How often do you get to see a huge pod of Indian Ocean humpback dolphins swimming off the Mumbai coast? Maybe once in a lifetime, but a crew of lucky fishermen were greeted by the magnificent sight a few days back. Fishermen from Gujarat and Mumbai, who frequently venture into the sea, have reported sighting dolphins in the past but nothing compared to what they saw last month.

"A few days back, a crew of fishermen from Mangrol, Gujarat, had ventured into the Indian Ocean, fishing for tuna. Around 200 nautical miles from the west coast of Mumbai, they noticed that their boat was being chased by a pod of dolphins. It was a huge shoal with hundreds of dolphins. This is a good sign for the marine life along our west coast," fisherman Ganesha Nakhawa told mid-day. Ganesha's friend in Gujarat had recorded a video of the dolphins and forwarded it to him.