A Wonderful Blog and MERR Institute…

…full of interesting info. and dialog about the fin whale that washed ashore this past weekend in Fenwick Island. Be sure to check it out at www.http://www.aboutmybeaches.com/2793/fin-whale-stranded-delaware-beaches-fenwick-island-a-video/comment-page-1/#comment-2462
Thanks, Gloria, for sharing your blog with our visitors!

For lots of photos and more information about the Marine Education, Research, and Rehabilitation Institute (MERR Institute) check out http://www.merrinstitute.org/ This terrific group out of Lewes, Delaware coordinated efforts for informing the public about the fin whale, guarding it, necropsis, and burial of the mammal.

At the MERR Institute’s website I found links to a Florida website Jacksonville.com that warns boaters about steering clear of whales during this annual Spring spawning migration. It also answered my questions about Federal laws governing whales with the following excerpt “Federal rules written to keep whales from being struck or harassed say people should stay 500 yards away and slowly back off if whales surface nearby. It’s a message repeated on marine radio broadcasts, Web sites and signs at boat ramps.” If you plan to visit us in the near future and want to read more about whales and boaters check out their website at http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2010-03-16/story/nicer_weather_raising_chances_of_boaters_whales_crossing_paths