Sentences with phrase «endangered whale species»

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

Endangered whale species may become extinct.

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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 goosspecies 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 goosSpecies 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.

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 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?

Further, the findings of the new study confirm the unique nature of Arabian Sea humpback whales, which recently was listed as «Endangered» under the US Endangered Species Act by evaluating extinction risk of this discrete population.

Humpback whales, which have long been listed as an endangered species in East and West Australia, are making a comeback.

On 10 April, the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) in Tucson, Arizona, joined three other organizations — the Humane Society of the United States, Defenders of Wildlife, and Whale and Dolphin Conservation — to file a federal lawsuit calling for the government to increase the amount of space designated as critical habitat for the whales under the US Endangered Species Act.

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Baker and Palumbi have found five endangered baleen whale species, including the enormous blue whale, in the markets of Japan.

North Atlantic right whales - a highly endangered species making modest population gains in the past decade - may be imperiled by warming waters and insufficient international protection, according to a new Cornell University analysis published in Global Change Biology.

As a result, understanding changes in population size for social species — several of which, such as African wild dogs and southern resident killer whales, are endangered — requires understanding of what goes on within groups and how individuals fare when they strike out on their own.

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

Since 1975, our hospital facility has rescued and treated over 20,000 elephant seals, sea lions, whales, sea otters, harbor seals, fur seals, dolphins, harbor porpoises and more — many from threatened and endangered species.

The federally endangered fin whale that died this week on Stinson Beach in front of curious onlookers could turn out to be a boon for scientists looking to glean new information about the species.

These sightings are quite rare as Blue Whales are considered an endangered species.

After commercial hunting ended, some species, such as the gray whale and northern elephant seal, have rebounded in numbers; conversely, other species, such as the North Atlantic right whale, are critically endangered.

The article noted that the Belize Barrier Reef, of which both Gladden Spit and the Silk Cayes are a part, are home to endangered sea turtle species as well as an important migratory destination for whale sharks.

In a statement, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a branch of the Department of Commerce that oversees national marine sanctuaries and endangered marine species, said it is also concerned with ship strikes to whales and would review the petition.

It provides breeding and feeding grounds for at least twenty - five endangered or threatened species; thirty - six marine mammal species, including blue, gray, and humpback whales, harbor seals, elephant seals, Pacific white - sided dolphins, and one of the southernmost U.S. populations of threatened Steller sea lions; over a quarter - million breeding seabirds; and one of the most significant white shark populations on the planet.

NOAA officials said they are still studying whether the collisions significantly threaten West Coast populations of endangered species like the blue whale.

Thanks to the Endangered Species Act, the humpback whale population has grown in the last 20 years from 6,000 whales in the North Pacific Ocean, with 4,000 coming to Hawaii, to more than 21,000 whales existing today with approximately 10,000 traveling to Hawaii each year.

These areas contain populations of endangered blue, humpback and fin whales that are federally protected under the Federal Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1538 et seq.), the Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431endangered blue, humpback and fin whales that are federally protected under the Federal Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1538 et seq.), the Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1538 et seq.), the Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.).

Community Input CINMS, agency partners, and the Sanctuary Advisory Council (SAC) have developed both short and long - term management measures to reduce the ship strike threat to Endangered Species Act (ESA) listed large whales in CINMS and the Santa Barbara Channel region.

Today, there are between 8,000 - 9,000 blue whales in the oceans, and they are considered an endangered species.

As of 2016, these whales are no longer deemed an Endangered Species, but they are still protected by both State and Federal law.

It's still home to endangered species including the endangered green loggerhead turtle, and is a breeding site for humpback whales.

Most residents of the San Juan Islands and Washington state still don't realize that our local killer whales are listed as endangered along with all five species of salmon.

«We intend to use our influence and expertise to protect it, focusing on reef conservation and on creating safe migratory routes for the endangered species that travel this coastline, from turtles to humpback whales.»

Whale sharks are listed in appendix 2 of the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES), which stipulates that they can only be held for scientific purposes provided that it does not harm the survival of the sSpecies (CITES), which stipulates that they can only be held for scientific purposes provided that it does not harm the survival of the speciesspecies.

The orca whales» survival depends largely on another endangered species, the chinook salmon.

This is due in part to the fact that the Belize Barrier Reef is part of the habitat of several endangered species including manatees, whale sharks, and crocodiles.

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) took an important step toward protecting critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act for the Cook Inlet beluga whale in Alaska by proposing to designate more than 3,000 square miles of the threatened whale's habitat for protection.

We aim to have the Gray Whale relisted under the US ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT.

The CALIFORNIA GRAY WHALE COALITION has been created to ensure the remaining Gray Whale population is relisted under the US ENDANGERED SPECIESWHALE COALITION has been created to ensure the remaining Gray Whale population is relisted under the US ENDANGERED SPECIESWhale population is relisted under the US ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT.