This is a rebroadcast of an earlier show (Feb 12, 2018); no calls will be taken.
With recent news that Maine's right whale population has had no calf births this season, concerns over the outlook for whales have intensified. Several species of whales can be seen off of Maine's coast, from humpback to minke to right whales. But some of these whale populations have suffered an unusually high number of deaths recently--often due to human activities, such as fishing or shipping. We learn about what kinds of whales we have near Maine and how they are faring--as well as what is being done to protect them.
Guests
Erin Summers, Director, Division of Biological Monitoring, Maine Department of Marine Resources
Dominique Walk, Assistant Stranding Coordinator, Marine Mammals of Maine
Nan Hauser, President and Director of the Center for Cetacean Research and Conservation [taped interview via Skype from the South Pacific]
Resources
- If you want to volunteer with Nan, click hereto visit the Center for Cetacean Research and Conservation
- Researchers Haven't Found A Single Endangered Right Whale Calf Yet This Season
- A look at the way the lobster industry and Right Whales interact
- In Pursuit of Giants from the Deep: https://vimeo.com/57453275">Nan Hauser on the Ocean Health Index
- Maine Lobstermen's Association research
- An update on Canada's role in whale protection
- Gulf of Maine warming faster than most bodies of saltwater, research finds
- Whale Watching Trips
- More on 'v-notching'
- Plasticin the ocean