Ocean Sentry
A family pod of melon-headed whales has been terrorized in The Cove, in the southwestern Japanese town of Taiji, according to The Dolphin Project, the only organization that monitors the Taiji hunt.
November, 2017
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13 November
Japanese hunting vessels set off to kill more whales
The fleet consists of the Yushin Maru (724 tons) and the 3rd Yushin Maru (742 tons). They will meet with three other vessels offshore, including the factory ship Nisshin Maru (8145 tons) and the 2nd Yushin Maru (747 tons), which will leave from other ports.
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7 November
Two dolphins died at Miami Seaquarium after hurricane Irma
While thousands of people made the mad dash out of Florida as Hurricane Irma approached, a few animals in captivity were left out in the open to brave the storm.
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6 November
Endangered vaquita porpoise dies after being captured off San Felipe
One of the last remaining vaquita porpoise has died just hours after being captured by scientists off San Felipe in Baja, Mexico.
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4 November
Russia investigates whether 141 dead seals starved to death
Russian authorities were investigating whether 141 Baikal earless seals starved to death after their carcasses washed up in Siberia on the shores of the world’s deepest lake, officials said Friday.
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3 November
Bottlenose dolphins endure brutal captive selection process in Taiji
A pod of Bottlenose dolphins was captured yesterday in Taiji, Japan, netted off in the Cove and left overnight. Today, its members were subjected to the brutal captive selection process.
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2 November
Bottlenose dolphins await fate in Taiji Cove
The Ric O’Barry’s Dolphin Project Cove Monitors, who livestreamed the drive on the ground, said a pod of bottlenose dolphins were netted in the Cove today.
October, 2017
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31 October
86 pilot whales massacred by locals on beach in the Faroe Islands
86 pilot whales were massacred on 29 October at Skálabotnur, Faroe Islands, bringing the total number of pilot whales and dolphins killed to 1691 so far in 2017.
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31 October
Tsunami reveals human noise pollution in Hawaiian waters
A tsunami that struck Hawaii in 2011 and caused a temporary halt to boat traffic has provided scientists a rare glimpse into what the bays might sound like without human activities.
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31 October
Study shows that right whales, already an endangered species, may face a dim future
For a highly endangered species with slightly more than 500 animals remaining, the crisis signals a major shift in the population’s recovery—corresponding to a 3 percent loss.
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29 October
Increasingly noisy seas and lack of salmon could spell doom for Puget Sound orcas
Orca whales are on a path to extinction within a century unless they get a big increase of chinook salmon to eat, and significantly quieter seas in which to find their food, a new study has found.
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27 October
Six baby whales beached in Yasawa
Six baby whales were hauled up on a beach near Bukama village in Yasawa, Fiji, yesterday.