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Mystery of Japan's fin whale catch - Jun 24, 2008 Sydney Morning HeraldJapanese stores have meat samples from more fin whales than the country's scientific whalers reported catching in the Antarctic, an investigation has ... Iceland Breaks Whale-Hunt Ban, Kills Fin Whale - Oct 23, 2006 National GeographicIcelandic whalers killed an endangered fin whale Saturday, breaking a 20-year moratorium on commercial whaling in the Scandinavian country. ... Greenland cuts quota for fin whale hunts - Jun 22, 2005 ForbesULSAN, South Korea (AFX) - Greenland is to reduce the number of endangered fin whales it catches under an aboriginal whaling program, Denmark said. ... 60-foot fin whale washes up on Mendocino Coast - Feb 13, 2007 San Francisco ChronicleThe carcass of a 60-foot fin whale that weighs an estimated 20000 pounds has washed ashore near this northern Mendocino Coast village. ... Necropsy underway on whale killed by cruise ship - Jul 26, 2009 National PostA boater inspects a dead fin whale which was discovered stuck on the bow of the ... VANCOUVER -- A dead fin whale found wedged against the bow of an Alaskan ... Hopes fade for stranded fin whale - Jul 27, 2006 BBC NewsA whale stranded for two days in Larne Lough has moved into shallower waters and there are fears it will beach. The young fin whale, swimming at the County ... Impaled fin whale necropsy done, but report will take a while - Jul 27, 2009 The ProvinceBy Joseph Ruttle, The ProvinceJuly 27, 2009Comments (1). A boater inspects a dead whale stuck on the bow of the Sapphire Princess in Vancouver, July 25, ... Fin whale hit by cruise ship had no food in its stomach, tests show - Oct 23, 2009 Vancouver SunBy Richard J. Dalton Jr., Vancouver SunJuly 28, 2009. The fin whale hit by a cruise ship and dragged to Vancouver had no food in its stomach, indicating it ... Article: Whale follows another ship out of Haifa - Jerusalem Post | … - Apr 6, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Jerusalem Post - HighBeam ResearchGranit added that the Fin Whale could reach a length of 22 meters and a weight of ... SHELLY PAZ Jerusalem Post 02-04-2008 Headline: Young fin whale dies at ... Whales - Feeding - Dive Deep, Stop Short, Open Wide - New York Times - Dec 11, 2007 New York TimesThey hoped that the monitors would record fin whale songs, but they had the bad luck to ... It turns out that a fin whale dives very deep for food. ... FACTBOX-Whaling: from "Moby Dick" to Madeira - Jun 22, 2009 Reuters UKIt caught just one fin whale compared to a quota of 50. ... ICELAND - Last week caught the first fin whale of a 2009 quota of 150. ... Greenpeace's Whale of a Protest Group Drops Gentle Giant in Front of ... - Jan 19, 2006 Spiegel OnlineA dead fin whale is being used as part of a Greenpeace protest against Japan's whale ... The animal is a fin whale, second in size only to the blue whale. ... Search held for dead baby whale - Feb 19, 2008 BBC News..."We couldn't believe that what we actually had was a very young fin whale which, at that length, could have only recently been born. ... Icelandic Whaler Wastes Hundreds of Tons of Fin Whale - Feb 5, 2007 Environment News ServiceREYKJAVIK, Iceland, February 5, 2007 (ENS) - More than 475 tons of whale meat, bones and entrails from a recent Icelandic hunt are going to waste, ... Fins in firing line as Japan stops humpback kills - Dec 23, 2007 Sydney Morning HeraldThe fin whale is the second largest animal on the planet, growing up to 26 metres in length. They were hunted to the edge of extinction until the 1960s. ... Iceland to Resume Whale Hunting, Defying Global Ban - Oct 18, 2006 BloombergThe larger fin whale is the second-biggest species after the blue whale, ... Another major cause for fin whale mortality stems from collisions with ships, ... Young fin whale dies at Ashkelon Port | Article from Jerusalem Post |... - Feb 4, 2008 Pay-Per-View - Jerusalem Post - HighBeam ResearchYoung fin whale dies at Ashkelon Port ... find Jerusalem Post articles. SHELLY PAZ Jerusalem Post 02-04-2008 Headline: Young fin whale dies at Ashkelon Port ... So long, thanks for all the fish - Jun 21, 2006 Sydney Morning HeraldIt was a fin whale, harpooned by the Japanese. The fin whale, the second-largest animal in existence after the blue whale, are built like trains - up to 27 ... Dead fin whale drifts ashore in Oregon - Mar 9, 2009 UPI.comFLORENCE, Ore., March 9 (UPI) -- Devil's Elbow State Park near Florence, Ore., has been closed following the discovery of a dead fin whale that drifted ... Whale found washed up on island - Nov 20, 2005 BBC NewsShe said it is possibly a fin whale and the MCA may investigate how it died. ... She said: "We suspect it is a fin whale. Sometimes they do