Dolphins increasingly rely on trawlers for food in overfished Adriatic, say scientists

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‘Scavenger’ dolphins increasingly rely on trawlers for food in overfished Adriatic, say scientists

In one area 76 of fishing boats were followed, with baby dolphins learning the technique from their parentsBottlenose dolphins in the Adriatic are increasingly following trawlers to scavenge for food, with baby dolphins learning the technique from their parents, a study has found.“These days the easiest way to find [bottlenose dolphins] is to look for trawlers,” said Giovanni Bearzi, a co-author of the study and the president of Dolphin Biology and Conservation in Italy. “Many of them are followed by the dolphins that go to forage and scavenge in their wake. Continue reading...

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