A new study finds that that some large whale species (humpback, fin and minke whales) use the waters off New York and New Jersey as a supplemental feeding area feasting on two different types of prey species.
Plants & Animals
Sep 23, 2021
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Two dead minke whales have been found on Norfolk beaches in the past week.
Ecology
Nov 29, 2013
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Norwegian whale hunters announced a big increase in their annual catch Wednesday but it remained less than half the limit set by the government.
Ecology
Oct 2, 2013
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Researchers have used a scanner designed for rockets to collect the first-ever computed tomography (CT) scan of an entire minke whale. By combining the CT scan results with custom-developed computer simulation tools, the ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 23, 2018
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Norwegian authorities called Wednesday on the country's whaling industry to counter the dramatic drop over the past decade in the number of boats partaking in the annual whale hunts.
Ecology
Jan 18, 2012
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A sound in the Mariana Trench notable for its complexity and wide frequency range likely represents the discovery of a new baleen whale call, according to the Oregon State University researchers who recorded and analyzed ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 14, 2016
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Is it time to cut a deal with Japan on whaling?
Ecology
Sep 21, 2015
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Japanese whalers hunting the mammals in the northwestern Pacific caught a record-low 34 minke whales this Spring, the fisheries agency said Thursday, blaming bad weather.
Ecology
Jun 6, 2013
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One of Iceland's top whaling companies says it has stopped hunting minke whales this year, in response to a new government regulation that enlarged the protected area for baleen whales.
Ecology
Aug 2, 2018
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The International Whaling Commission (IWC) on Friday demanded that Japan provide more information to prove that its revised Antarctic whaling programme was for scientific research, saying it could not reach a consensus based ...
Ecology
Jun 19, 2015
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