In related news, a team from the Center for Coastal Studies, Massachusetts, USA, is seeking funding to undertake a rescue mission to remove a rope that has entangled a spem wjhale off Dominica and Fourth Element has launched their new range of OceanPositive clothing made of fiber from recycled ghost fishing nets
The Nautilus Expedition has set out and is currently investigating the effects of natural gas seeps that occur in the Gulf of Mexico. The expedition is using ROVs to gather samples and data from the water column. During one of the vehicle’s dives, the ROV encountered a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) at 598m (1,962 ft). The animal was curious, circling the vehicle and its TMS a few times before moving off.
Kurt Amsler has posted an amazing sequence recording the actual birth of a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) on Facebook. He describes it as being the “greatest experience I ever had, in 45 years of underwater photography”.
Ellen Cuylaerts recently shared a stunning black and white shot of a snorkeler and sperm whale on Facebook and now takes us behind the shot with “Riding the Waves”