Sentences with phrase «us whale conservation»

«Being pragmatic in whale conservation policy does not mean selling out on conservationist principles.»

The two - hour program includes a classroom orientation where participants learn about the biology, care, training, and study of this fascinating species and Georgia Aquarium's role in beluga whale conservation.

Ground - breaking video footage of a mother humpback whale and her calf frolicking in waters off Cape Moreton will be used to educate visitors to Tangalooma on whale conservation...

larry, the ngo npo whale conservation org in jaco's playa hermosa is KETO.

The Eastern North Pacific Gray has been touted as one of the success stories in US whale conservation history.

These efforts are not confined to President Bush, President Clinton was no great shakes in terms of Gray whale conservation.

IF I were a whaling nation, I would say, «We TOTALLY support whale conservation, but we believe we should be allowed to hunt those species which have recovered to reasonable levels.

Now, history waits for the IWC to act decisively for whale conservation and the preservation and health of ocean habits, by transcending the question of whaling and extending its role in relation to the myriad troubles that beset the world's whales and their habitats.»

«The International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW), which originally aimed to prevent the oversupply of whale products but turned into a key instrument of whale conservation,» GEO - 5 notes, «can stand as another example.

But the decision will not stop all whaling by Japan or several other countries, and creating a «whale conservation market» that sells sustainable «whale shares,» as described in Issues, may provide an effective alternative to legal or regulatory mechanisms to protect global whale populations.

We also create opportunities for local communities to be involved with and profit from whale conservation initiatives.

Resolution introduced on June 28 to reaffirm the United States» position both as a leader in whale conservation and as an outspoken opponent of commercial whaling [PDF]

As the first decade of the twenty - first century draws to a close, the 25th anniversary of a milestone in the history of whale conservation approaches.

A recent proposal to create a «whale conservation market» has highlighted this stubborn ethics / economics divide in a very visible and contentious way.

Acknowledge the need for the IWC to further develop into a whale conservation (as well as a management) organization.

Garrett said this week Australia's center - left government had been clear about its opposition to Japanese scientific whaling and recently named an ambassador for whale conservation.

See also::: Whale Conservation Beached (Again),:: Japanese Whaling Under Fire,:: Iceland Calls the Whale Thing Off

See also::: Japanese Whaling Under Fire,:: Whale Conservation Beached (Again), and In Israel, Whales Are Not Kosher

Not exact matches

Sept. 26, 2012: A coalition of conservation groups files suit in Federal Court to force Ottawa to protect endangered and threatened species along the route of the proposed pipeline, including Pacific humpback whales.

Earlier that year, Australia's government had set in motion the Frost Inquiry into whaling, in response to conservation concerns and community campaigning.

One of the marine conservation folks at my day job passed along this little critter yesterday — it's an online game that uses the classic Space Invaders model, only this time you're a whale trying to stop Japanese whaling ships by «bumping» them from below with globs...

A dead humpback whale washed ashore in Long Beach on Friday, the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society said.

Experts from a wildlife conservation group say a dead whale that washed up on a New York beach was likely hit by a boat.

Your first stop is the excellent Whale Museum, which provides an interesting overview of the creatures» behavior and habitats, as well as the history of whaling in Iceland and recent conservation efforts.

«Projections of Southern Hemisphere whale numbers are crucial for management and conservation and this research helps answer some of the uncertainties regarding their recovery.»

The finding, experts say, has implications for conservation management, which often solely focuses on the number of animals in a population, and may extend to chimpanzees, dolphins, whales, and other species.

Local scientists studying whale shark migratory behaviors shared their knowledge with Conservation International and Georgia Aquarium, and have in turn received a more complete worldview of whale shark migratory patterns — an important aspect of conserving a wide - ranging species.

Scientists conducting the first circum - global assessment of mitochondrial DNA variation in the Southern Hemisphere's humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) have found that whales faithfully returning to calving grounds year after year play a major role in how populations form, according to WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), the American Museum of Natural History, and a number of other contributing organizations.

Andi Rusandi, Director of Marine Conservation and Biodiversity at MMAF, shared the importance of this study, «As we strive to develop whale shark ecotourism in Indonesia to benefit our local communities and these majestic animals themselves, it is important to highlight cConservation and Biodiversity at MMAF, shared the importance of this study, «As we strive to develop whale shark ecotourism in Indonesia to benefit our local communities and these majestic animals themselves, it is important to highlight conservationconservation.

