Sentences with phrase «minke whale season»
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Under the whaling convention, governments are free to set their own scientific catch quotas — even in a sanctuary — so Japan can be expected to kill up to 440 minke whales next season.
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Plus - as an added bonus during the Whale Season Silversonic has one of the few permits available that allows guests to swim with Dwarf Minke Whales!
A good place to spot minke whales in season (June to August)
However if you dive the Great Barrier Reef in season you can not only dive this awesome region, but also have the wonderful experience of sharing the water with playful minke whales.
The large kidney shaped bommie, starting at 24 metres on the sandy seabed to rise to within 3 metres of the surface, provides year round scuba diving and a chance to see minke whales, in season.
You'll be diving with the big stuff too, such as White Tip Sharks, Hammerheads, Manta Rays, and if the season is right - Humpback Whales and dwarf Minke Whales.
During the right season you might even spot a majestic Humpback Whale, a Minke Whale or a whole pod of dolphins.
Wall dives and pristine coral fields, seemingly endless visibility at Osprey Reef, feeding SUV - sized cod at Cod Hole, minke whales in season and umpteen species of shark, this is but a sampler of what the planet's greatest reef is waiting to reveal...
If you want detailed information about the diving seasons, the Whale Sharks, Minke and the Humpback Whales season and the Coral Spawning, please visit the specific destination pages.
During the right season it is not rare to spot a Humpback Whale, a Minke Whale as well as dolphins.
A spokesman for the ministry said on Friday that 170 minke whales and two fin whales had been caught this season, far below the annual targets of 850 minke and 50 fin.
The quota would allow the killing of 150 fin whales and more than 100 minke whales each year for five seasons.
Japan caught 551 minke whales off Antarctica in the past season.
Japan's whaling fleet will leave for the Antarctic within weeks and intends to cull 850 minke and 50 fin whales in the Southern Ocean this season, Australian lawmakers said.
The 2011 - 2012 Japanese Antarctic «scientific» whaling season recently came to a close, and the Japanese Fisheries Agency reported having caught an estimated 100 pregnant female Antarctic minke whales.