chrissy Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Indeed.. we can only hope there are maybe a few more hiding somewhere,but I agree it can't stave off the inevitability of the extinction of this strange but somehow cute cetacean. Maybe we what we must aim for now is to at least try and save the distant cousin the AMAZON DOLPHIN ALREADY IN DECLINEAlso a kind of ugly cute guy/gal! Chrissy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Just say no!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissy Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Yes ,, but drowning!! That is what happens to finned sharks!! HORRIFIC ...I think.Chrissy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeztar Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 I just recieved this in my email from the Center for Biological Diversity:Last month, three endangered blue whales were killed when they were hit by large ships in their feeding grounds off the southern California coast. The coastal waters of southern California are home not just to the largest animal that has ever lived on Earth, but also to the busiest shipping lanes in the United States. Unusual ocean conditions this year have led to large numbers of blue whales feeding in the rich waters off southern California for much longer than normal, putting them directly in the path of fast-moving cargo ships and oil tankers.Ship strikes are one of the leading causes of death of large whales worldwide, and scientists have identified ship speed limits as the most effective method to reduce whale mortality. Last week the Center formally asked the federal government to impose a temporary speed limit off southern California to protect the blue whales. While the government has issued advisories for ship captains to watch out for whales, it has yet to impose the speed limits actually necessary to protect these magnificent and highly endangered animals. Please: Let federal officials know right away how important it is that they impose a binding speed limit for large ships to protect endangered blue whales. You can take action on this alert via the web at:Take Action: Stop Blue Whales From Being Killed by Ships Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this.Tell-A-Friend: Stop Blue Whales From Being Killed by Ships We encourage you to take action by October 31, 2007 INSTRUCTIONS TO RESPOND VIA THE WEB:If you have access to a web browser, you can take action on this alert by going to the following URL: Take Action: Stop Blue Whales From Being Killed by Ships Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissy Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Thanks for bringing this to our attention.Have acted and am passing it onto friends / forum friends and others . Being involved myself in international transport and having a deep concern for cetaceans and fish this bring two activities together..they've gotta slow down those craft..a day or two won't make a big difference for the vessels Chrissy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeztar Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 I found this permit in the Federal Register. Looks like they're having fun in Florida... SUMMARY: In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) regulations, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to Eglin Air Force Base(EAFB) for the take of marine mammals, by Level B harassment only, incidental to Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal School (NEODS) training operations at EAFB, Florida. DATES: Effective from October 5, 2007, through October 4, 2008. ADDRESSES: A copy of the IHA and the application are available by writing to Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, Conservation, and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3225, or by telephoning the contact listed here. A copy of the application containing a list of references used in this document may be obtained by writing to this address, by telephoning the contact listed here (FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) or online at: <a href="http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/incidental.htm">http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/incidental.htm</a>. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeztar Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Thanks for bringing this to our attention.Have acted and am passing it onto friends / forum friends and others . Being involved myself in international transport and having a deep concern for cetaceans and fish this bring two activities together..they've gotta slow down those craft..a day or two won't make a big difference for the vessels Well, it payed off. In response to a Center for Biological Diversity petition, the Coast Guard has issued a warning to commercial shipping vessels to slow to 10 knots when traveling through the Santa Barbara Channel off the coast of southern California (Center for Biological Diversity - Press Release - Petition Seeks Emergency Rule Limiting Ship Speed in Santa Barbara Channel to Protect Blue Whales).The Center filed its petition on September 25 after a rash of ship strikes killed three endangered blue whales. Though the speed reduction is voluntary at this time, the Coast Guard's notice is a positive first step toward a federally mandated 10-knot speed limit in the Santa Barbara Channel. The Center will continue to work to make the speed limits mandatory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissy Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Good news indeed..mandatory would be great!!! Chrissy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 This was a worrying TV Show. Tonga WhalesBroadcast: 23/10/2007Reporter: Trevor Bormann Synopsis It’s a tiny nation with a giant drawcard. Tonga is one of a few places in the world where you can actually swim with a humpback whale. But these titans of the deep are in trouble from an event ten thousand kilometres away. From November, the annual Antarctic whale hunt resumes, and Japanese whalers will kill humpbacks for the first time in 30 years. The pristine waters off the northern island of Vava’u draw travellers from all over the world for a unique experience. Trevor Bormann joined researchers and ‘whale swimmers’ for a close encounter with the humpback on its migration north from polar waters. Local tourism operators are worried that ‘their whales’ will be the individuals killed by the Japanese. But there are other threats to the whale swimming industry, and it has the humpback watchers hopping mad. Tonga has one of the highest rates of obesity in the world, and some health authorities, and many Tongans want to resume the killing of humpbacks for local consumption, as an alternative to fatty, imported food. The whales of Tonga are a hot commodity - wanted dead or alive. Foreign Correspondent - 23/10/2007: Tonga Whales"alternative to fatty, imported food"Isn't whale meat mainly fat?Does anyone know?What did they eat before Western crap food? Fish, fruit, vegetables?.You may be able to watch the programme on-line.