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    The Australian Whale Sanctuary, established in 1999, aims to protect dolphins and whales from hunting in waters within the Australian government's jurisdiction...
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    Whale meat, broadly speaking, may include all cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises) and all parts of the animal: muscle (meat), organs (offal), skin...
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  • The Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary is an area of 50 million square kilometres surrounding the continent of Antarctica where the International Whaling...
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    called "JARPA II," in the Southern Ocean including inside the Australian Whale Sanctuary, was not in accordance with the International Convention for the...
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    (Pacific Cetaceans MoU). Within the Australian Whale Sanctuary, all cetaceans, including the southern right whale dolphins are protected under the Environment...
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    and was once commercially successful. The Australian Whale Sanctuary, which includes all of the Australian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), was established...
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    The Indian Ocean Whale Sanctuary is an area in the Indian Ocean where the International Whaling Commission (IWC) has banned all types of commercial whaling...
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    designated two whale sanctuaries: the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, and the Indian Ocean Whale Sanctuary. The Southern Ocean whale sanctuary spans 30,560...
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    is only a "cover" for banned commercial whaling. The Australian Whale Sanctuary, in Australian Antarctic territory, is not recognised by the government...
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    Whaling (redirect from Whale hunting)
    Antarctic Ocean, the northwest Pacific Ocean, and the Australian Whale Sanctuary. In 2019, the Australian Marine Conservation Society and International Fund...
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    Great Australian Bight Marine Park Whale Sanctuary was a marine protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located immediately off the...
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    Whale watching is the practice of observing whales and dolphins (cetaceans) in their natural habitat. Whale watching is mostly a recreational activity...
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    The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal and a baleen whale. Reaching a maximum confirmed length of 29.9 m (98 ft) and weighing up to...
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    The southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) is a baleen whale, one of three species classified as right whales belonging to the genus Eubalaena. Southern...
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    Whale conservation refers to the conservation of whales. Prior to the setting up of the IWC in 1946, unregulated whaling had depleted a number of whale...
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    island of Java. Australia–Indonesia border Australian marine parks Australian Whale Sanctuary Geography of Australia Timor Sea Treaty Including the Ashmore...
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    three different raw materials: whale oil, spermaceti oil, and whalebone. Whale oil was the result of "trying-out" whale blubber by heating in water. It...
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  • Society's campaign against Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary off the coast of Antarctica. The Japanese claim that their whaling...
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  • The South Pacific Whale Sanctuary (SPWS) was a proposed region of the South Pacific Ocean in which whaling would be prohibited. The establishment of a...
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  • the Australian Whale Sanctuary for the Japanese Whale Research program. There was evidence that Kyodo had killed 3,558 minke whales and 13 fin whales since...
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    The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual...
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    2012, it was known as the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society.[citation needed] Mike Bossley established the Australian Dolphin Research Foundation...
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    The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species...
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  • International Whaling Commission (category Whale conservation)
    certain species; designate specific areas as whale sanctuaries; set limits on the numbers and size of whales which may be taken; prescribe open and closed...
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  • 2017, the Yushin Maru No. 2 was again found fishing for whales within the Australian Whale Sanctuary by the Sea Shepherd. As the Sea Shepherds scouting helicopter...
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    The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is a species of baleen whale belonging to the family Balaenidae and is the only living representative of the genus...
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    Ningaloo Coast (category Use Australian English from December 2013)
    Lakeside Sanctuary Zone Mandu Sanctuary Zone Osprey Sanctuary Zone Winderabandi Sanctuary Zone Cloates Sanctuary Zone Bateman Sanctuary Zone Maud Sanctuary Zone...
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    conservation in Australia. Australia's National Reserve System Australian Whale Sanctuary Conservation park (Australia) List of national parks of Australia Wild...
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    International Whaling Commission (IWC) to introduce the Indian Ocean Whale Sanctuary. Australia is now a global anti-whaling advocate and has taken a strong stance...
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  • name used for Great Australian Bight Marine National Park, Great Australian Bight Marine Park Whale Sanctuary and the Great Australian Bight Commonwealth...
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