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Killer Whales And Giant Whales Dying In Pacific Ocean, Population Dropping, Huge Numbers Washing Ashore Dead, Emaciated, Starved To Death, Sea Otters Deaths Increase, No Calves Among All North Atlantic Right Whales

Killer Whales And Giant Whales Dying In Pacific Ocean, Population Dropping, Huge Numbers Washing Ashore Dead, Emaciated, Starved To Death, Sea Otters Deaths Increase, No Calves Among All North Atlantic Right Whales

PAUL WATSON EXPERIENCED A LIFE CHANGING ENCOUNTER WITH A HUGE WHALE THAT COULD HAVE KILLED HIM, BUT DIDN'T


Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society told us why he's not fighting for humans but for animals.
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The whole "My Utopia" interview we did with him at Festival de Cannes: bit.ly/2sIQRid

EVEN BEFORE FUKUSHIMA BLEW, WHALES WERE HAVING A HARD TIME AND BIO ACCUMULATING TOXINS AND HEAVY METALS, THE SAME AS HUMANS; THERE IS NO ESCAPE FOR THOSE AT THE TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN


AGADIR, Morocco - Sperm whales feeding even in the most remote reaches of Earth's oceans have built up stunningly high levels of toxic and heavy metals, according to American scientists who say the findings spell danger not only for marine life but for the millions of humans who depend on seafood.

Report: Toxins Found in Whales Bode Ill for Humans
A report released Thursday noted high levels of cadmium, aluminum, chromium, lead, silver, mercury and titanium in tissue samples taken by dart gun from nearly 1,000 whales over five years. From polar areas to equatorial waters, the whales ingested pollutants that may have been produced by humans thousands of miles away, the researchers said.
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2010/06/24/report-toxins-found-whales-bode-ill-humans

Phytoplankton Population Drops 40 Percent Since 1950
Researchers find trouble among phytoplankton, the base of the food chain, which has implications for the marine food web and the world's carbon cycle
Researchers at Canada's Dalhousie University say the global population of phytoplankton has fallen about 40 percent since 1950. That translates to an annual drop of about 1 percent of the average plankton population between 1899 and 2008.

Plutonium And Cesium Bio-Concentrates 26,000 Times In Ocean Algae, Up To 5,570,000 Bq/Kg in Land Algae
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2013/04/plutonium-and-cesium-bio-concentrates.html

The bottom of the food chain is what supports everything above it. The bottom of the food chain is experiencing mass die offs, so the rest of the food chain above it also has mass die offs, correct?

MASS DIE OFFS OF HUNDREDS OF SPECIES HAPPENING FROM ALASKA TO MEXICO


Recent stories indicate starving seals, sea lions, whales, and polar bears, from Alaska to San Diego. There have also been reports of a dead ocean in certain areas. 

200 Kilometers Of Canadian Pacific Coast Line Dead Zone Devoid of 99% Of All Life, Almost All Tidal Zone Species Missing Entirely
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2014/08/200-kilometers-of-canadian-pacific.html

The Deep Pacific Ocean Is Broken/Dead; Devoid Of Life For Thousands Of Miles Where It Used To Be Filled With Life; via @AGreenRoad
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-deep-pacific-ocean-is-brokendead.html

HUGE WHALES ARE DYING IN MUCH LARGER THAN NORMAL NUMBERS, WASHING ASHORE, EMACIATED, STARVING, TOO WEAK TO SWIM

For every ONE whale, sea lion, dolphin or other dead ocean citizen found on a beach, scientists estimate that between 3 to 10 of the same species died out in the ocean and never came to shore. Sea animals that die out in the ocean just quietly sink beneath the waves and settle to the bottom of the ocean, never to be seen or heard from again.

Whale populations are too low to resume commercial hunting, geneticists find
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2003/august6/whales-86.html

Protection of this lagoon is vital since gray whales are currently found only in the North Pacific. There used to be a population of whales in the Atlantic Ocean, but it was completely wiped out by whalers by the mid-1700s.

2013


January 25, 2014 Scientists present links between unusual Alaska seal deaths and Fukushima fallout — Skin lesions, hair loss, lethargy — ‘Pulsed release’ when built-up radionuclides were set free as ice melted — “Wildlife health implications” due to radiation exposure discussed (PHOTOS & MAP) 

2015

November 20th, 2015 - 3 Giant whales found piled up dead on west coast beach — Second largest animals on planet — Official: “It’s never happened… Extremely unusual… Very rare and odd… We want to know why” — Gov’t scientists testing for Fukushima radiation — Backlog at lab due to so many recent deaths (PHOTOS) 

August 24th, 2015 “Horrific environmental mystery… Everyone’s freaked out”: 1,500% normal death rate in whales off West Coast — Gov’t declares unprecedented Unusual Mortality Event — Scientists alarmed, ‘no idea’ what’s happening — Expert: “It’s all going to cascade up to us” — Other die-offs being reported (VIDEOS)
http://enenews.com/horrific-environmental-mystery-everyones-freaked-govt-declares-1st-unusual-mortality-event-alaska-whales-1500-normal-death-rate-scientists-increasingly-alarmed-idea-whats-happening-all-going-ca

2015 - TV: “Can’t believe it’s happened again” on San Francisco coast — Mysterious whale deaths baffling scientists — Officials: An “inexplicable” trend — Dolphins wash up dead on beach nearby, “heartbreaking to hear the dying baby calling out” (VIDEO)

