A recent surge of grey whale deaths off the B.C. coast has researchers concerned.
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) responded to four dead whales off the west coast of Vancouver Island in 10 days.
DFO marine mammals co-ordinator Paul Cottrell said three necropsies were performed with the help of Huu-ay-aht, Kyuquot/Cheklesaht, and W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations.
“Two are severely emaciated. They’re basically a bag of bones, really sad to see that kind of body condition,” Cottrell said.
John Calambokidis, a research biologist at Cascadia Research Collective, said 13 dead grey whales have been found dead this year off Washington state.
The Marine Mammal Center and the California Academy of Sciences confirmed eight grey whale deaths in the San Francisco Bay Area so far this year.
They seem to be starving to death. Even the orcas aren’t doing well. Calf mortality is very high.
Seems a lot of the baleen whales are having issues with lack of food sources (krill, ocean-bottom mollusks, etc).
I wish we would fucking stop all the dumb shit we’re doing already.
Best I can do is build another data center!
- Billionaire’s governments
Grey whales have been dying like this in droves up and down the entire west coast, from California to BC. We’ve had thirteen deaths in Washington alone so far this year. It’s shocking how little attention it’s been getting elsewhere.
Damn, where are we going to get enough dynamite to blow them all to pieces?
That is because nobody cares anymore
Everything is AI, and if it ain’t AI, humans apparently don’t care anymore
Man, thats fuckin spooky. Those are just the bodies that wash up on shore that we know about, plus its still way early in their migratory season, so yea, not looking good.
Ocean temps are still rising, especially as we enter into the projected “Super” El Niño for their year or so. Is anyone surprised anymore?
There was talk of blue ocean this summer :(
