Sentences with phrase «whalers hunt»

Via:: BBC News: Japanese whalers hunt humpbacks (news website),:: The Independent: Save the whale.

European whalers hunted the whale off the coast of New Zealand in the last century, apparently reducing the population from 60 000 to around 3000.

Not exact matches

Known as the «right» kind of whales for hunting, the last North Pacific right whale in Canadian waters was seen (and killed) by whalers in 1951.

«Even though the hunt was reopened and even extended to the end of September, well beyond the normal closing date of 31 August, the whalers simply could not find buyers for their meat,» she said.

They are called «right whales» because whalers thought the whales were the «right» ones to hunt, as they float when killed and often swim within sight of the shore.

NORWAY faces strong condemnation from the International Whaling Commission again this year, as its whalers continue their commercial hunt in the face of a world moratorium and in the absence of any reliable way of determining «safe» catch quotas.

The island lies about 200 miles (322 kilometers) from Floreana Island, where C. elephantopus was last spotted before disappearing, likely due to hunting by whalers, some 150 years ago.

A large white whale does make an appearance in «In the Heart of the Sea», but it's a supporting role, and Howard fails to establish any dramatic tension early between the hunters (the whalers) and the hunted (the whales) or later, the hunter (the whale) and the hunted (the whalers).

Henry Drax is a harpooner on the Volunteer, a Yorkshire whaler bound for the rich hunting waters of the arctic circle.

Previously they were thought to be too small to be a worthwhile catch, however, as the larger whale species became depleted, the whalers began to hunt the minke as a replacement.

Several of the islands were used by whalers in the 1930s to hunt for sperm whales.

[40] A. B. Van Deinse points out that the «scrag whale», described by P. Dudley in 1725 as one of the species hunted by the early New England whalers, was almost certainly the gray whale.

The blue whale was too swift and powerful for the 19th century whalers to hunt, but with the arrival of harpoon cannons, they became a much sought after species for their large amounts of blubber.

They have been heavily hunted by whalers and Japan whalers still kill them under the guise of «scientific research».

In the early 19th century, whalers settled along the banks of the Moyne River — revelling in its safe anchorage and consequently hunting the Southern Right Whale to the point of extinction.

I'd like to add that the whalers are from highly industrialized countries whose populations have nothing to do with the «hunt» but are buying whale meat like any other fungible supermarket product.

The crew of Greenpeace's whaler - hunting Esperanza, a 237 - foot ship, has been blogging and posting fresh photos.

It appears that the 2011 hunt is simply being delayed, as the whalers have stated that their plan is to resume it later this summer.

A fin whale hunt was scheduled to begin at the end of June, but on May 10, 2011, Iceland announced that its whalers would not begin killing those whales as scheduled.

But after high - seas clashes between the whalers and activists in the frigid Southern Ocean, the brief detention of activists on a whale hunting ship and diplomatic protests from Japan, Environment Minister Peter Garrett would not promise a repeat.

Whalers cited «violent interference» and other clashes lasting 31 days with Sea Shepherd as «paralyzing» the hunt.

Via:: Guardian Unlimited: Green ships in deadly duel with whalers (news website),:: Dot Earth: Whale Hunters Hunted (blog)

In fact, the public support for whale products in Norway has dropped so dramatically that last year that whalers ended the hunting season early due to a lack of demand.

Whilst the Japanese are allowed by the International Whaling Commission to hunt for an annual quota of 945 whales for scientific purposes there has been intense global pressure to prevent the whalers from being able to fill their quota.