- (perhaps later in the week-ask in guest-book)I am not sure.(no broadband-yet).FromScottPortelli.Com - Wildlife Photographerhave alok nice photographyScottPortelli.Com - Wildlife Photographer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissy Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 That is a bizarre and sickening story. Talk about cutting off noses etc.The outer part of a whale is of course fatty but I would of thought more worrying ( if you are going to recommend it as a food.. which makes me cringea beautiful & endangered humpback feeding overweight Tongalese - yeuk!) would be the high level of toxins found in most cetaceans these days. Where exactly did you see the programme??? Chrissy"Vile!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 I recetly read of a japanese ant-whaling group ( on Care2 I think)Does anyone know anything about itGoggling "Japanese" and "Whale" does not work! Not on whales but on duplicidious JapaneseRadio Australia - Asia Pacific - AUSTRALIA: Japan accused of under reporting tuna catchAUSTRALIA: Japan accused of under reporting tuna catch - 25/10/2007 Australia's claim that Japan has massively under-reported its catch of tuna over decades has disrupted conservation negotiations. Japan has hit back, claiming that there's also evidence of under-reporting by Australia and Indonesia. Presenter - Graeme Dobell listen windows media listen windows media > DOBELL: Australia found a way to prove suspicions that Japan was breaking its word in fishing for Southern bluefin tuna.In 2005, Australia conducted what was called a forensic audit of sales of the tuna on the Japanese market, and compared those reported sales with the tonnages Japan claimed to have taken at sea. That comparison of what went to market against what was claimed to have been caught at sea - over two decades - showed what Australia calls systematic under-reporting of the catch. The comparison showed Japan was selling an amount of tuna sushi which was twice the amount it claimed to have caught. The estimate that Australia put to the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna at its meeting last year was that Japan had caught nearly 180-thousand tonnes of tuna more than reported. That illegal catch would have been worth in the order of six billion US dollars. The minutes of this year's Commission meeting show Australia's findings about the significant gap between the reported take and sales, based on market data from the Tokyo. COMMISSION MINUTES: "The amount of southern bluefin tuna available on the Japanese market greatly exceeds the reported Japanese catch as presented in Japan's national report. The report suggests that in the years 2002, 2003 and 2004 that the amount of Southern Bluefin Tuna available on the Japanese market was of the order of 8,696 to11,260 tonnes higher per year than expected based on the reported Japanese catch." DOBELL: It obviously as implications for conservation, if Japan had been taking double the catch that it reports. The Australian study raises larger questions about whether any of Japan fisheries reporting can be believed. If the Japanese data on Southern Bluefin tuna are essentially "fictional" and that word "fictional" is one that has been used in Canberra, then can any other Japanese figures be believed. Australia called on Japan to conduct an inquiry, in these terms. COMMISSION MINUTES: "The investigation would address arrange of uncertainties that Australia has identified in relation to the estimates of longline catch and this may help to explain, in part, the very large discrepanciesbetween reported catch and the weight of Southern Bluefin Tuna in the Japanese markets." DOBELL: Japan is extremely sensitive to the claim that it has been caught lying over a long period.The Japanese delegation in Canberra replied that there was no agreement or consensus on estimates of its past under-reporting. While not conceding past wrong-doing, Tokyo says that since April, last year, it has introduced a stricter management system for Southern Bluefin tuna. Japan has cut its yearly quota for the tuna from 6000 to three thousand tonnes. That report is being accepted because that's the amount of Bluefin tuna being sold on the Tokyo market. Japan says it's not the only nation under cloud, claiming that there discrepancy issues to be confronted in the reporting by Indonesia and Australia. The standoff meant the Commission got little movement on efforts to police the trade through such measures as satellite tracking of fishing boats and independent on-board inspectors.The is BIG money in fishing!!! !!! !!!This is from the Sydney Morning herald (SMH) a good place to stat looking for serious, accurate, comment and news about Australia.Japanese accused of hiding tuna worth more than $8b October 24, 2007A SCANDAL involving billions of dollars worth of southern bluefin tuna illegally caught by the Japanese is worsening as closer Australian Government scrutiny uncovers the full extent of the fraud. An investigation has already found that over a 20-year period, Japanese fishers hid an $8 billion overcatch of the highly-prized sashimi fish that migrates around southern Australia. Now an international meeting has been told the amount was underestimated, Japan's figures still do not add up, and Tokyo is stonewalling against attempts to regulate fishing of the critically-endangered