Fin Whale
The Fin Whale is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. It is the second largest whale and the second largest living animal after the Blue Whale growing to nearly 88 feet long.
The Fin Whale has a long and slender body and is brownish-grey with a paler underside. There are at least two distinct subspecies: the Northern Fin Whale of the North Atlantic and the larger Antarctic Fin Whale of the Southern Ocean.
The Fin Whale is found in all the world's major oceans from polar to tropical waters. It is absent only from waters close to the ice pack at both the north and south poles and relatively small areas of water away from the open ocean. The highest population density occurs in temperate and cool waters.
Like all other large whales, the Fin Whale was heavily hunted during the twentieth century and it is an endangered species. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has issued a moratorium on commercial hunting of this whale.
Date: 12th September 2008
Location: photo taken from Portsmouth to Bilbao P&O ferry
The Fin Whale has a long and slender body and is brownish-grey with a paler underside. There are at least two distinct subspecies: the Northern Fin Whale of the North Atlantic and the larger Antarctic Fin Whale of the Southern Ocean.
The Fin Whale is found in all the world's major oceans from polar to tropical waters. It is absent only from waters close to the ice pack at both the north and south poles and relatively small areas of water away from the open ocean. The highest population density occurs in temperate and cool waters.
Like all other large whales, the Fin Whale was heavily hunted during the twentieth century and it is an endangered species. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has issued a moratorium on commercial hunting of this whale.
Date: 12th September 2008
Location: photo taken from Portsmouth to Bilbao P&O ferry
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