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Aerial view of a North Atlantic right whale mother and calf.
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Hope & Despair for the North Atlantic Right Whale Population

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Human activity is increasing in the Arctic marine environment due to climate change. To help the most vulnerable areas, the Global Marine Program of IUCN, along with partners, is convening a series of workshops aimed at enhancing ecosystem-based management and identifying biologically or ecologically important or vulnerable habitats. Burgerbukta, a bay in Svalbard, Norway, is being managed for ecosystem protection.
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The Sant Ocean Hall: Life at the Poles Exhibit

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Side view of a large sperm whale swimming at the surface of the ocean.
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Sperm Whale

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Tale of a Whale

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a diagram of a killer whale using echolocation
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Echolocation

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A narwhal breaches the surface, its tusk pointed to the sky
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Tusks of Mystery

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A pod of killer whales from above.
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A Pod of Whales

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Ari Friedlaender, a research scientist at the Duke University Marine Lab, tags a blue whale.
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Acrobatic Blue Whales Do the Twist While Feeding

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Splash – Monitoring Humpback Whales

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The rough patches of skin known as callosities occur in unique patterns on all North Atlantic right whales and help researchers identify and track individual whales. This whale is named Phoenix.
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Close Up of Phoenix’s Callosities

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Phoenix swims in George’s Bank, off the coast of New England, on March 13, 2009.
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Phoenix in George's Bank

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An adult giant squid battles its only known predator - a sperm whale.
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Battle with a Sperm Whale

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