Dear Mary,
Yes I do remember you! It is nice to see you are still teaching about
whales.
Question:
Is the accidental death of whales in fishing gear the biggest threat to
cetacean species today or is pollution?
Reply:
From "Among Whales" by Roger Payne (pg 305):
"Because whales have survived into an age of high technology, they now
face threats that make death by harpoons or accidental capture in
fishing gear seem pale by comparison: I am referring to the slow but
inexorable accumulation of toxic substances in their bodies."
There is more information about toxicants and whales on our website
(www.pbs.org/odyssey or www.oceanalliance.org) or search WhaleNet's
archives.
To obtain a slide showing a whale caught in a net or to try to obtain a
piece of drift net try posting your requests on Marmam
(http://is.dal.ca/~whitelab/marmam.htm).
Take care,
Kim Marshall
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