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2. Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary

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   The sanctuary encompasses 1,400 square miles (3,600 km 2) in the islands' waters.It was designated by United States Congress on November 4, 1992, as a National Marine Sanctuary to protect the endangered North Pacific humpback whale and its habitat [2] The sanctuary promotes management, research, education and long-term monitoring.

3. Volunteers across the islands count 2,141 humpback whales

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   Feb. 25—Despite poor weather conditions, 463 volunteers across the main Hawaiian islands today counted a total of 2,141 humpback whales, or kohola. It was the second of three coordinated whale ...

4. First whale count gives cause for optimism - AOL

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   So 2022's January whale count — when observers at 45 sites counted 278 whales 9-9:15 a.m. Jan. 28 — provided the most comparable recent data. The 37 additional whales counted Saturday gave

5. Sanctuary seeks volunteers for humpback whale count

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   That day, 94 whales were spotted from Kauai, 246 off Oahu and 206 off of Hawaii island. The Great Whale Count on Maui spotted 41 from only one of its 12 sites, due to heavy rain. ... People. Newly ...

6. Whaling - Wikipedia

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   To the left, the black-hulled whaling ships. To the right, the red-hulled whale-watching ship. Iceland, 2011. Number of whales killed since 1900. Whaling is the hunting of whales for their usable products such as meat and blubber, which can be turned into a type of oil that was important in the Industrial Revolution. Whaling was practiced as an ...

7. Pacific Whale Foundation - Wikipedia

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   The Pacific Whale Foundation (PWF) is a non-governmental organization founded in 1980 and based in Maui, Hawaii, that conducts whale research and educates the public in an effort to save vulnerable species of whales from extinction. As of 2012 the organization had about 150 employees.

8. Scientists still unlocking mysteries of Hawaii's humpback whales

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   Nov. 14—Humpback whales, the winter stars of Hawaii's marine environment, have been arriving and leaving island waters earlier than normal in recent years, according to a trend documented by ...

9. Sea Life Park Hawaii - Wikipedia

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   Sea Life Park Hawaii is a marine mammal park, bird sanctuary and aquarium [2] in Waimānalo near Makapuʻu Point, north of Hanauma Bay on the island of Oahu in Hawaii, United States. The park first opened in 1964 and was acquired in 2008 by Palace Entertainment , the U.S. subsidiary of Parques Reunidos [ 3 ] from Dolphin Discovery, which had ...