have a look to ... Whale carcass buried in NB forest - Jul 4, 2008 CBC.caA fin whale beached in Slack's Cove on Sunday. Officials buried the animal in a nearby forest on Thursday. (CBC). A 15-metre-long whale that beached near ... Fin whale to return to Japanese menus - Apr 15, 2006 The AgeBy Andrew Darby. Fin whales, the world's second largest whale and to many whale-eaters the tastiest, are likely to make a comeback on Japanese menus. ... Fin whale washed ashore in Sussex - Nov 16, 2009 The GuardianA giant 50ft fin whale was washed up on the beach at Camber Sands, east Sussex, today. Volunteers from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue were on the ... WHALE OF A MYSTERY - WASHES UP IN HAMPTONS - Apr 5, 2005 Pay-Per-View - New York Post - ProQuest ArchiverThe female fin whale, measuring 60 feet long, had been dead in the water for ... With its sleek, muscular body, the fin whale can reach speeds of up to 25 ... Whaling fleet boss to defy ban and sell to Japanese - Nov 6, 2006 Telegraph.co.ukThe 60 to 70ft fin whale, the second largest animal after the blue whale, ... There is a ban on trade in fin whale meat under the Convention on Trade in ... Rare fin whale found on beach - Mar 2, 2008 Sarasota Herald-TribuneAP. PALM COAST - Scientists hope a carcass that washed up on Florida beach will yield new clues about an endangered whale species. A 25-foot fin whale ... Scientists find why big whales gulp their food In about 4 hours, a... - Dec 16, 2007 San Francisco ChronicleThey hoped that the monitors would record fin whale songs, but they had the bad luck to ... It turns out that a fin whale dives very deep for food. ... Politics of the hunt - Jun 25, 2005 The AgeCaptain HE Swift was pouring his frustrations into his log book after another fin whale powered away from the brig Islander in 1881. ... The Irish Times - Fri, Jan 16, 2009 - Fin whale dies after being... - Jan 16, 2009 Irish TimesA MAGNIFICENT 20m (65ft) long fin whale died yesterday on a west Cork beach despite a major rescue effort after it became trapped on a sandbank. ... Haifa harbor's baby whale dies - Apr 12, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Jerusalem Post - ProQuest ArchiverThe whale was initially misidentified as an adult minke whale, a relatively common species, but experts later realized that it was a fin whale. ... Officials in Vancouver examine the fin whale carcass that had become ... - Jul 28, 2009 IndependentAP. Offensive or abusive comments will be removed and your IP logged and may be used to prevent further submission. In submitting a comment to the site, ... Whales Win, Black Rhinos Lose at CITES Meeting - Jun 6, 2007 Environment News ServiceEndangered fin whale feeds on a tidal upwelling of phytoplankton in the Gulf of Maine. Fin whales are the second largest of the great whales, only the blue ... Iceland Defends Right To Hunt Whales - Nov 2, 2006 ForbesThe sight of a bloodied fin whale being dragged onto an Icelandic shore on Oct. 23 ... Gunnlaugsson countered claims that the fin whale was an endangered ... Dead fin whale washes ashore in NJ - Aug 31, 2008 UPI.comNEWARK, NJ, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Marine officials say a 55-foot fin whale has washed ashore in New Jersey after apparently being dead for more than a week. ... Cruise ship impales fin whale, docks in Vancouver - Dec 9, 2009 Canada.comBy Sam Cooper, Vancouver ProvinceJuly 27, 2009. A boater inspects a dead whale which was stuck on the bow of the Sapphire Princess in Vancouver, ... Dozens attend funeral after whale found dead in Haifa Port - Feb 17, 2007 Ha'aretzYahel and Kerem noted that the fin whale is not native to the eastern Mediterranean; its habitat is the sea's western part. ... Whale killed by ship strike, exam finds - Environment- msnbc.com - May 18, 2006 msnbc.comA dead fin whale lies on a beach near Bellingham, Wash. ... SEATTLE - A 56-foot fin whale that washed ashore in northwest Washington died when it was struck ... Haifa families have a whale of a time at leviathan funeral - Feb 19, 2007 Ha'aretzYahel and Kerem noted that the fin whale is not native to the eastern Mediterranean; its habitat is the sea's western part. ... Record-breaking whale stranded on Irish beach dies as rescuers... - Jan 16, 2009 Daily MailIt was a sorry end for the young fin whale, found trapped on a sand bank yesterday ... An endangered species, the fin whale can grow to 88 feet in length, ... Anger as Iceland and Norway begin whale meat exports - Jun 3, 2008 Fish UpdateACCORDING to a report in the Icelandic daily Frettabladid, 60 tons of fin whale meat have been exported to Japan from Iceland. ... Fin Whales, Once Rare, Crowd Calif. Coast - Jan 2, 2010 CBS NewsSightings of the fin whale - part of the family that includes the humpback and big blue whales - used to be a rarity in the Santa Monica Bay but not anymore ... Article: Bryde's whale's bones now the focus - New Straits Times | … - Dec 20, 2006 Pay-Per-View - New Straits Times - HighBeam ResearchThe Indian Fin Whale beached in Malacca in 1892, and its skeleton remains ... 29--The massive corpse of a fin whale hauled onto the sand at Craney Island ... Haifa harbor's baby whale dies | Article from Jerusalem Post |... - Apr 12, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Jerusalem Post - HighBeam ResearchTuesday, April 12, 2005 -- The baby fin whale that captured headlines when it followed a Russian ship from Turkey to Haifa Port has died. ... Denmark asks to hunt humpback whales - Jun 24, 2009 Copenhagen Post - The Copenhagen PostDenmark, on behalf of Greenland, now claims that four tonnes of usable meat and edible products can be obtained from a fin whale, while 1.3 tonnes can be ... 'Our Way of Life' - Q&A: In Defense of Whale Hunting - Oct 26, 2006 $2.95 - Newsweek - NewsBankEarlier this week hunters killed their first fin whale, which is officially listed an endangered species by the World Conservation Union. ... Whale's bones tell a tale - Jun 17, 2008 Seattle TimesThe 54-foot-long young male fin whale was found dead in November 2006, floating off a pier at the Port of Everett. It's believed the whale had been struck ... Whale follows another ship out of Haifa - Apr 6, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Jerusalem Post - ProQuest ArchiverGranit added that the Fin Whale could reach a length of 22 meters and a weight of around 80 tons when fully grown. Researchers said the whale that entered ... To have a whale of a time - Apr 14, 2006 The HinduThey belong to a full-grown Fin Whale and a Fin Whale calf. Fin Whales are the second largest whales, next only to the Blue Whales which can reach up to a ... Young fin whale dies at Ashkelon Port - Feb 4, 2008 Pay-Per-View - Jerusalem Post - ProQuest ArchiverHaifa Port," [Aviad Scheinin] said. "However, fin whales coming to this area is still rare and unusual, and that makes the situation even harder." ... Minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata - Nov 3, 2009 The GuardianThe sei whale reaches a length of some 15 metres, with a dorsal fin similar to that of the fin whale. Also, like the fin whale it can be seen off the ... Are local waters whale-safe?: A 60-foot fin whale was likely killed... - Mar 29, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Daily Press - HighBeam ResearchAre local waters whale-safe?: A 60-foot fin whale was likely killed by a ship strike, highlighting the question of how whales off Virginia's coast respond ... Iceland breaks 21-year-old whale hunting ban - Oct 21, 2006 Reuters AlertNet..."One fin whale was caught today and will be landed tomorrow," said Rune Froevik, spokesman of the Norway-based High North Alliance which represents the ... a whale of a tale - Mar 29, 2005 $2.95 - Virginian-Pilot - NewsBankThe fin whale washed up Saturday evening in the 2300 block of Sandfiddler Road in ... The fin whale is 54 feet long and a yet-to-be-determined weight. ... Japan approves whalemeat import - Nov 18, 2008 BBC NewsThe consignment consists of about 60 tonnes of fin whale meat from Hvalur hf, ... The fin whale hunt is especially controversial as it is listed ... Sea enemies draw battle lines - Jan 1, 2009 Stuff.co.nzJapanese fisheries officials insist fin whale populations are back to ... There is a reason why the fin whale is endangered and to start hunting it is just ... Whale dines to the delight of beachfront crowd.(Virginia Beach... - Jul 24, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Virginian-Pilot - HighBeam ResearchThe Virginian Pilot; February 11, 1999 ; 700+ words ... ... spirited young humpback whales were spotted diving and ... the sea, a large fin whale floated ... Waking up to the sound of whales - Aug 9, 2007 National Post..."You think you are being brave-- two times a fin whale came five to 10 feet ... At one point, there was a fin whale that was 18 to 20 metres in size and you ... Endangered Fin whale found dead on Long Branch beach - Jul 6, 2008 nj.comBy DJ McAneny. LONG BRANCH, NJ (AP) -- Park rangers at Seven Presidents' Park in Long Branch have found a dead whale washed up on the beach. ... 