WhaleFest raises awareness of dolphins and whales

WhaleFest started yesterday and continues today in Brighton, England.

This huge event is devoted to raising public awareness of whales and dolphins. The are many educational exhibits including life size whales, information from operators offering the chance to see dolphins and whales in the wild, exhibitions of cetacean themed art, jewellery, books etc.

Many environmental groups were there, including WDC, Sea Shepherd and Project AWARE.

Mark Caney gave a talk on the threats facing dolphins and how he came to write Dolphin Way.

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The Augmented Reality Dolphin was very popular (click the image above to see a video clip). You can try this at home yourself by clicking here.

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