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DocumentsPage 6 Documents I have found usefull and interisting related to Whales High feeding costs limit dive time in the largest whales. Large body size usually extends dive duration in airbreathing vertebrates. However, the two largest predators on earth, the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) and the fin whale (B. physalus), perform short dives for their size. 1747.pdf 184 KB Courtesy of: http://jeb.biologists.org/ Examining the Impacts of Whales on Commercial Fisheries. Examining the Impacts of Whales on Commercial Fisheries A Lenfest Ocean Program Research Project (July 2007 - April 2009) PI: Leah Gerber; Co-PI’s: Lyne Morissette and Kristin Kaschner Recent studies by Japanese scientists have proposed that whales are the culprits behind decreased fish populations and as a result they should be culled (Anonymous 2001, Struck 2001, Jackson 2007; Tamura and Ohsumi, 2000). According to Tamura and Ohsumi (2000), the total annual prey consumption by cetaceans in the world is estimated to be 249-436 million tons, representing three to six times the amount taken in marine fisheries. Gerber.Whales.summary.pdf 33 KB Courtesy of:http://www.lenfestocean.org/ Beaked Whale Workshop Summary. The Marine Mammal Commission held a technical workshop on April 13-16, 2004, to explore issues related to the vulnerability of beaked whales to anthropogenic sound. The purpose of the workshop was to bring together scientists from a range of relevant disciplines to: 1) assess the most current knowledge of beaked whale biology and ecology and recent stranding events; 2) identify and characterize factors that may have caused the strandings; and 3) identify ways to more adequately investigate possible cause and effect relationships. bwhale_wrkshpsummary.pdf 152 KB Courtesy of:http://www.mmc.gov/ Marine debris obstructing stomach of a young Minke whale. Abstract On April 06, 2002, a young female Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) - 3.97m in length - stranded in Normandy (France). Stomach content analysis revealed a significant quantity (22 pieces) of man-made rubbish, mostly plastic bags from stores, garbage, etc., completely obstructing the digestive system. PosterSeattle2002.pdf 437 KB Courtesy of:http://pagesperso-orange.fr/gecc/documentation/PosterSeattle2002.pdf The Makah Indian Tribe and Whaling: Questions and Answers. 1. Why does the Tribe want to hunt whales? Whaling has been one of our traditions for over 1,500 years and is a right secured to us by treaty with the United States. We had to stop in the 1920's due to the scarcity of gray whales. Their full recovery to pre-commercial whaling levels and 1994 removal from the Endangered Species List made it possible to resume the hunt. makahwhalingqa.pdf 48 KB Courtesy of:http://www.makah.com/
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