2015 - CBS: “Mysterious whale deaths” in California under investigation — Scientists perplexed, this is “very concerning” — “Continues trend of whales washing ashore” — Animals sick, starving, emaciated, too weak to swim, hemorrhaging (VIDEO)
http://enenews.com/tv-mysterious-whale-deaths-baffle-california-scientists-continues-trend-whales-washing-ashore-very-concerning-top-predator-emaciated-50-foot-sperm-whale-discovered-bleeding-head-muscles-he

2015 - 10 giant whales found dead in Pacific off US coast — Victims of ‘mysterious affliction’ — Mass die-off of walruses and seabirds reported nearby — Experts: “Something out of the ordinary is happening” — “Really perplexing… We’re at a loss… Maybe whales ran into a toxin” (AUDIO)
http://enenews.com/10-endangered-whales-found-dead-pacific-coast-victims-mysterious-affliction-dozens-walrus-hundreds-seabirds-die-nearby-ordinary-happening-loss-whales-ran-toxin-audio/

Giant whales found dead up down Pacific NW coast, scientists ‘baffled’ over surge — 25+ carcasses reported in past month — Gov’t: “Troubling… Definitely a pulse of deaths” — Experts: “Alarming spike… Exceptionally rare to see a dead humpback” — Concerns about unidentified pathogen (PHOTOS) August 13, 2015

Skyrocketing deaths on West Coast — Experts: “Extreme Mortality Event… dying in such high numbers… such great numbers… very concerned” — “It’s so mysterious… What is going on here?!” — “Possibilities like fallout from Fukushima” — Only 2 full necropsies on 700 deaths (VIDEOS) September 2, 2015

Scientists mystified by unusual strandings of large sea creatures on West Coast — TV: “In 3 weeks, 5 dead whales have now beached along the Northern California coast” — “It’s totally something new, something strange”… “This is kind of eerie, what are the odds of two dead whales in same place?” (VIDEO) May 11, 2015



















Troy Livingston The Fukushima Pacific Genocide

The west coast has had everything from mutations to complete disappearance of species. As nuclear poisons are confirmed to be accumulating the public plays stupid along with the media from the deadly dangers of nuclear fall out. 

Picture sources:
April 3rd, 2015 13 baby gray whales and 55 dolphins found dead on West Coast — “Rash of dead humpback whales in Oregon” — “Corpses of sea lions, birds, sea turtles decomposing” — Mysterious deaths probed by gov’t — “Fear for whales encountering ‘radiation hot spots’…Volunteers trained about dangers of radiation”
http://enenews.com/13-baby-gray-whales-55-dolpins-found-dead-west-coast-corpses-sea-lions-birds-sea-turtles-decomposing-rash-dead-humpback-whales-oregon-fear-whales-encountering-radiation-hot-spots-whale-watchi

Baby whales dying along West Coast from unknown cause — Gov’t experts request rush on tissue testing — Scientist: “May have been born weak” — Carcasses washing up on beaches in US, Canada, Mexico — Highly endangered whale “died from abnormal blood clot formations in heart and lungs” (VIDEO)

2016



Usually, come December, a large population of up to 10,000 humpback whales starts showing up in Hawaii. .....Only about a handful of whales were spotted up until now, which is very weird seeing as the numbers should have been in the low thousands by now. Usually, over 10,000 animals make their way to the warmer waters of Hawaii from Alaska, in order to find a mate and to give birth.
http://www.capitalberg.com/scientists-unsure-hawaiis-missing-whales/27126/

Jan 5 2016
10,000 whales have mysteriously disappeared in the Pacific
http://www.businessinsider.com/humpback-whales-have-mysteriously-disappeared-in-the-pacific-2016-1

Heart of the Rose January 3, 2016 Hawaii’s Humpback Whales Missing In 2016: Are Alaska’s Whale Deaths Related?

Oh..It can't be the cesium.. Let's just blame the plankton.

Researchers find high cesium in some Pacific plankton

I'll bet the numbers were higher than reported ..and higher now, of course .. due to BIOACCUMULATION.

DUD February 1, 2016 And still no good news from here either..

Maui Webcam; http://mauisands.com/mauisands/maui_webcam/

Another web cam; http://www.jupiterfoundation.org/live-whales-web-cam.shtml

Alan Reid February 1, 2016 Well if that is a live whale cam I don't think I get what they mean. Been watching and watching and have seen ZERO whale sign… Not one. No birds save a single gull I saw fly by the first time i used the Jupiter cam. After that zilch. Nada. Zippo.

Sickputer February 1, 2016  Ok…lots of Hawaii whale data here from 2002 to 2015:Looks like January 2015 had higher counts than Saturday two days ago"
http://hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov/involved/ocprojectresults.html

The data does not seem to match what the webcam is showing, but hey, maybe everything is normal, right?

Humpback Whale Encounter 2016 Kaena Point
Is this a distress call, or is it a friendly wave? Your thoughts?

Heart of the Rose January 4, 2016 Weird new sound heard among humpback whales

The heartbeat-like sound is barely audible to humans, but if scientists are correct that it's made by humpbacks, it could change our understanding of the whales' winter behavior.
Dec 28 2015
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/weird-new-sound-heard-among-humpback-whales

How is that sound produced.
From their hearts??

