You are invited to a free CA Zoom webinar which is open to members and non-members.
John Burbeck, member of the CA Regulatory & Technical Services group (RATS) and lead of the Orca project group, will share insights through a presentation which will cover current understanding gained from experiences in 2022 and 2023, data and analysis on orca interactions, reporting an interaction or uneventful passage, orca tracking, orca location maps and more.
The webinar will conclude with a Q&A session. Questions can be submitted during the webinar or emailed in advance to orcas@theca.org.uk. We will endeavour to answer as many questions as possible in the time.
A video of the webinar is now available here.
Date: Thursday 18 May 2023
Time: 19:00 BST (18:00 UTC)
Place: Your own home or boat (Zoom webinar broadcast)
Booking (to join the webinar via Zoom): The webinar broadcast is open to members and non-members. If you would like to join the webinar broadcast, please register via Zoom here.
Background
Since 2020 there has been a new pattern of behaviour within a population of orcas that feeds on and follows the migration of tuna exiting the Mediterranean from the Strait of Gibraltar and heading West and North around the Iberian Peninsula.
Beginning with a few specifically identified juveniles, the behaviour of bumping/ramming the hulls of small yachts and damaging rudders has expanded to other juveniles and adults.
Data gathered by the Cruising Association (CA) in 2022 shows that around 73% of yachts reporting an interaction were damaged and that around 25% (one third of the damaged yachts) had to be towed to port.
Find out more at: www.theca.org.uk/orcas