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Dolphins Get A Lift From Delta Wing Technology Cambridge, UK (SPX) Jun 30, 2009 
We can only marvel at the way that dolphins, whales and porpoises scythe through water. Their finlike flippers seem perfectly adapted for maximum aquatic agility. However, no one had ever analysed how the animals' flippers interact with water; the hydrodynamic lift that they generate, the drag that they experience or their hydrodynamic efficiency. Laurens Howle and Paul Weber from Duke ... read moreWhaling ban holds as conference ends in disarray 
Funchal, Portugal (AFP) June 25, 2009The International Whaling Commission's annual conference ended in disarray Thursday, keeping in place a ban on commercial whaling amid deep rifts between hunters and conservationists. The commission's new chairman said the IWC should now question its role as the conference on the Portuguese island of Madeira wrapped up a day early with delegates agreeing only to extend negotiations on whaling ... more
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'Bycatch' Whaling A Growing Threat To Coastal Whales
Newport OR (SPX) Jun 26, 2009Scientists are warning that a new form of unregulated whaling has emerged along the coastlines of Japan and South Korea, where the commercial sale of whales killed as fisheries "bycatch" is threatening coastal stocks of minke whales and other protected species. Scott Baker, associate director of the Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon State University, says DNA analysis of whale-meat product ... more Whaling commission to extend negotiations for a year 
Funchal, Portugal (AFP) June 24, 2009International Whaling Commission members agreed Wednesday to extend negotiations over the disputed hunting of the marine mammals for a year, avoiding a disastrous split in the group. Spokeswoman Jemma Miller said the IWC, which regulates world whaling between hunters and conservationists, recognised that it "is at a crossroads beset by fundamental disagreements as to its nature and purpose." ... more Whaling commission faced with quotas schism 
Funchal, Portugal (AFP) June 22, 2009The organisation that regulates world whaling opened a crucial conference on Monday with leaders seeking to avoid a disastrous split over hunting the marine mammals. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) conference on the Portuguese island of Madeira faces demands to resume the hunting of whales, protected by a moratorium dating back to 1986 with some exceptions limited by quota. ... more Under-pressure whale chief seeks compromise 
Washington (AFP) June 20, 2009After three years as the man in the middle of global passions on whaling, Bill Hogarth has reached a conclusion he concedes won't be popular -- everyone must compromise. Hogarth, chair of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and also its US delegate, heads his last meeting of the 85-nation body from Monday in Portugal. He hopes it will inch ahead on his vision to bridge the deep ... more |
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Iceland whaling season kicks off amid protests
Reykjavik (AFP) May 26, 2009Iceland's whaling season began on Tuesday in defiance of protests from animal rights group that have called for an end to the practice and after international calls for it to reduce whaling quotas. Iceland, one of two countries worldwide that still authorises commercial whaling, has set a maximum quota of 100 minke whales that can be killed during the whaling season, which usually runs from ... more Thieving Whale Gives Clues About Hunting Strategy And Sound Production 
San Diego CA (SPX) May 26, 2009For decades scientists have been intrigued by the variety of sounds emitted by sperm whales, partly due to a popular theory that suggests that the sounds might contain information about the animals' size. But historically it has been extremely difficult to demonstrate that these curious clicking noises can reveal information about the physical characteristics of the massive marine mammals. ... more Endangered Right Whales Found Where Presumed Extinct 
Newport OR (SPX) May 22, 2009Using a system of underwater hydrophones that can record sounds from hundreds of miles away, a team of scientists from Oregon State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has documented the presence of endangered North Atlantic right whales in an area they were thought to be extinct. The discovery is particularly important, researchers say, because it is in an a ... more Whale chief says Japan must compromise
Washington (AFP) May 20, 2009The outgoing head of the International Whaling Commission voiced regret Wednesday that his controversial drive to reach a compromise on protecting whales had failed, and said Japan needed to cede more ground. William Hogarth steps down as both US delegate and the head of the deeply divided world whaling body after a meeting next month in Portugal, where he doubted any major progress would be ... more |
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