THE NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE on RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVESITY ; RIGHT WHALES ENDANGERED 

Excerpt: The North Atlantic Right Whales is one of the world's most endangered whales. Once common along the eastern U.S. seaboard, the whale was hunted to near extinction by the 1750's. While no longer pursued for its oil, meat and bones, these whales continue to be the victim of ship strikes and entanglement in fishing gear, which can result in protracted, painful deaths.  Right whales are declining so quickly that they may be functionally extinct by 2040 if more isn't done to save them.

In it's 2020 update of it's "Red List of Threatened Species," the International Union for Conservation of Nature declared North Atlantic right whales "critically endangered," the most serious category of risk, with only about 400 animals left and fewer than 250 adults. ........

MOST OF THE EARTH IS WATERY : WHAT OCEANS ARE WE SEEING ON THIS GLOBE IMAGE?

 

MARTHA'S VINEYARD NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE SIGHTINGS : BOATS ORDERED TO SLOW DOWN TO TEN KNOTS

MARTHA'S VINYARD TIMES ; RIGHT WHALE SIGHTINGS 

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An aerial survey team from the New England Aquarium has detected a number of North Atlantic Right Whales south of Martha's Vineyard, prompting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to enact 'slow zones' for marine vessels in the area.

According to an aerial survey report by the New England Aquarium, 10 general survey tracklines detected 14 Right Whales, in pods of varying sizes, on Friday, March 10.

"North Atlantic Right Whales are on the move along the Atlantic coast off the U.S.  If seen, remember that approaching a right whale closer than 500 yards is a violation of federal and state law," NOAA stated in a press release issued Monday.  "Right whales are protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and scientists estimate there are fewer than 350 whales remaining.

TWENTY THREE RECENT EAST COAST WHALE DEATHS SPARK ALARM : SHIP STRIKES KILLING MINKE, HUMPBACK, and NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES

NEW YORK TIMES - 23 RECENT EAST COAST WHALE DEATHS 

These whales have washed ashore in recent weeks.  North Atlantic Right Whale - critically endangered. Minke whale.  Humpback whale.  Could it be that we just have to order things on line that are exported by other countries, rather than buying American made products and produce grown in the U.S. so that more ships are coming in and colliding with whales.

Well, my priority is not to buy anything from another country without an exhaustive search for MADE IN THE U.S.A. because most of the things you see for sale we really do not need.

Also windfarms offshore may be a problem for sea life.

BUT THERE IS ANOTHER ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR

Excerpt: The population of humpbacks, hunted legally until 1985, has rebounded, thanks in part to decades of efforts to clean the Atlantic Ocean and heavily polluted tributaries like the Hudson River. As the climate changes and oceans warm, whales and favored prey, menhaden, are migrating and feeding in new locations, often closer to shore.

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY SUES OVER U.S. FAILURE TO PROTECT ENDANGERED HUMP BACK WHALES

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICAL: U.S. FAILING TO PROTECT ENDANGERED SPECIES - HUMPBACK WHALES by Bob Egelko

Excerpt: the law gives the highest priority to protecting species "whose level of iincidental mortality and serious injury exceeds the potential biological removal level, those that have a small population size, and those which are declining most rapidly," the judge wrote.  He said such measures are required for commercial fisheries whose activity causes serious injury or death to marine mammals, a description that "fits to the tee the ESA (Endangered Species Act) listed humpback whales and pot fishery here."

TERRIBLY INJURED HUMPBACK WHALE

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The whale, BCX1232, also called Moon, was spotted recently off the Kona coast by the crew of the Hawaiian Adventures Kona. When she was sighted in B.C. waters, experts said she would likely not make it to the warmer Hawaii ocean due to her severe spinal injury. However, she made the more than 4,000-mile migration once again. Now, experts are very worried about her condition, which they believe was the result of a ship strike.

HELLO and WELCOME BACK TO MY BLOG

The reason you have not seen posts here is because Google blocked me from my own long held account, which is used ONLY for this blog and no outside communications, simply because I changed computer use. 

Frankly, I have sent Google messages letting them know that they are making using Google a much less than a friendly experience.

I continue to be highly interested in sea life, ocean ecology, and all the subjects I've presented to you here at SIREN'S LINK TO SEA for many years.

Yours,

Siren