A famous and beloved 50-foot humpback whale washed up dead on a beach in California after she was hit and killed by a ship strike. The whale named Fran washed up on Halfmoon Bay on August 29, according to Whales of Guerrero. Fran was known to locals and research groups and was seen swimming off […]
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Tangled politics: why shark nets are still being used on NSW beaches
It was a six-minute masterclass in the politics of shark nets in New South Wales. On Wednesday, the Waverley council mayor, Paula Masselos, appeared on Sky News to talk about her opposition to the continued use of shark nets off Sydney’s Bondi beach. Chris Kenny opened the segment by reminding his audience it had been […]
Humpback Whales Are No Longer Endangered in Australia
Let us celebrate one of the most successful conservation stories in the world! Humpback whales have now been removed from Australia’s list of endangered species! Whale-watchers are getting an early fill of joy and excitement as some of these ocean giants start to make their spectacular show in Sydney, the Gold Coast, Byron Bay, Merimbula, […]
Calls for more “humane” shark confinement techniques after entanglement of humpback whale in shark nets off the coast of Queensland
New appeals for more “humane” shark confinement techniques have been made in response to the capture of another whale in shark netting off the coast of Queensland. Following reports to the 24-hour Shark hotline at 6.30am on Friday, the whale was freed at 9am by personnel from Sea World and the Queensland Boating and Fisheries […]
Deep-sea mining could cause noise pollution radiating 500 kilometers across the ocean and harmful to marine mammals
According to scientists, projected deep-sea mining might cause noise pollution that would radiate through the ocean for hundreds of kilometers, generating a “cylinder of sound” that would go from the surface to the sea bed. One mine’s noise alone could travel 500km (more than 300 miles) in calm weather, according to research by scientists from […]
Diver Swallowed Whole by a Massive Humpback Whale; How Did He Survive?
Last year, a lobster diver first shared his near-death experience of being swallowed by a 27,000-kilogram humpback whale while diving at sea. Michael Packard, 56, found himself in the mouth of a large marine mammal while plucking lobsters from the ocean floor in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Incredibly, he managed to survive and tell the tale and […]
California Drift Gillnets Entangled About 12 Humpback Whales in 2021
SAN FRANCISCO— After new federal reports estimated that the California drift gillnet fishery caught about 12 Pacific humpbacks in 2021, the Center for Biological Diversity warned the National Marine Fisheries Service today to expect to be sued for failing to protect these endangered whales from entanglements in drift nets. Today’s legal notice points out that […]
Dozens of sea lions hit paydirt when they broke into into pens full of salmon
Dozens of thieving sea lions in western Canada have spent the last few weeks gorging on fish after brazenly slipping into an industrial salmon farm – and ignoring all attempts to make them move on. Cermaq, the aquaculture giant with operations in Norway, Chile and Canada, says the wily predators were able to evade netting […]