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Whale News

Biologists Urge Russia to Stop Capturing WhalesBiologists Urge Russia to Stop Capturing WhalesA group of prominent whale and dolphin biologists from across the globe have sent a letter urging a Russian federal agency to stop capturing free-ranging orcas in the Sea of Okhotsk for sale to marine parks overseas.18 November 2018 Sunday 10:18
IWC Acts on Ocean Noise and Whale BycatchIWC Acts on Ocean Noise and Whale BycatchOn the third day of the 67th annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Florianópolis, Brazil, the Commission adopted a resolution focused on mitigating the threat of anthropogenic noise, such as that from seismic surveys.13 September 2018 Thursday 09:30
South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary Proposal DefeatedSouth Atlantic Whale Sanctuary Proposal DefeatedAn attempt to establish a whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic at this week's International Whaling Commission meeting in Brazil has failed.12 September 2018 Wednesday 10:4
In Neah Bay, Whale Strike Provides a FeastIn Neah Bay, Whale Strike Provides a FeastThe small port of Neah Bay, Washington is the home of the Makah Nation, a Native American tribe with a unique and controversial treaty right: whaling.27 August 2018 Monday 12:45
“Whale Tracks” Found in Areas Targeted for Deep-Sea Mining“Whale Tracks” Found in Areas Targeted for Deep-Sea MiningA series of depressions forming mysterious “tracks” on the seafloor may be an unprecedented record of deep-diving whales, according to scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the University of Southampton.27 August 2018 Monday 11:40
AWI: Hybrid Blue-Fin Whale was ProtectedAWI: Hybrid Blue-Fin Whale was ProtectedFollowing the slaughter of a hybrid blue-fin whale in Iceland earlier this month, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has issued a statement saying that, contrary to some media reports, the animal was both protected and important.24 July 2018 Tuesday 11:45
Sea Shepherd: Icelandic Whalers Slaughter Blue WhaleSea Shepherd: Icelandic Whalers Slaughter Blue WhaleSea Shepherd volunteers monitoring the Hvalur hf whaling station in Hvalfjordur, Iceland, claim to have documented the slaughter of an endangered Blue whale on the night of July 7.12 July 2018 Thursday 12:15
All American Marine delivers high speed whale watching catAll American Marine delivers high speed whale watching catAll American Marine, Inc. has delivered the 73-foot, high speed aluminum whale watching catamaran Saratoga to Hanke family owned Puget Sound Express (PSE).22 June 2018 Friday 16:15
New York City Noise Now a Risk to Endangered Right WhalesNew York City Noise Now a Risk to Endangered Right WhalesNoise in New York has always grated on people and now, with the cacophony engulfing surrounding waters, it is threatening the city’s newly discovered neighbors: endangered whales.22 September 2017 Friday 17:49
Canada Fisherman Killed By Whale After Rescuing It From NetCanada Fisherman Killed By Whale After Rescuing It From NetA lobster fisherman with a passion for freeing whales from deadly fishing line was killed soon after he cut the last piece of rope from a massive whale in the waters off eastern New Brunswick, friends and colleagues confirmed Tuesday.13 July 2017 Thursday 10:32
Sea Shepherd Seeks EU Action Against Denmark’s Whale KillingSea Shepherd Seeks EU Action Against Denmark’s Whale KillingMarine conservation organization Sea Shepherd Netherlands has submitted a request to the European Commission to launch infringement proceedings against Denmark for facilitating the slaughter of pilot whales and other cetaceans in the Faroe Islands.11 May 2017 Thursday 15:32
Sea Shepherd: Japan Kills Another 333 Minke WhalesSea Shepherd: Japan Kills Another 333 Minke WhalesThe Japanese whaling fleet has reached its self-allocated quota of killing 333 minke whales in the Southern Ocean as part of the country’s latest “research mission,” the marine conservation organization Sea Shepherd informed.01 April 2017 Saturday 12:44
1st Ship Returns from Sea Shepherd’s Whale Defense Campaign1st Ship Returns from Sea Shepherd’s Whale Defense CampaignAfter 83 days at sea, Sea Shepherd’s patrol vessel the Steve Irwin returned to Dunedin, New Zealand, on February 23, completing its job as part of the 11th Antarctic whale defense campaign, Operation Nemesis.27 February 2017 Monday 11:00
Sea Shepherd Ships Set Sail on Whale Defense CampaignSea Shepherd Ships Set Sail on Whale Defense CampaignAfter final preparations in Australia, two Sea Shepherd vessels are now on their way to the Southern Ocean to intercept the Japanese whaling fleet in a bid stop their slaughter of Minke whales, Sea Shepherd Global said.06 December 2016 Tuesday 14:54
MV Ocean Warrior – Sea Shepherd’s New Weapon in Fight Against Japanese WhalersMV Ocean Warrior – Sea Shepherd’s New Weapon in Fight Against Japanese WhalersIn January 2015, the controversial whale warriors Sea Shepherd Conservation Society won 8.3 million euro from the Postcode Lotteries in the Netherlands and UK to put towards the construction of a new custom-built patrol ship to battle Japanese whalers in19 November 2016 Saturday 14:03
Federal Court Rules Against The US Navy, In Favor Of WhalesFederal Court Rules Against The US Navy, In Favor Of WhalesThe US Navy has wrongly used sonar at levels that could harm whales, seals, dolphins and walruses and disrupt their feeding and mating, ruled a federal appeals court in San Francisco.18 July 2016 Monday 13:55
Search Underway for Entangled Blue Whale Off CaliforniaSearch Underway for Entangled Blue Whale Off CaliforniaMarine mammal rescue teams were hoping on Tuesday to renew their attempt to disentangle a blue whale found enmeshed in fishing line off the Southern California coast a day after initial efforts to free the giant creature failed.29 June 2016 Wednesday 17:52
Japanese Whalers Fined $1 Million in AustraliaJapanese Whalers Fined $1 Million in AustraliaAustralia has fined a Japanese whaling company $1 million for continuing its illegal whale hunts in the Australian whale sanctuary in the Southern Ocean despite a court order ordering it to stop.19 November 2015 Thursday 12:11
Five drowned after Canada whale-watching boat sinksFive drowned after Canada whale-watching boat sinksFive people have been confirmed dead and one missing after a whale-watching vessel carrying 27 sank off Canada's Pacific coast near Vancouver Island, coastguards said.26 October 2015 Monday 10:50
[Watch] Denmark Allows Slaughter of Pilot Whales[Watch] Denmark Allows Slaughter of Pilot WhalesSea Shepherd crews were arrested for interfering with the slaughter of pilot whales on the Faroe Islands known as the “grindadráp.”14 August 2015 Friday 10:14
TransCanada Drops Terminal Plans Due to Endangered WhalesTransCanada Drops Terminal Plans Due to Endangered WhalesTransCanada is altering the scope of the Energy East pipeline project in Québec with the decision not to build a marine and associated tank terminal at Cacouna, due to the danger that is posing to endangered Beluga whales.06 April 2015 Monday 10:06
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