Dutch Caribbean Whale Sanctuary this year Before the end of
2012, the Netherlands will set up a marine mammal sanctuary for
whales and dolphins in the Dutch Caribbean waters, recently
announced the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture
and Innovation. This is one of the outcomes of a meeting with
the neighboring countries of the Dutch Islands in the Caribbean,
the French Islands, the USA, the Dominican Republic and
Venezuela, about the cooperation between whale sanctuaries.
Whales like the humpback whale often migrate thousands of
kilometers from cold northern waters in summer to the tropical
Caribbean Sea in winter, so that cooperation is necessary for
effective protection. The participants also agreed to examine
the possibilities of setting up a regional network of underwater
microphones. This will help to map the sounds made by whales and
dolphins, and can register noise from among others ships and
speed boats. Noise pollution from ships and speed boats disturbs
the possibilities for the whales t