http://syn2.thecanadianpress.com:8080/mrss/feed/fcf7391a2f354311807f0501c16bde6a MSN - AP World Copyright © 2010-2018 The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Tue, 13 May 2025 05:22:48 +0000 http://syn2.thecanadianpress.com:8080/mrss/feed/fcf7391a2f354311807f0501c16bde6a/a034bdb080b948198ff1c5fa914cfa1b a034bdb080b948198ff1c5fa914cfa1b Thu, 02 Feb 2023 20:01:07 +0000 SHOTLIST:RESTRICTION SUMMARY: MUST CREDIT HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCESHAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES - MUST CREDIT HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCESKauai, Hawaii - 28 January 20231. Dead sperm whale on the beachHEADLINE: Hawaii whale dies with nets, plastic in stomachANNOTATION:Scientists found nets and plastic items in the stomach of a sperm whale that washed ashore in Hawaii.HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES - MUST CREDIT HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCESKaneohe Bay, Hawaii - 1 February 20232. Various of nets, plastic items pulled from whale's stomach3. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristi West, University of Hawaii's Health and Stranding Lab:++FULLY COVERED++"We were really surprised and saddened to find this volume of material." 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristi West, University of Hawaii's Health and Stranding Lab:"We don't know if it was ingested over time, if it was ingested in one sort of fatal swoop. But we do think it's likely that it contributed to the death of the whale."HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES - MUST CREDIT HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCESKauai, Hawaii - 28 January 20235. Researchers tying whale tailANNOTATION:The dead whale highlights the threat to wildlife from the millions of tons of plastic that ends up in oceans annually.6. Whale on beachANNOTATION:University of Hawaii researchers say the debris was blocking food from being processed by the whale's digestive system.HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES - MUST CREDIT HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCESKaneohe Bay, Hawaii - 1 February 20237. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristi West, University of Hawaii's Health and Stranding Lab:++PARTIALLY COVERED++"The animal had been foraging, so there were probably at least 100 squid beaks, a fish skeleton tentacles from a squid. However, there was absolutely no digestion occurring beyond the sphincter that leads to the gastrointestinal tract. So no formation of feces, no processing of all of those food items, which is what leads us to believe that there was actually a blockage by the material that you're seeing."8 . Various of nets, plastic items pulled from whale's stomach9. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristi West, University of Hawaii's Health and Stranding Lab++PARTIALLY COVERED++"So we're seeing at least six different types of nets, at least two different types of plastic bags. We have at least six hagfish traps, a light fixture protector, a float. So a number of items in the stomach of the sperm whale that really shouldn't be there."10. University of Hawaii students showing size of netANNOTATION:Scientists say that more than 35 million tons of plastic pollution is produced around Earth each year and about a quarter of that ends up around water.HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES - MUST CREDIT HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCESKauai, Hawaii - 28 January 202311. People looking at dead whale and heavy machinery moving bodyHAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES - MUST CREDIT HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCESKaneohe Bay, Hawaii - 1 February 202312. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristi West, University of Hawaii's Health and Stranding Lab:"Unfortunately, yes. We only are able to examine a small number of our dolphins and whales that die in our waters. And we think that each individual that we examine is maybe representative of, say, 20 other individuals based on those percentages. So this certainly does suggest it's not the only animal that is likely to to ultimately be dying from these types of impacts."HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES - MUST CREDIT HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCESKauai, Hawaii - 28 January 202313. Heavy machinery moving whale at the beachSTORYLINE:A whale that washed ashore in Hawaii over the weekend likely died in part because it ate large volumes of fishing traps, fishing nets, plastic bags and other marine debris, scientists said Thursday, highlighting the threat to wildlife from the millions of tons of plastic that ends up in oceans every year.The body of the 56-foot (17-meter) long, 120,000-pound (54,431-kilogram) animal was first noticed on a reef off Kauai on Friday. High tide brought it ashore on Saturday.Kristi West, the director of the University of Hawaii's Health and Stranding Lab, said there were enough foreign objects in the opening of the whale's intestinal tract to block food."The presence of undigested fish and squid lends further evidence of a blockage," she said in a news release from the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources.The whale's stomach contained six hagfish traps, seven types of fishing net, two types of plastic bags, a light protector, fishing line and a float from a net. Researchers also found squid beaks, fish skeleton and remains of other prey in the whale's stomach.It's the first known case of a sperm whale in Hawaii waters ingesting discarded fishing gear, West said.The whale's stomach was so large West's team wasn't able to examine it completely. They suspect there was more material they weren't able to recover.Researchers found nothing wrong with other organs they examined. They collected samples to screen for disease and conduct other follow-up tests.Sperm whales travel across thousands of miles in the ocean so it's not clear where the debris came from.Scientists say that more than 35 million tons (31.9 million metric tons) of plastic pollution is produced around Earth each year and about a quarter of that ends up around the water.Marine debris harms numerous species.Seabirds can ingest as much as 8% of their body weight in plastic. Endangered Hawaiian monk seals and green sea turtles can get caught in plastic nets and die. Sharks and other apex predators eat smaller fish that feed on microplastic, which can then endanger their own health.In addition to eating plastics, large whales are harmed when they become entangled in fishing gear or other ropes in the ocean. The drag from debris can force whales to use more energy to swim and make it harder for them to eat, causing starvation.On Tuesday, marine mammal responders freed a humpback whale that was caught in rope, a bundle of gear and two buoys off the Big Island.Sperm whales are an endangered species found in deep oceans across the world. A 2021 report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated there were about 4,500 sperm whales in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands, from the Big Island in the south to Kure Atoll in the north.===========================================================Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com(ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. A dead sperm whale that washed ashore in Hawaii had nets and plastic debris in its stomach