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Sea Shepherd Is At It Again As First Shots Are Fired
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The Sea Shepherd boat Steve Irwin engaged in a high-powered water cannon battle with a Japanese whaling ship on Monday
DNA Study Of Humpback Whales Reveals Mating Habits
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A 15-year genetic study of Southern Hemisphere humpback whales has opened a window into the little known mating habits of the giant cetaceans
Feds Reviewing Humpback Whale Endangered Status
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The federal government is considering taking the humpback whale off the endangered species list in response to data showing the population of the massive marine mammal has been steadily growing in...
Underwater Photography Tells The Sad Tale Of The Ocean's Plight
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As underwater photographers, we travel far and wide for the privilege of unique encounters with marine life. When the encounters and conditions all come together, we sometimes even have the...
An Underwater Photographer's Guide To Humpback Whales In Tonga
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Karen Varndell writes about photographing humpback whales in Tonga.
"Horn" Spotted On Humpback In St. Lucia
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In the whale-watching world in St Lucia, permit holder and researcher Danie Bennett gives names to humpbacks with specific markings, so scientists along the migratory route can keep track of...
Migaloo Protection
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Australian authorities have warned the public to stay away from a rare white humpback whale named Migaloo that has made an appearance off the east coast
Greenland Humpback Hunting Decision On Hold
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The US chair of the International Whaling Commission meeting in Portugal postponed a vote on the contentious issue until a special meeting later this year
Video: Underwater Videographer Gets Whacked By Humpback
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Having just come back from Socorro where we were able to get in the water with humpbacks (albeit the encounters were limited), this video really caught my attention
Humpback Whale Visits New York Harbor
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After just returning from Socorro where we were in the water with Humpbacks, I was amazed to turn on the evening news last night and see a large Humpback in New York harbor. These instances...
Video: DPG Expedition Report, Socorro
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The first of our DPG underwater photography & video expeditions for 2009 was to the Revillagigedos Archipelago, more commonly called Socorro, known for its large resident groups of friendly giant...
Video: GoMA What? Part 3
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The third and final part of DPG video editor Rick Morris'series on the Gulf Of Maine Area Program of The Census Of Marine Life
Whale Washes Up On Massachusetts Shore
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A juvenile humpback washed up on the shores of Massachusetts yesterday.
Australian Scientist Dismisses Japanese Minke Whale Research
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The minke whale research used to justify the killing of whales by Japan been discredited.
Update: Lost Humpback Put To Sleep
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The abandoned humpback whale that tried nursing from a boat in sydney was put to sleep last week.
Whale Watching-Albino Style
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Both all white albino whale sharks and humpback whales have been photographed.
Update: Hope Fades For Strandad Humpback Calf
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The humpback calf stranded in Sydney is getting weaker.
Mistaken Identity-Baby Humpback Thinks Boat Is Its Mother
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An abandoned baby humpback whale has apparently mistaken a moored yacht for its mother.
Vulnerable Taiwan dolphins in danger
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An environmental group on Wednesday called on Taiwan's government to protect one of the most endangered dolphins in the world
Humpback Comeback Could Signal End of Hunting Ban
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Four decades after hunting them was banned, humpback whales seem to have swum clear of extinction
Whale Makes Epic Jouney Sans Tale
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A humpback whale named "Stumpy" after he lost his tail as a baby in an apparent killer whale attack has been sighted again six years later on an epic journey along Australia's coast
Nature Group Says Humpback Whales Recovering
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The humpback whale, nearly hunted into history four decades ago, is now on the "road to recovery" and is no longer considered at high risk of extinction, an environmental group said Tuesday.
Rare Sighting: Humpback Visits The Baltic
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A humpback whale has been spotted in the Baltic for the first time in 30 years.
Man Catches Fish, Frees Whales
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After nearly three hours of painstaking effort, Ledwell releases the last piece of rope that had snarled the whale and the majestic beast slowly swims away.
