Progress reported in effort to free humpback whale near Montrey Bay

Significant progress was reported Tuesday in the effort to free a humpback whale that has been entangled with a crab trap since Sunday in the Monterey Bay. Experts said the whale is expected to survive.

A whale entanglement team made up of marina biologists, NOAA experts, and the U.S. Coast Guard officers, was able to remove the majority of the netting attached to the whale’s tale on Monday.

Read more: http://www.ksbw.com/news/central-california/santa-cruz/humpback-whale-tangled-with-crab-pot-net-in-monterey-bay/25702440#ixzz30NkvvGK0

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Blue World: Humpback Whales

Every year, Humpback whales in the North Atlantic make a long migration down to the Caribbean to have their calves in warm, calm water. Many of these whales go to one particular area called the Silver Banks near the Dominican Republic. Jonathan spends a week in the Silver Banks filming whales underwater, and you won’t believe how close he gets to the whales, and the exceptional behaviors he observes!

Making New Friends

What started as a day of spearfishing for dinner and playing in the ocean with friends turned into an experience much more meaningful than expected when a young green sea turtle approached diver Kimi Werner for some help. The turtle swam up to her from the bottom and floated next to her on the surface and then started turning in circles. She noticed that the turtle was only using one flipper and had line wrapped around it’s neck and other flipper. It was so pinched so tightly around it’s limb that it was cutting off all circulation and was bound to soon dismember the little turtle.. With the help of her diver partner, Shaun Harada, Kimi used her knife and started cutting away the line. It would have been an impossible job to do safely without the cooperation of the young turtle. The turtle returned to the reef free from the line and the two diver friends returned to land with much more than just dinner. 

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#FishFriday

Increasingly snorkelers and divers in Hawaii are asking “Where have all the fish gone?” Reef fish decline can be attributed to several factors, however none weigh so heavily as the losses due to extraction, including collecting reef animals for the home tanks of hobby aquarists.

Another major factor is over fishing. Over fishing occurs when more fish are caught than the population can replace through natural reproduction. Gathering as many fish as possible may seem like a profitable practice, but overfishing has serious consequences. The results not only affect the balance of life in the oceans, but also the social and economic well-being of the coastal communities who depend on fish for their way of life.

So if you’re enjoying your weekend out fishing at the beach, remember to take what you need and release the rest!

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In Hawaii everyone surfs, including the whales #HumpbackWhaleWednesday

Guess what day its ? Huuump day! HAPPY #HumpbackWhaleWednesday ! 

In honor of #HumpbackWhaleWednesday here is an awesome picture of a humpback whale mother and calf surprised surfers and onlookers Saturday when they caught a large set wave at Pipeline in Honolulu,Hawaii and rode the swell long enough for J.T. Gray to capture the moment.

Its very rare for whales to come in to shore that close. Beach goers that day said the whales were only 10 yards away from the shoreline. Humpback whales travel from Alaska to Hawaii each year to birth their young. This also attracts many predators such as the Tiger Shark. Whale season is almost at an end but keep an eye out!

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