Spinner Dolphin

Photo: Alex Bairstow · CC BY-NC

Resident spinner dolphin pods of 50-200 individuals use the waters off Specific Point as a resting area after nightly offshore feeding runs, often bow-riding dive boats on morning transits to the site. Their aerial spinning behaviour is thought to communicate within-group status and remove parasites, making surface interactions as rewarding as in-water encounters. Divers entering the water quietly near resting pods may be approached by curious individuals before the group moves offshore.