Norway’s Bloody Whaling Quota Climbs to 1,641 Minke Whales

🇳🇴 Bloody #Whaling Quota Climbs to 1641 #MinkeWhales
#Minke🐋 targeted in these hunts suffer prolonged deaths from explosive harpoons
Pregnant females are among those killed resulting in the deaths of unborn calves as well
🐋play a critical role in keeping #oceans healthy
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Scientific Publications Since 1997, CRRU has published a plethora of research papers, government reports, conference proceedings and university theses.

To read more about the extensive research being carried out by CRRU on these whales, go to crru.org.uk/research/pub... and type "minke" in the search box! 🧪

#research #science #marinebiology #whales #minkewhales #eDNA #cetaceans #animals

Photo of a minke whale in north-east Scotland, with birds in the background.

Further impact may also be due the increase in vessel traffic and associated noise disturbance caused by the proposed export cable corridors and landfall sites for new wind farm operations adjacent to this newly-designated MPA. 🧪

#whales #minkewhales #conservation #research #science #marinebiology

This remains a focal objective of our ongoing and long-term monitoring studies within the Moray Firth MPA.

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#connectingwithnature whilst crossing #theminch on route to #eileanansiar #westernisles #Scotland
#commondolphins #minkewhales #puffins #guillemots #razorbill #gannets
#birds #wildlife #photography #birdwatching #birdphotography #NaturePhotography @rspbscotland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Breaching Minke. Read the full story here: buff.ly/bJQVyJ4
Photo by Judith
This is an encounter from 2021
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Video: Sound © Jason Gedamke. Released under Creative Commons License, non-commercial - no derivs

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We were lucky to get another fantastic story from our storyteller Judith for episode 81 - check out her incredible Minke Whale story here: buff.ly/g05Jslm
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A minke whale calf became stuck on the Galway coast

Damien O'Malley asked people on his tour to help rescue the whale

#Galway guide stops tour to rescue beached whale calf

If you see a stranded #dolphin, #whale or #porpoise, contact a dedicated emergency hotline on 097 28118.

#Ireland #Whales #Cetaceans #MinkeWhales #MarineRescue #Marinelife #AnimalRescue #AnimalWelfare #AnimalRights

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Title page of a scientific article published in Marine Ecology Progress Series on April 10, 2025. The article is titled 'Sexual segregation and stable pregnancy rates in the Gulf of St. Lawrence's minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) amidst environmental changes.' Authors listed include Devonne Gardiner, Christian A. Ramp, Richard Sears, Laura Paling, Davina Derous, Martine Bérubé, Per Palsbøll, and Joanna L. Kershaw, with affiliations in the UK, Canada, the Netherlands, and the USA. The page displays the Inter-Research Science Publisher logo and a note indicating open access.

🎉 Excited to share my 1st first-author paper has been published in @meps-ir.bsky.social

We used biopsy samples to investigate population demographics & ecophysiology of free-ranging #minkewhales in the northern Gulf of St Lawrence

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#marineconservation #marinemammals

Hundreds of whales to be harpooned as Iceland issues new hunting licenses On Dec. 6, Iceland’s caretaker government announced it had issued five-year licenses to hunt fin and minke whales in Icelandic waters. It granted the fin whale hunting license to Hvalur hf., the count...

🐋 #whale #whaling #minkewhales #finwhales

Two Icelandic companies, Hvalur hf and Tjaldtangi, have been given permits to hunt whales in the waters of #Iceland for the next 5 years. They can hunt 209 #finwhales & 217 #minkewhales each year

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Dead whale washes ashore in Queens The dead whale was first spotted Thursday floating in Raritan Bay.

Two dead #minkewhales near #NewYork / #NewJersey:

The first was first spotted in floating in Raritan Bay on Thursday. The second one
"washed ashore in the area on Friday."

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