Sentences with phrase «whale species»

Known for migration, their sweet songs and the tremendous breaching behaviour they exhibit near some coasts, the humpbacks are unique, like many whale species.

Now even the spy in the sky can help, with the first study of a whale species that has been having high mortality problems with its calves.

Less intelligent whale species are much like sheep and should be sustainably hunted, says one of the nation's most influential environmental scientists, Tim Flannery.

Payne, 75, is best known for his 1968 discovery and recordings of songs by humpback whales, and for finding that some whale species can communicate with each other over long distances.

Genetic analyses refute the hypothesis that an overly abundant population of minke whales is creating too much competition over food for populations of other whale species to rebound, according to a new study supported by...

«I don't see any future for whale species except extinction,» Payne said.

Payne, 75, is best known for his 1968 discovery and recordings of songs by humpback whales, and for finding that some whale species can communicate with each other over thousands of miles.

«I don't see any future for whale species except extinction.

Vice fisheries minister Masahiko Yamada has already hinted Japan will opt out of a ban by taking a so - called «reservation,» as it has done on whale species in the past.

Narwhals could be particularly affected by the testing in this area, because most of the members of this this whale species spend several months per year in the Baffin Bay.

To understand how vast and potentially devastating the problem is, Andre and his team have created an interactive website that lets users see and hear the impact of this «acoustic smog» in relation to various whale species.

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

There are likely hundreds of thousands of minkes, making them one of the most plentiful whale species.

No other whale species exhibits this behavior.

NOTE 1: The commercial whaling moratorium sets commercial catch limits on all whale species in all areas to zero.

The fin whale species as a whole was classified as «Endangered» under the IUCN system in 1996 using their 1994 criteria.

February 16, 2017 — Scientists and government officials met at the United Nations on Wednesday, February 15th to consider possible solutions to a global problem: how to protect whale species in their most important marine habitats that overlap...

For the first time ever, scientists in Antarctica have attached a camera to a minke — one of the most poorly understood of all the whale species.

The same CLA is used for all whale species and all areas.

Although the United States, for example, lists all whale species except minkes, eastern grays, and Bryde's (pronounced «broo - dahs») as endangered, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and IUCN don't necessarily agree.

For largely unseen and migratory animals like most whale species, it is extremely difficult to establish any definitive facts and figures.

In the Southern Hemisphere, most baleen whale species eat small crustaceans (krill) almost exclusively;

Despite the overwhelming scientific evidence that points to over-fishing as the problem, there are some who continue to shift the blame by claiming that large whale species are responsible for declining fish populations.

OSLO (Reuters)- Some large whale species such as the humpback, minke and southern right whale are recovering from a threat of extinction, helped by curbs on hunts since the 1980s, the world's largest conservation network said on Tuesday.

Endangered whale species may become extinct.

Light - coloured whale species living in polar regions, such as beluga, may suffer short - term damage to vision and immune systems, and increased risk of disease and reproductive failure.

The report also confirms that many of the products are from internationally protected great whale species including fin, sei, minke, sperm and Bryde's whale — all of whom are protected under the moratorium on commercial whaling established by the International Whaling Commission in 1986 and have the highest level of protection under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.

Products from endangered whale species are currently available through Yahoo! Japan.

Japan also argues that populations of many whale species have rebounded so rapidly in the past 15 years that they are putting fisheries at risk.

We urge Iceland to cease international trade of whale meat and work with the international community to safeguard whale species,» said Commerce Secretary Gary Locke.

The Obama administration has strongly criticized Iceland for resuming international trade in the meat from its expanding hunt for fin whales, the second largest whale species and one still listed as endangered under the United States Endangered Species Act.

Amid the shouting over tactics, there has been little progress on a larger issue: When whale species, like the minke, are no longer rare, can they be both admired and eaten — as North Americans do with bison — or is it simply wrong to kill whales at all?

-- a spot where whales centuries ago were slaughtered on the beach but where crowds now gather on the rocks to watch spouting blue, sperm, minke and other whale species feeding.

There are thought to be around 30,000 of these giants, the second largest whale species, in the North Atlantic.

On Thursday, President Obama ordered government agencies to ramp up pressure on Iceland to end its slaughter of endangered fin whales, the second largest whale species.

Here's video shot last year of Iceland's fleet hauling in some fin whales, the world's second - biggest whale species:

And in this way each whale species will make its final exit until the blind continents, banked in their beds of silent ooze, and moving like slow clouds across the molten face of the earth, will no longer have whales to cheer them on, but will make their way in silence and alone.»

New DNA Studies Verify Existence Of Three Right Whale Species ScienceDaily (Mar. 1, 2005) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/02/050223130802.htm

NOAA researchers are observing and taking photographs of endangered killer whale species with the technology.

Personally I am against commercial whaling but if you want an impartial view I think the taking of whales should not be allowed under the scientific research provision; instead the ability to take for commercial purposes certain whale species that are doing ok (e.g., minke) should be rediscussed within the IWC (again I am not in favor of this but it would better then killing for scientific research whale species that are endangered [eg, fin, sei whales].

Japan claims several whale species are now abundant and diminishing fish stocks.

These species are more similar to all other whale species seen on Earth and bear striking resemblance to massive aquatic mammals, but while whales from Earth find their Kingdom in the planet's oceans, Sky Leviatans dignify the skies from Installation 00.

Enjoy our fun, exciting and educational whale - watching tour with East Cape Explorers.The Sea of Cortez hosts numerous whale species each season, from gray whales and sperm whales to the elusive blue whales — plus dolphins and even orcas.

Encounter large and small whale species, jumping Mobula Rays, turtles, and sea lion colonies.

This unique opportunity to snorkel eye to eye with Dwarf Minke Whales leaves most people speechless and unlike other whale species these inquisitive creatures actively seek encounters with humans.

rich in biodiversity, supports an amazing variety of whale species, some of which can be spotted year -

Encounter great and small whale species, whale sharks, manta and jumping mobula rays, and sea lion colonies.

They take the protection and preservation of the humpback whale species very seriously.

The Sea of Cortez has more consistently large populations of many different whale species, including the endangered blue and fin whales.

Often referred to as the Galapagos of North America, the magical waters give birth to 890 fish species while one third of the whale species harbor here along with 696 plant species.»