Never heard before ..in all the years of recording whales." 

The oceans around Hawaii used to be filled with sounds of whales singing. In other words, they were HAPPY. Now the ocean is quiet. There is no singing anymore. Just like around nuclear plants. Deathly quiet. No animal sounds, no birds chirping, no insects making noises. QUIET. 

stock February 26, 2016 Another 1 hour internet search to assess whether Hawaii's whales have finally showed up. There is some for sure, but numbers look greatly degraded.

No one is saying "hey the whales finally showed up en masse"

The few video's out there, make a mountain out of a krill hill…

This one makes a big thing out of a singing whale….sounds more like a grumpy whale to me. When I used to dive in whale season, there were so many real songs at the same time, you couldn't identify the individual singers.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3441948/Must-fan-Beach-Boys-Astonishing-moment-diver-comes-singing-humpback-whale-Hawaii-coast.html

Dr. Goodheart February 26, 2016 That does not sound like any 'song'. It sounds like a distress signal and crying, sadness.

They are used to being in HUGE pods, countless songs and voices.

Now there is only ONE whale doing a death dirge.

The ocean is dying people; wake up smell the invisible heavy metal POISONS.

March 2016; Latest update on count is that the whale numbers are way down from the 10,000 that used to show up around the island chain, as of 2016.

Graph showing collapse of whale numbers historically
http://britishseafishing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Whale-Graph.png

10 of the most endangered whales on earth
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/10-of-the-most-endangered-whales-on-earth

2017

TV Reporter: “Woah! Dead whales!” Record high number of deaths in Hawaii — “Carcasses scattered throughout islands” in Pacific — Sick and starving animals a ‘mystery’ to experts — “Possible health effects” from Fukushima radiation off coast (VIDEO)

The Garden Island, Jan 30, 2017: Annual whale count… [Jean Souza, HINMS Kauai programs coordinator] said the Kauai sites… saw an average of four whale viewings within a 15-minute time count period… down from the six sightings of the 2016 count.

2018


2018 - NO NEW WHALE CALVES SEEN DURING BREEDING SEASON FOR CRITICALLY ENDANGERED NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES


Oceana; For the first time in decades, no new calves have been seen during the recent breeding season for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. The crisis these whales face is urgent: The Trump administration is moving quickly to green-light seismic airgun blasting and new offshore drilling in the waters they call home.

2019

9th dead gray whale found beached in Wash. waters | KOMO
Michael Milstein with NOAA Fisheries says it’s the ninth recorded stranding of a gray whale in Washington state this year – a higher number than is usually seen in the state at this time of the year.

In all, 30 whales died in strandings on the West Coast. That’s five more than all of last year.

SEA OTTER DEATHS INCREASING, WITH SEIZURES BEFORE DEATH, JUST LIKE IN BIRDS, SEA STARS, FISH, ETC...


Heart of the Rose November 27, 2015 The Mystery Of Alaska's Sea Otter Deaths Continue To Baffle Scientists

"It’s scary to know there’s something out there in the wild that we may or may not be able to do anything about."11/26/2015

"Based on the symptoms of the otters that have been found, scientists believe something peculiar may be plaguing the animals. Preliminary tests suggest that toxins from harmful algal blooms and infections caused by bacteria might be contributing to the otter deaths; but given the spike in morbidity, another as-yet-unknown factor is also suspected.

“Something is hitting them harder and faster, in addition to the disease that we’re familiar with seeing, something else seems to be involved,” Marc Webber of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, told Alaska Public Media last month. “That’s just speculation, we don’t have any evidence yet, but that’s what we’re seeing on the beach.”

Compounding this mystery, reports say that while some dead otters were found emaciated, indicative of a long illness; some of them appear to have died suddenly at a healthy weight, which is “even more curious,” Alaska SeaLife Center veterinarian Carrie Goertz told Hakai Magazine. These seemingly healthy otters act paralyzed, or “seize” up just before death, reports Homer News."

POLAR BEARS ARE SKINNY AND STARVING, RESORTING TO HIGHLY UNUSUAL METHODS OF CATCHING FOOD THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE

Hungry polar bear surprises a seal - The Hunt: Episode 2 Preview - BBC One
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/0mgnf6t9VEc 3 min.

Polar bears normally hunt on pack ice, where they can travel for hundreds of miles on solid ice. Now, due to global warming, they are being forced into swimming in the close to freezing temperature waters of the arctic region, sometimes for 20 miles or more.

Seals normally sleep near ice holes in the solid ice, but now the ice free ocean has plenty of open water and seals no longer have to work at keeping their breathing holes free of ice. Now add the negative effects of Fukushima radiation bio concentrating and bio accumulating up the food chain and it spells disaster long term. A skinny mother polar bear like this cannot have any cubs, and if she does have some, they will die. Cubs cannot swim 20 miles in freezing water. They freeze to death and drown. 

WHO IS TESTING AND FINDING OUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH PACIFIC OCEAN?


