The fin whales, already recognizable in his caudal fin in half, amputated, lost the rest of his cock for less than a year, probably because of the fishing lines.
“She is in a state of leanness terrible.” WWF has drawn attention this Friday on the “agony” in the Mediterranean a whale without its tail, a symbol for the NGOS of the impact of human activities on cetaceans. This fin whale baptized Fluker has been known for years by the experts of the marine sanctuary the Pelagos sanctuary, a protected area created between Italy, France and Monaco.
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in fact, He was already recognizable to the caudal fin -“fluke” in the English – half-amputated. But for less than a year, the whale has lost the rest of his tail, after “probably a collision with a ship or a entanglement in a net,” according to the Pelagos sanctuary.
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The cetacean seen many times in the area in recent weeks, to the point that the authorities have called the boaters not to approach him, was filmed by a WWF team on board his boat the Blue Panda. “She is in a state of leanness terrible, we felt that it was difficult to move,” said Arnaud Gauffier, director of programmes of the NGO.
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The fin whale, second largest animal in the world after the blue whale, uses its tail to propel itself and feeds, in particular of krill (small shrimp) by filtering the water when it swims. Today, Fluker “can dive and feed themselves, but much more difficult than normally, which explains its thinness”, emphasized Arnaud Gauffier. At the end of June, the Pelagos sanctuary had already confirmed the presence of the whale, who seemed to be “emaciated” and had “many parasites”.
At this time, “Fluker could move, travelling approximately 100 miles per day, dive and feed, although with much difficulty. This individual, who has astonished the scientific community for its capabilities of adaptation, however, had a chance of survival is very low”, said on Thursday the sanctuary. “At the present time, any updates, and speculation on her state of health would appear to be premature”, he added.
the Pelagos Sanctuary : 10 and 40 fin whales are killed each year
In all cases, “what is especially shocking is the fact that human activities have been able to put it in this state,” insisted Arnaud Gauffier, which calls for the establishment of a “particularly sensitive sea area” in the north-western Mediterranean, very busy.
This would in particular limit the speed of vessels, and the risk of fatal collision with cetaceans, while 10 to 40 fin whales are killed each year in this way in the Pelagos sanctuary, according to WWF. The world wide Fund for nature also calls for the deployment of collision warning systems and the implementation of policies to fight against fishing nets and “ghost”.
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As reported by Le Parisien, in a petition addressed to the minister of the ecological Transition, the association Stand Up for The Planet asks to “preserve the tranquillity of the sea animals”, to “legislate for that no vessel of commerce, does not go through the Pelagos sanctuary”.
