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	Minke Whale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		All Minke Whales are part of the rorquals, a family that includes the Humpback Whale, the Fin Whale, the Bryde's Whale, the Sei Whale and the Blue Whale.
		Whaling was mentioned in Norwegian written sources as early as the year 800 and hunting Minke Whales with harpoons was common in the 11th century.
		Minke Whales were not then regularly hunted by the large-scale whaling operations in the Southern Ocean on account of their relatively small size.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Southern_Minke_Whale (1175 words)

	Minke Whale
		The identifying characteristic of the mink whale are the thick white bands on each of the whales pectoral fins.
		Whales of the Northern Hemisphere migrate from cooler northern waters to warmer equatorial waters in the autumn, returning to the cool northern waters in the spring.
		The whales of the Southern Hemisphere migrate from cooler southern waters to warmer equatorial waters in the spring, returning to the cool southern waters in the autumn.
	www2.canisius.edu /~noonan/cac_marine_mammals/minke_whale.htm (570 words)

	Rorqual - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		"Minke" is named after a Norwegian or German whaling gunner named Meincke, who, in the early part of the 20th century shot a Northern Minke Whale mistaking it for a Blue.
		Distribution is worldwide: the Blue, Fin, Humpback, Sei, and Minke Whales are found in all major oceans; and one or other of the two species of Bryde's Whale occurs in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans, being absent only from the cold waters of the Arctic and Antarctic.
		Oddly, it is the largest and the smallest types - Blue and Minke Whales - that occupy the coldest waters in the extreme south; Fin Whales tend not to approach so close to the ice shelf; Sei Whales tend to stay further north again.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Balaenopteridae (422 words)

	MINKE WHALE
		The minke whale is the smallest baleen whale with 50-70 throat grooves.
		Minke whales have a snout that is distinctively triangular, narrow, and pointed (hence its nicknames "sharp-headed finner" and "little piked whale").
		Minke whale breeding occurs mostly in the late winter to early spring while near the surface and in warm waters.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/whales/species/Minke.shtml (795 words)

	Cetacean Species - Minke Whale
		At a maximum length of 10.7m, the minke whale is the smallest member of the rorqual family of baleen (filter-feeding) whales.
		Minke whales are fast moving and may swim at speeds in excess of 20 km per hour.
		The surfacing and blow rates of minke whales tend to be less regular than those of the large baleen whales, and may be affected by the presence of vessels, time of day, activity of the animal and/or the environmental conditions.
	www.crru.org.uk /education/factfiles/minke.htm (1029 words)

	Minke Whales - About Pacific Minkes
		Minke whales are slender with a prominent dorsal fin located on the rear third of the body.
		The common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) consists of minke whales in the Northern Hemisphere and the dwarf minke whale, which is found in the Southern Hemisphere.
		Minke whales are common in the Bering Sea, Central and Western Aleutian Islands and are thought to be migratory, and these comprise the Alaska stock.
	www.northeastpacificminke.org /aboutminkes.htm (779 words)

	Minke Whales - the Dwarf Minke Whale
		The Minke Whale Project is a combined initiative of James Cook University, the Museum of Tropical Queensland and Undersea Explorer.
		Dwarf minke whales were taken during commercial whaling in South African waters until this ceased in 1975.
		Minke whales, like all baleen whales, lack the system of air sacs and sound generating 'phonic lips' in the forehead region above the skull, that are found in toothed whales, such as dolphins.
	www.minkewhale.org (794 words)

	WWF \| Whales and Dolphins \| Minke Whales
		Although the smallest of the great whales, the minke may still reach 33 feet (with females tending to be larger than males) and exceed 10 tons.
		Up until the 1930s, no one in the whaling industry bothered with minke whales because their larger relatives, such as finbacks and blues, were plentiful and brought a higher profit per catch.
		Even though minkes are not endangered and are now the most abundant of the great whales, their populations have been depleted by whaling in the North Atlantic and the western North Pacific, as well as in some parts of the Southern Ocean.
	www.worldwildlife.org /cetaceans/subspecies/subspecies_mw.cfm (413 words)

	Minke whale
		The taxonomy of the minke whale is confusing.
		The minke whale is the smallest of the rorqual whales, seldom exceeding 10 m in length.
		In Korean waters, the minke whales are usually between 5.8 and 6.5 m and weigh 2-2.7 metric tonnes.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/jaap/minke.htm (900 words)

	Minke whale
		Minke whales appear in all the oceans in the world but they can be usually found in colder waters.
		The meat of Minke whales which are caught as “incidental catch” (entangled in nets and suffocated) is sold at the market in Japan as well as in Korea.
		At the IUCN Minke whales are classified as "Lower Risk": they are not dependent on a protected area but there is a risk that they might became a vulnerable species.
	www.coastalguide.to /minke_whale/main.html (655 words)

