Sentences with phrase «by whales over»

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Dimon included a warning over the London Whale episode in his remarks on Tuesday: «And, anyone who sues, we're going to fight that one to the end, too, by the way.

The current market is dealing with one whale of a black eye caused by suspicion over high - frequency trading and its stranglehold on market activity.

In Texas, it was not a sense of guilt over paying money to watch majestic orca whales prevented from swimming freely at sea because they're forced to perform tricks in comparatively small enclosures at the behest of misguided trainers who could very well be maimed when SeaWorld's whales are eventually driven insane by the hopelessness of their situation that kept audiences away earlier this year.

Which judging by the rest of the comments on this topic, is actually a requirement, so I'm in good company (Mark from Middle River take note — It was Sea Shepherd who had their boat run over by the whaling ship, not Greenpeace, and whilst I agree the boat was a beauty, I don't think ramming it is in the same league of destroying works of art (regardless of how bad) the topic refers to)

In the debate over whether a man could literally be swallowed by a whale, or a great fish, and live therein for three days, the real significance of the book has often been lost.

Plus, as may happen with other sound machines or apps on your phone, you won't be driven to the brink of insanity by the Dohm, by waiting for the loop to «click over» into the next cycle, or by waiting for that sixth whale tone or bird call, or be totally creeped out at 2 a.m. by the sound of a beating heart (oh yes, that's a sound machine option, too).

Researchers identified the unique feeding pattern by studying food availability and the whales» population over the past 120,000 years.

Wounding of southern right whale calves and mothers by Kelp Gulls has increased from 2 % to 99 % over four decades, according to a study published Oct. 21, 2015 in the open - access journal PLOS ONE by Carina Marón from the University of Utah and colleagues.

A 2002 study of beluga whales in Canada's Saint Lawrence Estuary suggested that PAH pollution caused over a quarter of the 263 deaths reported there between 1983 and 1999, by inducing various cancers.

«Southern right whale calf wounding by Kelp Gulls increased to nearly all over four decades: Once rare, wounds from Kelp Gulls observed on nearly all mothers and calves by the 2000s at Peniacutensula Valdeacutes, Argentina.»

In addition, a global theory of killer whale predation depends on educated — and far - flung — guesses of how many marine mammals may have been killed by orcas over a set period of time.

In the subsequent Marine Mammal Science paper just out, the catches were among the key pieces of information used to model the size of the California blue whale population over time — a model previously used by other groups to estimate populations of hundreds of fish and various other whale species.

During breeding season, which takes place over the winter months, groups of male humpback whales will display for potential mates by singing their famously haunting songs, breaching, and performing a host of other competitive displays that depend on speed, strength and size.

Using accelerometers to determine the calling behavior of tagged baleen whales Low - frequency acoustic signals generated by baleen whales can propagate over vast distances, making the assignment of calls to specific individuals problematic.

Whale Rider was seen by millions of people and won over two dozen prizes around the world, including top honors at the Toronto (the People's Choice Award), Sundance (the Audience Award), Rotterdam, San Francisco, Maui, and Seattle (Best Film) Film Festivals.

Even more effectively than in Frankenstein, Whale adapts the shadowy darkness of the silent German Expressionist classics to the early sound era, a time when most Hollywood directors had seemingly forgotten everything that had been learned about the creation of mood, atmosphere and meaning through image over the prior 20 years in the struggle to capture the novelty of actors actually talking (By 1932, this phase of film was thankfully on it's way out, thanks to Whale, Howard Hawks (Scarface) and Busby Berkeley).

Poet, essayist, and naturalist, Diane Ackerman is the author of many highly acclaimed works of nonfiction, including A Natural History of the Senses — a book beloved by readers all over the world and the volumes Deep Play, A Slender Thread, The Rarest of the Rare, A Natural History of Love, The Moon by Whale Light, and a memoir on flying, On Extended Wings.

I began thinking of large corporations as bloated whales, driven by arrogance and greed, as they systematically rolled over working moms and pops.

Besides the whales, the 9 - day festival involves over 90 events all geared towards educating visitors and locals alike about the incredible ecosystem, both marine and forest, that they find themselves surrounded by.

Dr. Valeria Vergara has been studying beluga behavior throughout northern Canada for over 18 years, and through her research funded by the Vancouver Aquarium Vergara has discovered that the whales» language system is so evolved and complex that each creature has its own name, or «signature,» that they call out to stick with their family unit when navigating turbid waters.

During our many visits to Stanley Park in the years we've lived in Vancouver, we've fed robins and songbirds from our hands, marveled at huge pink and purple blooms in the beautiful rhodo garden, spied great blue herons nesting in trees, watched the antics of octupuses and beluga whales in the Vancouver Aquarium, laughed at curious raccoons and sprightly squirrels crossing the walking paths, and lost track of time gazing at Canada geese watching over their goslings by Lost Lagoon.

The Whale Centre Maritime Museum displays found artifacts donated by Tofino locals over the past quarter century and exhibits tradition first nations from jewelry and artwork to whaling equipment and a complete 12 metre long (40 feet) skeleton of a gray wWhale Centre Maritime Museum displays found artifacts donated by Tofino locals over the past quarter century and exhibits tradition first nations from jewelry and artwork to whaling equipment and a complete 12 metre long (40 feet) skeleton of a gray whalewhale.

By using satellite tags, aerial surveys and photo identification software, Georgia Aquarium and its partners have studied and tracked over 1,000 whale sharks known to visit this area to feed on plankton and fish eggs every summer.

