Sentences with phrase «small cetaceans»

Generally, whaling can be split into two types — whaling on the great whales and the hunting of small cetaceans in coastal waters, such as the infamous drive hunts in Japan and the Faroe Islands.

«In other parts of the world, however, the targeting of dolphins and other small cetaceans appears to be increasing as coastal fishing stocks decline.

You might also sporadically spot smaller cetaceans such as fin and minke whales, as well as orcas, dolphins, and porpoises throughout the year.

Furthermore, The international Whaling Commission, the only supposed regulatory governing body of worldwide whaling practices, does not recognize small cetaceans such as the pilot whale, which contrary to it's name is actually a member of the dolphin family.

actively support the IWC's work to address threats to small cetaceans in accordance with their strong protection status under EU legislation;

«The hunting of large whales is managed by the International Whaling Commission,» added Baker, who works out of OSU's Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Ore. «But there is no international or inter-governmental organization to set quotas or provide management advice for hunting small cetaceans.

«Solomon Islands dolphin hunts cast spotlight on small cetacean survival.»

A new study on the impact of «drive - hunting» dolphins in the Solomon Islands is casting a spotlight on the increasing vulnerability of small cetaceans around the world.

Claiming more than 600,000 marine mammals each year, bycatch especially affects small cetaceans that get caught and drown in fishing nets.

Japan's proposal to remove small cetaceans from the agenda was dismissed, allowing the IWC to maintain competency over the world's small whales and dolphins, the most endangered marine mammals.

Gillnetting around the world is ensnaring hundreds of thousands of small cetaceans every year, threatening several species of dolphins and porpoises with extinction, according to research presented at the Society of Marine Mammalogy's 21st biennial conference in San Francisco this week.

Among the issues these committees were asked to look into this year were the possible dangers of whale watching, the effects of chemical pollution on whales, how the IWC might protect dolphins, porpoises and other small cetaceans, and whether subsistence whaling by indigenous peoples should be subject to scientific management.

The porpoises are small cetaceans of the family Phocoenidae; they are related to whales and dolphins.

The vaquita is the world's smallest cetacean — the group of mammals that includes porpoises, dolphins and whales.

If you are lucky, the leaps of the acrobatic pacific - white sided dolphin or the speed of the Dall's porpoise as they seemingly hydroplane through the water at speeds of up to 55 km per hour will leave you in awe of the smaller cetaceans that grace our waters.

You are likely to spot the smaller cetaceans throughout the year, but if you want to see the star of the show you should make sure to travel when they're «wintering» in the warm tropical waters and take our specialized Humpback whale and dolphin watching tour.

Annually in Japanese waters, small cetaceans are killed in «drive hunts» with quotas set by the government of Japan.

For three years running, the International Whaling Commission, on the advice of its Small Cetacean Working Group, has called on both Mexico and New Zealand to protect their tiny, endemic, endangered dolphins from the common threats of set nets.

In the Gulf of Mexico, for example, the world's smallest cetacean, the Vaquita porpoise, is also one of the most endangered.

Nor does this ban cover small cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises), as Japan and a handful of other nations refuse to accept the IWC's jurisdiction over small cetaceans.