch boats on the starboard side going out, Savanah River South Channel to port.  When I work with Savanah State University Dolphin Lab photographing our wild dolphins, I love it when we survey that area, lot's of "subjects", e.g....

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Right here, I must point out that the university's research vessel (a 22 foot Whaler) and skipper are permitted by NOAA to get close to marine mammals AND these were taken with a long telephoto lens.  It is very illegal to get closer than 100 meters to these animals without a permit and the knowledge that goes with it.

Here is a scene we encountered during one survey...

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Feeding or otherwise interacting with these animals is of great danger to them and unfortunately, most folks do not realize the danger or they would not do dumb stuff like this photo shows.  Having photographed hundreds of dolphins, I've seen too much of this...

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That is not a shark bite!

I'll see you out there!

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4 hours ago, Ron in Atlanta said:

Hey fishmanjj, I know that area well.  Dolphin watch boats on the starboard side going out, Savanah River South Channel to port.  When I work with Savanah State University Dolphin Lab photographing our wild dolphins, I love it when we survey that area, lot's of "subjects", e.g....

1797667381_lowresdolphin-3.thumb.jpg.1209edf15311c20a14efcdc3bb1efd5d.jpg

Dolphin_Survey-2.thumb.jpg.896feb6d6c6870a50d0337482c1cb643.jpg

Dolphin_Survey-3.thumb.jpg.79466c6218dbd15c7f33f03a5a6b73fa.jpg

Dolphin_Survey_Dec_2017-8.thumb.jpg.7563dbae808d63524427105850c90750.jpg

Right here, I must point out that the university's research vessel (a 22 foot Whaler) and skipper are permitted by NOAA to get close to marine mammals AND these were taken with a long telephoto lens.  It is very illegal to get closer than 100 meters to these animals without a permit and the knowledge that goes with it.

Here is a scene we encountered during one survey...

100071331_lowresdolphin-2.thumb.jpg.3eff487d14736231747a5afbffed4d52.jpg

Feeding or otherwise interacting with these animals is of great danger to them and unfortunately, most folks do not realize the danger or they would not do dumb stuff like this photo shows.  Having photographed hundreds of dolphins, I've seen too much of this...

1146124190_lowresdolphin-1.thumb.jpg.871119a2b1cc9e286b18daf75de15df2.jpg

That is not a shark bite!

I'll see you out there!

Ron, I’ve seen several dead dolphins in Lazaretto Creek with prop gashes all the way down the dorsal side of their bodies. When I still lived on Wilmington Island, I would use the boat ramp at Lazaretto, and as we would idle out, the dolphins would come out of the water and lay on your gunwale and just stare at you, expecting a handout. This behavior required no action by anyone in the boat. The dolphins there are too accustomed to handouts in that area. When one of the big males pops out of the water and lays over the side of your boat, it will scare the CRAP out of you!!!!!  Is Dr. Gillian still with the marine biology program at SSU?

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3 hours ago, THE OUTLAW said:

It was very windy , but the bite was very good .

Hard to believe the amount of fish that were eating on the outside , in that choppy , dirty water .

All the cookie cutter puppy Reds are all now cookie cutter 20” fish .

All the snooklets are in the 20’s as well .

🇺🇸🏴‍☠️

Well done...off the bite till November 8th weekend.

 

dc

 

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