	Greenpeace Whales Site
		At the 52nd meeting of the International Whaling Commission, the Scientific Committee recommended that the IWC should recognise two separate species of minke whale, the Common Minke and the larger Southern Minke whale which is found in the waters around Antarctica.
		The exact size of the Northeast Atlantic population of Minke whales is the subject of much controversy within the IWC's Scientific Committee currently accepting two different population estimates (67,500 and 118,000) as being equally valid.
		This population of Minkes is perhaps the only population of great whales still approaching close to its pre-exploitation levels and ensuring the continued protection of this population was one of the factors that led the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to establish the Southern Ocean Sanctuary in 1994.
	archive.greenpeace.org /whales/whales/minke_whale.html (529 words)

	Minke Whale Facts- Minke Whale
		The Minke whale is the smallest of the rorquals.
		The colour of the plates vary from region to region; in the North Atlantic, it tends to be creamy white; in the North Pacific, it is usually creamy yellow; and in the Southern hemisphere it is creamy white at the front and dark grey at the back.
		Minke whales can be found virtually worldwide, but are less common in the tropics than in cooler waters.
	www.angelfire.com /wa3/whalefacts/minkew.html (500 words)

	Factsheets: Minke Whale
		The Minke Whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata is a small streamlined baleen whale with a maximum length 10m.
		Krill is the principal prey for Minke whales, especially in the Southern Hemisphere.
		Although in the Southern Hemisphere the Minke whale is not considered a migratory species some movement of animals to lower latitudes occurs during winter when birth of young and mating takes place.
	www.amonline.net.au /factsheets/minke_whale.htm (381 words)

	JAPANESE WHALERS DEFY WORLD OPINION
		Japan has now caught a total of 5,035 southern minkes from the Southern Ocean under their 'scientific whaling' programme, even though an international moratorium on whaling has been in force since 1986, and the whole Southern Ocean was declared a whale sanctuary in 1994.
		Last year the Scientific Committee announced that they were unable to give a figure for the total number of southern minke whales, but they thought it could be appreciably lower than their previous estimates of half a million to a million whales.
		Southern minke whales are not in danger of extinction, but many other species of the great whales are endangered.
	www.ecomall.com /greenshopping/whales.htm (578 words)

	RIGHT WHALE
		Right whales were named by whalers who considered them the "right" whales to hunt, since they were rich in blubber, they were easy to catch (they are relatively slow swimmers) and they floated after being killed.
		Right whales (like all baleen whales) are seasonal feeders and carnivores that filter feed plankton and tiny crustaceans like copepods, krill, pteropods, etc., from the water.
		The right whale gestation period is about 12 months and the calf is born tail first (this is normal for cetaceans) and near the surface.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/whales/species/Rightwhale.shtml (819 words)

	Minke Whale watching New England
		Minke Whales hold the unfortunate distinction of being the only baleen whale species that is still commercially hunted on a large scale.
		Despite their ubiquitous presence Minke Whales are not as often observed as their larger cousins such as Finback Whales and Humpback Whales.
		Minke are occasionally active the surface, though much less often than Humpbacks and usually only on the roughest weather days we go out in.
	www.7seas-whalewatch.com /minke_whales.htm (424 words)

	Minke Whale, Minke Whale Information
		Norway and Japan are two countries that argue since the Minke is abundant it is not endangered and therefore they are harvesting (killing), albeit in small numbers, this species on a regular basis.
		Minkes observed breaching usually leave the water at 45° and re-enter without twisting or turning their bodies.
		The Minke Whale is the smallest Rorqual and has a central ridge on top of a flat head.
	www.allthesea.com /Minke-Whale.html (820 words)

	CNN.com - Whale populations at risk - July 24, 2001
		These are the North Pacific minke whale, the Southern Hemisphere minke whale, the North Atlantic minke whale, the sperm whale, bryde's whale, and gray whale.
		It warns of "dire consequences" for one genetically distinct population of minke whale in the North Pacific as a result of Japanese catches.
		In the southern hemisphere, it says that the rare dwarf minke whale continues to be taken by Japanese whalers.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/07/23/whales (580 words)

	Minke Whales - Wildlife of Antarctica - Antarctic Connection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Minke was named for an infamous 18th-century Norwegian whaler who regularly broke the rules concerning the types and sizes of whales that he was permitted at that time to hunt.
		The smallest of the rorqual or large baleen whales, Minke whales were generally ignored as a commercial species until quite recently.
		Minkes have a narrow v-shaped head with a sharply pointed snout, relatively short flippers (only reaching one-eighth their body length), and a tall dorsal fin They have fl or dark grey backs with white bellies.
	www.antarcticconnection.com /antarctic/wildlife/whales/minke.shtml (510 words)

