Extinction of The Grey Whales
The gray whale decline has been an eminent problem for many decades. There are numerous reasons for the gray whales to be in decline. Some of these reasons include the whale hunting that occurred in the mid 1860's into the early 1870's on the coast of California (Jones, pg. 173). There are, to this day, two countries that continue to ignore the whale moratorium (Busch, pg. 103). Another reason is the dead gray whales washing up on the shores of the West Coast, which is probably due to their food shortage. The gray whales are the only whales having suffered near extinction. The gray whale hunting occurred the along coast's of the Northern Hemisphere. These gray whales are the "coast hugging" species of the Northern Hemisphere (Bonner, pg. 77). "The last period of significant whaling from ships on the Coast of California was in the mid 1860's into the early 1870's", (Jones, pg. 173). But, today "Japan and Korea continue to ignore the whaling moratorium." These two countries ignore the moratorium, even though their gray whales of their shores are almost near to extinction (Busch). These gray whales were hunted for their oils for lubricants, waxes, and polishes. All of these uses were discovered in the late 1800's going o
Some of these gray whales, with their dense blubber, are found dead on the beaches. Scientists' believe the gray whales found on the beaches are under-nourished. Therefore, scientist conducted a study of the coast of central California between 1989 and 1996, which reported a 50%, drop in nutrients for the gray whales (http://graywhale.org/summer.html). Scientists blame the increase in sea surface temperature during that period, of the food shortage. The increasing temperatures may disturb the ecological or food cycle system in the sea. Because of the increasing temperature in the oceans, it may a reason that the habitat of the fishes in the water is disturbed. The disturbance in the water of the fish habitat may lead to the death of the fishes. Therefore, meaning a food shortage for the gray whales. The over fishing, pollution, and destructive fishing habits are also weakening their own havoc (http://graywhale.org/summer.html). But of course, more studies need to be conducted to figure out exactly why these gray whales are dying, the whales that are found dead on the beaches. And, if the increase temperatures of the sea water play a major role for the food shortage. Or, should studies be performed of the bacteria changes in the water. In fact, the water in our planet earth has been recycled for man
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