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!	Dial-a-dolphin on your mobile - August 6, 2003 By Reuters News

DUBLIN, Republic of Ireland -- Mobile phone users worldwide will soon be able to dial-a-dolphin if a scheme to record their underwater conversations proves a success.

Scientists at a dolphin sanctuary off the west coast of Ireland have teamed up with British mobile telecoms giant Vodafone to transmit the clicking and whistling sounds of bottlenose dolphins.

"In theory you could phone up and listen to dolphins while sitting in a traffic jam in Dublin," said marine biologist Simon Berrow, of the Shannon Dolphin and Wildlife Foundation, based in Kilrush, County Clare.

As well as its use as a possible stress reliever, the project could also lead to a greater understanding of the life of dolphins and could prove helpful to dolphin-watchers who will be able to check if the creatures are in the Shannon estuary before starting out from shore.

The aim is to install underwater microphones in the estuary, the only place in Ireland where dolphins are resident all year round.

One difficulty is that dolphins use a wide frequency band when they communicate, of which humans can hear only a fraction

"The Shannon is also a tough environment in that we have to cope with strong currents and the swell coming in from the Atlantic," Berrow said.

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Dolphin faces surgery to remove tumor in mouth
Associated Press
Aug. 1, 2003 02:00 PM

HONOLULU - An oncologist will perform groundbreaking surgery on a 420-pound, 8-foot-long bottlenose dolphin who has a tumor on the floor of her mouth.

Dr. John Lederer, medical director of The Queen Medical Center's Nae'a Radiation Oncology Department, will perform the surgery on 27-year-old Akeakamai, one of three bottlenose dolphins at the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory.

The procedure, similar to those performed on humans, involves implanting radioactive seeds directly in a tumor.

Louis Herman, a University of Hawaii psychologist who founded the Kewalo research facility, said, aside from the tumor, the dolphin is doing fine.
"As always, when we go through a procedure, the first thing she wants back in the water is to eat," he said. "Aside from the tumor, you wouldn't know anything is wrong with her."

She greets everyone, socializes, participates in research, and "if you ask for one jump, she'll give you five," he said.

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Here are some comments from the July 2003 Trip from Bimini. A great adventure for everyone.

Dearest Geoff,
As you may have gathered, I'm not one for any type of good bye...I believe that, if destined, we will meet again.

However, I did want to not only say thank you for the great week but to give you an injury update.

My elbow is healing, my shin is healing, my knee is still sore but only when I walk, my ankle is still raw and the sore is open, my finger is giving me the most trouble and I will probably have to see a doctor about it. The nail tore off into the nail bed and all the nerve endings are raw and painful...ouch! I'll look really cool at graduation Saturday with my middle finger all bandaged!

In spite of all that...I had the best week of my life! Of course the dolphins were outstanding and very emotionally moving, the sting rays were beyond belief and I loved that day but the two swims in the gulf stream I shall never forget. It was as though I was one with the sea and I felt as though I could have stayed there for the rest of my life.

Funny how different experiences move people in different ways. And while my pictures actually came out quite good, they cannot possibly equal the colors and feelings I have of those two days.

Cris and Megan were adorable the other guests were great and you...my dear are truly one in a million!

You are where you should be and doing what you should be doing. Thank you for your patience, consideration and gentleness. You gave me such confidence in the water! Stay in touch!!!

Someway and somehow...I'll be back to see you and the Calypso Spirit!

Many, many hugs!
Jude

Judith R. Duncan, President/CEO
Muscular Dystrophy Family Foundation

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Dolphin-lovers welcome EU 'pinger' rule
Jul 25 2003
Robin Turner, The Western Mail

CAMPAIGNERS have welcomed new measures to protect rare marine creatures.

The European Union wants commercial fishing boats in some areas to fit acoustic warning devices known as "pingers" to scare dolphins and porpoises away from their nets.

There could also be a compulsory scheme of shipboard observers to monitor catches to check for any dolphins, porpoises or whales.

And driftnets are likely to be phased out by 2007.

The EU announced proposals yesterday to extend the new measures to the Baltic so the waters of North West Europe would be safer for dolphins, whales and porpoises.

But what effect will the proposals have on South West Wales in particular?
Mark Stafford, deputy director of the Swansea based South Wales Sea Fisheries Committee, said, "There are very few cetaceans [the scientific word for dolphins, whales and porpoises] caught by accident in this part of the world.

"Obviously the odd one or two get caught but the nearest area to Wales where there are large numbers of cetaceans is off the Devon and Cornwall

coast.
"But the commercial fishing fleets in South West Wales will welcome these new measures because the damage done to the image of the fishing industry by accidental catches of cetaceans is immense.

"There is no doubt though there will be a cost element for the local fishing industry.

"We have not had detailed costings yet for these so-called pinger devices but the idea is they should be placed at certain intervals along nets so it could add to quite a sum.

"Commercial fishing is a business and this will be seen as an additional cost.
"But the overall benefits for the industry and obviously forthe cetaceans will be worth it in the end."

Thousands of dolphins and porpoises die every year in EU waters after becoming accidentally trapped in fishing nets.

An EU driftnet ban came into force in 2002 applying to all boats fishing in EU waters and to EU boats in any waters but only to those catching names species such as tuna and swordfish.

In Devon and Cornwall, the death toll of dolphins and porpoises is high.

Glyn Ford, the Labour MEP for the South West of England, said, "In this region more than 200 were found dead around Devon and Cornwall between January and March this year ... that's a rate of two a day."

Many of these fatalities are thought to have been caused by trawl nets, often towed by pairs of boats.

The new proposed measures to protect cetaceans have yet to win the approval of EU fisheries ministers and the European Parliament.

Mark Simmonds of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society said, "The involvement of the European Commission in this problem is very good.

"But it would be wrong to think the pingers are going to be silver bullets. They work on some nets, but not all.

"And with this system there is a danger of parts of the seabeing turned into dolphin exclusion zones.

"However, anything that takes us in the direction of observers on boats must be right and we welcome that."

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