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48 relations: ACCOBAMS, Animal echolocation, Antarctic Convergence, ASCOBANS, Atlantic white-sided dolphin, Bay, Blackfish, Blowhole (anatomy), Cetacean surfacing behaviour, Chiba Prefecture, Common bottlenose dolphin, Continuum (measurement), Echo, False killer whale, Faroe Islands, Faroese language, Fjord, Frequency, Genetics, Genus, Hvalba, International Union for Conservation of Nature, International Whaling Commission, IUCN Red List, Japan, Killer whale, Melon-headed whale, Nagasaki University, Nematode, New Scientist, Norsemen, Oceanic dolphin, Ogg, Pacific Islands Cetaceans Memorandum of Understanding, Pilot whale, Pygmy killer whale, Rebun Island, Risso's dolphin, Sexual dimorphism, Short-finned pilot whale, Species, Specific name (zoology), Suðuroy, Thomas Stewart Traill, Vágur, West African Aquatic Mammals Memorandum of Understanding, Whale watching, Whaling.
ACCOBAMS
ACCOBAMS, the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic area is ‘a cooperative tool for the conservation of marine biodiversity in the Mediterranean and Black Seas’.
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Animal echolocation
Echolocation, also called bio sonar, is the biological sonar used by several kinds of animals.
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Antarctic Convergence
The Antarctic Convergence is a curve continuously encircling Antarctica, varying in latitude seasonally, where cold, northward-flowing Antarctic waters meet the relatively warmer waters of the subantarctic.
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ASCOBANS
ASCOBANS is a regional agreement on the protection of small cetaceans that was concluded as the “Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas” under the auspices of the UNEP Convention on Migratory Species, or Bonn Convention, in September 1991 and came into force in March 1994.
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Atlantic white-sided dolphin
The Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus) is a distinctively coloured dolphin found in the cool to temperate waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.
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Bay
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay.
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Blackfish
Blackfish is a common name of fish.
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Blowhole (anatomy)
In cetology, a blowhole is the hole at the top of a cetacean's head through which the animal breathes air.
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Cetacean surfacing behaviour
Cetacean surfacing behaviour or breaching is a group of behaviours demonstrated by the Cetacea infraorder when they come to the water's surface to breathe.
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Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region, and the Greater Tokyo Area.
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Common bottlenose dolphin
The common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), or Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, is the most well-known species from the family Delphinidae.
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Continuum (measurement)
Continuum theories or models explain variation as involving gradual quantitative transitions without abrupt changes or discontinuities.
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Echo
In audio signal processing and acoustics, Echo is a reflection of sound that arrives at the listener with a delay after the direct sound.
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False killer whale
The false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) is the third-largest dolphin, a member of the oceanic dolphins.
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Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands (Føroyar; Færøerne), sometimes called the Faeroe Islands, is an archipelago between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic, about halfway between Norway and Iceland, north-northwest of Scotland.
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Faroese language
Faroese (føroyskt mál,; færøsk) is a North Germanic language spoken as a first language by about 66,000 people, 45,000 of whom reside on the Faroe Islands and 21,000 in other areas, mainly Denmark.
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Fjord
Geologically, a fjord or fiord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier.
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Frequency
Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time.
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Genetics
Genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in living organisms.
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Genus
A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.
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Hvalba
Hvalba (Kvalbø) is a village and a municipality in the Faroe Islands, which consists of Hvalba, Nes-Hvalba and Sandvík.
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International Union for Conservation of Nature
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.
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International Whaling Commission
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) is an international body set up by the terms of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW), which was signed in Washington, D.C., United States, on December 2, 1946 to "provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry".
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IUCN Red List
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List), founded in 1964, has evolved to become the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species.
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Japan
Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.
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Killer whale
| status.
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Melon-headed whale
The melon-headed whale or melon-headed dolphin (species Peponocephala electra; other names are many-toothed blackfish, "melon whale" and electra dolphin) is a cetacean of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae).
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Nagasaki University
is a national university of Japan.
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Nematode
The nematodes or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda (also called Nemathelminthes).
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New Scientist
New Scientist, first published on 22 November 1956, is a weekly, English-language magazine that covers all aspects of science and technology.
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Norsemen
Norsemen are a group of Germanic people who inhabited Scandinavia and spoke what is now called the Old Norse language between 800 AD and c. 1300 AD.
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Oceanic dolphin
Oceanic dolphins or Delphinidae are a widely distributed family of dolphins that live in the sea.
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Ogg
Ogg is a free, open container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation.
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Pacific Islands Cetaceans Memorandum of Understanding
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Conservation of Cetaceans and their Habitats in the Pacific Island Region is a Multilateral Environmental Memorandum of Understanding concluded under the auspices of the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), also known as the Bonn Convention, and in collaboration with the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP).
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Pilot whale
Pilot whales are cetaceans belonging to the genus Globicephala.
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Pygmy killer whale
The pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) is a poorly known and rarely seen oceanic dolphin.
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Rebun Island
is an island in the Sea of Japan off the northwestern tip of Hokkaidō, Japan.
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Risso's dolphin
Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) is the only species of dolphin in the genus Grampus.
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Sexual dimorphism
Sexual dimorphism is the condition where the two sexes of the same species exhibit different characteristics beyond the differences in their sexual organs.
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Short-finned pilot whale
The short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) is one of the two species of cetaceans in the genus Globicephala.
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Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.
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Specific name (zoology)
In zoological nomenclature, the specific name (also specific epithet or species epithet) is the second part (the second name) within the scientific name of a species (a binomen).
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Suðuroy
Suðuroy (literally South Island, Suderø) is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands.
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Thomas Stewart Traill
Thomas Stewart Traill (29 October 1781 – 30 July 1862) was a Scottish physician, chemist, meteorologist, zoologist and scholar of medical jurisprudence.
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Vágur
Vágur meaning Bay (Våg) is a town on the island of Suðuroy, part of the Faroe Islands It is situated on the east coast of the island on the Vágsfjørður fjord, and was founded in the fourteenth century.
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West African Aquatic Mammals Memorandum of Understanding
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Concerning the Conservation of the Manatee and Small Cetaceans of Western Africa and Macaronesia is a Multilateral Environmental Memorandum of Understanding and entered into effect on 3 October 2008 under the auspices of the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), also known as the Bonn Convention.
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Whale watching
Whale watching is the practice of observing whales and dolphins (cetaceans) in their natural habitat.
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Whaling
Whaling is the hunting of whales for scientific research and their usable products like meat, oil and blubber.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-finned_pilot_whale
