Whales as Detritus in Marine Ecosystems
... great whale is 40 t, and that the ocean covers 3.6 x 108 km2, the flux of organic carbon to seafloor ...
... great whale is 40 t, and that the ocean covers 3.6 x 108 km2, the flux of organic carbon to seafloor ...
Review of the Southern Ocean Sanctuary: Marine Protected Areas in
... conservation of Southern Ocean marine ecosystems, if the following steps were implemented: (a) development of formally stated goals (e.g. biodiversity protection, fisheries enhancement); (b) establishment of measurable objectives with which to assess progress towards attaining these goals; (c) creat ...
... conservation of Southern Ocean marine ecosystems, if the following steps were implemented: (a) development of formally stated goals (e.g. biodiversity protection, fisheries enhancement); (b) establishment of measurable objectives with which to assess progress towards attaining these goals; (c) creat ...
Now - International Whaling Commission
... investigated by increasing the study area from which samples were compared to six regions (Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Newfoundland, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Gulf of Maine). mtDNA haplotypes from 370 individuals were compared among these three regions. Sequencing of the mitochondrial control region sug ...
... investigated by increasing the study area from which samples were compared to six regions (Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Newfoundland, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Gulf of Maine). mtDNA haplotypes from 370 individuals were compared among these three regions. Sequencing of the mitochondrial control region sug ...
Whaling: Past, Present, and Future
... the Indian Ocean • Basques were the first to hunt large whales in an organized and intentional manner, perhaps dating to the Stone Age (2000-5000 BC) ...
... the Indian Ocean • Basques were the first to hunt large whales in an organized and intentional manner, perhaps dating to the Stone Age (2000-5000 BC) ...
Whaling
Whaling is the hunting of whales primarily for meat, oil, and blubber. Its earliest forms date to at least circa 3000 BC. Various coastal communities have long histories of subsistence whaling and harvesting beached whales. Industrial whaling emerged with organized fleets in the 17th century; competitive national whaling industries in the 18th and 19th centuries; and the introduction of factory ships along with the concept of whale harvesting in the first half of the 20th century. By the late 1930s, more than 50,000 whales were killed annually In 1986, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) banned commercial whaling in order to increase the whale stock.Contemporary whaling is subject to intense debate. Pro-whaling countries, notably Japan, Norway, and Iceland, wish to lift the ban on certain whale stocks for hunting. Anti-whaling countries and environmental groups oppose lifting the ban. While the debate still goes on whether or not whaling should be illegal, many environmentalists say that unless it is stopped, whales could go extinct in the near future.