New White Whale Spotted
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A new white humpback has been sighted off Byron Bay on the east coast of Australia
"Whale Wisdom - A Mother Humpback's View" By Shawn Heinrichs
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A new conservation short film, "Whale Wisdom - A Mother Humpback's View" has just been released by Shawn Heinrichs, an award winning independent filmmaker. The film has been produced in English and...
Humpback Whales Bounce Back Due to Global Conservation
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Humpback whales in the Pacific Ocean have recovered swimmingly since the start of worldwide conservation programs in the 1960s and '70s
Humpbacks Safe for Now
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The Japanese government has confirmed a rumour first reported at the Greenpeace weblog, that they've abandoned plans to kill humpback whales in the Southern Ocean this season
Ferry Speed Called Key To Collisions With Whales
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As humpback whales arrive in greater numbers for their winter breeding season, concerns rise commensurately about collisions with boats, including the Hawaii Superferry
Rescuers Free Entangled Humpback Whale
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Officials say a lobster fisherman played a crucial role saving an entangled humpback whale off Grand Manan
Britan slams whaling industry
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown lashed the "unacceptably cruel" whaling industry Friday, hours after Japan said it was dropping plans to hunt humpback whales
Japan Drops Humpback Whale Hunt
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A controversial Japanese mission to hunt humpback whales in the Antarctic has been temporarily abandoned, a top government official says
Apathy in the face of whale slaughter
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This morning, in the grey swells of the Southern Ocean, a pirate ship will enter the waters of the Australian Antarctic Territory. It is a black ship, bearing a black pirate flag, the Jolly Roger....
Japan asked to use non-lethal whale research
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US lawmakers urged Japan to limit its whale hunt and use other, non-lethal means to conduct scientific research on whales.
Democratic and Republican senators sent a letter Thursday to Japan's...
US Joins Critics of Horrendous Japan Whaling
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The US has added its voice to international criticism of Japan's largest-ever whaling expedition
Japan might kill world's only white whale
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Australians fear that the world's only known white humpback whale could be slaughtered as Japan's whaling fleet prepares to embark on its annual hunt in the Southern Ocean
Queensland study probes how whales communicate
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THEY may sound like wops, thwops, grunts, moans and squeaks to the human ear, but they could actually be complex conversations between remarkable ocean mammals.
Thousands of hours of humpback...
Humpback, fin whales appear in Arctic Ocean
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A federal agency that regulates offshore oil drilling says Alaska's northern coast had unusual visitors this summer -- endangered humpback whales.
Humpback whales off Alaska generally are not seen...
Humpback Whales Return To Island
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It began as a low, inquisitive bellow, then morphed into quasi-barks, growls and echoing calls. For the first time in 25 years, the "true song" of the humpback whale has serenaded...
Research Shows Whales' Surprising Travels
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Humpback whales from the South Pacific take different, winding routes to their summer feeding grounds in the Antarctic, often making several stops along the way, according to new research from the...
Whaling Battle Moves To YouTube
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The Australian government has launched an anti-whaling message aimed at Japanese children on video-sharing internet site YouTube.
In the video, which carries Japanese subtitles, Environment...
Hawaii Superferry Risk To Whales
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Two federal agencies raised concerns in 2005 about the Hawaii Superferry's potential impact on humpback whales and other marine mammals and recommended a "consultation" to examine the...
Dead Humpback Washes Ashore In California
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Marine biologists are trying to determine the cause of death of a humpback whale calf that washed up Sunday on a beach in San Mateo County.
The 27-foot female baleen humpback whale calf,...
Captain Readies For Renewed Attack On Whalers
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Paul Watson on the Robert Hunter, which he will take to the Southern Ocean to try to stop Japanese whalers, who have added Australian humpbacks to their list. CALL him dangerous or call him...
Not In Our Backyard - Anti-whalers
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Anti-whaling campaigners called on Australian Prime Minister John Howard to press Japan to stop hunting whales in national waters, drawing a Japanese response not to get emotional.
In an open...
