For the sixth year in a row, California officials delayed the Bay Area Dungeness crab season in 2024. The move was made to avoid whales becoming entangled in fishing gear. Although it disrupts fishermen’s plans, it is significant to protect the whales and provides a lesson in ecological conservation for other regions.

The International Maritime Organization has adopted a proposal to protect endangered blue, fin, and humpback whales off the coast of California that goes into effect in the summer of 2023. The proposal expands the area to be avoided by ship traffic to cover an estimated 4,476 square nautical miles of whale feeding habitat, and extends…

November 9, 2024 – South Africa’s Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Barbara Cressy, has said that a moratorium on octopus fishing off the country’s coasts will be in place from November 15 in order to protect large marine mammals such as cetaceans. September 27-29 is the annual “Whale Festival” in the South African coastal…

On October 22, 2024, the International Symposium on Small Cetacean Conservation was held in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Small cetacean experts from many countries and regions, as well as domestic experts in related fields, participated in the symposium and discussed the current situation, challenges and countermeasures for the conservation of small cetaceans. After the meeting,…

On October 18, 2024, a humpback whale in French Polynesia was struck by a speeding ferry, severing its upper jaw and spewing blood from the wound. Local marine conservation organizations responded to the incident, but the whale drowned because it was unable to surface due to an injury to its snout. The wildlife conservation organization…

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted a proposal to protect whales off the coast of California by expanding the area to be avoided by ship traffic to cover approximately 4,476 square nautical miles of whale feeding habitat and extending ship traffic lanes to the west of, in and around the Channel Islands National Marine…

On January 3, 2024, a male short-limbed pilot whale was injured and stranded in the waters of Sanya Haitang Bay, and was sent to Sanya Haichang Marine Life Conservation Center for rescue and treatment, and was named “Begonia”. After more than 4 months of careful treatment and care by conservation staff, veterinarians, experts and more…

China Daily reported on Sept. 26 that Danish and Turkish self media bloggers tracked down Chinese white dolphins on the Leizhou Peninsula and came into close contact with them during the “Outside Eyes on Zhan” campaign. They appreciated China’s actions to protect marine life, and the Chinese white dolphin witnessed China’s positive results in marine…

The North Atlantic whale is a large baleen whale that lives in all oceans around the world. It is known for its streamlined body, which can reach a length of 19 meters (62 feet) and a weight of about 20 to 30 tons. The North Atlantic whale is usually dark blue-gray in color with a…

Recently, rescuers from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in British Columbia, Canada, worked for four days to free a humpback whale that had become entangled in a fishing net. The 10-meter-long adult whale had been entangled for months without being able to feed properly, and suffered multiple injuries to its body. The Marine Mammal…