Dead Sperm Whale spotted in Little Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
June 4, 2011
LITTLE BAY A dead sperm whale just off the shore in Little Bay drew the attention of Department of Fisheries and Oceans office in Springdale recently.
The remains of a sperm whale are seen floating in the waters near Little Bay in Notre Dame Bay recently. — Submitted photo
The whale had been floating about 20 or 30 metres off the shore near Little Bay when fisheries officers first checked it out May 22, but had washed further out into Notre Dame Bay the next day when officers returned to patrol the bay.
The whale was almost certainly male, according to DFO, since female sperm whales and their young usually remain in tropical waters all year long, while males venture to higher latitudes where they feed primarily on squid.
DFO officials said it was difficult to estimate this whale’s size from photographs taken of it, but male sperm whales average close to 16 metres in length and about 45 tonnes in weight.
Sperm whales have become a species of interest in recent years as they have frequently been seen associating with offshore fishing operations. It is believed they may be feed on discards from trawl nets or aggregating around longline operations on the Labrador Shelf.
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