They will work together to catch large schools of fish. Seagulls are often observed swooping down in a specific area of water because they have located a school of fish. Dolphins use this visible seagull behavior to locate fish too. They leap out of the water to see the seagulls and then swim to that same area to catch their dinner. Shrimpers in the Gulf of Mexico have a fairly compatible relationship with the dolphins.
Shrimpers often speak fondly of the dolphins.
Enjoying their antics and recognizing individual dolphins. The number of entanglements of dolphins in shrimp nets is unknown. It's believed that healthy dolphins can avoid being caught in shrimp nets. It would seem that the shrimper and dolphin relationship is a success story but unfortunately, fishermen and their nets are not the dolphin's only problem in Galveston Bay. The open oceans of the world still seem quite clean, but very serious pollution threatens many coastlines and bays.