New research shows that krill abundance is directly related to humpback whale pregnancy rates. When krill is plentiful, it is easier for humpback whales to conceive; when it is not, it is harder. Krill is a key link in the marine food chain, and the expansion of industrial krill fishing has led to fluctuations in…

According to Jiefang Daily on December 8, more than 30 pilot whales stranded on a beach near the city of Wangare in northern New Zealand recently, and hundreds of local residents and staff from related organizations dragged them back to the sea by means of cloth slips, while volunteers stayed on the shore all night…

The Icelandic government has granted whaling licenses to two whaling companies for the next five years, allowing them to catch 209 fin whales and 217 minke whales during the annual whaling season from mid-June to September, AFP reported on December 5th. Fin whales are the second largest cetacean after blue whales and are listed as…

On November 30, 2024, a five to six meter long beaked whale stranded in the waters of Tai O, Hong Kong SAR, which was initially determined to be a Lang’s Indo-Pacific beaked whale, a rare species in the world. The whale was found with multiple injuries and was rescued by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation…

According to the Associated Press, a massive whale stranding has occurred in Western Australia, Australia, and scientists speculate that the massive stranding may be related to man-made underwater noise that affects the whales’ navigation. In recent years, noise pollution in the oceans has become increasingly serious, interfering with the whales’ ultrasonic localization system and causing…

Whales are important indicators of the marine ecosystem, with their excrement containing high levels of iron and nitrogen, providing nutrients for phytoplankton growth, which produces oxygen vital to the Earth’s ecology. At the same time, whales are sensitive to changes in their surroundings and can serve as an early warning signal. However, because of their…

Southern California encourages cargo ships to slow down in order to protect whales: According to Reuters, in July, Southern California began to implement a program to encourage cargo ships to slow down, on a four-month trial basis, by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District and the Environmental…

New Zealand’s Minister for Natural Resources Conservation, Chris Carter, says a number of countries in the South Pacific will sign an agreement to protect cetaceans and dolphins. The Memorandum of Understanding, based on the International Migratory Species Conservation Regulations (IMSCR), will be signed by at least 11 countries in the South Pacific, and sets out…

On November 14, 2024, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations released a video documenting the rescue of an orca stranded on a beach in the village of Ustivo on the Kamchatka Peninsula. The young female orca was stranded on a beach in the Sea of Okhotsk at low tide, unable to breathe properly and with…

On November 2, 2024, a rare carcass of a Sooty mid-beaked whale was seen on Wyke Regis Beach in Dorset, England. This is the eighth recorded sighting of this deep-sea cetacean in British waters, which is extremely rare. The stranding is of great concern to scientists and marine conservation organizations, as Sooty’s medium-beaked whales typically…