The National Marine Fisheries Service announced Tuesday that it will not add Puget Sound’s resident orcas to the federal list of endangered species. A panel of scientists determined the three pods that spend much of the year off the coast of Washington state do not constitute a distinct subspecies, which means they do not meet
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Springer, the orphaned orca calf, is proving she is a survivor. Full Story
The sea-state was surprisingly acceptable with only a light breeze but a long swell seemingly from the other side of the Atlantic. Bird activity was low with rafts of guillemots washing themselves below the cliffs and flocks of kittiwakes hovering over the breaking waves. After about 40 minutes two fins were seen slicing through the
Failure to tackle serious coastal erosion at one of the most scenic spots on the Meath coastline could lead to a major landslide tragedy, according to Colr. Tom Kelly.
Just weeks after Japan failed to force the International Whaling Commission to lift the moratorium on commercial whaling, it has changed tactics. Its new target is the ban on international commercial trade in whale products that was implemented in 1986 by
Puget Sound’s resident killer whales were putting on a clinic of all things orca, slapping pectoral fins, swimming in tight formation, breaching, even cartwheeling in front of Dave Ellifrit and a crew from the Center for Whale Research. The spectacle, including five tailhops, was spectacular. “Lots of whales doing lots of things,” Ellifrit sang out,
The Whalegrenade-99 is a far cry from the hand-thrown harpoons of old. Fired from a powerful cannon, it is tipped with a red, stainless steel cartridge about two inches wide that contains 20 grams of the explosive penthrite. When the tip has penetrated ab
Norway said last week that it would defy an international ban on commercial whaling and resume exports of whale meat to Iceland after a 14-year break. Full Story: http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/16539/story.htm