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Dolphin abuse on the rise on Gulf Coast – Sorry Harvey, yer article don’t pass the sniff test.
GALVESTON – People increasingly are injuring or killing dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico, with two dolphin mutilations recorded on the Texas coast this year, federal officials said Friday. At least 11 dolphins were discovered mutilated on the Texas Gulf Coast over the last eight years, including one case in which a dolphin was shot and its head cut off. Another 31 were injured or killed by boats and fishing gear, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.A NOAA spokeswoman said more than 60 human interactions with dolphins were recorded in 2010, http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Dolphin-abuse-on-the-rise-on-Gulf-Coast-4082086.php
