By Kristina Fiore The humpback whale that’s been cruising the Hudson River likely got lost after chasing baitfish, according to NOAA experts. There’s probably not enough food upriver, and chances are the whale is ‘lost,’ said Jennifer Goebel, a spokesperson for NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region. It doesn’t appear to be in danger, so NOAA doesn’t plan to intervene … [Read more...]
WATCH: Breathtaking Drone Footage Captures Whales Playing Below Boat
This video was captured in August in New Caledonia, a French territory in the South Pacific. … [Read more...]
NSFW – Meet Natalia, The Crazy Russian Arctic ‘Oceanographer’ Who Polar Bear Plunges With Whales In The Nude
While not the first person to strip naked for whales, Natalia Avseenko may be the first to do it in near freezing Arctic waters. Natalia Avseenko, 36, a Russian scientist and professional diver stripped naked to swim with whales in the White Sea located at the northwest corner of Russia near the Arctic Circle. Why? According to Russian media, marine experts believe … [Read more...]
WATCH: Humpback Whales Nearly Crush Kayakers
Filmed in the vicinity of the Penn Islands of British Columbia, these three kayakers are lucky to have gotten such a close look. In fact, if they were any closer they might not have lived to tell their tale. “Humpbacks are marine mammals and you need to stay back 100M. As you can see in this Video they can close the distance very fast and they are … [Read more...]
NOAA Announces Plan To Silence US Oil Rigs, Dredges and Ships
(Reuters) The ocean has gotten noisier for decades, with man-made racket from oil drilling, shipping and construction linked to signs of stress in marine life that include beached whales and baby crabs with scrambled navigational signals. The United States aims to change that as a federal agency prepares a plan that could force reductions in noise-making activities, … [Read more...]