Rope found in Blue Whale’s Stomach
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By , on September 14th, 2009 One comment   Conservation & Environment   , , , ,  

I recently came across an article by Andrew Baxter of the Nelson/Marlborough Conservancy of New Zealand’s Department of Conservation published in the Bycatch Communication Network Newsletter. He kindly allowed me to reprint the article here for our readers with permission from BCNN’s publisher. —————————————————————————————————- Blue whale reveals a sobering reminder about the threats of marine . . . → Read More: Rope found in Blue Whale’s Stomach

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Nautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: Three Sheets to the Wind
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By , on May 6th, 2009 2 comments   Nautical Terms and Phrases, Social Sciences   , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

Image available through Creative Commons at Flickr, Photo by author heremiet From the spectacular website of Gary Martin. Meaning: Very drunk. [First] sheets aren’t sails, as landlubbers might expect, but ropes (or occasionally, chains). These are fixed to the lower corners of sails, to hold them in place. If three sheets are loose and blowing . . . → Read More: Nautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: Three Sheets to the Wind

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