H2O Magazine

The global plight for our flippered friends

‘Swim with Dolphins’ programs have flourished the world over for two decades. Sadly, with proper education and information on dolphin conservation sorely lagging behind this rapidly growing industry, these activities have mostly put just a new threat on the survival of wild dolphin populations in the world's oceans.

Thanks to extensive global media coverage of dolphins and their celebrity status in the advertising business, whale and dolphin watching has become widely popular in many countries.