Reports the fishing boat Eskdale has left Tauranga with Moko following are false.
The Eskdale remains alongside at Dive Crescent on Tuesday.
Moko's whereabouts are unknown after he followed Eskdale to Tauranga last Thursday.

Moko in Pilot Bay.

A confirmed sighting of the bottlenose dolphin was near the ice jetty and the Sanford wharf on Saturday.
He went surfing with some locals at the ocean beach on Friday and played with a road cone, following a public meet-and-greet in Pilot Bay on Thursday.
Eskdale skipper, 'Jack Sprat', believes Moko prefers a quieter life, and left Gisborne because of all the attention - and that too much fuss will see him leave Tauranga behind as well.

The Eskdale.

The Eskdale crew swam with Moko in Gisborne before their departure. Sprat thinks Moko liked their gentle treatment, referring to incidents in Gisborne where the dolphin was given rough handling by eager onlookers. He was also given some rough handling in the Eastern Bay, where he was said to have been struck by a waka ama paddle.
Eskdale expects to be returning to sea sometime this week.