Episode 10- Diving into the World of Dolphins with Ed Ellsworth

Sailing Beyond Knowledge Podcast

Ed Ellsworth, an international leading consultant on dolphins, shares with us his valuable insights into the world of dolphins and other cetaceans and how we can learn from them.
Ed Ellsworth is a world wide 'Dolphin expert'. In 1979 Ed met Dr John Lilly, they began working together developing pioneering techniques to communicate with dolphins on the 'JANUS' project for 5 years, thereafter Ed worked with John Lilly for many years.
Ed has featured in various Discovery Channel documentaries as a Dolphin Consultant and is a major contributor to Dolphin Conservation when in the 1980s he raised public awareness and support for the dolphin and tuna fishing issue, helping to save thousands of dolphins lives with encouraging people to boycott tuna fishing practices that were not dolphin friendly. Ed was the founder of The Dolphin Network, and created the permit process with National Marine Fisheries to let dolphins go free from captivity. He helped release Dr. John Lilly's dolphins in the mid-80's. To read more on Ed Ellsworth and his work with dolphins go to The Sailing Beyond Knowledge Blog