It's been rather uncanny over the years, to note how often the space left by absent resident orcas is filled by transient orcas, who somehow manage to show up and save a thin whale watching day.

For over two hours we were amazed and entertained by the whales.

By winter, all three species of whales will disperse over great distances and sightings in the Salish Sea of Washington will become uncommon by NovembeBy winter, all three species of whales will disperse over great distances and sightings in the Salish Sea of Washington will become uncommon by Novembeby November.

Locally brewed and enjoyed in Cannon Beach, Ore. — where forest meets sea, grey whales frolic, and siblings trip over each others» sandcastles «by accident.»

Fly over the jungle on a zip - line, swim with dolphins, snorkel in the cenotes, immerse yourself in the Mayan culture, enjoy a thrilling Jungle tour taking a ride on a private speed boat driven by you, explore the beauty of Los Cabos with the annual visit of the magnificent marine mammals the Whales, or just watch the marine nature while we give you a tour in Puerto Vallarta Bahia.

Between 1846 and 1874, an estimated 8,000 gray whales were killed by American and European whalemen, with over half having been killed in the Magdalena Bay complex (Estero Santo Domingo, Magdalena Bay itself, and Almejas Bay) and by shore whalemen in California and Baja California.

In addition to over 200 Northern Resident Orca who return every summer, to gorge on salmon and rub themselves on the beaches of the Robson Bight Ecological Reserve, we are visited year round by pods of Transient Killer Whales, while Humpback Whales forage our narrow straits.

In the 61 - page document, the Environmental Defense Center, Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the Earth and Pacific Environment say a speed limit would help protect endangered blue, humpback and fin whales from being run over by big ships.

By thirty - five miles out, we've already seen three whale species, dozens of sharks, and over twenty bird species: Fork - tailed Storm - Petrels, Tufted Puffins, Sooty Shearwaters, Arctic Terns.

The azure waters that surround the islands are inhabited by an astonishing array of marine creatures; over 1,200 species of fish including clown fish, trigger fish, blue tangs, 12 species of whales and dolphin, anemones, soft coral and much more.

Lime Kiln State Park, aka Whale - Watch Park, is the nation's only park set aside for the pursuit, indeed San Juan's west side is spotted with special places to pull over and watch the whales go by.

Sea Quest pioneered orca whale watching kayak tours in the San Juan Islands over 25 years ago and our San Juan Island kayak trips are guided by biologists and environmental scientists that can tell you about the lives of these amazing animals.

Spot Dolphins / Whales as you breakfast on the balcony and by evening sit back and relax whilst sipping your complimentary wine and watch the moon rise over the Bay.

This new finding by Biologists from Project Domino of a group of over 270 Whale Sharks between Isla Mujeres and Contoy Island makes Isla Mujeres the Whale Shark Capital of the World.

The marine reserve is used by over 30 species of tropical fish to release their eggs that the whale sharks munch on.

Enough dosh to choke a whale, enough cash to solve third world debt with change left over, enough to make you believe in your soul; a copious, staggering, obscene amount of wonga spilled by every enemy, block and powerup.

As President of Hipster Whale, she oversees one of Australia's most successful mobile development studio and publisher, famed for producing Crossy Road, played by over 200 million people worldwide.

So while you guys were jamming with the humpback, over in Agadir, Morocco, the usual suspects, brought together every year for decades now, were realizing that there was no way to cut a hoped - for deal to allow some sanctioned, but controlled, whaling in place of the current hunts by three countries.

With Japan's whale hunt in stormy southern seas wrapped for the season, the battle over efforts by a handful of countries to expand whale hunts has shifted to Iceland.

This is especially true with research about cetaceans, because the discoveries of marine mammal scientists over the last 50 years have made it clear that whales and dolphins share traits once believed to be unique to humans: self - awareness, abstract thought, the ability to solve problems by planning ahead, understanding such linguistically sophisticated concepts as syntax, and the formation of cultural communities.

My Aussie compatriot Danielle speaks the truth when summarizing the outrage in Australia over this year's whaling intentions by Japan.

The signatures of more than 18,000 concerned EU citizens were personally handed over to Ambassador Poul Skytte Christoffersen at the Danish Embassy in Brussels by HSI EU Director Dr. Joanna Swabe, along with the clear message that Denmark's whaling policies should be firmly aligned with the principles and provisions of the European Union.

Before we go any further into Bethune's allegations (and they go much farther than just the Ady Gil incident, let me tell you), I would be remiss to point out that the better television Watson is alleged to want to help create would be for Whale Wars, which is broadcast by TreeHugger's colleagues over at Animal Planet.

Every once in a while there's some good news on the endangered species front: A team of scientists from Oregon State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has discovered an undetermined number of North Atlantic right whales, in an area where it was thought they had been hunted nearly extinction over a hundred years ago: The whales were discovered by using a series of underwater hydrophones to record the sound of the whales over hundreds of miles of ocean.

Payne, 75, is best known for his 1968 discovery and recordings of songs by humpback whales, and for finding that some whale species can communicate with each other over thousands of miles.

Genetic analyses refute the hypothesis that an overly abundant population of minke whales is creating too much competition over food for populations of other whale species to rebound, according to a new study supported by...

Payne, 75, is best known for his 1968 discovery and recordings of songs by humpback whales, and for finding that some whale species can communicate with each other over long distances.