	Baleen Whale - Dolphins And Whales Window
		The distinguishing feature between this suborder and the toothed whales is that baleen whales have baleen plates instead of teeth in the upper jaw, which enables them to filter food from water.
		Baleen whales are generally larger than toothed whales, and the females are larger of the two sexes.
		Known for their acrobacy are the Humpback Whales, but other baleen whales also break through the water surface with their body or beat it loudly with their fins.
	dolphins.jump-gate.com /different_family/baleen_whale.shtml (480 words)

	ACS - American Cetacean Society
		The minke whales is the smallest member of the rorqual family of whales (those whales with baleen, a dorsal fin, and throat pleats).
		Minke whales feed primarily on krill in the southern hemisphere and on small schooling fish (capelin, cod, herring, pollock) or krill in the northern hemisphere.
		Killer whales are known to prey on minkes, especially in parts of the southern hemisphere.
	www.acsonline.org /factpack/MinkeWhale.htm (852 words)

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		Antarctic minke whales summer in the Antarctic zone, especially close to the edge of the pack ice, and winter in the north, from the equator to the 35th parallel.
		The "dwarf" minke whale tends to be distributed in the lower latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere with wintering grounds from South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia and the eastern coast of South America from March to December.
		Minke whales tend to be solitary or found in small groups, although they may also be found in larger aggregations in areas where prey is concentrated.
	www.ifaw.org /ifaw/general/default.aspx?oid=13068 (1260 words)

	The Minke Whale : Balaenoptera Acutorostrata
		The Minke Whale is found from the polar ice-edge to the tropics, and, although mainly an oceanic species, will come quite near to the coast.
		Description: The Minke Whale is the smallest of the rorquals, measuring between 8-10m in length and weighing between 8-13.5 tonnes.
		Behaviour: Minke Whales regularly occur either in groups of 2-3 or as individuals, with large congregations amassing on feeding grounds.
	www.seasabres.com /Safty-education/Education/Whales/Minke.htm (465 words)

	Cetacea - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Cetology is the branch of marine science associated with the study of cetaceans.
		Cetaceans are nearly hairless, and are insulated by a thick layer of blubber.
		There are many misconceptions about cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises), the most common of which is the idea that cetaceans are fish.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/c/e/t/Cetacean.html (1360 words)

	International Whaling Commission Report
		In 92/181 of the compiled sightings (50.8% of the total) the whales had been observed underwater; photographs and/or underwater video supported 33 cases (18.2% of the total), with additional photographs and video not matched to particular sightings (total of 103 colour transparencies and 22 colour prints taken underwater; 63 colour prints taken at the surface).
		In only 16/156 cases were the whales reported in open water away from reefs, in 7/16 cases sightings were west of the reefs over a level sea floor of the continental shelf approximately 30-40m deep.
		Most sightings of dwarf minke whales in the present study were on or near reefs at the edge of the continental shelf, which are approximately 40-45km from the Queensland coast in the Port Douglas sector (Fig.1) and 50-80km offshore in the Ribbon Reef sector.
	www.minkewhale.org /iwc_report.htm (4428 words)

	Blue Whales - Wildlife of Antarctica - Antarctic Connection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Once numbering close to 200,000 individuals, Blue whales were heavily exploited for their oil, meat, and baleen during the early to mid 1900's, severely reducing the species' population to near the point of extinction.
		Blue whales are so named because their skin has a light-gray-and-white mottled pattern, which appears light blue when the whale is just below the surface of the water on a sunny day.
		Water and food rushing into the whale's pleated, expandable mouth is forced past hundreds of wide, fl fringed baleen plates that hang from the roof of the mouth.
	www.antarcticconnection.com /antarctic/wildlife/whales/blue.shtml (573 words)

	KonaWhaleWatch.com - Hawaii’s cetaceans
		The Northern Hemisphere Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) and the Southern Hemisphere Minke Whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis).
		Minke whales are actually different species, further divided into discrete biological populations, each with a different conservation status.
		Minkes are found in oceans all over the world, though they are less common in tropical waters, because they prefer cooler temperatures.
	www.konawhalewatch.com /main_file.php/general/27/16 (487 words)

	The Palumbi Lab
		Genetic profiling of individual legal whales as soon as they are killed (including incidentally caught animals and documentation of frozen stockpiles), in an widely accessible database would also make it possible to detect smuggling of whale products.
		Two or three packages of whale meat products are purchased from each vendor, and no more than one of each type of sample is purchased in any one shop to limit the number of duplicate samples from the same whale.
		DNA forensics and population structure in North Pacific minke whales.
	www.stanford.edu /group/Palumbi/ProjectSummaries/Whale.html (1144 words)

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