65-foot stranded whale dies on west Cork beach - Jan 15, 2009 Irish TimesA magnificent 65-foot long fin whale died today on a west Cork beach despite a major ... An endangered species, the fin whale can grow to 88 feet in length, ... BEACHED WHALE PROVIDES LESSONS FOR THE CURIOUS - Apr 1, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Daily Press - ProQuest ArchiverThe fin whale washed up Saturday evening in Sandbridge. ... The fin whale is 54 feet long and a yet-to-be-determined weight. It is female and looks to be an ... Fin whale struck last year sighted, appears healthy - Jun 6, 2008 Seacoastonline.comPORTSMOUTH — There was a bright spot in the day of researchers at the Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation today. A fin whale hit by a sport boat in a ... DEADLY COLLISIONS WITH WHALES CAN WHALES FIND SAFE … - Mar 29, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Daily Press - ProQuest ArchiverNot including this fin whale, ships or vessels have fatally struck at least seven ... The fin whale was probably struck within 50 miles of the mouth of the ... Whale stranded off Co Cork to be buried - Jan 19, 2009 Irish TimesTHE FIN whale that became stranded in Courtmacsherry, Co Cork, last week is to buried ... The fin whale was spotted last Thursday morning on a sandbank in ... Scientists not done with whale carcass yet. - Nov 18, 2006 Free with registration - Seattle Times - AccessMyLibrary.comThe male fin whale that could wind up at the Burke had a short life and brutal ending. The juvenile had been entangled in rope that cut into its jaw and ... Tourists and hunters in quest for Iceland's whales - May 11, 2009 Sydney Morning Herald..."On a 60-tonne fin whale, 50 per cent is blubber and 50 per cent is meat," explains Olafur Olafsson, a 59-year-old fisherman and whaler who has worked at ... WHALE OFFERS LESSON IN ANATOMY ; TEAM BELIEVES ANIMAL … - Apr 4, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Richmond Times - Dispatch - ProQuest ArchiverThe fin whale washed up the evening of March 26 in Sandbridge. ... The fin whale is 54 feet long and a yet-to-be-determined weight. ... Commercial Whaling given Unofficial nod by US-Japan deal - Dec 29, 2007 indybay.orgEstimates of Fin whale numbers are very sketchy, but according to research ... As with the blue whale, it is not certain that the fin whale has been saved ... Tourists, hunters in quest for Iceland's whales - Apr 28, 2009 Sydney Morning Herald..."On a 60-tonne fin whale, 50 percent is blubber and 50 percent is meat," explains Olafur Olafsson, a 59-year-old fisherman and whaler who has worked at sea ... Wildlife activists try to buy off whalers - Apr 27, 2009 The GuardianWorkers hose down a large fin whale in Hvalfjordur, Iceland, ... It has calculated this to be the price that an endangered fin whale would fetch if sold for ... Endangered whale beaches in Hammock - Mar 5, 2008 $2.95 - Daytona Beach News-Journal - NewsBankThe National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration estimates the fin whale population in the western North Atlantic might be around 2400 whales. ... Miami Herald, The : WHALE WASHES ASHORE - Apr 6, 2005 $2.95 - Miami Herald - NewsBankSpectators look at a dead fin whale in Southampton, N.Y., Tuesday. ... [ILLUSTRATIONS=] color photo: dead fin whale in Southhampton, NY (a) ... US Navy Sued Over Anti-Sub Training Range Where Rare Whales Calve - Jan 28, 2010 Environment News Service...the Navy acknowledges that is use of sonar on the range could harm or harass endangered whale species - the North Atlantic right whale, the fin whale, ... Ocean giants resurface in UK waters - Dec 3, 2006 Times OnlineThey include the fin whale, the second-largest animal in the world, ... “Fin whale numbers off the coast of Wales and northwest England are booming,â€? said ... Dozens attend funeral after whale found dead in Haifa Port - Dec 14, 2009 ×”×?רץYahel and Kerem noted that the fin whale is not native to the eastern Mediterranean; its habitat is the sea's western part. ... fin whale -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia - Jun 5, 2008 Subscription - Encyclopedia BritannicaBritannica online encyclopedia article on fin whale: a slender baleen whale, second in size to the blue whale and distinguishable by its asymmetrical ... Dead whale in shipping channel had been hit by ship. | Article from … - Mar 27, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Virginian-Pilot - HighBeam Research27--PORTSMOUTH -- A female fin whale found dead in the shipping channe... ... 