Humpback Whale movements within the South Pacific

Mortality due to entanglement and collisions with ships has been reported within the Southern Hemisphere. To varying degrees these threats are all present in both the Oceania region and the Southern Ocean. The International Whaling Commission’s Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary and temporary moratorium against commercial whaling offers limited protection to Humpback Whales from commercial whaling,…

  • Produced by:
    Riccardo Pravettoni, UNEP/GRID-Arendal
  • Year:
    27/06/2015

Humpback Whale movements within the South Pacific

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