`` I ca n't explain why anyone would shoot a dolphin , '' a NOAA official says . The dolphins are not being killed for their meat, but to protect the endangered species from poachers, who have been killing them in large numbers since at least 2004. Two earlier prosecutions involved fishing charter captains .
`` I ca n't explain why anyone would shoot a dolphin , '' a NOAA official says . At least six dolphin killings have been reported so far this year . Two earlier prosecutions involved fishing charter captains .