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
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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
An environmental group said this week it might go to court to block the U.S. Navy from using a powerful new sonar which scientists say could injure whales and other marine mammals. Full Story: http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/16910
Endangered North Atlantic right whales will be able to congregate off the shores of Nova Scotia in a zone deemed off limits to massive tankers that plow through the region, sometimes striking and killing the lumbering giants. Full Story: http://www.
New technology which could help save dolphins from dying in fishing nets has been developed in Cornwall. Full Story
An RAF bombing range on the coast of Lincolnshire is to be declared the first national nature reserve on land owned by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/england/newsid_2135000/2135029.stm
Bottlenose dolphins could be extinct in UK waters within 10 years unless immediate action is taken to regulate destructive fishing practices, The Wildlife Trusts warn in their new report. Far from being what most people regard as a provider of healthy, na
Ever evening at sunset, Maruyama Keizo, 64, and his brother Motoichi, 54, of Minabe, Wakayama Prefecture, take their boat out and return the next morning at dawn with their catch: either flatfish or sardines, depending on the season. In his 50-year workin
The Vancouver Aquarium hopes donors will come up with roughly $70,000 to cover the costs of helping Springer, an orphaned killer whale, rejoin her family pod. Full Story: http://www.canada.com/vancouver/story.asp?id={CADF4A86-D869-4BE4-814B-7BF8DA
Many cultural barriers between Japan and the West were torn down during last month’s World Cup – but on the issue of whaling, the differences remain. Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_2051000/2051091.stm