Sentences with phrase «from whaling nations»

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Birds, whales and other migratory creatures are suffering from global warming that puts them in the wrong place at the wrong time, a U.N. official told 166 - nation climate talks on Monday.

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.

Spring is a great time to kayak the countless small islands around us, watch the whale activity from aboard Tenzing, or visit First Nations village sites.

John Akomfrah's (b. 1957) multi-screen installation Vertigo Sea draws inspiration from two striking and harrowing literary works: Herman Melville's Moby Dick (1851) and Heathcote Williams» epic poem Whale Nation (1988).

Just as Cheney's belligerent threats prevent moderates in the US and Iran from negotiating, Watson undermines moderates in whaling nations by attacking their citizens.

The proposal is to be debated by a small working group of whaling nations in St. Pete Beach, Fla., from March 2 to 4.

But many scientists and diplomats from other nations say there is no reliable calculation of whales» total food consumption.

In its opening statement, HSI leadership cited the recent GEO - 5 report from the United Nations Environment Program, which celebrated the IWC's transition from a body devoted to whaling to a global force for protecting whales and encouraging non-consumptive practices such as whale watching.

The IWC's work to improve whale killing methods depends on the willingness of the whaling nations to share whaling data (on the time to death (TTD) of hunted whales, instantaneous death rate (IDR), and the number of whales struck and lost) and to respond to recommendations from other governments, nongovernmental organizations, and welfare or ballistic experts.

Lastly, as long as whaling nations hold reservations at CITES for the great whales, they can not be prevented from legally trading whale products internationally.

Asking member nations to support a Resolution on Cetaceans and Ecosystem services that notes the increasing research showing that far from eating all the fish, as Japan and other countries have claimed, whales actually enhance ecosystem productivity and help regulate carbon dioxide in the atmosphere;

Whales are already facing significant threats from climate change, marine pollution, ship strikes, etc., and it is irresponsible for industrialized nations such as Iceland to put even greater pressure on these animals by hunting them to supply a luxury food market.

Baker's team found whale meat for sale in Japan that came from far more fin whales than the nation reported killing.

Birds, whales and other migratory creatures are suffering from global warming that puts them in the wrong place at the wrong time, a U.N. official told 166 - nation climate talks on Monday.