The Whales Tale
Feb 2, 2023 09:20:22 #
I posted this story as a response to another message but figured it deserved its own topic here upstairs.
Recently on the NJ & NY shorelines, seemingly healthy whales continue to wash up dead - 8 of them since early December.
There has been recent offshore pre-construction work for wind turbines, but no solid correlation yet linking the dead whales to the windmills, fueling speculation by inquiring minds.
It will be interesting to see what marine biologists, scientists, environmentalists & politician$ determine as their cause of death...
https://www.nj.com/news/2023/01/8th-dead-whale-washes-up-on-new-york-new-jersey-coastline.html?outputType=amp
“Thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for h**e’s sake I spit my last breath at thee. Sink all coffins and all hearses to one common pool!”
- Captain Ahab
“Keep still, Sancho, my friend, Things associated with war, more than others, are subject to continual change. Moreover, I believe—and it’s true—that the sage Frestón—he who robbed me of my library—has changed these giants into windmills to take away the glory of my having conquered them, such is the enmity he bears me.
- don Quixote.
Recently on the NJ & NY shorelines, seemingly healthy whales continue to wash up dead - 8 of them since early December.
There has been recent offshore pre-construction work for wind turbines, but no solid correlation yet linking the dead whales to the windmills, fueling speculation by inquiring minds.
It will be interesting to see what marine biologists, scientists, environmentalists & politician$ determine as their cause of death...
https://www.nj.com/news/2023/01/8th-dead-whale-washes-up-on-new-york-new-jersey-coastline.html?outputType=amp
“Thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for h**e’s sake I spit my last breath at thee. Sink all coffins and all hearses to one common pool!”
- Captain Ahab
“Keep still, Sancho, my friend, Things associated with war, more than others, are subject to continual change. Moreover, I believe—and it’s true—that the sage Frestón—he who robbed me of my library—has changed these giants into windmills to take away the glory of my having conquered them, such is the enmity he bears me.
- don Quixote.
Feb 2, 2023 11:18:59 #
Feb 2, 2023 11:34:43 #
Does the vibration mess them up where they run into the bases of the windmills?
Have they found out what they are really dying of? I would really like to know what they are dying from.
Have they found out what they are really dying of? I would really like to know what they are dying from.
Feb 2, 2023 11:45:52 #
smitty
Loc: maine
audigger53 wrote:
Does the vibration mess them up where they run into the bases of the windmills?
Have they found out what they are really dying of? I would really like to know what they are dying from.
Have they found out what they are really dying of? I would really like to know what they are dying from.
autopsies done yet?
Feb 2, 2023 12:31:43 #
audigger53 wrote:
Does the vibration mess them up where they run into the bases of the windmills?
Have they found out what they are really dying of? I would really like to know what they are dying from.
Have they found out what they are really dying of? I would really like to know what they are dying from.
The frequencies/soundings for pre-construction of the wind turbines confusing the whale's location orientation is a prevailing thought but is still being studied. Just seems coincidental since the whales look very healthy otherwise.
Haven't read any autopsy results yet.
Mickey's cynical view is that sadly, whoever fund$ the studies will probably determine the results that will be published.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2023/01/30/tenth-whale-dies-on-atlantic-ocean-beach-after-being-stranded-ashore/?sh=6dcbff0220d4
Feb 2, 2023 17:15:41 #
Feb 3, 2023 11:18:18 #
Feb 3, 2023 16:03:18 #
The proper word is necropsy, not autopsy.
Autopsy is specifically reserved for humans. Necropsy is for animals.
Not getting on anyone's case here. Just wanted to let y'all know, which I'm sure y'all did.
I too am wonderin what the cause is goin to be. Hope they can determine what it is exactly and try to remedy it.
Autopsy is specifically reserved for humans. Necropsy is for animals.
Not getting on anyone's case here. Just wanted to let y'all know, which I'm sure y'all did.
I too am wonderin what the cause is goin to be. Hope they can determine what it is exactly and try to remedy it.
Feb 3, 2023 18:46:56 #
What happens to us when standing right in front of very loud speakers? Well Whales are being subjected to loud SONAR for bottom mapping and the water is a better conductor of sound than air. 15 or so years ago the Navy took a hit for using it's big sonars during exercises and hurting sea mammals.
Feb 4, 2023 08:58:27 #
smitty
Loc: maine
saw1 wrote:
The proper word is necropsy, not autopsy.
Autopsy is specifically reserved for humans. Necropsy is for animals.
Not getting on anyone's case here. Just wanted to let y'all know, which I'm sure y'all did.
I too am wonderin what the cause is goin to be. Hope they can determine what it is exactly and try to remedy it.
Autopsy is specifically reserved for humans. Necropsy is for animals.
Not getting on anyone's case here. Just wanted to let y'all know, which I'm sure y'all did.
I too am wonderin what the cause is goin to be. Hope they can determine what it is exactly and try to remedy it.
thx saw
Feb 4, 2023 14:00:50 #
HenryG
Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts
audigger53 wrote:
Does the vibration mess them up where they run into the bases of the windmills?
Have they found out what they are really dying of? I would really like to know what they are dying from.
Have they found out what they are really dying of? I would really like to know what they are dying from.
Aliens from mars
Feb 4, 2023 14:36:12 #
HenryG wrote:
Aliens from mars
Might just be…
Feb 4, 2023 15:28:02 #
Feb 5, 2023 09:29:26 #
smitty
Loc: maine
Steelhead Mickey wrote:
Might just be…
u funny mick
where you live in nj, i was born in red bank
Feb 5, 2023 11:34:49 #
smitty wrote:
u funny mick
where you live in nj, i was born in red bank
where you live in nj, i was born in red bank
NW corner of the Garden State, lots of nice trout streams to wade; lakes, reservoirs, ponds, sand-pits to float my canoe, 'yak & belly-boat & of course, the "BIG D", (Delaware River).
Ever get back to Red Bank smitty?
Used to SW fish with guys I worked with & friends on charters (3x/yr) out of Belmar (not too far from Red Bank), between 1982-2001. Miss the camaraderie & SW fish & experiences of 12 guys on an 80' boat. Also surf-fished at Island Beach State Park a bit.
Mickey
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