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It was over a decade ago that Pacific tuna fisheries, pressured by public outcry in the United States, rushed to label their cans “dolphin safe,” a guarantee that their fishing practices would not harm the intelligent marine animals that Americans had com
Whale meat went on sale at Icelandic supermarkets Monday for the first time in nearly 14 years, as the government said it was just a matter of time before Iceland resumes commercial whaling. The meat on sale at Noatun, which has 15 stores in southwest Ic
An Australian fisherman, rescued after 40 hours clinging to an upturned dinghy, says he owes his life to dolphins that chased off a pack of circling sharks. Full S
A giant squid that washed up on an Australian beach over the weekend could be a member of a new species, according to Australian scientists. Full Story
: BEING on top of the food chain, sharks don’t really have any natural enemies in the sea except man, who has been hunting these predator fish relentlessly, mainly for their fins that make for an expensive sea food delicacy. Full Story: http://cit
Story: www.canada.com Springer, the orphaned killer whale attempting to reunite with her family, appears to have found a friend. Lance Barrett-Lennard, a scientist with the Vancouver Aquarium, said Friday Springer has been spending time with 60 or 70 whales belonging to A pod, the same group scientists believe Springer belongs to. While hanging out on
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
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.