Dolphin

Post by **mr lonely** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 10:37 am

Much excitement on the beach this morning, people watching a dolphin swimming around.
First time I have ever seen one here.

Post by **Randy Cornhole** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 11:24 am

That must have been marvellous...

Post by **STEVE G** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 11:26 am

There are a few rare pink dolphins around the area that are normally further south around the Pak Nam Pran and Dolphin Bay, although I have seen a couple off San Noi before.

Post by **barrys** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:05 pm

We actually see the dolphins quite often on our tours - about a 50-50 success rate of spotting them

There are 2 types, both of which are now endangered and officially protected here:

Irrawaddy Dophins and Pink Bottle-Nosed Dolphins

The population here is said to number around 30-40 animals

A few months ago we saw a few very young ones - a great sign that they're breeding anyway.

The most likely place to spot them is between Kao Kalok and Dolphin Bay, of course.

This picture of the 2 types was taken at the marine park in Chantaburi

Post by **mr lonely** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 1:29 pm

No idea what kind of dolphin - you could only see the fin and body in and out of the water.
Everyone was very excited about it so maybe there's some good luck heading this way.

Terry · Post by **Terry** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:12 am

mr lonely wrote:No idea what kind of dolphin - you could only see the fin and body in and out of the water.Everyone was very excited about it so maybe there's some good luck heading this way.

' Sure it wasn't a shark?

Post by **mr lonely** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:51 am

Thats possible but someone told me it was dolphin, sounds similar in thai so now I'm not sure !!

Post by **Sabai Jai** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:43 pm

Used to see them more often some years ago - I've been quite close to them in the sea but that was mid to late 80's - quite a rare sight these days

The drift netting has been bad news for them..

Sabai Jai

Post by **barrys** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:03 am

mr. lonely said: "sounds similar in thai so now I'm not sure"

dolphin = bplaa loh-maa; shark = bplaa cha-lam

Post by **Aussie Mark** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:11 am

Dolphins are every where in Perth saw a pod of them this morning in the Swan river when dropping my son to school.The Swan River is extremely clean, the area in which I saw them is about 30 Klms from the mouth of the river and is right in the middle of the city. They actually get down near the river where I live and thats about 50klms from the mouth of the river

Post by **Lout** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:16 pm

My wife is insisting on a trip to see some dolphins while we are in Hua Hin - am I right in assuming that the best place would be Dolphin Bay?

Post by **barrys** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:29 pm

Hi Lout

see the 4th post above on this thread!!!

Post by **charlesh** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 5:12 pm

Don't tell the Japs as they may well net them and beat them to death!

Post by **STEVE G** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:14 pm

Lout wrote:My wife is insisting on a trip to see some dolphins while we are in Hua Hin - am I right in assuming that the best place would be Dolphin Bay?

Yes, Barry knows how to find dolphins and I would recommend visiting Dolphin Bay anyway as it's a nice spot even if you don't see any.

Post by **Lout** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:32 pm

Ah yes, thanks for that barrys and STEVE G