Vaquita, are a soon to be extinct species of cetacean found in the northern part of the Gulf of California. The reason for them going extinct? Fishing. Vaquita are often caught in gillnets used by illegal fishing operations in the marine protected areas which are there to protect them
Here at Sea Watch we encourage everyone to get involved with out national cetacean monitoring programme, from you at home to seafarers and other environmental organisations too. We are thrilled that ORCA have chosen to support the National Whale & Dolphin Watch for the third year
With a blue whale taking centre stage at the Natural History Museum, what do we actually know about the largest animal on Earth? The actual skeleton now on display is just over 25m long and weighs approximately three tonnes. It is also believed that the animal was between 10 and 15 ye