Sentences with phrase «whalers took»
American whalers took 150,000 northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) from the Farallons between 1810 and 1813, followed by Russian fur hunters who lived on the Farallons and extirpated the pinnipeds from the islands.
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If whalers consistently took the larger, older individuals, he suggests, the groups may have «lost their social knowledge and may be less successful.»
This is the seventh consecutive year Sea Shepherd has chased Japan's whalers through the southern oceans and, in terms of reducing the number of whales taken, possibly the most successful.
Taking on a man's identity, she joins a group of sailors on a whaler that is soon, you guessed it, sunk by a monstrous whale.
Whalers Cove takes full advantage of its enviable bluff - top location overlooking the Pacific and magnificent Poipu coastline.
During his stay at Whalers Cove near Poipu Beach, Alan took advantage of the oceanfront setting from his Kauai condo to capture the unique richness of the island.
The property grounds have a breath taking view of maui mountains, and acccess to the ka'anapali beach boardwalk that allows for a leisurely and memorable stroll all the way to whalers village (very recommended).
Take a morning stroll along the beachwalk connecting Honua Kai to Whalers Village and the rest of Kaanapali Beach.
Presented quarterly by Kå» anapali Beach Resort, an official Grown on Maui Farmers Market takes place Saturday, June 7, 2014, from 7:30 am — 11:30 am on the oceanfront lawn at Whalers Village Fine Shops & Restaurants.
The Grown on Maui Farmers Market, presented quarterly, and the annual Maui Onion Festival take place just steps away at Whalers Village.
Take a stroll along the beach board walk to Whalers Village or to the Hyatt Regency and enjoy fresh artistic sushi at Japengo or one of the other restaurants along the way.
If you enjoy walking, the boardwalk in front of the property goes from the north end of Honua Kai to the Maui Ka'anapali Villas where a walking path will then take you all the way to Whalers Village and the Hyatt which is the south end of Ka'anapali.
Traditionally held on the first Saturday in May, the Maui Onion Festival is on hold this year, due to renovations taking place at Whalers Village Fine Shops & Restaurants.
It'll take you away from the hustle and bustle of the busier nearby areas, but you'll still be just a convenient five - minute drive from places like the famed Kaanapali Beach and the popular Whalers Village shopping center.
Spend your days exploring by outrigger canoe, climb aboard a Boston whaler or take a wave rider or jet ski and see what's on offer.
Taking place on Friday at 8 p.m., Osborne performs with the Joan Osborne Acoustic Trio at the Old Whalers Church.
Some 35,000 whales have been taken by whalers in the years since 1986, when the IWC adopted the commercial whaling moratorium, and there are IWC member nations that continue to promote commercial whaling and international trade in the face of the many significant threats to the well - being and survival of cetaceans.
Like most oceanic islands, the Galápagos have a history of increasing fishing pressure dating back to European whalers, and culminating in recent news of the Ecuadorian government seizing a Chinese fishing vessel with more than 6,000 sharks taken from protected waters around the islands.
A whaler in 1938 boasted that «one modern factory ship can take more whales in one season than the entire American whaling fleet of 1846 which number over 700 vessels.»