More than 2000 seismic surveys have been conducted in waters off Australia since the 1960s,as companies map the seabed to prospect for new oil and gas reserves.
These days,most Japanese people have either never eaten or rarely eat whale meat. But one filmmaker wants to change that.
The calf was freed after it was spotted near Bondi Beach entangled in a rope and buoy.
The wish-list item for many travellers,gaining traction on the NSW South Coast,also comes with questions about humans getting so close to ocean wildlife.
Hvaldimir,whose name is a combination of the word hval,the Norwegian word for whale,and Vladimir,after the Russian president,was first spotted by fishermen in Norway in 2019.
The orcas,who were hunting humpback whales,haven’t been spotted in Sydney waters for more than five years.
Official drone footage shows the entangled humpback whale swimming around the harbour,dragging buoys attached as part of the NPSW rescue effort. CREDIT:NSW Maritime
National parks staff have rescued a young humpback whale tangled in fishing tackle in Sydney Harbour this morning.
Luke McSweeney,team leader of the disentanglement team,talks through the operation to free the whale trapped in Sydney Harbour.
Nick O'Malley is on the scene watching the effort to free the baby humpback whale in Sydney Harbour.
The humpback moved erratically and often quickly,lunging across Sydney Harbour’s coves and bays and then hugging the coastline. It was untangled from the fishing line with a few deft cuts.