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  2. Whaling in Norway - Wikipedia

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    In 1993, Norway resumed a commercial catch, following a period of five years where a small catch was made under scientific permit. Norwegian minke whale catches have fluctuated between 218 animals in 1995 and 646 in 2003. During the decade immediately prior to the moratorium, Norway caught around 2,000 minke whales per year.

  3. Norwegian Sea - Wikipedia

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    Significant numbers of minke, humpback, sei, and orca whales are present in the Norwegian Sea, [29] and white-beaked dolphins occur in the coastal waters. [30] Orcas and some other whales visit the sea in the summer months for feeding; their population is closely related to the herring stocks, and they follow the herring schools within the sea ...

  4. Whale watching - Wikipedia

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    The best places to see whales in Hawaiʻi is in the protected channels between the Hawaiʻian islands. The best months to see the whales here are January and February when you can expect to see between 2 and 4 whales per 15 minute period, [30] although fluctuations between 0 and 20 sightings are normal. [31]

  5. Humpback Whales Provide Winter Wonder in Norway's Far North - AOL

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    A pod of humpback whales in Norway’s far north put on a bit of a show for those lucky enough to be nearby on November 24.Berthold Hinrichs often takes his kayak or sailboat out around Skjervoy ...

  6. Keiko (orca) - Wikipedia

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    Most sources conclude that the project to free Keiko was a failure because the orca failed to adapt to life in the wild. [21] In Norway, Keiko had little contact with other orcas and was not fishing; for months before his death, the orca was being fed daily. [22] [23] [15] A report in The Guardian describes the freed orca's life in Taknes Bay ...

  7. Orca types and populations - Wikipedia

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    Type 1 orcas consist of seven haplotypes and include herring-eating orcas of Norway and Iceland and mackerel-eating orcas of the North Sea, [36] as well as seal-eating orcas off Norway. [4] [37] Type 2 orcas consist of two haplotypes, [36] and mainly feed on baleen whales.