Captiva Fishing, Dolphins Playing, September 12!

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Sanibel Island Fishing Charters, September 12, 2018: Dolphins Jumping & Playing!

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Captiva Fishing Guide Report: Wednesday, September 12: Dolphins, Jumpin & Playing, Water Better, Captain Joe’s Charters; because of red tide impact, redfish & snook are now catch & release only; red tide has lessened a bit and fishing is a lot better, but it depends on wind and tide movement; Caloosahatchee freshwater releases also still a huge near-term and long-term problem; red tide impact offshore of Boca Grande Pass and Cayo Costa beaches; most of the dead fish have been removed Boca Grande, Cayo Costa, North Captiva, Captiva & Sanibel beaches.

Extremely frustrating.  We need wholesale changes in Florida state government.  It is not a Republican or Democrat issue – it is a Big Sugar control everyone issue.  It is stunning how we continue to let the sugar industry and the agriculture north of Lake Okeechobee to damage the water and all of Florida.

We’re located in Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island.

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Dolphin, 3-1-15, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing & Fort Myers Fishing Charters & Guide Service.
Dolphin, 3-1-15, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing & Fort Myers Fishing Charters & Guide Service.

Sanibel Island Fishing Charters & Sanibel Island Fishing Charters: friendly dolphins, September 12, Catch & Release.  Please also visit the SanibelFort MyersFlorida Fishing Report and Cuban Fishing sites.

Hank Visiting With Dolphin Buddy! Captiva Fishing.
Hank Visiting With Dolphin Buddy! Captiva Fishing.

Redfish have been tougher and less prevalent and are now catch & rlease only; for more information just use the menu for recent fishing reports, background on any species, and other recent fishing, water quality reports, and information.

Captiva Dolphin Head Stand, Captiva Island, Photo Credit - Jene Zobrist, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing & Fort Myers Fishing Charters & Guide Service.
Captiva Dolphin Head Stand, Pink Belly, Male?, Captiva Island, Photo Credit – Jene Zobrist, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing & Fort Myers Fishing Charters & Guide Service.

Please also visit the SanibelFort MyersFlorida Fishing Report and Cuban Fishing sites.  Better water moving north of Sanibel up through Captiva & North Captiva.

“Bottlenose dolphins, the genus Tursiops, are the most common members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphin.[2] Molecular studies show the genus contains three species: the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus),[3] and the Burrunan dolphin (Tursiops australis). Bottlenose dolphins inhabit warm and temperate seas worldwide, being found everywhere except for the Arctic and Antarctic Circle regions.

Bottle-nosed dolphins live in groups. They live in warm oceans and tropical seas. Numerous investigations of bottlenose dolphin intelligence have been conducted, examining mimicry, use of artificial language, object categorization, and self-recognition. They can use tools (sponging) and transmit cultural knowledge from generation to generation, and their considerable intelligence has driven interaction with humans. Bottlenose Dolphins gained popularity from aquarium shows and television programs such as Flipper. They have also been trained by militaries to locate sea mines or detect and mark enemy divers. In some areas, they cooperate with local fishermen by driving fish into their nets and eating the fish that escape. Some encounters with humans are harmful to the dolphins: people hunt them for food, and dolphins are killed inadvertently as a bycatch of tuna fishing and by getting caught in crab traps.

Hank & Two Of His Dolphin Buddies!
Hank & Two Of His Dolphin Buddies!

The deepest dive ever recorded for a bottlenose dolphin was 300 meters (990 feet). This was accomplished by Tuffy, a dolphin trained by the US Navy.[4] [5]

Nellie, the longest-lived Atlantic bottlenose dolphin in human care, died at age 61 on April 30, 2014. Nellie was born on February 27, 1953, at Marineland.[6] [7] [8] [9]

Bottlenose dolphins have the second largest encephalization levels of any mammal on Earth (humans have the largest), sharing close ratios with those of humans and other great apes, which more than likely contributes to their incredibly high intelligence and emotional intelligence.[10]

Captiva Dolphins JumpingThe Wake, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Monday, July 10, 2017.
Captiva Dolphins Jumping The Wake, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Monday, July 10, 2017.

