Personal watercraft (PWC) are essential for keeping most of the beaches safe for ocean swimmers in Australia. But, unfortunately, in the wrong hands, they can endanger some of the wildlife that makes Oz such a special place to visit—and that's exactly what happened recently at Adelaide beach.
A recent incident involving two PWC riders saw them zooming dangerously close to a pod of dolphins. An investigation is ongoing, but investigators from the Department of Environment and Water have some crucial video evidence, which shows one of the riders plowing through the pod while the other rider hovers nearby. But it's not only riding through the pod that would breach regulations, as just riding within 300 meters of marine animals is considered to be a violation.
It certainly looks like the rider was acting with malicious intent, but some people believe there's a lack of awareness surrounding the way that marine vehicles disrupt marine life.
