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Gray whale is swimming free after rescuers cut loose massive bundle of netting

21 juni 2022 door frank

After a three-hour effort on the water two miles off the Dana Point Harbor jetty, rescuers had cut through the massive bundle of netting and the 28-foot juvenile gray whale swam free, heading north at 4 knots. >> read more …

Pingers are effective in reducing net entanglement of river dolphins

9 juni 2022 door frank

Ganges River dolphins echolocate, but this mechanism is inadequate for poor sonar-echoing objects such as the monofilament gillnets. While the effectiveness of pingers on calves and fish catch needs further experimentation, the use of pingers to minimize net entanglement mortalities in the Ganges River dolphins seems to be the most promising solution currently available. These … Meer lezen

California Drift Gillnets Entangled About 12 Humpback Whales in 2021

7 juni 2022 door frank

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.

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Humpback whale freed from illegal fishing net off Spain dies a week later

28 mei 2022 door frank

A 14-metre long humpback whale freed from entanglement in an illegal drift fishing net off the island of Mallorca has died on another Spanish beach more than 300 kilometres away. >> read more …

Search underway for entangled North Atlantic right whale spotted in Gulf of St. Lawrence

22 mei 2022 door frank

A search is underway for an endangered North Atlantic right whale that was spotted entangled in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, east of Gaspé, Que., on Thursday, says Fisheries and Oceans Canada. The whale has been identified as a 14-year-old female, known as Sundog (EG 3823), according to a news release issued Friday. >> read … Meer lezen

Grijze zeehond met vishaak

17 mei 2022 door frank

Brouwersdam, 16 mei 2022 – RTZ Nederland kreeg een filmpje van een grijze zeehond met een paternoster in een achterflap.

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Opvarenden van zeilboot met Belgische kapitein redden zeeschildpad die in boei van visnet verstrikt zit

8 mei 2022 door frank

De Brit Pablo Garrido en zijn gezin kregen tijdens hun vakantie een zeilcursus van de Belgische kapitein Eddy Coenen voor de kust van Tenerife. Maar tijdens de opleiding zagen ze plots een spartelende zeeschildpad. Het zeedier was verstrikt geraakt in een boei van een visnet en kon geen kant meer op. >> lees verder …

Bottlenose dolphins being caught and killed in WA trawl nets at ‘unsustainable’ levels

5 mei 2022 door frank

Bottlenose dolphins are being caught and killed in trawl nets in Western Australia’s north at unsustainable levels, a study warns. >> read more …

Zweedse kustwacht onderzoekt bizar overlijden van haaien: 60 lichamen van dieren op bodem van de zee

1 april 2022 door frank

De Zweedse kustwacht start een onderzoek nadat er verschillende dode haaien opdoken in een haven ten noorden van Götheborg. Afgelopen weekend spoelden in de haven van Lysekil een groot aantal dode doornhaaien en andere grote vissen aan. >> lees verder …

Whale Entanglements Could Bring Early End To Dungeness Crab Fishing Season

25 maart 2022 door frank

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two humpback whales were tangled in fishing gear off central California in recent days and state wildlife officials are recommending commercial Dungeness crab fishing be suspended to reduce the risk of more entanglements as the whales migrate north. >> read more …