Whales Similar Videos
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How NOAA Prepares for Large Whale Entanglements in Hawaiʻi
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Every year, NOAA Fisheries and partners go through rigorous and comprehensive large whale disentanglement training in Hawaiʻi. This ensures they're familiar with the gear, processes, and animals, and have the muscle memory to help whales in need.
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North Atlantic Right Whale Skim Feeding
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Right whales skim feed by opening their mouths while swimming at the water's surface. They use their baleen to filter out zooplankton. It’s illegal for vessels and humans to approach within 500 yards of this endangered species in U.S. waters.
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Size Matters: Examining the Effects of Body Size on Birth Rates in North Atlantic Right Whales
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Recent research reveals that smaller female North Atlantic right whales produce fewer calves over their reproductive years. Their body size has been declining in recent decades due to increased entanglements in fishing gear and other factors.