Why Jay Cullen And (WHOI) Woods Hole; Ken Buesseler Ocean Water Testing For Radiation Are Not Worth Supporting Financially - Both Are Complicit In Cover Up Of Fukushima Mega Nuclear Disaster
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2014/08/why-whoi-woods-hole-and-ken-buesseler.html

200 Kilometers Of Canadian Pacific Coast Line Dead Zone Devoid of 99% Of All Life, Almost All Tidal Zone Species Missing Entirely
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2014/08/200-kilometers-of-canadian-pacific.html

Open Letter To All Marine Biologists, Nuclear Industry Whistle Blower Dana Durnford Arrested, Documenting The Mass Die Off And Sterilization Of West Coast, Death Of Pacific Ocean
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2015/11/open-letter-to-all-marine-biologists.html

KEVIN BLANCH; PACIFIC OCEAN IS DYING; PACIFIC GENOCIDE IS HAPPENING NOW


Kevin Blanch says the Pacific ocean is dying. 
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GqNt7aYI10 8 min.

He calls it the Pacific genocide. How much evidence of this is there, or is Kevin just 'fearmongering'?

Let's dive in and see what the evidence shows... Draw your own conclusions.

NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION REPORTS ON KILLER WHALES; THEY ARE IN TROUBLE


NWP: "When West Coast wild chinook stocks plummeted in the mid-1990s, the southern resident orca population dropped from 99 in 1995 to about 80 in 2001. The northern resident population went from 219 to 202 during roughly the same time period. "Mortality in some years was 300 percent greater than we expected," says John K.B. Ford of Fisheries and Oceans Canada--Canada's lead federal manager of oceans and inland waters--who has studied killer whales for 30 years.

Puget Sound is steeped in toxics from pulp and paper mills, oil refineries, ports, boatyards and storm-water runoff. Salmon and other fish store in their bodies toxic pollutants they absorb from this environment. As a result of eating these contaminated fish, Puget Sound killer whales have some of the highest concentrations of highly carcinogenic polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) of any marine mammal in the world, says Gary Wiles, a wildlife biologist with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. They also have high levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers, which are toxic fire retardants.

As salmon numbers dwindle, killer whales burn blubber to survive, transferring toxics from blubber to vital organs. "When orcas metabolize fat that's 1,000 parts per million PCBs, it's phenomenally toxic," Balcomb says. "Even trace amounts of PCBs disrupt the orcas' endocrine systems, adversely affecting reproduction and their immune systems. We have seen whales become emaciated and disappear. And lots of reproduction-age females are not reproducing."
http://www.nwf.org/news-and-magazines/national-wildlife/animals/archives/2006/orcas-on-the-edge.aspx

Experts: 100% death rate for baby killer whales along West Coast — ‘Alarm bells ring’ as no newborns have survived in past 3 years — “This is absolutely the worst thing possible”, pregnant orca dies with decomposing stillborn full-term fetus inside — “We’re going to lose them… they’ll be extinct for sure” (VIDEO)

IUCN REPORT ON KILLER WHALES; THEY ARE IN TROUBLE


Wikipedia; "The IUCN currently assesses the orca's conservation status as data deficient because of the likelihood that two or more killer whale types are separate species. Some local populations are considered threatened or endangered due to prey depletion, habitat loss, pollution (by PCBs), capture for marine mammal parks, and conflicts with fisheries. In late 2005, the "southern resident" population of killer whales that inhabits British Columbia and Washington state waters were placed on the U.S. Endangered Species list.
A world map shows killer whales are found throughout every ocean, except parts of the Arctic. They are also absent from the Black and Baltic Seas.
Orcinus orca range (in blue

Once the stocks of larger species were depleted, killer whales were targeted by commercial whalers in the mid-20th century. Between 1954 and 1997, Japan took 1,178 killer whales and Norway took 987.[185] 

 Over 3,000 killer whales were taken by Soviet whalers,[186] including an Antarctic catch of 916 in 1979–80 alone, prompting the International Whaling Commission to recommend a ban on commercial hunting of the species pending further research.[185]

Today, no country carries out a substantial hunt, although Indonesia and Greenland permit small subsistence hunts...Whalers more often considered them a nuisance, however, as they would gather to scavenge meat from the whalers' catch.[187] Some populations, such as in Alaska's Prince William Sound, may have been reduced significantly by whalers shooting them in retaliation.[18]

Killer whales are notable for their complex societies. Only elephants and higher primates, such as humans, live in comparably complex social structures.[73] Due to orcas' complex social bonds and society, many marine experts have concerns about how humane it is to keep these animals in captive situations.[128] Resident killer whales in the eastern North Pacific have a particularly complex and stable social grouping system. Unlike any other mammal species whose social structure is known, residents live with their mothers for their entire lives. These societies are based on matrilines consisting of the matriarch and her descendants which form part of the line, as do their descendants. The average size of a matriline is 5.5 animals.[129]

Because females can reach age 90, as many as four generations travel together. These matrilineal groups are highly stable. Individuals separate for only a few hours at a time, to mate or forage. With one exception, the killer whale named Luna, no permanent separation of an individual from a resident matriline has been recorded.[129]

Closely related matrilines form loose aggregations called pods, usually consisting of one to four matrilines. Unlike matrilines, pods may separate for weeks or months at a time.[129] DNA testing indicates resident males nearly always mate with females from other pods.[130]

Killer whales, like this one spotted near Alaska, commonly breach, often lifting their entire bodies out of the water.

Clans, the next level of resident social structure, are composed of pods with similar dialects, and common but older maternal heritage. Clan ranges overlap, mingling pods from different clans.[129]

The final association layer, perhaps more arbitrarily defined than the familial groupings, is called the community, and is defined as a set of clans that regularly commingle. Clans within a community do not share vocal patterns."

