Bultrug voor Den Haag
Den Haag, 19 januari 2022 – Op waarneming.nl verscheen melding van een bultrug voor Den Haag. Gezien de melding werd gedaan door Wageningen Marine Research is deze onbetwistbaar zeker.
bultrug
Entangled humpback whale’s sad fate has researchers calling for action on fishing nets
A juvenile humpback whale has been spotted in the Antarctic entangled in fishing gear, leading to calls from conservationists for better protections along migration corridors. >> read more …
Advocates sue National Marine Fisheries Service over Pacific humpback whale protections
The Center for Biological Diversity sued the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on Monday for allegedly failing to protect endangered Pacific humpback whales from deadly fishing gear entanglements off the coasts of California, Oregon and Washington. >> read more …
Bultrug Julianadorp
Julianadorp, 13 januari 2022 – Door de bemanning van het visserschip HD36 Volharding, werd een bultrug gemeld ongeveer 5km uit de kust t.h.v. Julianadorp.
Record number of orca, humpback whales spotted in Salish Sea
It was a record-breaking year for orca and humpback whale sightings in the Salish Sea last year, according to a whale-watching operator in B.C. and Washington. >> read more …
Free Divers Have Close Encounter with Baby Humpback Whale in Tahiti
This video captures the moment a free diver encounters a baby whale. Mitch Brown, 27, and his girlfriend Yanna Xian, 24, were swimming on a whaleboat tour when a baby humpback approached them. The curious two-week-old calf swam up close to Xian before descending into the sea. >> read more …
Rare moment pod of killer whales appear to help stuck humpback
Footage has been captured of a rare moment when a pod of killer whales appeared to help an injured humpback whale in waters off Western Australia’s south coast. >> read more …
Lawsuit Aims to Protect Pacific Humpbacks From Deadly Fishing Gear
SAN FRANCISCO— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the National Marine Fisheries Service today for failing to protect endangered Pacific humpback whales from deadly entanglements in sablefish pot gear off the coasts of California, Oregon and Washington. >> read more …
Bultrug Den Helder
Den Helder, 9 januari 2022 – De voorbije weken waren er verschillende onbevestigde meldingen van een bultrug voor Den Helder. Tot de kapitein van de TESO-veerboot zondagnamiddag een filmpje kon maken waarop duidelijk een bultrug te zien is – zie melding.
Humpback whales may sing their beautiful songs to “see”
Have you ever been so fortunate as to have heard the long and complex song of a humpback whale? Marine biologists have long thought that these hauntingly beautiful songs, which are only sung by male whales, function like mating calls. However, it turns out that the whales may break out into song for a number … Meer lezen