At least 150 whales have died in a mass stranding off Tasmania’s west coast, Australian authorities said on Sunday, despite the efforts of rescuers who managed to shepherd a small number back to the ocean.
Yearly Archives: 2008
A free public talk will take place on Thursday 11 December on “Monitoring Northern Irelands’ whales, dolphins and porpoises” at at the Coastal Zone, Portrush, Co Antrim. The rich waters around Northern Ireland conceal a surprising diversity of cetaceans. With most of their lives spent underwater, monitoring and protecting these highly mobile marine mammals presents
Watch the accompanying video and make up your own minds! Another photo ID trip produces whales aplenty including two humpback whales.
Marine mammal experts have uncovered a new species of dolphin in Australian waters, challenging existing knowledge about bottlenose dolphins and highlighting the country’s marine biodiversity.
Large whale Report update 25th Nov 2008 No real change to report. The same high levels of activity have been reported SE of Galley Head area and off Seven Heads by both land and boat based observations. HBIRL3 “Boomerang” was observed today travelling with fin whales. Large whale Report update 24th Nov 2008 Just back
The whales were the only ones from a group of 64 long-finned pilot whales that survived the mass stranding on Saturday. Planet Ark
11 of the 64 animals found stranded on the island’s north coast on Saturday were released after a day-long effort which involved relocating them by road to another beach.
As Japan’s whaling fleet heads to the Southern Ocean to hunt close to 1,000 minke and fin whales, Canberra said it was pursing a diplomatic solution to Tokyo’s yearly research hunt after Japanese complaints last season about the Australian patrol ship.
The whales — which number between 100 and 200 — are stuck near Bylot Island, close to the tiny town of Pond Inlet on the northern end of Baffin Island. The nearest open water is 30 miles (50 km) away.
A million tonnes of fish and other sea creatures caught in the North Sea are thrown overboard every year, according to a new report from WWF-Germany. The study, “Sea Creatures Are Not Rubbish”, shows that one-third of North Sea catch is discarded and call