GLOBAL FISHERY TRENDS ARE MADE UP OF MANY NEGATIVE TIPPING POINTS 


Obviously, because the oceans are so large, anyone can find local areas where sealife populations (including killer whales) are 'thriving' or 'normal', but that is not the point.. The larger global trends are what matters, and they are negative, for the most part especially in those areas were fishing and civilization 'emissions' are part of the equation. Killer whales are subject to shooting by fishermen, capture by theme parks, noise damage from military sonars, and health issues from concentration of chemicals, radiation, heavy metals and more. Killer whales are having problems globally, so that indicates something is wrong in the food chain below them. This is not just a local problem, but something that is global, and should be looked at in this way. 


The number of killer whales has been dropping drastically from historic levels, because their food supply is also disappearing. One cannot support the historically large killer whale populations on the small amount of salmon that are left, due to mass die off's of 90% or more. 

Global Ocean Fishery Negative Tipping Point Report; via @AGreenRoad
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2014/05/2014-global-ocean-fishery-tipping-point.html

Dead Zones In World's Oceans And Large Lakes Report
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2014/06/2014-dead-zones-in-worlds-oceans-and.html

MANY GLOBAL NEGATIVE TIPPING POINTS HAVE BEEN TRIGGERED


List of 45+ Negative Global Tipping Points; via @AGreenRoad
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2014/04/2014-list-of-45-global-tipping-points.html

SHIFTING BASELINES HIDE WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING, ONLY A SMALL FRACTION OF SEA LIFE REMAINS FROM THE ORIGINAL

Shifting baselines in the Sound
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkUEYbCSTnk 5 min.

As the video points out, shifting baselines are also part of the problem, because if one does not even know what one started with, one cannot know what 'normal' even looks like. 90% of the salmon, whales, killer whales, otters and many other species of sea life, have disappeared in most areas.

But now, many people believe that this situation involving only a very small number of salmon returning 1 -2 times a year (instead of many runs throughout the year) is 'normal', and the small numbers leftover from the first mass die off are being used as a normal 'baseline'. The small remaining population is now considered 'normal' and ordinary, where it is actually only 5 percent or less of what used to be there.

Graph of numbers of whales historically, and what is left, up to the year 2000
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1KN04soxNt8KZvD2Iat2oYNc8CW8KTnIKabuINTLD5aPZTppd9scjeyuXJNhKIgafOkely8FSD9eZcGMZbUjmCOkiNk09GTyjAoWY-f6YT3879wF2OejRYl3h3LGeBHiTQzSWSeMJ2KZ/?imgmax=800

No one really knows how many whales or killer whales there were originally, much less how many there are now on a global basis, since no one is counting them globally. Who knows how many of those original populations are left? What ends up happening is that the few that are left over are used as a 'baseline'. It looks much better to lose 20 out of a 100, than to lose 20 out of an original 3,000, with only 100 left after the rest died off due to human activities or pollutants.

Huge ocean dead zones return or continue each year, so they are now the 'normal'. At what point does the normal grow into one massive dead zone all year long, in the whole Pacific ocean? Right now, huge dead zones are present all around the world, and they come and go. Those dead zones are growing for the most part. Ocean water is also becoming warmer as well as more and more acidic. Add this problem on top of the radioactive garbage dumped, poured and being deposited via radiation plumes.. The result is a triple whammy for all life in the ocean, all the way up to killer whales. It is possible to say that all of these problems lead to a process that could be called (the oceans are dying).

KILLER WHALES NO LONGER REPRODUCING, POPULATION DROPPING


2014 - Killer whales dying along Pacific coast — “Very sick, emaciated, slow moving and shallow breathing” — Population at lowest level in decades — No babies born in over 2 years — Alarming changes in behavior observed; Social structure is ‘splintering’ (PHOTO)

Dead Killer whale found in Sound




S. California fishermen ‘skunked… haven’t seen a squid’, usually 10,000+ lbs/day — ‘Complete crashes’ at oyster hatcheries — Sardines, mackerel missing in areas — Pelican sites alarmingly deserted — Record # of sick sea lions — Mammals, birds, fish in odd places
http://enenews.com/very-unusual-fish-catches-never-happened-before-california-fishing-boats-havent-squid-recently-10000-pounds-day-complete-crashes-oyster-hatcheries-sardines-mackerel-be-found-ultra-rare-wha

Female Orca killer whale beaches herself and dies in Hawaii; very rare event.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf_iGmhnjbs 5 min.

newsblackoutUSA September 5, 2014  "This has been happening for some time.




Dead killer whale beached near Tokyo, Japan
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCpeqTw5NJk 26 seconds


Killer whales dying along Pacific coast — “Very sick, emaciated” — Population at lowest level in decades — Steep decline began after 2011 — No babies born in past 2 years — Alarming changes in behavior observed; Social structure is ‘splintering’ (PHOTO)September 5, 2014

MANY OTHER SPECIES ARE EXPERIENCING MASS DIE OFFS 


Isn't it a reasonable conclusion, to say that killer whales as an apex predator are just one of many species that are EVIDENCE of the dying of many species that inhabit the Pacific ocean? The ocean itself is becoming inhospitable to sea life, starting with the most fragile bottom of the food chain organisms, and working up from there. The trends seem to be mostly negative, with things getting worse, not better, overall. It is not just killer whales that are having the problems, it is many other species as well.

