Ocean Sentry
On February 5th 2019, volunteers with Sebastian Inlet State Park sighted a mother-calf pair just off the beach. Photographs taken by Park Ranger, Ed Perry, confirm the mother is Catalog #4180.
February, 2019
January, 2019
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31 January
Fourth right whale calf of season spotted off the coast of Georgia
The latest baby born to one of the state’s official marine mammals was seen near Jekyll Island.
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30 January
Taiji dolphin brutality continues
After two hours of searching for dolphins this morning, the hunters began driving a pot of 20 Risso’s dolphins towards the Cove. This frantic chase lasted about two hours. Trainers arrived with the hunters and selected two dolphins for a life in captivity.
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30 January
For some whales sonar provokes suicidal behaviour, finds major scientific study
A major study by 21 scientists has shined a light on the heartbreaking reason certain whales show suicidal behaviour, washing up on our beaches.
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28 January
An icy forecast for ringed seal populations
Arctic sea ice is now declining at a rate of 12.8 percent per decade – 2012 had the lowest amount of summer ice on record. The drastic change has numerous implications for Arctic ecosystems, from increased shipping – the first commercial container ship crossed the Arctic Ocean in fall 2018—to changing food webs. But …
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28 January
Fears killer whales held captive in Russia will freeze to death as winter seas ice over
A group of killer whales held captive in Russia’s remote far East are at risk of freezing to death as their pens ice over in mid-winter temperatures, campaigners say.
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24 January
3rd right whale calf spotted this season excites researchers
A third North Atlantic right whale calf has been spotted by a state of Florida research team off the coast of northern Florida, giving hope to scientists after a slow start to the season.
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22 January
Blue whale poo reveals health of Antarctic food chain
Scientists are about to embark on a voyage to learn more about the largest creature on Earth, the blue whale, and they are planning on using its poo as a guide to the health of the local food chain.
October, 2018
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2 October
Māui’s dolphin found dead on a beach at Te Akau
A suspected Māui’s dolphin has been found dead at near Te Akau on the west coast, 20 kilometres north of Raglan. A recent estimate of the Māui dolphin population indicated that there are 57-75 individuals over one year of age.
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2 October
Trapped dolphins die in Typhoon Trami
As reported by Japanese media, “amongst the four dead, at least one dolphin perished from respiratory failure. The other three died of unspecified injuries. Others may have been injured as well.
September, 2018
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28 September
Orca ‘apocalypse’: half of killer whales doomed to die from pollution
At least half of the world’s killer whale populations are doomed to extinction due to toxic and persistent pollution of the oceans, according to a major new study.
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26 September
Another southern resident orca is ailing — and at least three whales are pregnant
Another orca is ailing in the critically endangered family of southern resident killer whales. K25, a 27-year-old male, documented in aerial photographs since 2008, is thinner right now than in previous years, scientists who regularly track the whales with drone photography have reported.