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☆ There are 2 very different theories for why orcas are ramming into boats. Experts still can't agree on one.
  + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
The orcas may be protecting their young from boats, or they may think damaging rudders is fun. Experts have two very different theories for the behavior, and they still can't agree on which one is more likely. The orcas are trying to protect their youngA pod or orcas, or killer whales, with a baby orca among them. None of these techniques has been particularly effective, López told Insider. GTOA is consulting with the Portuguese government to try to develop "acoustic deterrents" that could keep the orcas away from the boats, López said.
Persons: —, van, van Beek, Van, Alfredo López Fernandez, GTOA, orcas Grey, White, López, LiveScience, Renaud de Stephanis, de Stephanis, Billie, António Bessa de Carvalho, Lopez Organizations: Service, JAJO, BBC, Grupo, National Association of Cruises, Apple Locations: Strait, Gibraltar, Shetland, Scotland, Australia
☆ Scientists to test noise deterrents meant to scare orcas after a rapid rise in boat rammings
  + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Noise deterrents are being developed to scare orcas away from boats, a Portuguese trade association said. The association said sailors in the area are "afraid" to take their boats into Portuguese waters. Alfredo López of the Grupo de trabajo Orca Atlántica, which is collaborating with the Portuguese government, told Insider the work is in the very early stages. Noise deterrents typically work by emitting pulses of high-frequency sound to scare away sea creatures from an area. While types of acoustic deterrents exist, none are specifically designed to be used for orcas and sailboats, he said.
Persons: Orcas, —, Bessa de Carvalho, Alfredo López, López, Jelmer van Beek, Lusa, Lopez Organizations: Service, Privacy, National Association of Cruises, ANC, Portuguese Navy, Institute for, Grupo, Portland Press Herald, Apple Locations: Portuguese, orcas, Shetland, Scotland, Algarve, Portugal
☆ Orca pod attacks Ocean Race boats near Gibraltar
  + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
Reuters —The crew of the Ocean Race’s Team JAJO endured several heart-stopping minutes on their approach to the Strait of Gibraltar on Thursday when their boat came under attack from a pod of orcas. “This was a scary moment,” Team JAJO skipper Jelmer van Beek said. Impressive to see the orcas, beautiful animals, but also a dangerous moment for us as a team. Authorities have noted a steady increase in interactions between orcas and vessels in the Strait of Gibraltar and Portugal, with more than 20 incidents in May alone. Earlier this week, an orca repeatedly rammed into a yacht in the North Sea off Shetland, in the first such incident in northern waters.
Persons: JAJO, Jelmer van Beek, “, Trifork Organizations: Reuters, Ocean, Authorities Locations: Gibraltar, Portugal, orcas, Strait, North
☆ A pod of orcas interrupted a boat race in the Atlantic Ocean and rammed two vessels during the competition
  + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Orcas rammed into two boats competing in The Ocean Race on Thursday. JORGE GUERRERO / Contributor / Getty Images"This was a scary moment," Team JAJO skipper Jelmer van Beek said, according to The Ocean Race. The killer whales pushed up against the boats belonging to Team JAJO and Mirpuri Trifork Racing, The Ocean Race said. In one instance, The Ocean Race said the pod of killer whales was "ramming into the boat and nudging or biting at the rudders." Video of orcas ramming boats during The Ocean RaceThe Ocean Race is a global event where competitors sail 36,000 miles around the world.
Persons: Orcas, Jelmer van Beek, —, orcas, JORGE GUERRERO, JAJO, van Beek, hadn't Organizations: Service, Ocean Locations: Gibraltar, Spain, Portugal
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