On Sun 17th November Irish Whale & Dolphin Group observers watched with ease about 5-7 fin whales blowing within 4-5 miles of the Old Head of Kinsale. With scopes the fin whales could be seen feeding on the surface, on occasions they appeared to be porp

The Maui County Council voted unanimously on Friday to ban the exhibit of captive whales and dolphins. Full Story: http://ens-news.com/ens/nov2002/2002-11-18-09.asp#anchor5

Three new baby orcas have been confirmed this year in Puget Sound — and it’s hard to say who’s happier, the whales or the humans who keep tabs on them. Full

Southern right whales are making a comeback, giving ecologists a rare piece of good marine news as fish stocks shrink and oil spills foul fragile coasts. Full Story: http://www.enn.com/news/wire-stories/2002/11/11202002/reu_48985.asp

Over a period of about eight weeks, three ships pulled into Northwest ports with a fin whale draped over the bulbous bow, a fuel-conserving device projecting into the ship’s path just below the waterline.

A stricken tanker which has been leaking oil off the north-west coast of Spain has sunk after breaking apart, taking thousands of tons of fuel with it. The coastal waters of north west Spain support rich marine and bird life – virtually all of which

A satellite designed by a group of university students will be launched on a domestically produced H-2A rocket on Dec. 14. The satellite will track the migratory patterns of whales by receiving radio signals from transmitters attached to whales. Ful

In what could be the first documented sighting of orcas or ‘killer whales’ inside the Arabian Gulf, three Dubai-based boat captains on a fishing trip filmed a pod of six mammals surfacing about 20 miles off the Jebel Ali coast. Full Story: http://ww

Noise from the proposed Georgia Strait Crossing Pipeline project could be the final straw for endangered southern resident killer whales, says a U.S. scientist. Full Story: http://www.canada.com/victoria/news/story.asp?id={EED18DBD-03B4-4FE7-AFD4-E9D