chapter 5
what whales did they hunt and why
"right" whale
about what year did they begin whaling
1619
what year was brown's bomb gun created? what whale was it used to hunt
1855; used to hunt the blue whale meant to shoot in the head. the rest will follow and head will explode
when was the antarctic open to whaling
1904; opened by norwegian c.f. larsen
what percentage of MPAs protect a target species on the ESA
62%
state and territorial governments manage appox how much of the nations MPAs? most MPA are is managed by whom
75% federal agencies
what was the original purpose of the article
any contracting government may grant to any of its nationals a special permit authorizing the national to kill, take, and treat whales for the purposes of scientific research
which article of the ICRW deals with scientific writing
article VIII
which original signatory of the IWC is no longer a member
canada
what order are the dolphins and great whale
cetacea
when was the ICRW signed
december 2, 1946
who were the first people to catch the big whale
english, dutch, norwegian
most us MPAs are no take, meaning fishing and other activities are banned (t/f)
false
where are the two whale sanctuaries located
indian ocean sanctuary south atlantic ocean
what does ICRW stand for
international convention for the regulation of whaling
which country is a major problem for the IWC today
japan
what is an MPA
marine protected area
which whale is the focus of JARPA
minke whale (humpback and fin whales too)
the us has how many MPAs
more than 1600
what are the two basic types
no take - no fishing allowed; other activities are allowed; nothing can be removed multiple use - areas that employ two or more tyopes, which enables flexibility for the most important sections get the highest protection
which whale species/population has been studied more extensively than any other whale species on the planet
north atlantic right whale
by what country is the article exploited
norway
in 1931 the convention for the regulation of whaling voted to begin protecting what whale in 1935
right whale
in the beginning of whaling it was more intelligent to look for what size whales
small
what was the first whale that was hunted
the "right" whale
the horrors of the whaling industry, specifically taiji japan were exposed in what documentary
the cove japan voted to stop buying taiji dolphins. these people would pick the flippers for training, the rest are crowded into a cove and violently slaughtered
just over half (51%) of us MPAs have an ongoing monitoring program with biological parameters (t/f)
true
the beluga whale is one of the most endangered whales in the world (t/f)
true
pilot whale fisheries still exist on faroe island (t/f)
true, killing in masses when crowded to shore
whales have a high mercury content (t/f)
true, there is hella mercury in whales
most us MPAs are located within which marine ecoregion
virginian atlantic marine ecoregion
where was the ICRW signed
washington d.c.