Sep
7
2010
Photos via ICUN
The issue of
how marine noise impacts whales is a subject of intense study. We're seeing more and more evidence of how human activity in the ocean negatively affects whales and dolphins. Most often the
culprits pointed out are the shipping industry and naval sonar. But other harmful noises include that of...
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Sep
7
2010
photo: Greenpeace
The saga of the two
Greenpeace activists arrested over two years ago for stealing whale meat from a shipping depot, in an effort to expose
corruption within Japan's whaling program, is over. Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki were given one-year jail terms, suspended, for theft and trespassing. Prosecutors had wante...
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Sep
5
2010
Photo via kasei.co.uk
It turns out that a surprisingly high number of
grade schools in Japan are serving their students more than just a well-rounded education. According to the results of a survey released today,
whale meat is back on the menu at about a sixth of Japan's public elementary and junior-high schools...
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Sep
5
2010
Photo from one of
Captain Dave's Dolphin and Whale Safari Boat Tours
In the past week, copious amounts of planktonic krill have drawn large groups of blue
whales off the coast of Long Beach in Southern California. As many as 25 whales have been spotted from the shore. Dan Salas, captain of Harbor Breeze Cruises' 65-foot vessel, told reporters that recently as many as 100 blue whales have been spotted swimming in the wate...
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Each year in early September, Japan opens season on dolphins, and today marks the start of the season in Taiji, a now notorious place for slaughtering cetaceans thanks to the Oscar-winning documentary The Cove. And of course, activist Ric O'Barry is on the move. He delivered a petition to the US Embassy in Tokyo signed by 1.7 million people from 155 countries demanding an end to ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Photo via The Daily Mail
The ocean's whales are some of the Earth's most massive and majestic animals, reaching sizes of up to 80 feet long and 150 tons. As the targets of centuries of whaling, they have a violent history -- and are still recovering from an industry that depleted their numbers substantially.
But while whales can be aggressive at times, they are more often gentle, curious creatures -- and likely to check out foreign objects in the water, including boats and photographers.
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