27--PORTSMOUTH -- A female fin whale found dead in the shipping channel near ... Bryde's whale's bones now the focus - Dec 20, 2006 Pay-Per-View - New Straits Times - Factiva, from Dow JonesShould it be displayed at the Labuan Marine Museum, it will have the skeletal remains of a 7.3 metre-long Indian Fin Whale for company. ... Impaled whale was dead before impact - Aug 12, 2009 UPI.com12 (UPI) -- A Canadian federal fisheries official said a fin whale impaled on the bow of a west coast cruise ship last month had been dead for days before ... Article: Researchers investigate death of Fin whale in northern Spain... - Jan 8, 2005 Pay-Per-View - AP Worldstream - HighBeam ResearchResearchers investigate death of Fin whale in northern Spain ... find AP Worldstream articles. HAROLD HECKLE, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream ... Another dead whale washes onto beach near Florence - Apr 10, 2009 Register-Guard - The Register-GuardFLORENCE Another dead whale turned up Thursday on a beach north of Florence, only a few miles from where a fin whale was buried last month. ... Danish cargo ship kills a fin whale - Apr 12, 2006 People's Daily OnlineWorkers were loading a fin whale corpse onto the flatbed trailer on the bank of St. Lawrence River in Quebec Province, Canada, on April 10. ... Would-be whale-tail thief cuts it close - Feb 8, 2009 Cape Cod TimesEASTHAM — Police and federal authorities are looking for one or more suspects who tried to sever the tail of a 40-foot fin whale that stranded and died ... Dead fin whale washes up in Ucluelet - Jul 3, 2009 Nanaimo Daily News - Nanaimo Daily NewsA dead fin whale was found washed up on the rocks outside of Ucluelet's harbour but its body was too decomposed for scientists to tell why it had died. ... Anti-whaling group ends pursuit of Japanese fleet - Jan 8, 2010 The GuardianIt estimated that the whalers needed to catch about nine minke whales a day, and an endangered fin whale every other day, to meet its quota of 835 minkes ... Fin Whale, Not Sei Whale, Washed Ashore - Jun 30, 2009 WestcoasterThis large fin whale washed ashore near the entrance of Ucluelet Harbour June 26. (Photo Courtesy Wendy Szaniszlo). By Keven Drews ... The Irish Times - Thu, Jan 15, 2009 - 65-foot stranded whale dies on... - Jan 15, 2009 Irish TimesA magnificent 65-foot long fin whale died today on a west Cork beach despite a major rescue effort after it became trapped on a sand bank. ... Article: Researchers: Whale hit by ship.(Local) - The Virginian Pilot... - Mar 27, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Virginian-Pilot - HighBeam ResearchPORTSMOUTH - A female fin whale found dead in the shipping channel near ... Estimated at 40 to 45 feet long, the fin whale was reported as a hazard to ... Another dead whale washes onto beach near Florence.(City/Region) | … - Apr 10, 2009 Pay-Per-View - Register-Guard - HighBeam ResearchArticle: WASHED UP FIN WHALE FORCES BEACH ... The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); March 9, 2009 ; 700+ words ... ... not - planning to dynamite the dead whale ... Dead Gray Whale Washes Ashore Again - Apr 11, 2009 San Diego 6In February a 45-foot fin whale was discovered on Fiesta Island. And then this morning, a fin whale in Los Angeles Harbor and the gray in Del Mar. ... Tourists, hunters in quest for Iceland's whales - Nov 19, 2009 Ottawa Citizen..."On a 60-tonne fin whale, 50 percent is blubber and 50 percent is meat," explains Olafur Olafsson, a 59-year-old fisherman and whaler who has worked at sea ... Boats bash humpback whales and leave orcas in dire straits - Sep 7, 2006 Canada.comThe fin whale carcass created quite a stir in 1999, when it arrived in Vancouver harbour wedged into the bow of the 350-metre cruise ship MV Galaxy, ... Japanese 'fired' on Sea Shepherd chopper, inflatables - Feb 4, 2009 NEWS.com.au..."A Fin whale was spotted at 12.11 hours. The Steve Irwin launched two fast inflatable boats to head off any attempt to harpoon the whale. ... Fin whale washes up on local beach - Oct 5, 2005 $2.95 - Times-Standard - NewsBankA huge and relatively uncommon whale in these parts washed up on Freshwater Lagoon beach last weekend, and researchers and park officials are now trying to ... WASHED UP FIN WHALE FORCES BEACH CLOSURE.(City/Region)( … - Mar 9, 2009 Pay-Per-View - Register-Guard - HighBeam ResearchWASHED UP FIN WHALE FORCES BEACH CLOSURE.(City/Region)(State parks officials are considering how to remove the 40-foot animal, but blowing it up is not seen ... Tourists and hunters in dual quest for Iceland's whales - May 6, 2009 AsiaOne..."On a 60-tonne fin whale, 50 percent is blubber and 50 percent is meat," explains Olafur Olafsson, a 59-year-old fisherman and whaler who has worked at sea ... RTÉ Radio One, Mooney Goes Wild - Jan 23, 2009 RTE.ieThe 20 metre, 65 foot, "Fin Whale" which became stranded in Courtmacsherry estuary, Co. Cork, on January 15th last, finally was buried there after huge ... Listening for large whales in the offshore waters of Alaska.