Every year approximately 900.000 seals were killed on commercial slaughters‚ carried out primarily in Canada‚ Greenland‚ Russia‚ and Norway. In 2009 the Humane Society International organization began a campaign against such atrocity. That same year‚ the European Union decided to implement a ban on the importation and commercialization of processed or unprocessed‚ deriving or obtained seal products in response to public moral concerns about seals welfare. Canada and Norway (complainants) filed a
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In today’s society there has been many controversial agreements upon whaling‚ scientific whaling‚ or whale killing‚ these are all words people use today to describe the actions many countries have been doing for over a millennium. Throughout history and across hemispheres and counties that did not interact‚ whaled. Across the board you see propaganda upon the ideas of whaling and how it should be ultimately ended; they are shown through various pictures‚ videos and even friendly video games to lure
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Beluga Whales Beluga whales are one of the smallest species of whales. These whales are one of the two members of the Monodontidae family‚ along with the narwhal. This whale is sometimes referred to as the “sea canary” due to it’s high pitched squeak. This whale has adapted to life in the Arctic. It has developed many characteristics to help it with living in this cold water. It’s body has a high percentage of blubber to help keep it warm. These whales can weigh up to 3‚500 pounds. These whales have also developed a special kind of
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overfishing‚ destructive fishing‚ marine pollution and climate change. In addition to water breathing animals‚ e.g.‚ fishes‚ mollusks etc.‚ the term "aquatic animal" can be applied to air-breathing aquatic or sea mammals such as those in the order Cetacea (whales)‚ which cannot survive on land‚ as well as four-footed mammals like the river otter (Lontra canadensis) and beavers (family Castoridae). Aquatic animals include for example the seabirds‚ such as gulls (family Laridae)‚ pelicans (family Pelecanidae)
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Phylum Chordata • The chordates occupy the highest position in the food chain. • The name phylum was derived from the characteristic which all chordates share‚ the notochord – a long‚ elongated‚ and flexible cartilaginous structure that runs the entire length of the body. (Gr. noto = the back; chorde = string) Characteristics: • A dorsal nerve cord located above the notochord‚ it runs the entire length of the body. The nerve cord is a bundle of nerve fibers that connects the
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Lecture 1: What are the 3 domains of life? (Ch. 12‚ Section “The Three Domains of Life”) Bacteria‚ Archaea‚ and Eukarya What marine organism represents the vast majority of the ocean’s biomass? (Ch. 12‚ Section “How Are Marine Organisms Classified?”) Plankton Plankton is a organism that float. Why is a copepod‚ which can swim and propel itself through the water‚ classified as plankton? (Ch. 12‚ Section “Plankton”) Because of its small size‚ it cannot swim very far or fast so its location
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><td>Chordata</td></tr><tr>Class-</td><td>Mammalia</td><td>Chondrichthyes</td><td>Oligochaeta</td><td>Coniferopsida</td><td>Mammalia.</td></tr><tr>Order-</td><td>Carnivora</td><td>Carcharhiniformes</td><td>Haplotaxida</td><td>Coniferales</td><td>Cetacea</td></tr><tr>Family-</td><td>Felidae</td><td>Carcharhinidae</td><td>Megasclolecidae</td><td>cupressaceae</td><td>Delphinidae.</td></tr><tr>Genus-</td><td>Panthera</td><td>Galecoerdo</td><td>Pheretima</td><td>Sequoia</td><td>Orcinus.</td></tr><tr>Species-
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Pacific Northwest and Iceland. Killer whales are perceived by many near-shore fishermen to be in competition with human fishing activity. Scientific classification: The killer whale belongs to the family Delphinidae of the suborder Odontoceti‚ order Cetacea. It is classified as Orcinus orca. The feeding activities of whales are directly related to their mouth and jaw structure and whether they possess baleen or teeth. Baleen whales are filter feeders with expandable mouths and
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The vertebrates which have the unique feature are bats‚ dolphin‚ and toothed whales. Bats (Order Chiroptera)‚ dolphins and toothed whales (Order Cetacea) have the ability to produce sonar pulses and process the returning echoes for prey detection and echolocation. It is an example of phenotypic convergence in vertebrates‚ notably mammals. Echolocation requires high frequency hearing and thus their
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STUDY GUIDE FOR FINAL ___ INTROD TO OCEANOGRAPHY NOTE: This list is NOT exhaustive. It is only a rough guide‚ with broad topics! THE FIRST PART OF THE SEMESTER (11 chapters) – main ideas only: Examples of main ideas are: The Earth – origin of Earth‚ oceans‚ life; the Earth’s internal layers… know physical concepts such as energy (kinetic‚ heat)‚ density‚ convection‚ bioaccumulation‚ biodegradation‚ photo-degradation‚ diffusion… Plate Tectonics – major Plate Tectonic principles;
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