A large number of whales is visiting the waters off New England, and the group includes an unusually high number of an endangered species, said scientists who study the animals.
Ecology
Jun 13, 2024
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A dead whale was found on the bow of a cruise ship that arrived in New York City. The whale was identified as an endangered sei whale. An official necropsy confirmed it was a mature female. Experts are trying to figure out ...
Ecology
May 13, 2024
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Japan's Fisheries Agency has proposed a plan to allow catching fin whales in addition to three smaller whale species currently permitted under the country's commercial whaling around its coast, officials said Thursday.
Ecology
May 9, 2024
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Whales in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf consume about three million microplastics per day, a new study has found.
Plants & Animals
Nov 29, 2021
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Researchers have been using passive acoustic recordings of whale calls to track their movements. They have found that four of the six baleen whale species found in the western North Atlantic Ocean—humpback, sei, fin and ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 17, 2020
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One of three species Japan has targeted in resuming commercial whaling Monday is threatened with extinction, and sub-populations of the other two are severely depleted as well, according to experts.
Ecology
Jul 1, 2019
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Japanese whalers brought ashore their first catches Monday as they resumed commercial hunting after a three-decade hiatus, brushing aside criticism from activists who say the practice is cruel and outdated.
Ecology
Jul 1, 2019
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Canadian scientists on Monday listed three types of whale that swim its waters, including two of the world's largest species, as threatened.
Ecology
May 7, 2019
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Japanese fisheries officials said Thursday they will revise one of the country's two main research whaling programs after an international organization said selling meat from killed sei whales violates a convention protecting ...
Ecology
Oct 4, 2018
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