Ireland’s water quality suffers from high nitrate levels, warns EPA; Social Democrats call for urgent government action.

Birdwatch Ireland identifies 73 key seabird areas, urging government action for protection and conservation amid rising ...

On June 27, Janet Neilson, a biologist with the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, saw an adult humpback whale near ...

Arrived at the whale at about 18:00 hrs. Turns out to be a large male sei whale (JGM 140 USNM 504244). Has a very large dorsal fin with a good sized notch in the trailing edge. The rope and the fin ...

Now, let's delve into solving the Toothed whale with a tall dorsal fin crossword clue, featured as 54 Down in the USA Today Crossword on June 14, 2025.

Chilling moment 5ft shark's dorsal fin is spotted just 30 feet from one of Britain's most popular beaches. he 5ft long specimen was observed for 25 minutes feeding in the relatively shallow water ...

Omura, H. and Fujino, K. (1954) Sei Whales in the Adjacent Waters of Japan. II. Further Studies on the External Characters. Scientific Report of the Whales Research Institute, 9, 89-103. - References ...

The 1935 prototype of the B-17 had a tall, narrow fin and no dorsal. The fin’s straight leading rose almost vertically from the fuselage without even the apology of a fillet.

The sei whale, said to be one of the fastest whales, is a member of the baleen whale family which includes dolphins and porpoises. The discovery brings the total number of marine mammal species ...

Japan caught 30 fin whales this season, half the quota of 60, alongside 294 minke, Bryde's, and sei whales—below the annual quota of 379. Conservationists, however, remain skeptical.

"A Humpback whale is immediately distinguishable even from a distance away due to its sheer size,” said Frankie. “They grow to 13-14 metres in body length and the tail alone is 5-6 metres wide.

While there are no observations of orcas hunting fin whales, orcas are known to hunt and eat sei whales (Balaenoptera borealis) in waters near Chilean Patagonia.