Sentences with phrase «ocean giants»

By failing to curb trade in the endangered ocean giant, the international community may have doomed it to extinction.

«Exploring the relationships of humpback whales around the Southern Hemisphere has been a massive undertaking requiring years of work and collaboration by experts from more than a dozen countries,» said Dr. Howard Rosenbaum, Director of WCS's Ocean Giants Program and lead author on the study.

Seeing these magnificent ocean giants up close is a once - in - a-lifetime experience.

But thanks to a number of coincidences, Harpel had just made an unprecedented discovery that would reveal the existence of an ancient ocean giant.

«Military sonar can alter blue whale behavior: Human - made noises cause ocean giants to move away from feeding spots.»

Marine Megafauna Foundation SEA is saving ocean giants from extinction in the world's highest marine biodiversity region - the Coral Triangle.

Their semi-annual sojourns to the shores of Point Reyes provide a unique opportunity to glimpse the lives and behaviors of these elusive ocean giants.

In whale season, July to November, guests can take the whaleboat and go up to 50 m from the friendly ocean giants, or just cruise around Seal Island with its 2000 plus seals.

For more on the extraordinary attributes of these imperiled ocean giants, read «Tuna: A Love Story,» by Richard Ellis, the marine author and artist, and Chapter 1 of Dr. Safina's prize - winning book «Song of the Blue Ocean.»

On Wednesday, he posted a summary of Irma superlatives including the remarkable fact that this Atlantic Ocean giant had, as of Wednesday night, already become the extreme - wind endurance champion for such storms, maintaining winds of 185 miles per hour for 33 hours.

«The AIS can become a vital tool in helping to protect whale and other marine mammal species, particularly in locations such as the Arctic where shipping is potentially on the increase,» said Dr. Howard Rosenbaum, Director of WCS's Ocean Giants Program.

A SMALL, poorly studied population of non-migrating grey whales may hold the key to how these ocean giants survived the last ice age.

Howard Rosenbaum, director of the Wildlife Conservation Society's Ocean Giants Program, told Live Science that, for many marine mammal species, a thick layer of fat called blubber is «first and foremost» in their list of defenses against the cold.

«The discovery of Isabela traveling between southern Chile and the waters of Ecuador is important and very timely as we work to promote the recovery of the largest species to ever inhabit the earth,» said Dr. Howard Rosenbaum of WCS's Ocean Giants Program.

«With its similar physical appearance to the most closely related species, our genetic results now provide the key insights into this species origin» said Dr. Howard Rosenbaum, Director for WCS's Ocean Giants Program and a senior author on the study.

«The North Atlantic right whale has managed to survive centuries of past whaling, and a host of recent threats such as ship strikes, fishing gear entanglement, and chronic noise from a range of human - generated sources,» said Dr. Howard Rosenbaum, Director of the Wildlife Conservation Society's Ocean Giants Program.

«After 50 years of international protection, a number of humpback whale populations are beginning to recover in the Southern Hemisphere and other regions,» said Dr. Howard Rosenbaum of WCS's Ocean Giants Program.

Within five minutes of leaving the shore we were in the water with an ocean giant!

Winter is also peak whale watching season, so keep your eyes peeled for these ocean giants as you make your way along the Garden Route.

In calm waters protected by Fraser Island, about 10,000 humpback whales visit every year on their annual migration to Antarctic waters, making it the best place to see the ocean giants up close.

«Unfortunately, the complete disappearance of the Atlantic gray whale is the only instance of a whale extinction from an ocean basin during the historical era,» said Dr. Howard Rosenbaum, director of the Wildlife Conservation Society's Ocean Giants Program and co-author of the study.

These ocean giants, which can grow up to 18 metres (59 feet) long, congregate around Ningaloo Reef between April and July.

«The map highlights the movements of one of the most endangered whales on the planet, the North Atlantic right whale, as it moves through New York's waters,» says Dr. Howard Rosenbaum, Director of WCS's Ocean Giants Program.

«This is a great conservation success and clearly shows what needs to be done to ensure these ocean giants survive.»