A Perfect Day for a Friendly Dolphin Pod Encounter

Occurred on December 30, 2015 / Durras, New Zealand

Info from Licensor: “Fishing for snapper about 15 km offshore in 100m of water and no other vessel within view on a perfect day, when I noticed a disturbance in the water and bird activity a fair distance away. I thought it may have been some surface action from pelagic fish working a bait ball, but soon realized that it was a large pod of dolphins heading straight towards us. From experience, I know that dolphins are curious and obviously felt a need to see humans attempting to catch fish from a small boat.”