(Biologist... - Jan 1, 2006 Free with registration - BioScience - AccessMyLibrary.com2004a) and fin whale pulses. For sperm whales, recordings were processed using an automatic detector to find the characteristic highly regular clicks ... Ice blocks Eastham whale's removal - Feb 11, 2009 Cape Cod TimesEnvironmental officials battled tide and ice around noon, hoping to float the 40-foot, nearly 20-ton male fin whale, rig it with ropes and move the animal ... Endangered Dead Whale Found in Los Angeles Harbor - Apr 11, 2009 www.OC180NEWS.comA 62 foot dead fin whale was found floating in Cerritos Channel in Los Angeles harbor ... The migration patterns of the fin whale are less well known, ... Scientists not done with whale carcass yet. | Article from Seattle... - Nov 18, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Seattle Times - HighBeam ResearchThe male fin whale that could wind up at the Burke had a short life and brutal ending. The juvenile had been entangled in rope that cut into its jaw and ... Stranding center: Whale struck by boat - 05 Aug 2009 Holmdel IndependentThe last large whale to wash up in the area was a 48-foot endangered fin whale in July 2008. That whale, also the apparent victim of a ship strike, Why whales don't have gills - 05 Aug 2009 New ScientistA fin whale reaches maturity after just 7 years, at a length of about 20 metres and roughly 36 tonnes. That's a whopping difference. Princess ship returns from Alaska cruise with rare whale pinned to bow - Jul 26, 2009 USA Today...arrived in Vancouver with a whale caught on its bow. In that case, it also was an adult fin whale. AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck. Whale Wars: activist heroes or eco-terrorists? - Aug 2, 2009 Examiner.comThe whalers killed only one fin whale, so Sea Shepherd is saying it saved 49 fin whales. "We saved 500 whales the year before, 500 whales the year before Impaled whale carcass returns to the ocean - Jul 29, 2009 Canada.comThe dead fin whale found stuck to the bow of a cruise ship on the weekend has been taken to an underwater grave off Vancouver Island's coast. Dead whale on NJ beach may have been struck by ship, expert says - Jul 29, 2009 The Star-Ledger - NJ.comStranding Center in Brigantine performed an necropsy on the 49-foot-long fin whale that was discovered dead in the surf at Seven Presidents' Park last July. Sustainable travel in the Mediterranean - Aug 1, 2009 guardian.co.ukThe Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society lets volunteers help scientists monitor several species, including bottlenose dolphins and the enormous fin whale Mom says devil made her decapitate baby - Jul 28, 2009 News SentinelThe vessel apparently struck the 70-ton fin whale in the ocean and unknowingly carried it wedged to the bow from Alaskan waters to the Canadian port. Joy, grief, altruism... these extraordinary mammals show 'human ... - Jul 30, 2009 Daily MailI've seen many different species, from the tiny harbour porpoise, barely bigger than a rugby ball, to the huge fin whale, which, at 85ft, 'Vancouver House' showcase to be moved over security concerns - Jul 26, 2009 Metro Canada - VancouverThe 20-metre-long fin whale impaled by a cruise ship underwent a necropsy yesterday; however, analysts have yet to discover if the ship killed the whale or Lawyer disbarred for sexually exploiting teen client – (CNS-BRF ... - Jul 28, 2009 Kelowna.comThe dead fin whale dragged to shore by a cruise ship had no food in its stomach, indicating it may have been sick, a fisheries official said yesterday. Kayakers off Telegraph Cove marvel at the grace and ease of orcas - Jul 15, 2009 Ottawa CitizenIt boasts a whale museum that includes the whole skeleton of a fin whale. Several kayak outfitters launch out of Telegraph Cove and at least three of them News digest - Jul 27, 2009 Daily GleanerTourists visiting one of the city's most impressive downtown destinations took pictures of the fin whale while some employees from the nearby Vancouver Bony Dick unveiled - Jul 20, 2009 Shetland Marine News...team which reconstructed Scotland's first sperm whale skeleton in 1997, and has since gone on to rebuild the skeletons of a fin whale and a sei whale. How are Orcas identified? Who is Who? - Jul 10, 2009 Examiner.comGo whale watching on a boat in Puget Sound and that is what you will hear. Tourists go out to see orcas. 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Green States: A whale of an economic stimulus - Mar 12, 2009 Mother Nature NetworkBy Peter Dykstra SOMETHING’S FISHY: An endangered Fin Whale, harpooned and gutted, is brought to a harbor in Iceland. No killer whales seen, but plenty of other wildlife off Telegraph Cove - Mar 24, 2009 The Canadian PressBut the museum's pride and joy is the skeleton of an 18-metre fin whale hanging from the ceiling. Most of the bones were collected by Jim Borrowman on his This week's winners and losers in the news - Mar 20, 2009 Statesman JournalThe carcass of a 30-ton fin whale, which beached at Heceta Head State Park, was buried in an 11-foot-deep hole, where it can decompose naturally. Miramar Landfill swallows great whale - Mar 3, 2009 San Diego