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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_09BF_01CEC9D0.92530D20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Definitely, in fact minkes, finbacks and humpbacks readily eat schools = of small fish - herring, sand lance, capelin - depending on where they = are. Here is a link to a crittercam video of a humpback whale and sand = lance. = http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/animals-news/humpback-whal= es-bottom-feeding-vin/ Minkes can also break the normal baleen whale rule of eating mouthfuls = of fish and do take individual fish at times. Their smaller size allows = them more leeway in their consumption rate. These feeding frenzies are amazing to watch but as you say, not so much = for the herring. Laurie Murison Grand Manan, NB ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Shouty McShoutsalot=20 To: naturens=20 Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 1:03 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Feeding Frenzy Off Pictou Island - Minke Whale = Question Do Minkes eat herring? =20 I know they are baleen whales (Mysticeti) but my understanding is that = in some circumstances they will take fish. =20 Reason I ask is there was there were several very large schools of = herring in the area around Pictou Island yesterday afternoon Monday Oct = 14 easily observable from the deck of the PEI ferry and whales - I = believe Minkes, they were to big for Pilots - were following them. There were also lots of Grey Seals, Atlantic White Sided Dolphins, = Harbour Porpoise, and clouds of seabirds =96 Northern Gannets, = Cormorants etc diving and squacking around, above, and probably under = the understandably agitated shoals of fish. Quite a very cool show - unless you were a herring. --=20 Jamie Simpson Hantsport, NS ------=_NextPart_000_09BF_01CEC9D0.92530D20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dwindows-1252" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.18928"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Definitely, in fact minkes, finbacks = and humpbacks=20 readily eat schools of small fish - herring, sand lance, capelin - = depending on=20 where they are. Here is a link to a crittercam video of a humpback = whale=20 and sand lance. <A=20 href=3D"http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/animals-news/humpb= ack-whales-bottom-feeding-vin/">http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video= /news/animals-news/humpback-whales-bottom-feeding-vin/</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Minkes can also break the normal baleen = whale rule=20 of eating mouthfuls of fish and do take individual fish at times. = Their=20 smaller size allows them more leeway in their consumption = rate.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>These feeding frenzies are amazing to = watch but as=20 you say, not so much for the herring.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Laurie Murison</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Grand Manan, NB</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Ddesolatechair@gmail.com = href=3D"mailto:desolatechair@gmail.com">Shouty=20 McShoutsalot</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 15, 2013 = 1:03=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Feeding = Frenzy Off=20 Pictou Island - Minke Whale Question</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr>Do Minkes eat herring? <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I know they are baleen whales (Mysticeti) but my understanding is = that in=20 some circumstances they will take fish. </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Reason I ask is there was <SPAN style=3D"COLOR: = rgb(31,73,125)">there were=20 several very large schools of herring in the area around Pictou Island = yesterday afternoon Monday Oct 14 easily observable from the deck of = the PEI=20 ferry and whales - I believe Minkes, they were to big for Pilots - = were=20 following them.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: rgb(31,73,125)"><BR></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: rgb(31,73,125)">There were also lots of = Grey Seals,=20 Atlantic White Sided Dolphins, Harbour Porpoise, and clouds of = seabirds =96=20 Northern Gannets, Cormorants etc diving and squacking around, above, = and=20 probably under the understandably agitated shoals of = fish.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: rgb(31,73,125)"><BR></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: rgb(31,73,125)">Quite a very cool show = - unless=20 you were a herring.</SPAN> <P><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: rgb(31,73,125)"> </SPAN>-- </P> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV>Jamie Simpson<BR></DIV>Hantsport,=20 NS<BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_09BF_01CEC9D0.92530D20--
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