Whaling in Madagascar

[5] Christian Salvesen & Company of Leith, which held more whaling shares than any other single firm, operated briefly off Madagascar.

Adding insult to injury, while docked at Leith Harbour, the Horatio caught fire, with 11,000 barrels of oils on board.

France's decision to continue using the floating factory Jarama is credited with the depletion of humpback whale populations surrounding Madagascar.

Along the South African coast, near Madagascar, the oceanic current, when mixed with a cold front, can cause freak waves that can destroy ships.

Being on the border of the Indian Ocean gyre, the intense ranges of water temperatures can result in major storms.

The storms that result from combining warm and cold temperatures have a huge affect in the northern region of the Agulhas Current.

The satellite pics up these frequencies sent out by the buoys drifting in the ocean off the continental coast, producing much needed data to increase predictability.

Information gathered can reflect the wind patterns, temperatures, and certain densities of the ocean in specific areas, as all these factors are constantly fluctuating.

[10] A mass stranding of around one hundred Melon-Headed whales (Peponocephala Electra) occurred in the Loza Lagoon system of Northwest Madagascar during the months of May and June in 2008.

Of the original whales that entered the lagoon system, seventy five died from causes related to being out of their normal deep sea habitat.