Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/A-Minke-Whale-Surfaces-in-the-Barents-Sea-27MZIF3E2T5V.htmlConceptually similarA Minke Whale Surfaces in the Barents SeaGP0STOJBWCompleted★★★★★★A Fin Whale Surfaces in the Barents SeaGP0STOJBZCompleted★★★★A Fin Whale Surfaces in the Barents SeaGP0STOJBTCompleted★★★★A Fin Whale Surfaces in the Barents SeaGP0STOJBUCompleted★★★★★★A Fin Whale Surfaces in the Barents SeaGP0STOJBXCompleted★★★★Fin Whales on the Horizon in the Barents SeaGP0STOJBSCompleted★★★★A Fin Whale Surfaces in the Barents SeaGP0STOJBYCompleted★★★★Whale and Dolphin Research in Barents SeaGP0STOJTTCompleted★★★★Whale and Dolphin Research in Barents SeaGP0STOJTUCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STOJBVA Minke Whale Surfaces in the Barents SeaA minke whale surfacing in front of Greenpeace's ship, the Esperanza, in the north Barents sea, south of Svalbard, near the Spitsbergen bank. Minke whales are the smallest of balleen whales (females typically grow to 7 metres, males to 6 metres). They are still hunted in Norway.Locations:Arctic-Arctic Ocean-Barents SeaDate:19 Aug, 2014Credit:© Nick Cobbing / GreenpeaceMaximum size:3850px X 2567pxKeywords:Day-KWCI (GPI)-Minke whales-MY Esperanza-Nature-Oceans (campaign title)-Oceans (topography)-Outdoors-Save the Arctic (campaign title)-WhalesShoot:Bear Island and Oil Exploration in Barents SeaThe crew of the Greenpeace ship MY Esperanza with resident oil spill expert Rick Steiner, and whale biologist Heike Vester, monitor oil exploration in the Barents Sea, where the wildlife and habitats are under threat, and Bear Island, a unique and pristine bird colony.Greenpeace is campaigning for a ban on offshore drilling in the Arctic, and for the uninhabited area around the North Pole to be declared a global sanctuary.Related Collections:Bear Island and Oil exploration Barents Sea (Photos & Videos)
