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The Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary is an area of 50 million square kilometres surrounding the continent of Antarctica where the International Whaling Commission (IWC) has banned all types of commercial whaling. To date, the IWC has designated two such sanctuaries, the other being the Indian Ocean Whale Sanctuary.

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Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary

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The Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary is an area of 50 million square kilometres surrounding the continent of Antarctica where the International Whaling Commission...

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Indian Ocean Whale Sanctuary

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designated two such sanctuaries, the other being the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. Repeated proposals at the IWC for a South Atlantic Sanctuary and a South...

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Whale sanctuary

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Whale sanctuary may refer to: Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, designated by the International Whaling Commission Indian Ocean Whale Sanctuary, designated...

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Whale meat

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Whale meat, broadly speaking, may include all cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises) and all parts of the animal: muscle (meat), organs (offal), skin...

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Whale

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designated two whale sanctuaries: the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, and the Indian Ocean Whale Sanctuary. The Southern Ocean whale sanctuary spans 30,560...

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List of Whale Wars episodes

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again attempting to stop Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean and the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary during the 2013 whaling season. Notes Spin-off series...

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Institute of Cetacean Research

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Pacific Ocean, and 10,090 have been taken in the Southern Ocean, an area which in 1994 was designated as the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary by the IWC...

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Antarctica

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20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022. "Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary". Antarctic and Southern Coalition. Archived from the original on 13 January...

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Baleen whale

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(the UN judicial branch) banned the taking of whales for any purpose in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary; however, Japan refuses to stop whaling and has...

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Southern right whale

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classified as right whales belonging to the genus Eubalaena. Southern right whales inhabit oceans south of the Equator, between the latitudes of 20° and 60°...

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Southern bottlenose whale

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A whale sanctuary in the Southern Ocean was created in 1994 by the International Whaling Commission (IWC). This prohibited whaling in the Southern Ocean...

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Southern Ocean

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regarding the world's oceans apply to the Southern Ocean. It is also subject to several regional agreements: The Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary of the International...

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Whaler

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the protection of the International Whaling Commission as the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. The area formerly saw large scale commercial whaling operations...

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Whaling in Japan

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Japanese whaling program called "JARPA II," in the Southern Ocean including inside the Australian Whale Sanctuary, was not in accordance with the International...

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Whale Wars

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Conservation Society's campaign against Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary off the coast of Antarctica. The Japanese claim that their whaling...

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Humpback whale

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with whale watchers. Males produce a complex song typically lasting 4 to 33 minutes. Found in oceans and seas around the world, humpback whales typically...

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Fin whale

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The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), also known as the finback whale or common rorqual, is a species of baleen whale and the second-longest cetacean...

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Blue whale

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the Southern Ocean, B. m. brevicauda (the pygmy blue whale) in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific Ocean, and B. m. indica in the Northern Indian Ocean. There...

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Southern right whale dolphin

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borealis), is found in deep oceans of the Northern Hemisphere and has a different pigmentation pattern than the southern right whale dolphin. The species was...

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David McTaggart

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write to countries involved with whaling to support the sanctuary. The Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary was established by the IWC in 1994 with 23 countries...

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Godzilla

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to target and harass Japanese whalers in defense of whales in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. The MV Gojira was renamed the MV Brigitte Bardot in...

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Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition

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protecting the Ross Sea, strengthening the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, protecting seamounts, managing Southern Ocean fisheries sustainably, and implementing...

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Whale watching

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blue whale surprises on California coast". The Mercury News. 2021-03-30. Retrieved 2021-10-21. "Sanctuary Ocean Count: Analysis of Humpback Whale Census...

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Beluga whale

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melonhead, though that more commonly refers to the melon-headed whale, which is an oceanic dolphin. The beluga is adapted to life in the Arctic, with anatomical...

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Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

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protected marine sanctuary located at the mouth of Massachusetts Bay, between Cape Cod and Cape Ann. It is known as an excellent whale watching site, and...

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Bullet with Butterfly Wings

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television series Whale Wars, which follows the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as they chase Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. The song...

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Whale shark

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Rhinodontidae. Whale sharks inhabit the open waters of all tropical oceans. They are rarely found in water below 21 °C (70 °F). Whale sharks' lifespans...

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Nisshin Maru

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mundo. Hiyo Maru International Whaling Commission Shōnan Maru 2 Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary Yūshin Maru № 2 "NISSHIN MARU (fishing vessel): ship particulars...

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Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

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United Nations. Australia has declared Japan's hunt in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to be illegal, and federal court judge Jim Allsop has stated...

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Whaling in the United States

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three different raw materials: whale oil, spermaceti oil, and whalebone. Whale oil was the result of "trying-out" whale blubber by heating in water. It...

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