World Whale and Dolphin Day
July 23/23
A White-sided Dolphin dove under our boat as we were out in the bay fishing. All I had with me was a 300 mm fixed lens.
Bellevue Beach, NL
Every 23 July, the world celebrates the World Whale and Dolphin Day. Declared in 1986 by the International Whaling Commission (IWC), it put an end to the 200 years of the indiscriminate killing of whales. The whaling ban is still in place, and it means that whale meat sales are not allowed. However, whaling is not the only threat to these animals. It is the catching of whales, dolphins, and other marine species for dolphinariums, oceanariums and circuses that presents the most danger to their existence.
World Whale and Dolphin Day
July 23/23
A White-sided Dolphin dove under our boat as we were out in the bay fishing. All I had with me was a 300 mm fixed lens.
Bellevue Beach, NL
Every 23 July, the world celebrates the World Whale and Dolphin Day. Declared in 1986 by the International Whaling Commission (IWC), it put an end to the 200 years of the indiscriminate killing of whales. The whaling ban is still in place, and it means that whale meat sales are not allowed. However, whaling is not the only threat to these animals. It is the catching of whales, dolphins, and other marine species for dolphinariums, oceanariums and circuses that presents the most danger to their existence.