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Article: Keeping whales safe.(TURKS & CAICOS I.)
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- Caribbean Update
- Article date:
- February 1, 2008
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The Caribbean is becoming an increasingly popular resort and cruise ship destination; but along with increased development comes increased threats to whales of harassment, acoustic disturbance, vessel strikes, entanglement, and pollution. The threats are not well documented due to their remote location, reports Caribbean Net News (Jan. 4, 2008):
The bulk of the North Atlantic humpback whale population is thought to breed and calf around the Dominican Republic. In response, DR's Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources created the largest marine mammal sanctuary in the ...