Experts: “Really an off year” — Pelicans starving in Pacific Northwest since 2011, killing baby birds for food — Breeding success “really poor” since 2011 — “I believe pelicans are responding to large scale changes” — “Sardine crash” persists in Pacific since decline in 2011 December 22, 2013


The longer term end result of these few first and very visible species disappearing is the same; the eventual death of the Pacific ocean and much or most of the life in it. How else would you describe mass die off's of multiple species over just a couple of generations, or even faster in some cases, just in the last couple of years, all the way from Alaska to Mexico?

50 species of starfish disappearing from Mexico to Alaska should be on the nightly news every day, and it should stimulate INTENSE research to figure out ALL of the root cause(s). Herring, seals, sea lions, killer whales, polar bears, birds, and more are all having problems and experiencing mass die offs, not just locally but all along the Pacific coastline from Alaska to Mexico.. Isn't this a HUGE red flag that something is SERIOUSLY wrong? 

SINCE 3/11 FUKUSHIMA MEGA NUCLEAR DISASTER, MASS DIE OFFS ARE THE RULE 

As Kevin and others are pointing out, this die off and lack of ability to breed and raise young is not just a 'temporary' problem such as algae affecting local populations, or a periodic dip in animal populations, or a migration of animals from one area to another.

What seems to be happening now is systemic, large scale and multi year mass die offs, health problems and/or the inability to successfully raise young in many species. The evidence that Fukushima radiation is involved and is a factor in the latest round of accelerating mass die offs is accumulating and building, especially in the young, even if the adults are surviving for the time being.

Seals, Walruses, Polar Bears And Fish ARE Suffering From Fukushima Radiation Caused Effects

Fukushima Radiation Found In Alaska Lichen, Arctic Snow, Plus Sea Animals Like Salmon, Clams, Seals, Walruses, Polar Bears

70% Of All Sea Lions Dying In California; Fukushima Radiation The Cause; via @AGreenRoad

Mass Die Off Of Starfish, Chitons, Abalone, Mussels, Sun Stars Pacific Ocean California To Vancouver
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2013/09/mass-die-off-of-starfish-chitons.html

Salmon Second Mass Die Off In Progress From Fukushima Radiation? First Mass Die Off From Dams, Running The Gauntlet; PBS Nature; via A Green Road
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2012/05/salmon-running-gauntlet.html

FUKUSHIMA RADIATION MAGNIFIES UP THE FOOD CHAIN; WHAT EFFECT IS IT HAVING ON KILLER WHALES AND HUMANS? 


Remember that all animals have their place in a food pyramid, with the lowest level being the plankton and the algae. Radiation concentrates and magnifies up the food chain to humans and killer whales who are at the top.

Plutonium And Cesium Bio-Concentrates 26,000 Times In Ocean Algae, Up To 5,570,000 Bq/Kg in Land Algae; via @AGreenRoad
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2013/04/plutonium-and-cesium-bio-concentrates.html

The next step up the ladder consists of the above species and articles links, which prove and document that those species are experiencing mass die offs or having huge problems, starting since 2011. The step up the ladder from those critters are the killer whales, and they also are documented to be having massive problems since 2011.

It would be easy to document if Fukushima radiation is at least part of the cause, by doing necropsy and then radiation measurements of DRIED tissue samples of killer whale heart, thyroid, liver, muscles and bone. Because each organ or gland concentrates different man made radioactive elements, each one will give information. Is anyone doing this? No..

RADIATION CONCENTRATES UP THE FOOD CHAIN TO THE TOP, WHALES AND KILLER WHALES SHOULD BE TESTED FOR RADIATION IN TISSUE SAMPLES; HUMANS ARE ALSO AT THE TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN, BUT NO ONE IS TESTING ANYTHING


HoTaters October 9, 2014 "SETAC — Prof. J. Alava and F.A. Gobas, Simon Fraser Univ., Nov. 13, 2014: [T]o track the long term fate and bioaccumulation of 137Cs in marine organisms… we assessed the bioaccumulation potential of 137Cs in a North West Pacific food-web… [Specifically, the] marine mammalian food web… outcomes showed that 137Cs can be expected to bioaccumulate gradually… [The] magnification factor for 137Cs [was] from 5.0 at 365 days of simulation to 30 at 10,950 days. From 1 year to 30 years of simulation, the 137Cs activities predicted in the male killer whale were 6.0 to 182 times 137Cs activities in its major prey [Chinook salmon]… This modeling work showed that in addition to the ocean dilution of 137Cs, a magnification of this radionuclide takes place in the marine food web over time."


The bigger question is; what negative effect is or will Fukushima radiation have on human health, particularly the kids, who are most sensitive to even small amounts of radiation? Humans are also apex predators, just like killer whales. There is no way that killer whales and humans can eat the same food and not experience the exact same results. Of course, different locations will have different results, more than likely big cities having worse outcomes than pristine wilderness areas with no population to speak of, and no industry fouling the ocean waters.

HUMANS ARE BREAKING NATURE'S LAWS, AND FIGHTING NATURE; THERE IS NO WAY TO WIN, AND THIS IS A LOSING BATTLE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO EXTINCTION, WHEN WILL HUMANS LEARN?