CityBEAT14, in fact, the decaying body of a fin whale—otherwise known as the second largest animal on the planet—showed up in the waters just off the Children’s Think solar. Think big: See and hear what gives Atlantic City ... - Mar 6, 2009 Press of Atlantic CityThese include the North Atlantic right whale, the fin whale, the humpback whale, the loggerhead turtle and the leatherback turtle. NEWS FROM AROUND THE REGION FOR 3/9/09 provided by the Associated ... - Mar 9, 2009 KMASThe state Department of Parks and Recreation says it appears to be a fin whale. Its presence led the department to close Heceta Head State Scenic Viewpoint Whale of a Tale: The 45-Foot Rotting Carcass - Feb 15, 2009 MSNBCInstead, the big lump in the ocean turned out to be the carcass of a 45-foot Fin whale. Lifeguards spent nearly six hours towing the whale from La Jolla to Would-be whale-tail thief cuts it close - Feb 8, 2009 Boston Herald,The 18-ton juvenile male fin whale died just a few feet from the high tide line after becoming stuck in shallow water that had turned to ice near Rock Whale stranded in the snow - Feb 5, 2009 Cape Cod Times,The 40-foot male fin whale was young, according to staff with the International Fund for Animal Welfare Marine Mammal Rescue team — formerly the Cape Cod Iceland Announces Unprecedented New Whale Hunt: 150 Fin Whales and ... - Jan 28, 2009 PR Web (press release),Icelandic whaling and fishing mogul Kristjan Loftsson exported 65 tons of fin whale meat to Japan last spring. He collaborated with Kyodo Senpaku, Humpback Whales Spotted Breaching and Lobtailing off the Virginia ... - Feb 12, 2009 PR Web (press release),The fin whale also migrates along the Virginia Beach coast, boasting speeds of up to 23 mph. They are the second largest animal on the planet, ranging up to Ice floes block whale's removal for necropsy - Feb 10, 2009 Cape Cod Times,Environmental officials battled tide and ice around noon, hoping to float the 40-foot, nearly 20-ton male fin whale, rig it with ropes and move the animal US, others call on Iceland to drop whaling plan - Feb 16, 2009 ReutersBy Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO (Reuters) - The United States and five other nations have called on Iceland's new government to drop a plan Iceland: Killing whales makes no economic sense - Feb 3, 2009 Greenpeace International,The minke meat imported from Norway, which accompanied the exported Icelandic fin whale meat, as of January 2009 has still not cleared customs. Wales is one of the best places to spot whales and dolphins - Feb 10, 2009 WalesOnline,...“The fin whale, is the second largest living mammal. It is easy to spot at 80 feet long and weighing 80 tons. Minke whales weigh about seven tons. Whale and Dolphins stand in Cape Cod Bay - Feb 6, 2009 Sandwich Broadsider,It was either a juvenile fin whale or a juvenile sei whale. It could well be the same whale that was seen in Wellfleet Harbor Wednesday and identified as a Which way now for Iceland's whaling? - Feb 9, 2009 Greenpeace UK,The misfounded optimism of Icelandic whalers is based on an export of fin whale meat to Japan last year, but it seems pretty clear that this was little more Google Takes You Under the Sea - Feb 3, 2009 WROC-TV,Take a tour of the ocean floor on the back of a white shark or a fin whale. Google Ocean takes you on a 3D trip under the water by using data from tagged Is Changing Climate Keeping Whales In the Gulf of Maine? - Jan 28, 2009 Ellsworth American,The fin whale is even bigger. Despite holding down second place, the typical right whale consumes some 1500 pounds of plankton, mostly copepods, Former Fisheries Minister: Whaling Delivered Millions - Feb 12, 2009 IcelandReview,Gudfinnsson explained that almost 82 tons of fin whale meat had been sold to Japan for ISK 94 million, 900 kilos of minke whale meat to the Faroe Islands Japanese 'fired' on Sea Shepherd chopper, inflatables - Feb 4, 2009 Sunday Times.au,..."A Fin whale was spotted at 12.11 hours. The Steve Irwin launched two fast inflatable boats to head off any attempt to harpoon the whale. Iceland sets major whaling quota - Jan 27, 2009 BBC News,The fin whale quota particularly angers conservationists. Internationally it is listed as an endangered species, and the quota of 150 is a major escalation Environmentalist injured trying to stop whaling - Feb 5, 2009 Your Local Guardian,The ship’s captain Paul Watson reported a group of Japanese whalers attempting to harpoon a Fin whale turned a Long Range Acoustical Device on the ship, We won't cut whale catch, say Japanese - Nov 13, 2008 The Australian,50 fin whales though last season, severely disrupted by Sea Shepherd Society and Greenpeace International vessels, it did not catch a single fin whale. Whale struck by cargo ship seen