species. An international investigation into what Australian officials called an unprecedented, outrageous fraud, found that Japanese fishers probably used a series of disguises to hide the overcatch. The fishers described the tuna as a different species and evaded any inspection on shore, under-reported the amount that they caught, and imported it as different tuna, either trans-shipped at sea from foreign vessels or in containers. In a review that the Japanese Government has vetoed from public release, the investigators found the fraud extended into consumer markets. The Independent Review of Japanese Southern Bluefin Market Data Anomalies estimated the overcatch at 178,198 tonnes - a total that the Australian delegation leader, Glenn Hurry, said last year was worth up to $8 billion. But diplomats meeting in Canberra last week heard that a follow-up study on the Japanese market now estimated the total overcatch at 10 per cent more. Andrew DarbyJapanese accused of hiding tuna worth more than $8b - Environment - smh.com.au There are afew South Africans on the listSA misses R1bn tuna bountyOctober 25, 2007 By Ronnie Morris Cape Town - The domestic tuna fishing industry could be worth R1 billion a year, but a lack of specialised skills and appropriate vessels means foreign ships operate in South African waters and pay only R250 000 a year to the country for the privilege. South African tuna is highly sought after, especially in Japan, where sushi is a star feature of its cuisine.. . .According to Chris Hamel, a tuna boat operator and exporter, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna has granted South Africa a quota of 1 200 tons for swordfish, while the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna has allowed South Africa to catch 40 tons of southern bluefin tuna. An indication of prices these fish fetch can be found in the Tokyo tuna market report. On August 13 and 14, for example, 12 South African big eye tuna were on offer. The highest price paid for one of these fish was $7 000 (R46 550), higher than prices fetched by Japanese and New Zealand tuna. The average price was $3 610 and the lowest price was $2 000; only two fish were left unsold. At the same auction six South African southern bluefin tuna were up for sale. The highest price for a fish was $5 000 and the lowest was $2 800, with an average price of $3 933. A Japanese bluefin tuna fetched the highest price of $5 300. The lowest price was $1 300, with an average price of $3 241. Of the 115 fish on offer, 55 were not bought. Close behind was a New Zealand southern bluefin tuna, which sold for $5 200. The average price was $4 114 and the lowest price paid was $2 500. All seven fish were sold. The following day four South African big eye tuna were on offer. The top price was $5 700, the average was $4 550 and the lowest price was $4 000. All the fish were snapped up.Business Report - SA misses R1bn tuna bounty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 No broad band yet (getting close.) Dial up is getting so slow. But many are complaining about the speed of bradband tooSo What's this like?Whale Watching 2007 | Whales, killer whales, blue whales, humpback whales | News.com.au Entertainment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 The Japanese argue they must kill to get the genetic make up of the mammal but Australian scientists claim they've got the evidence to prove them wrong.The 7.30 Report - ABC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeztar Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Navy told to cut sonar effects on whales - Environment - MSNBC.com A federal appeals court ordered the U.S. Navy to lessen the harm its high-power sonar does to whales and other marine life during exercises off the Southern California coast. The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Tuesday sent the matter to a trial judge in Los Angeles to figure out exactly how to fix the problem it says is apparent with the sonar. We need sonar, but can we use sonar without causing beaching? I'm sure we can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boerseun Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 The Japanese argue they must kill to get the genetic make up of the mammal but Australian scientists claim they've got the evidence to prove them wrong.That's ridiculous. A blood sample will be sufficient for DNA sampling. That sounds like a flimsy excuse if I've ever heard one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeztar Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Japan Fleet Sets Off to Hunt Humpbacks The Japanese are set to embark on the largest whale hunt in modern times and are targetting 50 humpback whales. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Q- Why does Japan need to travel almost from the North pole to the south pole to catch whalesA-Fish stocks in N. hemisphere have collapsed because of Japanese voracious appetite for fish. Is Japan fishing in Australian Antarctic waters?Has that legal conundrum been solved yet? How important is the Antarctic Whale sanctuary we have made in Antarctica? If Japan is "fishing" (rapeing?) our waters OR if we are serious about the sanctuary we should send a few Navy boats down to protect our interests. What is Japan going to do stop buying our wood-chips?Bring it on! We have no meat left to sell them due to the drought. Japan has always placed administrative, bureaucratic and distribution difficulties in the way of almost every product we sell them . Just so they can't be accused of having "trade barriers" and taken to the International court. They find ways to get-around every rule/law A most duplicitous, devious and dishonest nation.A Nation that is totally unrepentant and uninterested in the flood of objection to their lying rape of Southern Oceans. Japan's navy, though small 5-6 ships (worth about 10 billion each)bristle with ever imaginable technology. The Oz navy is just out-classed even with our 'on-order' "Spanish Boats" that Howard purchased. Perhaps we should sign our next defence treaty with China. Just to put 'the wind up' the Japanese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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