Nature works according to laws. There is no exception to breaking Nature's laws for animals or humans. If humans work in harmony with the laws of Nature, there is a benefit. But humans are currently fighting and violating the laws of Nature. 'Civilized' humans are completely out of harmony with Nature and her laws. Neither corporations or humans cannot win this 'war' that is currently being fought against Nature. 

Environmental Threats, Holistic Living, Health, Self-Healing, And Renewable Energy
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/p/green-energy-green-living.html

HUGE CORPORATIONS ARE BASED ON GREED, FEAR AND DECEPTION, FIGHTING NATURE AND GOING FOR SHORT TERM PROFITS, NONE REALLY CARE A WHIT ABOUT ENVIRONMENT, PEOPLE OR ANIMALS


Art And Science Of Deception; Global Corporations And The 1%
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/p/corporations-art-and-science-of.html

A whole pod of 9 killer whales beaches themselves in New Zealand and dies. 
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2Pyy_JwgNo 1 min

Couldn't this be pointing at some huge problem(s) in the ocean? Has there ever been something like this happening ever before? This is the most intelligent living thing in the ocean, or if not, they are in the top three. If they are committing suicide not just individually but as a FAMILY unit, something really bad must be happening. It would be the equivalent of a couple of families in a typical neighborhood killing themselves.. Something like this pod suicide points to a severe and really bad problem, because families just don't do that normally.

Of course, there is no absolute 'evidence'. These whales cannot say why they committed suicide, because they are dead. Dead whales don't normally leave suicide notes, but this is or should be very alarming news. According to Wikipedia, no one is studying this, and no one is even counting how many killer whales are left, but there are plenty of people trying to profit off of or kill the few killer whales that are left.

The easiest way out is to say it is a mystery and never try to figure it out or do any actual testing of tissue samples, including radiation, and that is exactly what the government and ocean biologists are doing.. They blame all of this mass die off from Alaska to Mexico of many species both on land and in the ocean, on some viral 'syndrome'. 

MARINE THEME PARKS: IS IT JUSTIFIABLE TO CAPTURE AND HOLD KILLER WHALES IN CAPTIVITY?

Is it justifiable to capture killer whales and/or dolphins, when their populations are dropping in the wild and their populations are small percentages of what they used to be historically? Frontline investigates the issue of marine 'zoos'...

Frontline: A Whale of a Business
VIDEO:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3fZ2dMdtu8


If money and profits were not the focus, would marine theme parks still exist? Wouldn't you agree that money/profit seems to be driving all of the decisions being made, and that those decisions are not oriented towards saving the planet? Are these theme parks helping or hurting killer whales and dolphins in the wild?

HUGE PROFITS IN DOLPHIN SLAUGHTER AND KILLER WHALE SALES


Taijit Bay Japan, The Place Where Thousands of Dolphins Are Slaughtered Every Year
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2014/07/taijit-bay-japan-place-where-thousands.html

Unless these theme parks are going to actively help in saving what life is left in the oceans, their actions amount to nothing more than greenwashing and pretending that everything is still ok out in the oceans. To the extent that this myth is passed on to the public in these types of facilities, they are guilty of helping in causing the death of the oceans and mass die off of fishery species, via fairly brutal and profit motivated methods, such as the ones used at Taijit Bay in Japan.  Rather than helping to preserve and reverse the decline, the theme parks and swim with the dolphin facilities are actually accelerating it, with rare exceptions.

COUNTING THE FEW KILLER WHALES THAT ARE LEFT


Wikipedia; "Bigg's techniques also revealed the Pacific Northwest population was in the low hundreds rather than the thousands that had been previously assumed.[169] The southern resident community alone had lost 48 of its members to captivity; by 1976, only 80 remained.[181] In the Pacific Northwest, the species that had unthinkingly been targeted became a cultural icon within a few decades.[149]The killer whale's intelligence, trainability, striking appearance, playfulness in captivity and sheer size have made it a popular exhibit at aquaria and aquatic theme parks.

 From 1976 to 1997, 55 whales were taken from the wild in Iceland, 19 from Japan, and three from Argentina. These figures exclude animals that died during capture. Live captures fell dramatically in the 1990s, and by 1999, about 40% of the 48 animals on display in the world were captive-born.[188]

(Trying to capture just one killer whale can result in the deaths of many more killer whales in the attempt. Dead killer whales sink out of sight, out of mind, and since no one is counting, who cares how many die to get just one killer whale into a theme park?)

Organizations such as World Animal Protection and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society campaign against the practice of keeping them in captivity. In captivity, killer whales often develop pathologies, such as the dorsal fin collapse seen in 60–90% of captive males. Captives have vastly reduced life expectancies, on average only living into their 20s.[Note 3] In the wild, females which survive infancy live 50 years on average, and up to 70–80 years in rare cases. Wild males who survive infancy live 30 years on average, and up to 50–60 years.[189] 

Captivity usually bears little resemblance to wild habitat, and captive whales' social groups are foreign to those found in the wild. Critics claim captive life is stressful due to these factors and the requirement to perform circus tricks that are not part of wild killer whale behavior.[190] Wild killer whales travel up to 160 kilometers (100 mi) each day, and critics say the animals are too big and intelligent to be suitable for captivity.[141] 

Captives occasionally act aggressively towards themselves, their tankmates, or humans, which critics say is a result of stress.[174] Between 1991 and 2010, the bull orca known as Tilikum killed three people, and was featured in the critically acclaimed 2013 film, Blackfish.[191] Tilikum has lived at SeaWorld since 1992.[192][193][194][195]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_whale

ARE KILLER WHALE THEME PARKS GREENWASHING?


