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I'm really curious about what techniques can be used to fight back against these attacks, preferably non-lethal .. has anyone tried blasting them with sound, or
by boffinAudio 3y ago
I'm really curious about what techniques can be used to fight back against these attacks, preferably non-lethal .. has anyone tried blasting them with sound, or maybe some other technique to get them to back off?
I mean, what about feeding them a few snacks - can they be bought off?
Seems to me a daring sailor might ought to find the answers to these questions ..
- L_226 3y ago> has anyone tried blasting them with sound Everything in the ocean is getting blasted by our human sound. Shipping, sonar, drilling - none of this ever stops and I would not be surprised if the Orcas have had enough.
- peterjancelis 3y agoThe official recommendations to sailors is: Shut off the engine, take down the sails, make no sound, wait. What sailors will admit they do but not tell anyone: Dump a bit of diesel or petrol in the water around the boat to scare away the orcas. There are also some new gadgets available to make high pitched sounds that humans can't hear but scare away orcas (and dolphins, unfortunately) but no idea if they work well.
- londons_explore 3y ago> What sailors will admit they do but not tell anyone: Dump a bit of diesel or petrol in the water around the boat to scare away the orcas Pumping bilge water into the sea makes them go away real quick. It's obviously illegal, but frequently done.
- AHOHA 3y agoWhat if.. that’s the reason why they are attacking?
- LgWoodenBadger 3y agoWell whatever you do, don't try snacks with dolphins. The federal penalties in the US are severe.
- ClumsyPilot 3y agoit's illegal to give snacks to dolphins? Or to snack on dolphins?
- proto_lambda 3y ago> has anyone tried blasting them with sound That's likely why they're attacking boats in the first place.
- jml78 3y agoIt is only sailboats and most of the attacks start when they are sailing so no engine running