RYA urges vigilance for orca encounters
The RYA and Cruising Association are urging vigilance for orca encounters in The Bay of Biscay, Iberian Peninsula and...
Whales
Humpback whale rescued from fishing ropes off Cornish coast
Rescue teams have saved a large humpback whale that got caught in fishing ropes off the coast of Cornwall,...
NMMA ‘decries’ advancement of whale strike speed rule
The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) has expressed ‘disappointment’ with the US Department of Commerce’s decision to advance the...
Discarded WW2 military munitions found off Californian coastline
Researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have revisited two industrial undersea dumpsites in the San Pedro...
Mystery of orca behaviour continues as Cruising Association pleads for data
It’s been a year of numbers. Orca have sunk two boats, memberships to orca Facebook groups have rocketed past...
US politicians ask NOAA to suspend ‘flawed’ whale speed rule
Four US representatives have signed a letter requesting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to suspend further action...
NOAA set to delay decision on whale-strike speed rule
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is expected to delay its expansion of the 2008 North Atlantic Right...
Rescuers free humpback whale found tied to 300lb crab pot in Alaska
A team of trained responders has successfully freed a juvenile humpback whale in coastal waters off Alaska, which was...
NOAA denies petition to establish vessel speed limits in Gulf of Mexico
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has denied a petition to establish a mandatory speed limit and other...
Alarming new estimate of North Atlantic right whale population
A new estimate from the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium finds that the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale population remains...
Sailor dies in Australia after whale knocks crew into ocean
A 61-year-old sailor has died in Australia after a whale breached near his boat, striking and knocking the crew...
