An orphaned Canadian killer whale made headlines last summer when she was plucked from busy Puget Sound and reunited with her family up north.
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You can imagine all the logistic and personnel difficulties during these moments, mostly due to the long coast and the multitude of inaccessible creeks and beaches that characterise the island. All the strandings occurred during NATO naval exercises (manoeuvres called Neo tapon 2002E, in which at least 58 boats, 6 submarines, and 30 aeroplanes participated
Chemicals used to make household products fire-resistant are being discovered in several Arctic species. Full Story
A U.S. official says the International Whaling Commission appears likely to approve a bowhead whale quota for Alaska Eskimo subsistence whalers.
A major political battle over the future of European Union fisheries policies got underway in Brussels Tuesday with a first ministerial debate on radical reform proposals from the European Commission. Full Story: http://ens-news.com/ens/sep2002/2002
Packages labeled “whalemeat” for sale in a Japanese supermarket in May in fact contained porpoise meat, analysis forced by a British environmental group has found. Full Story: http://ens-news.com/ens/sep2002/2002-09-25-02.asp
The Great White Shark will be better protected under an international convention discussed in Germany overnight.
Six types of great whale have been given better protection under an international agreement on migratory species. Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2280805.stm
Yesterday 24th of September, at least 12 beaked whales of 3 species (Ziphius cavirostris, Mesoplodon densirostris and Mesoplodon europaeus) stranded in the coasts of the Canary Islands (Spain). At least one in Lanzarote and 11 in Fuerteventura. This mass stranding occurred during NATO naval exercises of great magnitude in the area, involving many ships and
The government of Papua New Guinea says it is moving rapidly with legislation to make the nation, north of Australia, a whale sanctuary. Full Story: http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2002/09/23/daily4.html