Sentences with phrase «whalers killed»
But the quota was for nine whales, and whalers killed just seven and could not find a market for the meat, he said.
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Flores, a tiny volcanic outpost, has no formal harbor, only an inlet with a 45 - degree ramp that whalers use to haul in their kills.
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.
Eubalaena glacialis, the North Atlantic right whale — so - called by 18th century whalers because it was easy to kill and rich in valuable blubber — is one of three right whale species.
Japanese whalers are now in the Southern Ocean, targeting 333 minke whales for the research program; it calls for killing 333 minke whales annually for the next 12 years.
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.
The number of whales killed by whalers has doubled since the 1990s, with so - called scientific whaling claiming roughly 1000 annually, and perhaps 600 more captured by scofflaw nations.
The idea is that whalers might make more money by selling their permits to environmentalists than by actually killing the whales.
When the killing began, Macquarie Island hosted about 10,000 feral rabbits and 2,500 feral cats, all descended from animals left on the island by visiting whalers circa 1820.
«Just because J.J. is famous and has a transmitter on her back, there is no law to prevent a whaler from putting a harpoon into her and killing her,» said whale expert David Phillips of the San Francisco - based Earth Island Institute, which opposes whaling except in «subsistence» bases involving native peoples.
They have been heavily hunted by whalers and Japan whalers still kill them under the guise of «scientific research».
The first paintings of whalers in the act of killing or skinning has a «Moby Dick Descending a Staircase» vibe to it.
At this point in the whaling season, the Sea Shepherd believes they have managed to prevent the whalers from actually finding and killing any whales as they have been too busy trying to out manoeuvre the anti-whaling boats.
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.
According to a recent report, Icelandic whalers have killed eight whales thus far, with 92 more to go to fulfill their self - allocated quota of 100 minkes.
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