Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus On April 22, 2008, Joyce Morrell of Campobello sent around a photo of a single drake at Head Harbour Light House. This reminded me of a very short story about one of the most beautiful of the Bay of Fundy marine birds. I was once involved with an aquaculture application for White Head Island off Grand Manan in the mouth of the Bay of Fundy. There, slap dab in the middle of the proposed site was a small and very relaxed flock of these beautiful birds... Read Full Story
Clustered around Cape Cod for weeks now, right whales that come to the Bay of Fundy each summer are not showing any desire to move north. Art
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The latest global assessment of cetaceans shows that the marine mammals throughout the world's oceans have experienced mixed fortunes.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species reveals that some large...
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Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Marine Mammals and Birds of the Gulf of Maine". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's... Read Full Story
Well another season begins. The possible loss of 2 mature female right whales is really serious. Hopefully this works out. Scientists today are continuing to monitor two female right whales off Cape Cod that were spotted earlier this week with rope tangled in their mouths. The entanglement is “relatively mild” and because the rope is not wrapped around other body parts, “no immediate threat exists,” according to a press release from the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies.More... Read Full Story
