A sailor whose yacht was destroyed by a humpback whale off New Zealand said he had got a good “vibe” from the giant mammal and thought it was trying to say sorry, local media said on Wednesday.
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Some 100 tonnes of whale meat is sitting unsold in Icelandic freezers three months after Reykjavik sparked global ire by resuming commercial hunts, a top whaler said on Wednesday.
Scientists are struggling to explain the stranding of 31 dolphins and a pilot whale off the coast of Massachusetts since the start of the year, including some found with brain deformities or chronic diseases.
Arriving at Ram Head at 10.15 this morning 10/01/07, I spotted my first whale of the day within 10 minutes. From the height of the blow alone, I immediately identified this animal as a fin whale, and a large one at that. However, due to the 2metre swell, I was unable to catch sight of
Climate change is disturbing the food supply of the harbour porpoise, one of Britain’s sea mammals, research shows. BBC
Generally thought of as pretty dull in their repertoire of behaviour there have been some recent observations of Porpoise putting on a show that have livened whale watches up north.
Freezing cold at Ram Head, Ardmore, Co. Waterford on Saturday 6th January, with sea state close to a 4, wind a 4 too, swell 1mtr+, viz. 11-15km. Initially found 3 Harbour porpoises close in (less than 1km)…nothing then for an hour, lots of bird activity though, but no cetaceans. Then Ann thought she saw something,
The resumption of commercial whale hunts in Iceland could prompt consumer boycotts of the island nation’s companies abroad, Baugur Group, owner of British and Nordic retailers, said on Thursday.
We’ve just received the 1st cetacean sighting of 2007 which was made by David Dyland while angling off the Rocks at Howth Head, Co. Dublin on 3rd Jan. And what a start to the year, as he and a friend counted between 20-30 harbour poropises between Balscadden and the Ben of Howth. Length, dorsal fin
A woman was crushed and seriously injured yesterday by a dolphin in an accident described by a marine biologist as “three million to one” New Zealan