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Revenge-seeking Icelandic “Ahab” denies killing the great blue whale

July 13, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

“Blood feud” with anti-whalers began when Sea Shepherds sank two of his ships in 1986 REYKJAVIK, Iceland––Kristján Loftsson,  the “Captain Ahab” of the North Atlantic,  has furiously denied that the 22nd of at least 27 whales killed by his ships in June and July 2018 was the first endangered blue whale harpooned by whalers since 1978,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Europe, European Union, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Food, Humane history, Iceland, Marine life, Meat issues, Norway, Religion & philosophy, Scandinavia, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Adam A. Pack, Captain Ahab, David Howitt, Gunnar Bergmann Jonsson, Kristján Loftsson, Merritt Clifton, Paul Watson, Phil Clapham, Rod Coronado, Stefán Ásmundsson, Steinar Bastesen

Hidden Beach: why grey whales feast while orcas starve

April 19, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

What the whales are telling us             HIDDEN BEACH,  Washington––A single well-timed photo on a recent April 2018 morning could have captured in one frame almost the whole story of marine mammals in the Saratoga Passage,  on Puget Sound,  and indeed worldwide,  amid intensified competition for food,  accentuated by the effects of global warming.   […]

Filed Under: Conservation, Crustaceans, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Fur trapping, Habitat, Hunting & trapping, Laws, Laws & politics, Marine life, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Captain Ahab, Charles Wilkes, Fred McCarthy, Herman Melville, Howard Garrett, John Calambokidis, Ken Balcomb, Merritt Clifton, Puong Le, Susan Berta

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