(ninemsn.com, Tasmania)
By ninemsn staff
Two jet skiers were seen riding through a dolphin pod.
Two jet skiers have been filmed blasting through a large pod of up to 30 dolphins that included babies near Hobart.
Video of the incident shows the jet skiers, a man and a woman whose identities are unknown, appearing to target the dolphins in Frederick Henry Bay off Lauderdale on Saturday.
Horrified onlookers who were filming the dolphin pod from a boat can be heard yelling at the jet skiers, saying: "Go away!".
The couple continued to ride among the dolphins, which split up and fled in different directions.
Wildlife biologist Kris Carlyon, from the Department of Primary Industries, said the dolphins would have felt harassed by the jet skiers and would likely leave the area.
"This is a sad example of people getting over-excited and ruining it for everyone else," Ms Carlyon told The Mercury.
Marine and Safety Tasmania said it was trying to find out who the jet skiers were.
(video: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8411392/jet-skiers-blast-through-dolphin-pod)
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