OCEANA : PROTECT ENDANGERED SPECIES WITH LEGAL ACTION : 10% OF GLOBAL FISH CATCH IS DISCARDED

OCEANA CAMPAIGNS : SAVE ENDANGERED SPECIES 

EXCERPT: Did you know that one of the most impactful ways to protect endangered ocean species is to prevent them from being unintentionally caught up in fishing gear?

About 10% of the world’s global fish catch is discarded. And each year, fishing gear kills or injures millions of non-targeted animals as bycatch, including sharks, whales, dolphins, fish, and sea turtles, some of which are vulnerable or endangered ocean species.

In recent years, Oceana has helped to ban the deadly shark fin trade in the United States and Canada. Oceana is continuing to work to reduce bycatch and protect important species like the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale from destructive fishing practices and other human caused threats.

Oceana and our allies have won more than 75 victories to protect threatened and endangered ocean species, including sharks, sea turtles, and whales.Did you know that one of the most impactful ways to protect endangered ocean species is to prevent them from being unintentionally caught up in fishing gear?

About 10% of the world’s global fish catch is discarded. And each year, fishing gear kills or injures millions of non-targeted animals as bycatch, including sharks, whales, dolphins, fish, and sea turtles, some of which are vulnerable or endangered ocean species.

In recent years, Oceana has helped to ban the deadly shark fin trade in the United States and Canada. Oceana is continuing to work to reduce bycatch and protect important species like the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale from destructive fishing practices and other human caused threats.

Oceana and our allies have won more than 75 victories to protect threatened and endangered ocean species, including sharks, sea turtles, and whales.

CANADIAN GULLY IS HOME TO NEWLY DISCOVERED FISH WITHOUT A DNA MATCH : ALMOST BLACK WITH BULBOUS HEAD

It’s called the Gully, and it’s a marine protected area under Fisheries and Oceans Canada. More than 9 miles wide, the Gully is “the largest underwater canyon in the western North Atlantic,” the department says, and is filled with endangered and rare species. It was here that in 2009 researchers caught and brought to the surface a mysterious looking fish. The animal had a bulbous head, sleek body and gaping mouth, and was a dark brown, nearly black color, according to a July 24 Facebook post from Fisheries and Oceans Canada. “They sampled and analyzed its DNA,” the department said. “Back then, it did not match any known species and was left without a name.”

MIAMI HERALD : DNA MYSTERY FISH CANADA

IT'S A TYPE OF WHALEFISH (check out the videos)

3,500 POUND QUEEN OF THE OCEAN SHARK TAGGED BY CANADIANS

DAILYMAIL : QUEEN OF THE OCEAN SHARK TAGGED BY CANADIAN SCIENTISTS 

She's 17 feet long.

Excerpt: 'She is a very old creature, a proper Queen of the Ocean and a matriarch, ' Fisher said. 'She has all the scars, healed wounds, and discolorations that tell a deep, rich story of her life going back years. ...' You feel different when you're standing beside a shark of that size compared to the ones in the 2,000 pound range.  You feel insignificant standing next to such an ancient animal.'

COULD THIS GRANNY WHALE BE BORN THE YEAR THE TITANIC SANK?

SCIENCE RECORDER : KILLER WHALE TITANIC

Most killer whales die at 60 to 80 years of age.  GRANNY may be 103!

"And she’s quite mobile for her advanced years. This week, she turned up this in the Strait of Georgia, a waterway that cuts between Vancouver and British Columbia. She would have to have travelled 800 miles to reach this point from southern California, where she was originally spotted.

Granny runs in a 25-whale group that researchers call the “J-Pod,” or the “Southern Resident Killer Whales.” And longevity runs strong in this group. Two other members, females dubbed “Ocean Sun” and “Lummi,” died at ages 85 and 98, respectively. Granny is the oldest in this group, however. More than that, in fact: She is, as of now, the oldest known killer whale on the planet."

ATLANTIC WHALES (CANADA) SITE LINKED HERE

"The waters off Newfoundland and Labrador are among the most productive portions of the Earth's ocean. During the spring and summer, some of the planet's largest gatherings of whales, seals and seabirds come to feed in these coastal and offshore waters along North America's eastern edge. For over 500 years some of the planet's most intensive human fisheries have also taken place here...

"People are not always good at sustainably managing the ocean's resources. Over the past few hundred years the Atlantic grey whale was wiped out while the right and bowhead whales have been removed from most of their former range. Other whales including fins, blues, orcas and humpbacks underwent dramatic population reductions at the hands and harpoons of 20th century whalers. In the case of the orcas, the military even used them for target practice...

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