The Minke Whale Named Volcano

What follows the timeline and details for a dead minke whale found near the Sointula breakwater. Written by MERS team member, Jared Towers. The minke whale is the smallest baleen…

MERS Humpback Whale Entanglement Research

In the summer of 2012, a young humpback whale stranded near Vancouver, British Columbia.  The whale was entangled in offshore longline gear; gear that had become almost unrecognizable to experts…