U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species

Frankie · 09-30-2009, 09:32 AM

Finally! Some happy news provided by Jeremy.

The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service may remove the humpback whale from its list of endangered species, citing evidence that the species has rebounded from near extinction. Since an international ban on their whaling in 1966, populations of the north Pacific humpback have increased about 4.7 percent each year, researchers say.
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Rhodes19 · 09-30-2009, 10:10 AM

Now, if only the Japanese would stop thier " " research.....

johnmaloney · 09-30-2009, 11:48 AM

the manatee is on the rebound since boaters decided to stop running them over as well. i think it might already be off the list though.

good news frankie!

Jeremy0322 · 09-30-2009, 11:55 AM

The boaters for manatees were only part of the problem though. Now, with the slight increase in sea temp, they are tending to stay north a little longer, and then when it actually does cool down they suffer from "cold stress syndrome", which drops the immune system leaving them vulnerable to a number of diseases and infections. They have been having them wash up as far north as Maine I believe.

We actually just did a Manatee Necropsy a few days ago on one that washed up a while back for the Marine Mammal Strandings Program down here, it was pretty interesting.

JeffreyLebowski · 09-30-2009, 12:10 PM

I took this picture in Alaska last summer...good for them!
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http://image60.webshots.com/760/3/50...5WoorWn_fs.jpg

Jeremy0322 · 09-30-2009, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by JeffreyLebowski

I took this picture in Alaska last summer...good for them!
edit: too big to embed
http://image60.webshots.com/760/3/50...5WoorWn_fs.jpg

It wont let me access the picture sadly

JeffreyLebowski · 10-01-2009, 01:20 AM

I resized them for ya! It was a baby and two older ones...how awesome...even after seeing a blue whale a few months prior in Iceland!

Frankie · 10-01-2009, 08:21 AM

What an awesome experience! Thanks for sharing Jeffrey!

JeffreyLebowski · 10-01-2009, 03:45 PM

Thanks! i got lucky that the baby kept breaching

redsea reefer · 10-01-2009, 03:58 PM

I think they should stay on the list and every other whale too, The Japanese slaughter of whales should also be illegal...

Frankie · 10-01-2009, 04:14 PM

I agree. It is nice to know they are recovering but it would be better to protect them just that much more keeping them on the list.

Frankie · 10-12-2009, 05:17 PM

Also, who's to say they are still not endangered even if there population growth has grown? Another problem they will face now is the dwindling food resources such as there main diet of krill. Krill has been on the decline for some time now due to global warming.
So great, the whales are coming back but now we will start to see more and more of them dieing in the winters due to malnutrition and short fat reserves.

09-30-2009, 10:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
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johnmaloney Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 600 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species the manatee is on the rebound since boaters decided to stop running them over as well. i think it might already be off the list though. good news frankie! __________________ Here is a link to my sponsored forum on reefsanctuary. Here is a link to my website, we do clean up crews and macroalgae.

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Jeremy0322 Tridacna maxima Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 4,753 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species The boaters for manatees were only part of the problem though. Now, with the slight increase in sea temp, they are tending to stay north a little longer, and then when it actually does cool down they suffer from "cold stress syndrome", which drops the immune system leaving them vulnerable to a number of diseases and infections. They have been having them wash up as far north as Maine I believe. We actually just did a Manatee Necropsy a few days ago on one that washed up a while back for the Marine Mammal Strandings Program down here, it was pretty interesting. __________________ UNCW 2011 -Marine Biology Major -Oceanography Minor The old 90 Gallon Build r.i.p Only after the last tree's cut And the last river poisoned Only after the last fish is caught Will you find that money cannot be eaten....

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JeffreyLebowski Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Big Y-O/NYC Posts: 279 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species I took this picture in Alaska last summer...good for them! edit: too big to embed http://image60.webshots.com/760/3/50...5WoorWn_fs.jpg __________________ ********************************************** Hopefully you understand my name isn't Lebowski, and hopefully you get the joke. My Journey and Frustration in Reefing

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JeffreyLebowski Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Big Y-O/NYC Posts: 279 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species I resized them for ya! It was a baby and two older ones...how awesome...even after seeing a blue whale a few months prior in Iceland! __________________ ********************************************** Hopefully you understand my name isn't Lebowski, and hopefully you get the joke. My Journey and Frustration in Reefing

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JeffreyLebowski Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Big Y-O/NYC Posts: 279 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species Thanks! i got lucky that the baby kept breaching __________________ ********************************************** Hopefully you understand my name isn't Lebowski, and hopefully you get the joke. My Journey and Frustration in Reefing

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redsea reefer Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: L.A, California Posts: 2,144 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species I think they should stay on the list and every other whale too, The Japanese slaughter of whales should also be illegal... __________________ Eddie 34g RSM 130 with 45#'s live rock and 30#'s aragonite reef sand. Tunze 9002 skimmer with inTank media rack - Koralia 2 My Tank Thread

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