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Hector's Dolphin Fact Sheet
Who's Hector ? The Hectors dolphin was named after Sir James Hector. Sir James ... -rate, which means that their population does not grow quickly. Trawling, another type of fishing, is also a threat to dolphins. Some dolphins are harmed or killed by reckless boat users who are ...
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ASM | Mammals of Texas
(BC), 292(A), 1139(S), 1140(S), 1141(S) 93 Tolerate fresh, brackish, & salt water. Wander great distances. Sluggish & easily captured. CETACEA (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) All cetaceans are protected by strict laws. Human activities affecting them include petroleum resource development, heavy boating traffic, and pollution of Gulf waters. Balaenidae (right whales) Northern Right ...
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SoundNet - Encounters with Dolphins: A Call for Peace Between Species
In New Zealand, interactions are typically much more benign. Nonetheless, dolphins are being harmed by the tens of thousands of people every year who attempt to ... is a need for people to temper their vigorous and passionate demands to personally experience dolphins with a balanced measure of respect, kindness, and awareness. Humans cannot continue to exploit other ...
www.oceania.org.au
Bush Reduces Dolphin Protection to Increase Tuna Harvest
But conservation groups warn that the relaxed requirements for dolphin safe labeling could ... year. Critics of tuna fishing in the Eastern Tropical Pacific say the actual number of dolphins harmed is probably much higher. A 96 page report by NMFS scientists, made public last ...
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ITOPF - About Marine Spills - Environmental Impact
Sea Mammals Whales, dolphins and seals in the open sea do not appear to be particularly at risk from oil spills. Marine mammals such as seals and otters that breed on shorelines are, however, ... . The upper fringe of 'soft' shores is often dominated by saltmarsh which is generally only temporarily harmed by a single oiling. However, damage lasting many years can be inflicted by repeated oil spills or ...
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IWMC.org - Marine Mammal Protection Act
Since 1972, the MMPA has been seen in a different light. Many Americans have been harmed by the resultant trade policy and enforcement of the Act has resulted in many violations of ... violating the GATT. Although both laws affecting trade rights were originally touted to "save the (seals, dolphins...)", the effect has been opposite. Seals, since the ban, proliferated so well that crowding among them ...
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Creating Wildlife Habitat
All living things have their own natural habitat. As an example, the ocean is the habitat of whales, dolphins and starfish. A desert is the habitat of lizards, cactus and snakes. The jungle is the habitat of ... better not to put up feeders and nesting boxes if the wild animals run the risk of being harmed by pets. This is especially true for baby animals that have not yet learned about their enemies ...
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The "Ping" Heard 'Round the World
Although the animals in the experiments are not harmed, they do seem to be disturbed by the noise. When nets with pingers are put in ... of swordfish and thresher shark is a healthy, $30-million industry. But every year, several hundred whales and dolphins are killed by the drift nets that catch the prized fish. Even though only a few sperm, ...
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Biotic Structure - MarineBio.org
Bulldozer shrimp with their lookout sailfin blenny, note that both shrimp, which are nearly blind, are making contact with the ... organism due to its development and the environment. Competition Species better adapted to their environment are able to survive and produce offspring. In biological terms, fitness refers to the number of ...
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Orca Network - Events Calendar
"Granny," estimated to be OVER 95 years old, still kicking up her flukes. Save the Taiji dolphins. Protest the slaughter and speak out against mercury poisoning. Japan Dolphin Day, Wednesday, September 3, 2008 ... that somehow Lolita could be harmed by moving her to a protected bay pen in the waters where she was born and raised. Even many well-meaning animal advocates are sadly misled by this decades ...
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