Based on the above facts, wouldn't you agree that marine theme parks that capture dolphins and killer whales from the wild are actually greenwashing? 

Greenwashing; Fake 'Green' Products, Services And Industries; Misleading Half Truths And Public Manipulations

Could it be that these marine theme parks and aquariums are just places to showcase 'products' and generate revenue, making short term profits off of a rapidly collapsing environmental and ecological system and living web of life that includes killer whales and dolphins? Or, are they going to transition into places where people can go to learn not just about the animals, but also how to save the planet and these animals as well?

So far, it seems that these theme parks, zoos and aquariums may be either outright denying, minimizing or skirting the very REAL planet 911 emergency issues which AGRP dives into in great depth. See index to all articles links below this article.

Killer whale interacts with people on boat
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJo89fHqq0U 2 min.

As an alternative to theme parks, maybe it would be better to arrange going out with LOCAL ocean tour guides that can give you this kind of experience...  No animals are harmed and seven future generations can do this. The money spent on doing your adventure benefits the local economy, rather than some huge corporate giant. And if you take a video, it may go viral like this one did, and get you 4 MILLION views.  Finally, no killer whale families are broken up and torn apart to provide entertainment for people. 

THE HIGH PRICE OF LIVING IN DENIAL AND NORMALCY BIAS


Humans could vanish in worst mass extinction event since dinosaurs, scientists say

Planet Earth 911 Emergencies And Global Threats
http://tiny.cc/5hqj7w

SOME GOOD NEWS: HUMANS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND TURN THINGS AROUND


In an unprecedented change in the ratings for such a large number of species from 'avoid' to a 'sustainable' rating, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch programme is moving 21 species of West Coast fish to sustainable status, due in large part to the success of a fisheries management program that began in 2011 and championed by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).

Do what you can, where you can. Think about 7 future generations before committing to do anything, or spending any money. Support those few organizations and people that are doing the right thing, and not just greenwashing.

HANK WILLIAMS SONG; EVERYTHINGS OK


And on that note, remember, as long as you are still aliving, everything's ok.

Hank Williams; Everything's OK
VIDEO:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuFwHJ52iQo

Do your best and never give up.

Natures scene pictures for your enjoyment

Animal pictures for your enjoyment

Never give up quotes, pictures and sayings

Ancient Stories, Success, Motivation, Activism, Spiritual, Mental, Emotional, Interfaith, Consciousness, Near Death, Miracles, Healing, Auras, Reincarnation
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/p/spiritualinterfaithconsciousness.html

SUMMARY



This painting by Kevin Blanch (from video above) represents the Pacific ocean and his feeling and/or thinking about what condition it is in. Is it any wonder that there are mass die off's of multiple species?

"The dead fucking blue whale in the room, it is your ecology, your sociology, your ideology, your biology, your theology, with no fucking apology." - Kevin Blanch

Maybe it is not just Fukushima radiation that is causing the die off of multiple species, but the witches brew of chemicals, hormones, heavy metals, carbon based pesticides, acid ocean water, methane emissions, fertilizers and radioactive poisons have now gotten to the point where mass die off's of multiple species are taking off and accelerating. Which poison is the worst?

When just one dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico is 5000 square miles and growing each year, but no one cares, what does that say about humanity? There are MANY dead zones like this globally, where nothing lives at all.

Dead Zones In World's Oceans And Large Lakes Report
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2014/06/2014-dead-zones-in-worlds-oceans-and.html

Instead of documenting and studying the many potential causes of the mass die off of many species, (including radiation) plus giving warnings to humanity, many to most scientists, nuclear experts, and biologists are playing the 'it is all a mystery' game, denying anything bad is happening or covering it all up, while avoiding any mention or actual testing of radiation. 

PhilipUpNorth September 5, 2014  "Killer Whale population crash. Just another card/species falling in the House Of Cards that is the delicately balanced Pacific Ocean Ecosystem. Will the decline, caused by corporate greed and government corruption in general, and by the nuclear industry cabal in particular, reach throughout Earth's Biosphere? Stay tuned." 

Unless massive and quick changes are made to how people live and how companies do business, there is very little hope of saving of what is left. All countries need to move to a nuclear and carbon free future with cradle to cradle zero chemical emissions if humanity is to have any hope of surviving, much less prospering. The odds of humanity making it through the accelerating 45+ negative tipping points are dropping fast. Time is running out. Looking at all of the negative tipping points that are accelerating and combining into a perfect storm, time is of the essence. Every day counts. Every action matters. What kinds of actions can make a difference? Here is one success story, just to give an example...

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Activist Teach In; Things Anyone Can Do To Make A Positive Difference
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2015/07/activist-teach-in-10-things-anyone-can.html

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Killer Whales And Giant Whales Dying In Pacific Ocean, Population Dropping, Huge Numbers Washing Ashore Dead, Emaciated, Starved To Death, Sea Otters Deaths Increase, No Calves Among All North Atlantic Right Whales
https://www.agreenroadjournal.com/2014/09/killer-whales-die-off-along-pacific.html


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