Dear ECS and MARMAM List subscribers,

in the following please find some interesting Cetacean news of the last two weeks:

(September 1, 2008)

Spey Bay training day prepares people for whale rescues - http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/814945?UserKey=

Whales shedding blubber - Japan - http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24275091-5005961,00.html

(September 2, 2008)

Surfers For Cetaceans USA Launches With A Whale Of A Bash - http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/press-release/surfers-for-cetaceans-usa-launches-with-a-whale-of-a-bash_18192/

4,000+ Japan Whale Harvest Not Justified, Experts Say - http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/09/080902-japan-whaling.html

White whale, dolphins add to season's mystique - http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2008/09/white-whale-dol.html

Boston Joins Worldwide Protest of Japan's Dolphin Slaughter - http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/boston-joins-worldwide-protest-of-japans-dolphin-slaughter,522661.shtml

Supersize Me: Whale Meat Resurfaces on Iceland Menus - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122031777512289251.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Norway's whalers defend tradition amid shrinking markets - http://www.france24.com/en/20080902-norways-whalers-defend-tradition-amid-shrinking-markets

Experts rubbish Japanese claims on skinny whales (+ audio) - http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/02/2352730.htm

(September 3, 2008)

The mystery of the 'highly unusual' sea mammals who washed up on the British coast - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1051932/The-mystery-highly-unusual-sea-mammals-washed-British-coast.html

Activists stage dolphin die-in at Japanese embassy in US - http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gJudqJKNpfNuDC0r1OJDW23Y11Nw

Scientist rejects Japanese study on minke whales - http://www.smh.com.au/news/whale-watch/scientist-rejects-japanese-study-on-minke-whales/2008/09/02/1220121234480.html

Dolphins are 'so hungry they're turning on each other': Surf war breaks out in British seas - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1051936/Surf-wars-Dolphins-hungry-theyre-turning-British-seas.html

RARE RESCUE OF HARBOUR PORPOISE AT VANCOUVER AQUARIUM’S MARINE MAMMAL RESCUE CENTRE - http://travelvideo.tv/news/more.php?id=15429_0_1_0_M

(September 6, 2008)

Watch the whales - http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0906/1220628332311.html?via=mr

Family find 'murdered' porpoise - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/7600541.stm

Mote whale in rehab has died - http://www.wwsb.com/Global/story.asp?S=8958996

Whale performs for the camera - http://www.thisiswesternmorningnews.co.uk/news/whale-did-best-trick-camera/article-310970-detail/article.html

(September 11, 2008)

Chile Passes National Whale Sanctuary Law - http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/sep2008/2008-09-11-02.asp

Scientists Complete their Joint Study on Elusive Beaked Whales - http://www.newswiretoday.com/news/39674/

Unexpected feast as Canadians harpoon beluga whale - http://nnsl.com/northern-news-services/stories/papers/sep8_08wh.html

(September 12, 2008)

Sanctuaries for endangered dolphins key to saving species - http://www.stuff.co.nz/southlandtimes/4689357a6568.html

Wildlife Extra has the following interesting Cetacean news for the first two weeks of September:

Bay of Biscay whales research - 2009 - http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/biscay-whales.html

Norwegian whalers can’t find enough whales - http://www.wildlifeextra.com//go/news/norway-whaling082.html

Research on blue whales near shipping lanes off California after spate of deaths. - http://www.wildlifeextra.com//go/news/blue-whale_research008.html

Also, seaweb offers a list with recent articles in their Marine Science Review Issue 277 with 10 pages of recent articles on Marine Mammals with abstracts, worth downloading here: http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001nst_2GP79qeFkScAxeTBtiDxrTpWwfNjuSZlxk9chx8JtuGhaYrrt5ctbU0b1-oIfJ_Emntjx9GLJV6IGEXc_E0ZKW9L-WXR5lyAfWVkUpi0k1n9_GISy-t3A1BdVcz6bu678BGqJrr8LjQnaBE0-YvnqzdwKotVbsesdONBUZ8oC_Nr4XiEZg==

Please let me know, if a link is not working.

All best,

Catharina Clausen

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