tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31159349.post5564856339497220990..comments2024-02-26T12:15:56.799+00:00Comments on Stewchat...: Another day, another PC...Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985665182124985194noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31159349.post-70078270231567447962021-03-08T10:03:06.303+00:002021-03-08T10:03:06.303+00:00Cheers Michael.Cheers Michael.Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985665182124985194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31159349.post-30842536297302121242021-03-07T16:57:12.379+00:002021-03-07T16:57:12.379+00:00It seems to be tethered in the same fixed position...It seems to be tethered in the same fixed position off Dunstanburgh for the last 24 hours, definitely entangled in lobster gear.<br />Michael Dragenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31159349.post-2760660372563757212021-03-06T16:21:39.290+00:002021-03-06T16:21:39.290+00:00Seth - Yes its a right old pisser. Maybe the fishi...Seth - Yes its a right old pisser. Maybe the fishing industry is doomed anyway so they might not need to change anything...<br />Hoodies still rare here, maybe as common as Barred Warbler?<br /><br />Mark - Cheers. To my knowledge the body was still drifting at sea yesterday so I dont know what is happening to it. A bittersweet patch record for sure...<br />Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985665182124985194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31159349.post-46998584822561442402021-03-06T14:02:37.912+00:002021-03-06T14:02:37.912+00:00Gkad you're back. What an opportunity to see H...Gkad you're back. What an opportunity to see Humpback virtually on your doorstep; but yes, I suspect a lot of whales that end up in the North Sea are doomed. What's happening with the carcass (apart from Gary looking out for another pair of Ivory Gulls!).Skevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05601888498478097564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31159349.post-61289297320442584702021-03-06T01:01:52.335+00:002021-03-06T01:01:52.335+00:00I do (just about) remember a time when I was quite...I do (just about) remember a time when I was quite captivated by Hoodies, but when you see them every single day... Now, throw me a Humpback Whale...! Man, I was loving this post right up until I read your 4pm update. That's just so damned awful, we had a dolphin entangled in the bay here last month. It too succumbed thanks to man's carelessly lost rubbish. When I was staying in NZ they'd just come up with a device that went down with the lobster pots and, with the push of a remote control, released a balloon which floated the whole rig to the surface - completely dispensing with the 100s of feet of line tethering it to a buoy. Whale bycatch dropped to nothing overnight, amazing and the fishermen liked it too. Win win situation, but the British fishing industry really does need to pull it's socks up if we're to avoid the utterly meaningless deaths of these magnificent creatures. Makes me wanna cry sometimes. Gibsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699055561230102061noreply@blogger.com