Scientists Record First 'MegaplicksuA‚A? From Feeding Humpbacks
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For the first time, researchers have recorded uA…aˆ?megapclicksuA‚A? u" a series of clicks and buzzes from humpback whales apparently associated with nighttime feeding behaviors u" in and around...
New Protected Areas To Be Set For Humpback Dolphins
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Nakhon Si Thammarat _ Thong Nien, Khanom and Sadej bays will be designated an environmental protection zone to safeguard the habitat of humpback dolphins, Natural Resources and Environment Minister...
Dead Whale Found With Car-Size Tongue
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A humpback whale with a tongue swollen to the size of a small car has been found on the rocky shores of Admiralty Island in southeast Alaska (see Alaska map).
Scientists believe that a...
NCUPS Presents A Free Seminar With The Creator Of 'Whales In Public Spaces'
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The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (www.NCUPS.org), proudly presents a very special seminar with Bay Area artist and marine mammal conservationist Bryant Austin, creator of...
Canadian Navy Stages Rescue For Trapped Humpback Whale
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They called it Operation Free Willy, of course.
A Canadian warship freed a humpback whale that was entangled in fishing gear on the Grand Banks off Newfoundland on Wednesday.
HMCS St. John's...
Video: Humpback Whales Feeding Frenzy
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In the cool oceans of Alaska, humpback whales work as a team to catch their mealu"by blowing a net of bubbles. The endangered mammals actually herd herring with a ring of bubbles, trapping them....
UWP Mag Issue#37 Available For Download
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Jam packed in this issue you'll find: Guadalupe Photography Workshop with Charles Hood,
Wild Photos 2007,
Antibes Film Festival,
Asian Diverus Ocean Odyssey Digital Shoot Out,
DivePhotoGuide...
Rare White Whale Seen
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Record numbers of humpback whales are on their annual migration up Australia's east coast, including the rare white whale Migaloo, scientists say.
Migaloo, whose Aboriginal name means...
Humpback Whales' Comeback Could Mean Reduced Protection
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An ongoing count of endangered humpback whales - like the two that made a lengthy side trip into the Sacramento Delta recently - is revealing a comeback so convincing that marine scientists are...
California- Whales On Course
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Two mixed-up humpback whales, milling around for days in an unfamiliar river delta, kept wildlife workers guessing Monday and seemed in no rush to return to the sea.
After entertaining hundreds of...
Whale Update: Both Humpbacks Given Antibiotics
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Marine specialists successfully administered antibiotics to the two humpback whales in the Delta on Saturday after hours of trying.
The mother whale received her third and final dose around 5 p.m....
Singing Whales Like A Big Audience
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Sing and attract females, or keep quiet and eat? It's a tricky dilemma for a male, to be sure, but one that humpback whales must wrestle with as they migrate to their summer feeding grounds. Males...
Scientists Worried About Whales' Wounds
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Hope dimmed Wednesday for two lost, wounded whales as scientists spotted the humpbacks wildly slapping their tails on the water in possible distress as they lingered far from their ocean home....
Urban Whale Watch Lures Weekend Crowd
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A wayward humpback leaps from the water at the Port of Sacramento early Saturday, giving Sacramento photographer Ken Cavalli the chance to shoot two frames of the exuberant cetacean. Rescuers...
Thousands Flock To See Wayward Whales
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Thousands of spectators watched Saturday as two wayward whales swam looping half-mile laps around the Port of Sacramento after declining earlier efforts to lure them into the Pacific Ocean....
Scientists Adopt New Plan To Move Whales
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Marine scientists trying to lure two injured whales out of a river prepared Friday for Plan B: Herding the animals by boat while banging pipes underwater.
In the meantime, a marine mammal rescue...
Songs To Lure Wayward Whales Toward Home
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The recorded siren songs of humpback whales played from a Coast Guard cutter Thursday as biologists tried to lure an injured whale and her calf out of a shipping channel and back toward the Pacific...
