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SeaWorld Scientist:??Whale??Captivity Is No Longer Educational
The clip is from the 2011 documentary “A Fall From Freedom” about the captive??whale and dolphin industry that was just unearthed by The Earth Island Institute’s Dolphin Project.
Bolivia: Mysterious??Whales??Unearthed 3800 Meters Above Sea Level
LaPaz | Dozens of whale carcasses have been unearthed under Pre-Columbian earth mounds near the city of LaPaz at an altitude of more than 3,800 meters above sea level, a baffling discovery admit archaeologists from LaPaz University.
Whales??Invade New York!
An unusually large number of humpback??whales??have been spotted in the waters around New York City. For the past few years, more and more humpback whales have been spotted near the city???s shores.
Massive Donation to Help Sea Shepherd Create Perfect Anti-Whaling??Ship
With an unprecedented donation now secure, the conservation group Sea Shepherd looks to invest in a powerful piece of machinery to patrol the ocean. The maritime activist organization was been awarded $11.8 million at the Good Money Gala in Amsterdam via the Dutch Postcode Lottery??
South Carolina waters proposed as right??whale??calving critical habitat
The number of calves born to imperiled right whales appears to be dropping in recent years, just as conservation efforts appeared to be turning the corner for the species. Right whales are the rarest of the large whales, 40-ton creatures
NOAA tweaks Gear Marking Requirement
New rules for fishing gear intended to protect whales, set to go into effect June 1, include adding special marks to buoy lines on gear set outside a Maine exemption line. Any lobster gear set outside that line must have vertical lines marked at the top, middle and bottom with 12-inch red marks. HOWEVER, Most of Maine state waters are inside the exemption line designated in the rule