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Genomic Impact of Whaling in North Atlantic Fin Whales
Molecular biology and evolution, 2022 It is generally recognized that large-scale whaling in the 19th and 20th century led to a substantial reduction of the size of many cetacean populations, particularly those of the baleen whales (Mysticeti).
M. Wolf +4 more
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Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos, 2022 Modern whaling, originating in northern Norway, will spread throughout the world's oceans in the 20th century, especially after World War II. Whaling mechanics has two well-defined stages: the pursuit and death of cetaceans and the processing of their ...
Daniel Quiroz
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Marine Biology, 2022 Investigating resource partitioning of marine predators is essential for understanding coexistence of sympatric species and the functional role they play in marine ecosystems.
Danielle L. Buss +5 more
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Late Iron Age Whaling in Scandinavia
Journal of Maritime Archaeology, 2022 The use of marine mammal bone as a raw material in the manufacturing of gaming pieces in the Scandinavian late Iron Age has been observed and discussed in recent years. New empirical studies have created a chronology as well as a typology showing how the
Andreas Hennius +8 more
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What's the catch? Validity of whaling data for Japanese catches of sperm whales in the North Pacific [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2015 The failure of international efforts to manage commercial whaling was exemplified by revelations of large-scale illegal whale catches by the USSR over a 30 year period following World War II.
Yulia V. Ivashchenko +1 more
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Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos, 2022 In the following article, the results of an investigation on the whaling activity carried out in Paita during the second half of the 20th century are presented, a period in which several companies operated in the same place: Compañía Ballenera del Norte (
Gastón Carreño
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Historical Trends of Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Distribution in the Phoenix Archipelago
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 The Phoenix Archipelago in the Central Pacific is situated in what was once one of the most productive areas for capturing sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus).
Brian R. C. Kennedy +8 more
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Greenland sharks (Somniosus microcephalus) scavenge offal from minke (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) whaling operations in Svalbard (Norway) [PDF]
Polar Research, 2011 Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) tissue (mainly blubber) was found in the gastrointestinal tracks of Greenland sharks (Somniosus microcephalus) collected in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, Norway.
Lisa-Marie Leclerc +5 more
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Categorisation of the length of bowhead whales from British Arctic whaling records
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 British whalers were the first and last from Europe to hunt bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) commercially from the Arctic whaling grounds of the Greenland Sea (East Greenland-Svalbard-Barents stock) and Davis Strait (East Canada-West Greenland stock).
Jeremy Wilkinson +8 more
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Current Biology, 2023 Michael Weiss and Darren Croft introduce Orcas (Orcinus orca) also known as killer whales.
Weiss, MN, Croft, DP
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