Sentences with phrase «endangered whale»

«While petty politics continue to prevent progress, no concerted international action can be taken by the IWC to conserve the world's endangered whale populations.»

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And the remarkable journey is raising questions about the status of a critically endangered whale species.

Endangered whale species may become extinct.

Products from endangered whale species are currently available through Yahoo! Japan.

«Killing for Commerce,» released by the Environmental Investigation Agency, in conjunction with Humane Society International and the Natural Resources Defense Council, details how the website Yahoo! Japan facilitates the sale of meat and other products of endangered whale in Japan.

The beer brings attention to Georgia Aquarium's marquee species, the endangered whale shark.

Cameras are hidden inside women's purses as they covertly dine at a sushi restaurant that's serving endangered whale.

Fuller noted that after last year's mortalities, Canada acted quickly to implement new protections, including area closures, speed restrictions and a $ 167 million investment in research on endangered whale species.

«The enigmatic endangered whale shark: 22 - year - long global citizen science project sheds light on these animals.»

The endangered whales have also been spotted surfacing into the slick.

Some of the most heavily used shipping lanes in and out of ports in Los Angeles, Long Beach and San Francisco Bay run through the migratory paths and feeding areas of endangered whales.

Reducing the risk of vessel strikes to endangered whales in the Santa Barbara Channel: An Economic Analysis and Risk Assessment of Potential Management Scenarios (2011)

Channel Islands Region Incentive - Based Vessel Speed Reduction Programs 2014 and 2016 In 2014, in partnership with local agencies and non-government organizations, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary launched a trial incentive program to slow ships down in the Santa Barbara Channel to reduce air emissions and reduce the likelihood of fatality from a ship strike to endangered whales in the region.

In 2014, in partnership with local agencies and non-government organizations, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary launched a trial incentive program to slow ships down in the Santa Barbara Channel to reduce air emissions and reduce the likelihood of fatality from a ship strike to endangered whales in the region.

The group met and deliberated over the course of 2015 and ultimately created a suite of management, education, outreach, and research recommendations that seek to reduce the risk of ship strikes on endangered whales, decrease air pollution, improve navigational safety, and manage ship traffic to reduce conflicts between ocean users.

«Endangered whales migrate here in winter looking for savory crustaceans.

Sculpted terrain beside the sea... colonies of gentle sea lions basking under the sun... endangered whales finding a safe harbor... Here, at the tip of the Baja Peninsula, land ends and the Gulf of California mixes with the great Pacific Ocean.

Just in time for World Oceans Day, the new map displays a stunning diversity of marine life, including one of the most endangered whales on the planet.

HSI's agenda also will include vigorous opposition to continued whaling and international trade of endangered whales by Iceland.

To fulfill our commitment to be leaders in responsible development, Deepwater Wind partnered with environmental advocates, conservationists, and scientists to protect endangered whales and other marine mammals during pre-construction and construction activities for all of our projects.

More on Noise Pollution: Critically Endangered Whales Stop Feeding Thanks To Russian Oil & Gas Exploration Noise Pollution Harms Fish Populations, Locations, Habits Is Noise Really Why SunChips Should Ditch Bioplastic Packaging?

Luckily, the endangered whales now have a high - tech line of defense against boaters and other human - related threats.

The system, called WhaleWatch, produces monthly maps of blue whale «hotspots» to alert ships where there may be an increased risk of encountering these endangered whales.

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.

The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada recommended that beluga whales in the St. Lawrence River be declared endangered, forcing TransCanada to scrap a planned oil export terminal in Cacouna, Quebec, where the whales migrate and raiEndangered Wildlife in Canada recommended that beluga whales in the St. Lawrence River be declared endangered, forcing TransCanada to scrap a planned oil export terminal in Cacouna, Quebec, where the whales migrate and raiendangered, forcing TransCanada to scrap a planned oil export terminal in Cacouna, Quebec, where the whales migrate and raise calves.

Part of Estella's collection of endangered animal organic baby toys, the whale rattle is a cute, mini-sized take on Earth's largest animal.

The calf belongs to a critically endangered population of beluga whales.

Scientists discover important endangered Right Whale breeding ground off coast of Maine: «In early December, surveyors counted 44 right whales in one day about 70 miles south of Bar Harbor, Maine, in an area known as Jordan Basin.

He employs programming to analyze data from research cruises, 6 - foot - long autonomous robotic gliders shaped like torpedoes that scout out endangered mammals, and buoys that «listen» to whales and identify the species.

Overall, the animations will help stewards of ocean life think about underwater sound in three dimensions, says Greg Silber, coordinator of recovery activities for endangered large whales at the National Marine Fisheries Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Whale Count Plummets Whaling has long been the subject of fierce arguments, but neither side has had much information to back up its answers to the key question of whether some species of whales have been truly endangered.

The most worrying, toxoplasmosis, has caused declines in sea otters, beluga whales and the critically endangered Hawaiian monk seal, among others.

A group of endangered sperm whales live in the vicinity of the oil spill — and now one of them has turned up dead.

Japan claims that the current population of around 761,000 Antarctic minkes (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) is so abnormally abundant that it is hindering the recovery of other large endangered species, such as the blue whale.

The first comprehensive genetic study of humpback whale populations in the North Pacific Ocean has identified five distinct populations — at the same time a proposal to designate North Pacific humpbacks as a single «distinct population segment» is being considered under the Endangered Species Act.

A member of the baleen family of whales, the endangered North Atlantic right whales spend most of their time along the eastern coast of North America from Canada's Bay of Fundy south to Florida.

U.S. species removed from the Endangered Species List: Brown pelican, 1985 American alligator, 1987 Arctic peregrine falcon, 1994 Gray whale, 1994 American peregrine falcon, 1999 Aleutian Canada goose, 2001

Japan has long maintained that most whale species are not endangered and began what it called scientific whaling in 1987, a year after an international moratorium came into effect, despite growing global outrage, including from key allies such as the United States.

Monitor endangered Pacific Northwest killer whales by detecting orca sounds and measuring noise levels using hydrophones

A group of about 2000 of these whales, which are listed as endangered in the United States, regularly ply the continental shelf from Texas to Florida.

A fossil that has been in the collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History since it was discovered in 1951 is today helping scientists piece together the evolutionary history of whales and dolphins, including the origins of the endangered South Asian river dolphin.

Ben G. Saroy, Head of Cendrawasih Bay National Park Authority, agreed, «Cendrawasih Bay, home to the biggest whale shark population in Indonesia, requires comprehensive information to manage this endangered species.

- The endangered humpback whale is on the rebound, with 18,000 of them swimming around the North Pacific Ocean, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The paper titled «First Circumpolar Assessment of Southern Hemisphere Humpback Whale Mitochondrial Genetic Variation at Multiple Scales and Implications for Management» now appears in the online version of Endangered Species Research.

South Korea belongs to the IWC, and last year joined the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), which bans trade in whale meat.

Scientists know a great deal about blue whales off California, where the endangered species has been studied for decades.

«Understanding the context under which blue whales make calls is a critical step in developing non-invasive, non-lethal acoustic methods to study population trends and recovery status of this endangered species,» Širovi?

Researchers are using underwater microphones to interpret and characterize the calls of blue whales swimming through Southern California's oceans, revealing new insights into the behavior of these endangered marine mammals, according to new research being presented at the Ocean Sciences Meeting here on Tuesday.

In the latest study, scientists analyzed an earplug from an endangered blue whale killed by a ship near California.