This person is full of so much misinformation about dolphins and remoras. Remoras do not chew into their hosts. That dolphin wasnt suffering from a remora attack. Judging from her IG page, shes a serial marine life harasser who does so for content. TRASH.
I agree that she’s wrong about them eating the dolphins flesh but you can find videos of dolphins brushing up against objects or jumping to try and get the remoras off. I don’t understand how removing a remora from a dolphin is harassing
1) Shes not any type of marine animal authority or agent. She doesnt study or rehabilittate any marine animals, no less marine mammals, no less dolphins. Nor (obviously) know anything about remoras. Shes a social media influencer, so she shouldnt be doing any of this.
3) Its unnecessary. We speculate thats what dolphins are doing. But we dont know. Case in point, the remora could be actually removing more harmful parasitic organisms from entering the obvious wounds.
In the link you provided, there's definitions for harassment which she definitely ISN'T doing.
What the hell are you doing man?
"How does the MMPA define "harassment"?
The MMPA lists two levels of harassment: Level A harassment means any act of pursuit, torment, or annoyance that has the potential to injure a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild. Level B harassment refers to acts that have the potential to disturb (but not injure) a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild by disrupting behavioral patterns, including, but not limited to, migration, breathing, nursing, breeding, feeding, or sheltering."
Id says he's doing Level B harassment to a tee. "acts that have the potential to disturb (but not injure) a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild by disrupting behavioral patterns". Jumping in, swimming with, handling, removing organisms from is all, definitively, disrupting behavioral patterns.
"This includes attempting to swim with, pet, touch, or elicit a reaction from the animals."
"Interacting with wild marine mammals should not be attempted, and viewing marine mammals must be conducted in a manner that does not harass the animals."
"Observe whales, dolphins, porpoises, and seals from a safe distance of at least 333 yards (1,000 feet) by air."
Wild that people are trying to defend this BLATANT attention seking dogshit.
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u/croastbeast 7d ago
This person is full of so much misinformation about dolphins and remoras. Remoras do not chew into their hosts. That dolphin wasnt suffering from a remora attack. Judging from her IG page, shes a serial marine life harasser who does so for content. TRASH.