Vietnam Festivals and Events – Whales Festival

From long ago, the fishermen of coastal areas have considered whales as a rare kind of mammal that do not harm anyone and instead lend a helping hand when people unfortunately meet storms on their voyages. In other words, whales are taken into account as a sacred creature as well as the savior for fishermen. […]
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Giant Blue Whale Migration Spring/Summer 2014

he annual “Giant Blue Whale Migration” brings hundreds of blue whales each spring/summer to the waters off Newport Beach. Over 800 whales were viewed last summer (summer 2013). Giant blue whales were once considered quite rare off southern California, but over the last five years this has changed dramatically with hundreds/thousands of giant blue whales […]
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Pacific Rim Whale Festival

Every March and April, Tofino experiences the greatest whale migration on the planet, as 17 thousand Grey Whales pass en route from their winter home on Mexico’s Baja Peninsula – a journey of 22,530km/14,000mi – to summer in the Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea. Whale Festival Activities The season of the whale gets off to […]
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Big Bay Whale Festival in San Diego, CA

A free family festival with a wide variety of interactive and hands-on displays to learn about California gray whale … Home › Events › Whale Festival … www.sandiego.org/events/festivals-and…/whale-festival.aspx
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Whale Festival — MAPA

Special Events. Abalone Cook-Off Info & … We have successfully completed all of the 2014 Whale Festivals at 4 separate locations throughout the month. … Keep checking back for the dates and details for the 2015 Whale festivals. mendoparks.org/whale-festival/
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Whale & Jazz Festival – Gualala Arts

Sonoma ~ Mendocino Coast Whale & Jazz Festival Committee: David “Sus” Susalla, Fred … *This event is not open to the public. Tuesday, March 25 … www.gualalaarts.org/Festivals/WhaleJazz.html
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Can we combat the ocean-acidifying effects of climate change with…whale poo?

In research being carried out by the Australian Antarctic Division and the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre (ACE CRC), scientists are looking at the role which whales, and krill, play in keeping ocean acidity levels low enough to allow ocean life to survive, and thrive. It seems that whale feces helps absorb carbon […]
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