A porpoise found dead in May after Navy exercises near the San Juan Islands showed signs of internal bleeding that naval sonar could have caused, environmentalists reported yesterday.

The 12-metre-wide remains of a sea creature found by the Chilean navy are puzzling marine scientists, who think it may be a new species. Full Story

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said on Wednesday that Japan — one of the world’s biggest consumers of whale meat — should not leave the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and should keep seeking support inside the group for its bid to restart comm

The National Marine Fisheries Service is lining up equipment and experts for CT scans and other tests on about a dozen harbor porpoises found dead in May, when the Navy conducted sonar testing in area waters.

Marine scientists know that two-thirds of all right whales head to the Bay of Fundy each summer. But where the remaining one-third of the population migrates remains a mystery.

Fisherman Sean Tracey was working aboard the Connie M when the big sperm whale surfaced and settled in next to the boat. The 50-foot whale rested against the 42-foot fishing boat while three smaller whales picked black cod off the longline gear.

It has been 10 years since Maldives declared dolphin and whale as protect marine mammals. Under the fisheries law, the species were protected as they are important to the economy and ecosystem. There are 21 types of whales and dolphin in Maldives’ waters.

The discovery of a rare whale on the east coast of Tasmania is regarded as significant by the scientific community. Full Story

New species of underwater life, including a giant sea spider and armoured shrimps, have been discovered by a expedition trawling in deep water northwest of New Zealand. Full Story

“At some point we are confident we will overturn the [whaling] moratorium. It is becoming a reality,” said Joji Morishita, a member of Japan’s huge delegation to the annual morality play that the International Whaling Commission’s (IWC) meetings have beco