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Winner! Bermuda Whales Documentary
Great news comes from California that the Bermuda-made documentary “Where the Whales Sing” has won its category at the 2010 BLUE Ocean Film Festival. Filmed and edited over a three-year period by Andrew Stevenson, the documentary won the “Emerging Underwater Filmmaker” category and was screened during the film festival in the... Read more of this article
Whales Documentary: Film Festival Finals
The one hour long documentary “Where the Whales Sing” by Andrew Stevenson has been selected as a finalist at the BLUE Ocean Film Festival, a global film festival and conservation summit for underwater filmmakers and marine researchers. The film was selected from over 350 entries in 19 categories submitted by the most talented ocean filmmakers... Read more of this article
Video: Newport Sailors Encounter Whales
The team that was sailing aboard the J-42 Dolphin in the 2010 Newport to Bermuda Race, which started June 18th, encountered a group of whales along their journey. There are 4/5 whales visible in the video, and the crew can be heard discussing whether they are sperm whales or humpbacks. Related Stories Newport Bermuda Race To Aid Ocean Health BROC... Read more of this article
Expert Not Hopeful on Tangled Whale’s Chances
A local whale expert doesn’t hold out much hope for the rope entangled whale he spotted in Bermuda waters last week. Only days after a dead baby whale was found in Bermuda waters, the rope entangled whale was spotted by Mr. Andrew Stevenson of the Whale Research Project. Mr. Stevenson went back out in the waters for around 15 hours on Sunday,... Read more of this article
Whale Entangled in Rope in Bermuda Waters
Only days after a 20 foot dead baby whale was found in Bermuda waters, a rope entangled whale was spotted by Mr. Andrew Stevenson of the Whale Research Project. Severely caught in polypropylene rope including having rope in the whale’s mouth, its pectoral fins were pinned to the side of the animal and they were pink from abrasions. Since whales... Read more of this article
Videos: Humpback Whales in Bermuda
After three years of research and filming, the Humpback Whale Research and Film Project premiered the one-hour documentary “Where the Whales Sing” on March 11. Tickets to the first two showings at the Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF] sold out, however BIFF has added a third showing at BUEI on Sun March 21st at 1.00 pm. Tickets are $15.50... Read more of this article
20 Foot Dead Baby Whale Found in Bermuda
On Monday March 15, a dead baby sperm whale was discovered in Bermuda waters. Discovered at sea, the whale was towed into the public dock in Ely’s Harbour, Somerset where various experts convened to examine it. - Baby sperm whale in Bermuda waters. Photo by Andrew Stevenson - The team including researcher Andrew Stevenson, and staff from the Bermuda... Read more of this article
Remembering the “Bermuda Blobs”
Of all the things Bermuda is known for the “Bermuda Blobs” may not be the most chic, but in marine science circles they are quite infamous. The original “Bermuda Blob” was an unidentified mass found by diving expert Teddy Tucker in Mangrove Bay, Somerset in May 1988. Mr. Tucker described the blob as It was white, the exterior... Read more of this article