Whales' Journey Into Record Books
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It is one of the most remarkable journeys by any creature on the planet - and it is made by one of the biggest creatures known to science.
Researchers have shown that humpback whales travelling...
Japan's Plan To Hunt Humpback Whales Likely To Spark Outrage
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Anti-whaling nations New Zealand and Australia vowed Thursday to continue the fight to end Japan's annual whale hunts, warning that its plans to kill humpback whales off Antarctica in December...
Groups File Suit To Protect Critically Endangered Whales
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Wildlife protection and ocean conservation groups yesterday sued the National Marine Fisheries Service for failing to protect three endangered whale species North Atlantic right whales, humpbacks,...
Killer Whales Spotted Southeast Of Barbados
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An unusual occurrence of a 30ft Killer Whale was spotted some 15 miles Southeast of Barbados eating another whale last Saturday.
Fisherman James Peirce, who spotted the whale eating a dwarf Sperm...
Ocean Duets - New Book From Michele Westmorland
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A gorgeous gift book, Ocean Duets offers a rare glimpse of marine life. This stunning collection of underwater photographs captures a diverse array of sea creatures by the pair-mates, playmates,...
Whale Vocabulary More Elaborate Than Thought
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Humpback whales possess a vastly more elaborate vocabulary than was known, researchers now report.
Scientists had previously known of a very narrow range of sounds involved in humpback...
Humpback Whales Have 'human' Brain Cells -study
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Humpback whales have a type of brain cell seen only in humans, the great apes, and other cetaceans such as dolphins, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
This might mean such whales are more...
Pink Dolphin Population Tumbles Off Taiwan
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A dolphin that lives along the west coast of Taiwan is declining to dangerously low numbers because of over-fishing and pollution, local environmental researchers said on Monday as quoted by...
25 Tiger Sharks Maul Injured Whale In Hawaii
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At least 25 tiger sharks ate a young humpback whale alive Monday off the Big Island's Kailua-Kona Coast, an eyewitness reported yesterday.
But wildlife managers say they are more worried about...
When Ocean Heavyweights Collide
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When a couple of thousand tonnes of whale come together at sea, it's best not to be caught in the middle.
But a group of amazed whale watchers had an awe-inspiring first-hand view of an...
Swim With The Humpbacks Of Rurutu
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Diving with whales is one of the most extraordinary experiences the planet has to offer; take this activity to a little-known French Polynesian isle, and it becomes an absolutely incomparable...
The Whale Under Dad's Boat
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A SOUTH coast man has told how two whales toyed with his tiny runabout as they played an extraordinary game of peek-a-boo with his young daughter.
The humpbacks cavorted around Jon Poyner's...
Underwater Images Of Marine Sanctuaries And Other Ocean Treasures Now Available For Purchase Through Online Site
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Just weeks after the U.S. established the largest area of conservation on earth in creating the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument, Marine Sanctuaries Media announces that art...
Experts Defend Baby Whale Decision
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Marine scientist Steve McCourt copped some angry responses following this week's gut-wrenching decision to put down a new-born humpback whale stranded on a northern NSW beach.
The first question...
Crews Disentangle Whale
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Emergency crews were able to disentangle an adult female humpback whale Sunday after it had been in Hawai'i waters for more than a month with loops of 1-inch line cutting into the flesh of its tail...
Tangled Whale Freed Off Hawaiian Island
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A 40-foot humpback whale wiggled off into the deep without a look back after ocean researchers and volunteers freed it from a tangle of abandoned fishing lines and other debris, possibly saving its...
Ocean Thrill Seekers Snap Catch Of The Day
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Forty-five minutes into Wednesday's tour three miles off Haleiwa, four people in a shark cage started screaming with excitement.
The crew looked to see what all the commotion was about and saw a...
Landmark Wyland Whale Mural To Be Replaced By Giant Advertisement
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One of Detroit's most famous public art landmarks is once again threatened with extinction. U.S. Outdoor, whose bid to cover a 10-story whale mural across from Comerica Park with a giant...
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