Ocean Sentry
Marine experts in the Philippines say a dead whale found with 40kg of rice sacks and other plastic bags was the worst case they have ever encountered of an animal killed by plastic.
March, 2019
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7 March
Climate change forces Arctic animals to shift feeding habits: study
Seals and whales in the Arctic are shifting their feeding patterns as climate change alters their habitats, and the way they do so may determine whether they survive, a new study has found.
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3 March
Russia orders release of 100 captive whales after pressure from Leonardo DiCaprio
Russian authorities have ordered the release of 100 captive orca and beluga whales after online pressure from Leonardo DiCaprio.
February, 2019
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26 February
Migrating blue whales rely on memory more than environmental cues to find prey
The study raises the question of what will happen to the population if changing climate conditions cause food availability to deviate strongly from the whales’ expectations.
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21 February
More Hector’s dolphin deaths prompts call for trawling ban
Three more Hector’s dolphins have died in commercial trawl nets, prompting a call for the practice to be banned within the endangered species’ habitat.
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21 February
Iceland’s fishing Minister green lights whale hunting to 2023
Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Kristjan Thor Juliusson said late Tuesday whalers would be authorised to harpoon 209 fin whales and 217 minke whales annually until 2023.
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20 February
The gates of hell are still open in Taiji: melon-headed whale family devastated
A pod of 85 melon-headed whales was driven into the Cove, just after 9am today. In a panic, the majority of the pod beached themselves underneath the tarps, and thrashed in the shallows, while the hunters proceeded to slaughter each individual.
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19 February
Why are hundreds of dead dolphins washing up on French beaches?
Since the start of 2019, up to 600 dolphins have washed up on beaches along France’s Atlantic coast. According to two different surveys, the numbers of carcasses found this year is between 400 and 600 – but even the lower estimate is higher than any previous year at the same period.
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18 February
Four endangered Hector’s dolphins caught in fishing trawls
Fisheries New Zealand was informed the dolphins were caught in two separate events, one in which one dolphin was caught, and another where three were caught.
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14 February
Taiji dolphin hunt: activists to launch unprecedented legal challenge
Animal rights activists have launched an unprecedented legal challenge to the slaughter of dolphins in Japan, claiming that fishermen are routinely violating animal welfare laws and exceeding government-set quotas.
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13 February
Right whale calf #6 spotted!
Volunteers with the Marineland Right Whale Project’s shore-based survey verified a new mother-calf pair off North Peninsula State Park in Volusia County. The mother, Catalog #3370, gave birth to her first calf 10 years ago, during the winter of 2008-2009 — this is her second calf.
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12 February
Two porpoise carcasses found on separate Hong Kong shores
Cause of deaths remains unclear, while inconclusive population data makes it hard for experts to analyse statistics. Most cases record blunt force trauma to marine mammal, indicating collisions with vessels, but lack of other related injuries lends little weight to theory.