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Risso’s dolphin: death by plastic bags

July 24, 2012 by Carolyn Kraft 2 Comments

Here is another photo featuring plastic bags from a stomach, this time from the stomach of a Risso’s dolphin. Dr. Alexandros Frantzis, Scientific Director at the Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute in Greece sent me this photo and provided this explanation: “The photo shows the large quantity and size (the meter-tape used as scale is 2… [read more]

Filed Under: Dolphins, Ocean pollution Tagged With: cetacean, dolphin, marine debris, ocean trash, plastic, plastic bag, risso's dolphin

Whale watching photos taken near Santa Barbara part 3

September 5, 2011 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

These are actually dolphin watching photos! We saw three types of dolphins during the all-day ACS whale watching trip: bottlenose dolphins, common dolphins and Risso’s dolphins. We saw a huge pod of common dolphins that were having a blast. Many came over to the boat to do some bowriding, which is always fun to watch,… [read more]

Filed Under: Dolphins, Photography, Whales Tagged With: bowriding, cetacean, common dolphin, dolphin, risso's dolphin, whale watching

A blue shark, Risso’s dolphins and much more

June 15, 2010 by Carolyn Kraft 2 Comments

On Saturday, I went on the coolest ocean adventure. It was the Cabrillo Aquarium‘s annual “Catalina Above and Below” trip. After waking up at 4:15 in the morning, I managed to arrive in San Pedro by 5:30 to board the First String, which left at 6:00. Getting up early and mornings in general are not… [read more]

Filed Under: Dolphins, Fishes, Lobster, shrimp, crab(s), Marine mammals, Whales Tagged With: blue shark, bottlenose dolphin, cetacean, common dolphin, dolphin, risso's dolphin, whale, whale watching

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