Dolphins at the beach are prohibited to swim for the time being Mie Owase July 22, 20:20
The beach season has come, but at the beach in Owase City, Mie Prefecture, it was confirmed that dolphins had settled and were swimming, and the city said that there is a risk that dolphins may hit people and injure them for the time being. , Decided to ban swimming.
In Owase City, there are sightings of dolphins around the beach Mikiura Marine Park and the nearby Mikiura fishing port, and as a result of the city's joint research with Mie University etc., male Minami hand dolphins have taken root and swam. It was confirmed that there is.
The size is about 200 to 300 km, and another dolphin has been spotted in the surrounding area.
The city was planning to open the Mikiura Marine Park on the 25th of this month, but it is prohibited to swim at the beach for the time being, as dolphins that have reached the breeding season may hit people and injure them. Decided, and installed a signboard.
Masahiro Senko, Chief of the Owase City Commerce and Industry Tourism Division, said, "I do not do any harm to myself, but because the dolphins are powerful, I prohibited swimming because of the safety of children and the elderly."