Clayoquot Ventures Whale Breaching on Tofino Fishing Charter (by mario marko)
Posted August 20, 2012 at 8:30pm in whale breaching bc british columbia marine life wildlife animal fishing
Faye Archell, of the BDMLR, said before the whale died: “It is incredibly undernourished and has a very high breathing rate, which suggests it is very sick and distressed.”It would be wrong for us to put a sick animal back into the sea. We are frustrated about it but we cannot help it.”The whale, which was stranded on an outgoing tide, had injuries to its head, gashes to its body and was injured around one eye. (via Stranded whale dies on beach in Cornwall | Environment | guardian.co.uk) “It is hoped that it can be recovered for postmortem and the public have been reminded that it is an offence to take any part of a whale without the appropriate licence.”
People hold a makeshift funeral for a humpback whale that died on a beach in Canada. It died at low tide in White Rock, British Columbia, a few hours after beaching itself. It was found to be tangled in a fishing net and authorities are now trying to track down the owner of the net. After the whale died, local people held a makeshift funeral – gathering to pay their respects and laying flowers Photograph: Canadian Press/Rex Features
how is tracking down the fishing net owner (even if possible) help anything? this happens all the time, this just happens to be a higher profile event. suppose they fine the owner - will they stop fishing? even if they do, what difference would that make?
that’s like tumblr selectively disabling some blogs’ ability to post to twitter or banning only the pro eating disorders blogs..
