#finwhale — Public Fediverse posts

‘Unbelievable’ 70-foot long fin whale spotted off Vancouver Island

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11952242/unbelievable-70-foot-long-fin-whale-spotted-vancouver-island/

Anti-whaling protester caught in crow’s nest as Iceland resumes hunt

A lone anti-whaling protester who climbed into the crow’s nest of a whaling vessel in Iceland says he…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #anti-whaling #AU #Australia #finwhale #iceland #minkewhale #protest #Science #whale #whaling
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/750274/

Fin Whale in Provincetown 04/14/26

Fin Whale at Race Point Beach, Provincetown 04/14/26 #Whale #CapeCod #FinWhale #Provincetown #NaturePhotography

https://capecodadventure.photos/2026/04/14/fin-whale-in-provincetown-04-14-26/

#Japan Kills First #FinWhale Despite Global Condemnation
In May, 2024, #finwhales were added to the list of of species that can be caught in Japan.
Fin #whales, which are the second-largest animal on Earth — the blue whale is the largest — are considered by International Union for Conservation of Nature (#IUCN) to be “vulnerable to #extinction.”
https://www.theinertia.com/news/japan-fin-whale-hunting-first-kill/

Fin #whales making strong comeback in the Southern Ocean https://www.hi.no/en/hi/news/2024/april/fin-whales-making-strong-comeback-in-the-southern-ocean/

Estimated summer abundance and #krill consumption of #FinWhales throughout the #ScotiaSea during 2018/19 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-57378-3

"For a long time, there has been great uncertainty about whether the #FinWhale has managed to recover after the industrial #whaling in the #SouthernOcean in the first half of the 20th century. Now #scientists can confirm the comeback of fin whales in a key region of the Southern #Ocean"

New research reveals #NewYork Bight is an important year-round habitat for endangered #FinWhales https://phys.org/news/2024-02-reveals-york-bight-important-year.html

#FinWhale song characteristics and potential subpopulation identity in the #NewYorkBight: Carissa King-Nolan et al. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-52228-8

"The New York Bight buoys play a critical role in the protection of wildlife, like the fin #whale, in one of the busiest waterways in the world. The data collected lets industry, government, and the public know when #whales are nearby"

Fin Whale from the shore at Race Point Beach, Provincetown MA 04/14/23 #whale #whalephotography #whalesofmastodon #whales #finwhale #nature #naturephotography #naturecommunity #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #marinemammals #savethewhales #provincetown #massachusetts #capecod #newengland

Fin Whale from the shore at Race Point Beach, Provincetown MA 04/13/23 #whale #whalephotography #whalesofmastodon #whales #finwhale #nature #naturephotography #naturecommunity #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #marinemammals #savethewhales #provincetown #massachusetts #capecod #newengland

Whale, CourtMacSherry.

A massive Fin Whale stranded there in 2009:
https://corkcoast.com/Courtmacsherrywhale/index.html

The whales skeleton was preserved and is on public display outdoors in #Kilbrittain

#whales #dolphins #iwdg #cork #coCork #corkCoast #WildAtlanticWay #westCork #CourtMacSherry
#mastodaoine #ireland #finback #finWhale