Like humans, dolphins are mammals. They breathe air and are warm-blooded and give birth to live young. They sleep at night and are active during the day. Dolphins sleep with one eye closed. The bottlenose dolphin is the best- known species. Its short beak gives an expression that looks like a smile. Dolphins breathe air once or twice a minute. A dolphin breathes through a blowhole on the top of its head. Most kinds of dolphins have a large number of teeth. Some have more than 200. They use their teeth to grasp their prey.

The species sometimes shows curiosity towards humans in or near water. Occasionally, they rescue injured divers by raising them to the surface. They also do this to help injured members of their own species.[116] In November 2004, a dramatic report of dolphin intervention came from New Zealand. Four lifeguards, swimming 100 m (330 ft) off the coast near Whangarei, were approached by a shark (reportedly a great white shark). Bottlenose dolphins herded the swimmers together and surrounded them for 40 minutes, preventing the shark from attacking, as they slowly swam to shore.[121]

Captiva Dolphins, More Frolicking In The Wake, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Monday, September 12, 2016.
Captiva Dolphins, More Frolicking In The Wake, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Monday, September 12, 2016.

In coastal regions, dolphins run the risk of colliding with boats. Researchers of the Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute first quantified data about solitary bottlenose dolphin diving behavior in the presence and absence of boats.[122] Dolphins responded more to tourist than fishing vessels. Driving behavior, speed, engine type and separation distance all affect dolphin safety.

However, dolphins in these areas can also coexist with humans. For example, in the town of Laguna in south Brazil, a pod of bottlenose dolphins resides in the estuary, and some of its members cooperate with humans. These cooperating dolphins are individually recognized by the local fishermen, who name them. The fishermen typically stand up to their knees in the shallow waters or sit in canoes, waiting for the dolphins. Now and then, one or more dolphins appear, driving the fish towards the line of fishermen. One dolphin then displays a unique body movement outside the water, which serves as a signal to the fishermen to cast their nets (the entire sequence is shown here,[76] and a detailed description of the signal’s characteristics is available here[123]).

Captiva Dolphins Jumping & Playing In The Wake, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Monday, September 12, 2016.
Captiva Dolphins Jumping & Playing In The Wake, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Monday, September 12, 2016.

In this unique form of cooperation, the dolphins gain because the fish are disoriented and because the fish cannot escape to shallow water where the larger dolphins cannot swim. Likewise, studies show that fishermen casting their nets following the unique signal catch more fish than when fishing alone, without the help of the dolphins.[124] The dolphins were not trained for this behavior; the collaboration began before 1847. Similar cooperative fisheries also exist in Mauritania, Africa.[125]

Commercial ‘dolphin encounter’ enterprises and tours operate in many countries. The documentary film The Cove documents how dolphins are captured and sold to some of these enterprises (particularly in Asia) while the remaining pod is slaughtered. In addition to such endeavors, the individuals swim with and surface near surfers at the beach.[126] Bottlenose dolphins perform in many aquaria, generating controversy. Animal welfare activists and certain scientists have claimed that the dolphins do not have adequate space or receive adequate care or stimulation.[127] However, others, notably SeaWorld (backed by different scientists), counter that the dolphins are properly cared for, have lots of environmental stimulation and enjoy interacting with humans.[116][128]

Bottlenose dolphin jumping inshore of Sanibel, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.
Bottlenose dolphin jumping inshore of Sanibel, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.

Eight bottlenose dolphins that lived at the Marine Life Aquarium in Gulfport, Mississippi were swept away from their aquarium pool during Hurricane Katrina. They were later found and returned to captivity from the Gulf of Mexico.[129]   Please see source & more information here.

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We’re located at Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island.

Captiva Dolphin Jumping The Wake, 10-3-14, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing & Fort Myers Fishing Charters & Guide Service.
Captiva Dolphin Jumping The Wake, 10-3-14, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing & Fort Myers Fishing Charters & Guide Service.

After a fierce storm, Turner Beach, the beach adjoining the Pass, is frequently covered with a bounty of shells from Olives to Fighting Whelks to the more common Conchs. The fishing is also renowned with sharks in the summer, tailing redfish on the bayside flats and snook under and off the Blind Pass bridge. Because Turner Beach faces Westward, the sunsets are spectacular and a popular viewing point for residents and visitors alike.

Dolphin Jumping The Wake, Sanibel, 7-4-14, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.
Dolphin Jumping The Wake, Sanibel, 7-4-14, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.

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Dolphin Pair off Captiva. Captiva Fishing.
Dolphin Pair off Captiva. Captiva Fishing.