A COLLECTION OF ARTICLES

DOLPHIN INSTITUTE PLANNING
ON MOVING TO MAUI - AND STILL
KEEPING DOLPHINS IN CAPTIVITY.

....True, in this over-populated society of human beings, many may never have the opportunity to see dolphins, whales or porpoise in the wild. However that is no reason to keep this species in captivity for mere enjoyment....


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FROM KAYAK, OCEAN HABITAT IS
OBVIOUSLY ON DECLINE - SANCTUARY

....When kayaking between the Hawaiian Islands of Maui, Molokai, and Lanai I frequently pick up plastic bags, bottles, cigarette butts, fast food wrappers and nets....
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DOWN TO THE SEA IN A KAYAK
...."There is nothing more beautiful and peaceful than the arrival of dawn several miles from the shores of Maui while sitting in my kayak. The rising sun silhouettes Haleakala and the West Maui Mountains and illuminates the faces of Kaho'olawe, Lana'i and Moloka'i as they appear upon a pristine sea....
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VIEWING NATURE IN NATURE'S
WAY IN SOUTH AFRICA

....From the rocky points of Walker Bay I, along with dozens of families, became mesmerized and said not a word as Southern Right Whale mothers and calves touch and caress each other for hours. Nature had taken its hold upon us by sharing a very special moment in time with one of the largest species on earth....
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SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
...."If you were to walk on the windward side of the island of Lanai, (the side facing West Maui resort areas) you would be shocked to see all the garbage. Of the numerous ocean voyages that I have made from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland - thousands of miles from land - currents that extend for miles contain so much plastic that one cannot see the sea".....
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THE OCEAN'S QUIET MESSENGER
By Liz Janes
Staff Writer;The Maui News, Jan. 30,2000

Richard Roshon isn't a scientist with a college degree. He doesn't have a foundation, a research-team, a public relations specialist or even an agent. But he does have a lifetime of practical experience, an abiding love for the ocean, and a fear that the heavy foot of mankind is leaving too deep a print on the environment......
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