June 13, 2014 Japan has caught 30 minke whales in its first hunt since the International Court of Justice ordered the halt of its annual expedition in the Antarctic. A report by the Japanese Fisheries Agency said that 30 minke… Read More ›
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Right Whale Calving Down Again
Highly endangered North Atlantic right whales number about 500 individuals. They’re so-named because their slow-moving, shore-hugging habits and tendency to float when dead made them the “right” whale to kill. They were hunted to near extinction by the early 1900s.
Subadult Humpback Whale Successfully Disentangled Near Lahaina
Yesterday a NOAA-led response team successfully freed an entangled humpback whale off Lahaina, Maui. This was a different animal than the ones reported on last week. The entangled subadult humpback whale was first seen and monitored by Pacific Whale Foundation’s… Read More ›
Japanese Whaling Fleet Ends For the Season
From Environment News Service MELBOURNE, Australia, March 19, 2014 (ENS) – The Japanese whaling fleet has left the waters of the Antarctic Treaty Zone, ending whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary for this season, according to data from the… Read More ›
Fishing Gear–Deadly For 8 Large Atlantic Whale Species
Death by fishing gear entanglement is the most commonly diagnosed cause of death among eight large whale species on the eastern North American Continental shelf.
Researchers Study Marine Mammals for “Toxic Hot Spots”
MOSS LANDING, Calif.—California marine scientists are collecting samples from sea mammals around the state to in an effort to create a map of toxic hot spots. Marine Mammal Center researchers plan to use 10 years of data collected from the… Read More ›
Whale Activists Claim Japanese Ships Killing Protected Whales
Japanese whalers accused of breaches 1/6/13 (Reuters) – Anti-whaling activists said on Monday they had captured images of Japanese ships killing protected whales inside an internationally recognized whale sanctuary, sparking criticism of the Australian government’s handling of the issue. The… Read More ›
Humpback Whale “Fishing” Off Norfolk, UK Coastline
A humpback whale has been seen off the coast of Norfolk for the first time. The huge animal, estimated to be 50ft in length and weighing several tons, has been spotted numerous times just off the beach at Caister-on-Sea in… Read More ›
Researchers Agree: Sonar Causes Whale Strandings
By Lenny Bernstein, Oct. 6, 2013 , Washington Post The mysterious stranding of about 100 melon-headed whales in a shallow Madagascar lagoon in 2008 set off a rapid international response — a few of the eight- to 10-foot marine mammals… Read More ›
Amazing “Friendly” Whale Encounter
By JASON HOPPIN, Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted: 08/20/2013 08:39:11 AM PDT | Updated: about 21 hours ago Giancarlo Tomae/Sanctuary Cruises Karen Hatch, 43, is framed by the body of a breaching humpback whale on Aug. 12. Hatch,… Read More ›
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