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Planet Ocean: Do you know Bay of Banderas?by our Experts

November 09, 2008 by Oscar Aranda - read bio
Posted on: Air   -   Reefs   -   Tourism Effects   -   Whales
Regions: Banderas Bay   -   Puerto Vallarta
Planet Ocean: Do you know Bay of Banderas? by Biol. Oscar S. Aranda Mena |   Few people have taken the time to think about how fortunate we are to live on this enormous bay. Because of its geographical location and characteristics, it is surprisingly rich in marine life. In commemoration of International Oceans Day, here is your formal introduction to Bay of Banderas:   A Large Bay in a Huge Ocean We live in a world of salt...

Floating Objects of the Sea - Englishby our Experts

October 28, 2008 by Oscar Aranda - read bio
Posted on: Garbage
Regions: ALL REGIONS & LOCATIONS
Floating Objects of the Sea   There is no path we can travel without seeing objects floating on the sea, either natural or artificial. They are such things as algae, dead animals, logs, branches, plastic containers, buoys or buckets, not to mention the garbage composed of all kinds of small objects. Most of the floating objects are originally carried out to the sea by rivers, where finally they are concentrated by the action of the wind and streams.   Despite the fact that these o...

Los objetos flotantes en el mar - Españolby our Experts

October 28, 2008 by Oscar Aranda - read bio
Posted on: Garbage
Regions: uncategorized
Los objetos flotantes en el mar   No hay ruta que recorramos donde no nos encontremos objetos flotando en el mar, ya sean de origen natural o artificial, como masas de algas, animales muertos, troncos o ramas, contenedores plásticos, boyas o cubetas, sin mencionar la basura compuesta por objetos pequeños de todo tipo. En su gran mayoría los objetos flotantes son originalmente transportados por ríos al mar y finalmente las corrientes marinas o la acción ...

Gray Whale Counts in January 2008

September 22, 2008 by BoatMexico
Posted on: Whales
Regions: ALL REGIONS & LOCATIONS
Gray Whale Counts in January 2008 The National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML) has been responsible for providing abundance estimates of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) most years since the mid-1960s. Counts used in these estimates have come from shore-based counts conducted at Granite Canyon in central California. However, starting in 2008, the gray whale census is being conducted by the Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC). Now NMML’s role in the gray whale ce...

Whale Watching IWC General Guidelines

August 27, 2008 by International Whaling Commission
Posted on: Tourism Effects   -   Whales
Regions: ALL REGIONS & LOCATIONS
IWC WHALE WATCHING General Principles These general principles were agreed by the IWC (Int’l Whaling Commission) Scientific Committee in 1996 (1) Manage the development of whale watching to minimize the risk of adverse impacts: i. implement appropriate measures to regulate platform, numbers and size, activity, frequency and length of exposure in encounters with individuals and groups of whales; management measures may include closed seasons or areas where required to provide additiona...

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