>Appropriate subject to discuss, since May is the pupping season for seals. Regular approaches by kayaks or boats encourages skittish nursing mothers to abndon a haulout site, and their pups on some occassions. > >This is my main subject of interest, and many of the paddling mags have run some of my articles on the matter (August 1994 Canoe & Kayak). Gotta say that the arguments that kayaks are more likely to scare whales is well documented -- an analogy: you're walking down the sidewalk and cars routinely pass you from behind. You don't usually flinch, but if a bicyclist suddenly passes you from behind, you're more likely to jump. > >Same thing about kayaks (bicycles) vs boats (cars) and whales. Motors telegraph presence and location, kayaks tend to sneak up on them since they have little acoustic or vibrating signal. While I believe kayaks are less intrusive than powerboats, I do think paddlers need to understand the potential impacts of their crafts on cetacea. > >Will this start a new discussion? Michael Kundu Project SeaWolf/Arcturus Adventure Communications "The Source for Extreme Adventuresports Photojournalism" respond to ProjectSeaWolf_at_seanet.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Apr 08 1998 - 16:30:36 PDT
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