Essays about: "whale conservation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words whale conservation.

  1. 1. Social-Ecological Resilience and Whale Conservation

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Sandra Wilbrink; [2023]
    Keywords : social-ecological resilience; international law; whale conservation; biodiversity protection;

    Abstract : Whale species face numerous man-made threats, such as pollution, whaling, climate change and whale-watching, that threaten their survival. International environmental law has several regulations in place that aim, either directly or indirectly, at conserving whales. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Politics of Porpoises – A Critical Assessment of the Biodiversity Conservation Efforts by the European Union within the Baltic Sea

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Tina Alexandra Döhring; [2022]
    Keywords : Baltic Sea; Conservation; Biodiversity; Harbor Porpoise; European Union; European Commission; Member States; Integration Theory; Case Study;

    Abstract : The Baltic Sea is a brackish body of water in the heart of Europe, and within it lives a small whale: the Baltic Sea harbor porpoise. However, this animal is becoming increasingly more endangered. Due to various man-made threats, less than 500 animals remain in the sea. READ MORE

  4. 3. In the Net : The Visual and Verbal Rhetoric of the Campaign “Operation Dolphin Bycatch” by Sea Shepherd France

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Annika Wappelhorst; [2021]
    Keywords : Environmental Communication; Marine Conservation Campaign; Sea Shepherd; Multimodal Discourse Analysis; In-Depth Interviews; Biocentrism; SDG 14;

    Abstract : The marine conservation organization Sea Shepherd is most known for its radical direct action, e. g., against whale poaching. This thesis examines the campaign “Operation Dolphin Bycatch,” coordinated by the French branch of the NGO, through discourse analysis and interviews with Sea Shepherd France (SSF) members. READ MORE

  5. 4. Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) location in Southeast Alaska : modeling the influence of mesoscale krill (Euphausiacea) patch depth and size

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Christine Walder; [2018]
    Keywords : physical geography and ecosystem analysis; humpback whales; krill; patchiness; vertical distribution; Generalized Additive Models GAMs ; spatial modeling; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Humpback whales ([i]Megaptera novaeangliae[/i]) require dense prey aggregations due to the high energetic cost of their feeding methods. Modeling studies have shown that when whales are on their feeding grounds, they are closely associated with high prey concentrations. READ MORE

  6. 5. Taxonomisk indelning och bevarande av späckhuggaren

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Isa Persson; [2017]
    Keywords : späckhuggare; orcinus orca; ekotyper; artindelning; bevarandebiologi; taxonomi;

    Abstract : Späckhuggaren är världens största delfin och en av havens toppredator. Trots att späckhuggaren uppvisar specialiseringar med avseende på social sammansättning, val av bytesdjur och ibland har morfologiska olikheter är den idag betraktad som en monotypisk art. READ MORE