Spinner Dolphin Coastal Bays

Spinner dolphins rest in nearshore bays during daylight hours after night-feeding offshore. Disturbing resting dolphins is a federal violation under the Marine Mammal Protection Act — minimum 50-yard distance, no swimming at, no chasing, no feeding. NOAA enforcement is active across the Kona coast bays. Watch from shore or from a boat at distance; commercial swim-with-dolphin operations on resting pods are prohibited.