The MOSQUITO has been identified as a known whale killer.

Mosquitoes Blamed For Captive Killer Whale Deaths Stephen Messenger Science / Natural Sciences April 26, 2012 In the open ocean, healthy killer whales live free of any natural predators — but in captivity, even the smallest of insects pose a … Continue reading

DREW BARRYMORE: Princess of whales

Jenny Cooney Carrillo April 27, 2012 Drew Barrymore‘s puppet co-stars in Big Miracle dwarf E.T. Drew Barrymore has shared the screen with actors such as Adam Sandler, Hugh Grant and George Clooney but in her new drama, Big Miracle, she appears opposite her … Continue reading

SEA SHEPHERD: Paul Watson to speak in Bath, Maine next week.

Subject:          Direct Action on the High Seas! Speaker:         Captain Paul Watson, Director, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society When:             Tuesday, May 8 at 7:00 pm Where:           Maine Maritime Museum, Bath*[Note this is a venue change] Join Friends of Merrymeeting Bay (FOMB) … Continue reading

JOB: Atlantic Salmon – Full Time Conservation Program Coordinator, Fredericton, NB

Job Description Conservation Program Coordinator (Full Time) The Atlantic Salmon Conservation Foundation Based at: Fredericton, New Brunswick Job Purpose Summary: To administer projects funded by the Foundation, liaise with funding recipients and participate fully in the project identification and selection … Continue reading

JOBS: NMFS Photo-ID Techs for Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Southeast Fisheries Science Center will be conducting bottlenose dolphin photo-identification surveys in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas from mid-May to mid-September 2012.  Two people with significant photo-ID experience will be needed to support this work. … Continue reading

JOBS: LAND BASED MINKE WHALE TRACKING IN ICELAND – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

    I am looking for five volunteers to collect land based data on minke whale movement and diving behaviour in Iceland between the end of May (25th) and the end of August (31st) 2012. The project is part of … Continue reading

LIES, LIES & MORE LIES: About the marine mammals that developers said “don’t exist”

There have been three applications to the FERC for import LNG terminals along the US owned shore of Passamaquoddy Bay. But, the tankers must pass through Canadian waters – one of the richest places along this northeastern coast. In an … Continue reading

KILLER WHALES: Fighting off the “Wolves of the Sea”

Sperm Whales Form Clans to Fight Off Orcas Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor Date: 11 April 2012 Time: 02:54 PM ET Sperm whales like this one in New Zealand can consume up to a ton of food a day. Adult males … Continue reading