Story: www.canada.com The federal Fisheries Department is unlikely to increase protection of marine mammals near Prince Rupert after a possible incident involving a baby whale and a commercial fishing vessel. According to conflicting reports, a young humpback whale became tangled with a gillnetter in the mouth of Work Channel last week. Initial accounts said the
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Abraham Brink Dwarskersbos – The first southern right whales of the season made their appearance in St Helena Bay on Friday morning. These whales, which arrived early this year, were swimming about 200m from the beach. The right whales, which only arrived in October last year, come to St Helena Bay every year to calve.
Total costs for the international rescue effort to bring Springer the orphan orca home to Johnstone Strait from Puget Sound will likely reach $800,000, says the president of the Vancouver Aquarium.
Norway has defied a global ban and exported whale meat this week for the first time in 14 years, Norwegian whalers said on Friday. Oslo said world opinion would not curb its independence. Greenpeace activists accused the government of arrogance.
An endangered right whale, last seen off the N.C. coast, apparently passed by the Grand Strand’s coast during the weekend. Full Story: http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/sunnews/3710130.htm
The Corrib Gas Field, which is the second significant gas discovery off the coast of Ireland, will be a vital source of indigenous gas supply. While the Corrib co-venturers are working to ensuring the development of the project, it has been necessary today to announce the postponement of the offshore pipelaying component of the project.
The first fishing ban to protect sea life around Britain is expected to be put in place around Lundy Island off the north Devon coast. Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/england/newsid_2137000/2137971.stm
Springer the orphaned orca is nuzzling up to vessels in Johnstone Strait and worrying boaters who do not want to injure the youngster. Full Story: http://www.canada.com/vancouver/news/story.asp?id={DB859E4C-5CD5-46BA-B823-36CAA512EDD4}
The Oceanic Society reports that a dead 80-foot blue whale was spotted in the waters off the San Francisco coastline Wednesday afternoon. Full Story: http://www.bayinsider.com/partners/ktvu/news/2002/07/18_whale.html
A RECORD 800 humpback whales have been sighted off Byron Bay over the past month, offering researchers the best sign yet of the steady recovery of the humpback population. F