Been discussion on it on a another site.Where are the rules displayed,clubs not notified,DOC website been out of action for over a week,so no info.
Yes can slow a power boat down within 300m when dolphins approach but how do you slow a yacht that surfing with a spinnaker up in 300m safely??
Dolphins/boats/people been mixing for centuries. Has DOC looked at the Dolphin food source??If its not there where do they think dolphins are going to go?? One of DOCs reasons is that the Dolphin rides bow waves etc and looses sight of pod so cannot rejoin,bollocks.Most Dolphin encounters last maybe 10 minutes at most and when in feed mode dont interact at all.
Not saying a sanctuary is not a good idea but DOC needs to be realistic,something most wont know the Dolphin interaction is not just for the BOI but applies around the entire NZ coastline now.