being consumed by sharks off L.A. - Nov 11, 2008 Los Angeles Times,It turned out to be a juvenile fin whale, almost 40 feet long. An average of one-plus whale is known to suffer this fate annually in the Southern California A sad ending for 46-foot fin whale struck by ship - Oct 22, 2008 Los Angeles Times,Somewhere in choppy seas beyond San Francisco is the carcass of the 46-foot fin whale you see in these photos. The whale was struck by a freighter in the On the Waterfront: Cargo ship kills whale - Oct 20, 2008 Long Beach Press-Telegram,By Kris Hanson, Staff Writer Biologists are investigating the death of a fin whale that appears to have been struck and killed by a freight ship near the Johnstone Strait, off Vancouver Island, may be the world's best ... - Oct 26, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle,In 1999, not far from here, the Celebrity ship Galaxy hit and killed a fin whale - the second largest living thing on Earth - then pinned it to its bow and Baja AirVentures Combines Whales with Wellness, Land with Sea and ... - Nov 12, 2008 TravelVideo.tv (press release)Boat excursions from the retreat provide an added opportunity to view several types of whales, including the fin whale (the second largest in the world). Go with the floe - Oct 21, 2008 South China Morning Post (subscription),The lads got a fin whale the day before I came, and apparently you get a lot of meat on a fin whale. But, for moral reasons, I've decided this is going to Morning Buzz: Tuesday 10.21.08 - Oct 21, 2008 LA Observed,Bottleneck Blog A 48-foot female fin whale was carried into the Port of Long Beach on the bow of a freighter that struck and killed the whale. Rare sighting of blue whale in seas off southwest coast - Sep 17, 2008 Irish Times,...“At 2.30pm we were watching a fin whale mother and calf blowing dead ahead when, all of a sudden, this incredibly large creature surfaced 15-20 yards off 55-foot fin whale washes ashore at Island Beach State Park - Aug 30, 2008 The Star-Ledger - NJ.com,...by Alexi Friedman/The Star-Ledger A 55-foot fin whale washed ashore today at Island Beach State Park in Ocean County. The whale, which had been dead for Giant whale washed up on Cresswell beach - Sep 18, 2008 Journal Live,She said: “We believe it is either a minke or fin whale, although we are leaning towards a minke. “It is quite badly decomposed, so it is hard to tell. The Majesty of the Whale - Sep 23, 2008 BlueFlipper Diving,One encounter with a particular fin whale sticks in my mind. Loon - so named because of a patch on its back that resembled the diving seabird - decided to Whale sounds recorded off Jones Beach - Sep 16, 2008 Newsday,The fin whale's song is so low, recordings must be speeded up to be heard by the human ear, Clark said. Audible from New York to Bermuda, the rhythmic, Animal bones offer clues to evolution - Sep 6, 2008 Boston Globe,Gwil Jones (left) shows a fin whale skeleton to students Andre Robinson, Sydney Sollazzo, Jake Smith, and Rachel Burke. (Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff) By Quebec is magnifique in fall - Sep 9, 2008 Los Angeles Times,..."The fin whale," Martine explains, first in French and then in English, "can dive for 20 to 30 minutes." Some listen, some stare at the water hoping for Sam Branson's Arctic diary - Sep 2, 2008 Mirror.co.uk,The fin whale can reach a length of up to 25 meters and can weigh an enormous 90 tonnes. A regular summer visitor to the Arctic, the fin whale is similar in Reporters on the Job - Sep 4, 2008 Christian Science Monitor,But on a neighboring island, Grand Manan, Colin has seen whales that didn't make it: the near-skeletal remains of a fin whale and a right whale that were 85 tonnes of whale meat to be dumped? - Sep 3, 2008 Wildlife Extra,The whale meat - consisting of between 60 and 80 tonnes of fin whale meat from Iceland, and about 5 tonnes of minke whale meat from Norway - has now been Beachgoers surprised by large piece of washed-up whale blubber - Sep 2, 2008 Asbury Park Press,...said the blubber was most likely some of the remains of a 55-foot fin whale that washed up Saturday morning on the beach of Island Beach State Park. The Waters of the Gulf of Mannar - Sep 1, 2008 The Island (subscription),Marine Mammals such as Dugong, Sperm Whale, Blue Whale, Fin Whale, Sei Whale, Bryde's Whale ,Short-finned Pilot Whale , Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin, ‘Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean’ opens today at Union ... - Sep 4, 2008 Kansas City Star,And in what must surely be the most amazing image of all, the fin whale gulps an entire school of fish, body bulging like a pelican’s bill. [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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