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humpback whale
noun
: a large baleen whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) that is black above and white below and has very long flippers, and fleshy tubercles along the snout
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The limits are part of the department’s Risk Assessment and Mitigation Program, established in 2020 to address a significant increase in injuries from fishing gear reported on humpback whales.
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Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
This winter, the hotel is offering unforgettable activities like private ecotourism safaris and helicopter island hopping adventures, as well as horseback promenades in the rainforest and humpback whale encounters.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Instances of humpback whale entanglements with fishing gear have climbed sharply in the last decade, thanks to a chain of events sparked by warming seas.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
According to the nonprofit conservation group Oceana, a participant in those discussions, during the period from May to Oct. 21 of this year, four humpback whales were confirmed entangled in California commercial Dungeness crab fishing gear.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
This winter, the hotel is offering unforgettable activities like private ecotourism safaris and helicopter island hopping adventures, as well as horseback promenades in the rainforest and humpback whale encounters.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Instances of humpback whale entanglements with fishing gear have climbed sharply in the last decade, thanks to a chain of events sparked by warming seas.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
According to the nonprofit conservation group Oceana, a participant in those discussions, during the period from May to Oct. 21 of this year, four humpback whales were confirmed entangled in California commercial Dungeness crab fishing gear.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Humpback whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humpback%20whale. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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