The Song of the Right Whale

• Ep 7: Bonus - Meeting Some Whales

  To help protect the North Atlantic Right Whale, boats and ships have to keep over 500 yards away from the species. There are exceptions for scientific vessels tasked with measuring the creatures, and so Rhod climbs aboard scientist Michael Moore’s sailboat on a working trip around Cape Cod Bay. Having looked into the issues of trying to protect these mysterious and threatened creatures of the deep, he finally gets as close as anyone can get to them and watches them living their lives while discovering how scientists assess their health.

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• Ep 6: The Future - What’s There To Sing About?

  There’s hope to be had in the creation of the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium which allows all sides to talk together to save the species. Tensions remain though as some scientists believe that the time for talking has passed, while some lobstermen still feel that they are not being listened to. Rhod talks to the law makers about potential new legislation and realises that all of us need to play a part if we want to stop the Right Whale from becoming extinct.

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• Ep 5: Don’t Blame Canada

  Right Whales have been disappearing from some of their traditional feeding grounds due to climate change pushing their food further north. And then in 2017, they started appearing further north in the Gulf of St. Lawrence - one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world - with deadly consequences. It could have been game over, but Canadian government managed to get legislators, fishermen and environmentalists to solve the problem together. Rhod finds out how they did it.

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• Ep 4: All In The Family

  Ship strikes kill Right Whales every year - but trying to solve this problem involves various agencies, and over 2000 miles of coastline. Rhod learns that speed limits for shipping could be the answer, but if ships have to slow down, there’s an economic consequence to be paid and someone has to pick up the bill. The sound of ships in the water is another source of stress in whales, and with this in mind, Rhod talks to a whale fertility expert who’s embarking on an ambitious project...

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• Ep 3: Hope Without Rope?

  What if there was a way of fishing without having vertical lines in the water? Could this help the Right Whales escape entanglement?Rhod discovers that there is a way to do it - and that the technology has been around for decades. The scientists love the idea. So why are many fishermen of Maine and Massachusetts sceptical?

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