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CORRECTION (1/22/03): Capt. Jack McConnell, who conducts dolphin-watching tours out of Bohicket Marina, was misidentified last month in a Post and Courier editorial on the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
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Coastal residents don't have to look far to see the positive impact of the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act passed three decades ago Saturday. Even from some local shoreline vantage points, routine sightings of dolphins clearly demonstrate the law's effectiveness.
As Ron Menchaca reported in Monday's Post and Courier, the abundance of dolphins along our coast doesn't mean humans should try to turn them into Flipper-like pals. Capt. Jack …