On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 12:06 AM, Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote: > I remember being told about a regulation about not intentionally approaching > a Humpback any closer than 100 yards or so. Its different if they approach > you.
That is the case, Ken. The waters off Maui are included in the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, and there are rather strict regulations to protect the whales. The Whales are here to give birth and to breed. They don't eat anything from the time they leave the Gulf of Alaska until they return there several weeks later. (In fact, there is nothing here for them to eat.) The regulations are primarily to protect the new-born calves, until they are large enough and strong enough to make the journey north to the feeding waters/ The rules are a little more flexible off the coast of Alaska and in the North Atlantic, as the whales there are feeding and storing up energy for the next migration, and not quite as sensitive to human disturbances. We did a whale watch out of Gloucester, MA, years ago, and the boats there approached much more closely to the whales than the boats here are permitted to do. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