In 2012, CI scientists repeatedly observed this peculiar situation, and in 2015 opportunistically deployed the world's first fin - mounted archival satellite tags on wild whale sharks prior to their release — resulting in a wealth of movement data which has since helped to inform the management and conservation of the species in Indonesia.

(The author of Whale is a conservation biologist; the author of Falcon is a research fellow at the University of Cambridge as well as a falconer.)

A new paper from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), in partnership with researchers and practitioners from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Coast Guard, Space Quest, Google, and SkyTruth, reviews the use of a maritime vessel communication and navigational safety system that is not only effective in protecting people, but wildlife such as whales, walruses, and other wildlife species as well.

Scientists studying blue whales in the waters of Chile through DNA profiling and photo - identification may have solved the mystery of where these huge animals go to breed, as revealed by a single female blue whale named «Isabela,» according to a recent study by the Chile's Blue Whale Center / Universidad Austral de Chile, NOAA and the Wildlife Conservation Socwhale named «Isabela,» according to a recent study by the Chile's Blue Whale Center / Universidad Austral de Chile, NOAA and the Wildlife Conservation SocWhale Center / Universidad Austral de Chile, NOAA and the Wildlife Conservation Society.

The precarious state of those mammals is underscored in a multinational study led by a University of Washington scientist, published this week in Conservation Biology, assessing the status of all circumpolar species and subpopulations of Arctic marine mammals, including seals, whales and polar bears.

But the delegation «regrets that the IWC failed to reach agreement on a new paradigm that would improve the conservation of whales.»

US law allows the restriction of imports from countries that «undermine» international conservation agreements such as the ban on commercial whaling.

«The reduction of whale carcasses during the age of commercial whaling may have caused some of the earliest human - caused extinctions in the ocean,» writes the study's first author, conservation biologist Joe Roman of the University of Vermont in Burlington, in an e-mail.

It's a pity, really — if whales were amphibians, that much maligned and oft ignored group might benefit from some of the huge amounts of public sympathy (and money) available to cetacean conservation.

But with bowheads, which are slowly recovering from intense whaling in the 19th century, conservations groups would be highly motivated to buy all the shares for 13 years, until the population grows to the carrying capacity.

The opposition to whaling is not based on conservation objectives but rather on a philosophical position against taking any marine mammals, Morishita says.

The plan sets a target of capturing 333 minke whales annually as part of a 12 - year - long research effort «to achieve conservation of [Antarctic marine ecosystem] resources while pursuing their sustainable utilization and to understand and predict the effects of factors such as climate change.»

These numbers could completely change our thoughts and approaches to whale related conservation and management.»

«The paper succeeds in shifting the dialogue about whaling, and actually modeling the crucial dynamic between whaling and conservation,» says Stephen Palumbi of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.

Summarizing the key message of the review study, Prof. Bejder stated, «The recovery of the iconic humpback whales of Australia delivers both hope and optimism, as well as an opportunity to celebrate success at two levels: (1) the successful implementation of contentious international management actions to protect marine species; and (2) the wise and significant investment in conservation science, illustrating how society can respond to strong conservation interventions to achieve outcomes that are not simply for immediate, human material gains.

«Whale sharks are under threat from human impacts of hunting and ship strike and it makes it much easier to plan for conservation if we only have to deal with neighbouring countries in each region rather than localities spread across the entire Indian Ocean.»

A massive genetic study of humpback whale populations will help inform ongoing conservation reassessments of humpback whale populations, and reaffirms the highly distinct nature of a small, non-migratory population of humpback whales living in the Arabian Sea in need on continued protection.

Finding calls country's current whaling operations into question, could compromise some conservation studies

The North Atlantic right whale relies heavily on a fundamental behavior: the ability of whales to communicate with one another using sound,» said Dr. Doug Nowacek, Repass - Rodgers Chair of Marine Conservation Technology at Duke University.

To begin to answer these questions, researchers from Conservation International and the Georgia Aquarium have placed satellite tags on whale sharks in various locations around the world, including Cenderawasih Bay.

Since humpback whales no longer fulfil the criteria of the EPBC Act, the study suggests, they should have their conservation status revised.