1. The Minke whales, which are numerous, should be culled because they are impeding the recovery of the endangered Blue Whale.

2. They penetrate south to varying degrees, blue and minke whales often appearing well south of the pack ice edge.

3. In fact the Minke whale, the smallest species, has always been hunted with a non-explosive grenade.

4. A minke whale swims near Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

5. A dwarf minke whale swims near Australia's Great Barrier Reef .

6. They hunt the Atlantic minke whale, which has a population of about 103, 000.

7. A dwarf minke whale cuts through the water, its many throat grooves clearly visible.

8. Artist Dan Harvey works beside a crystal encrusted minke whale skeleton entitled "Stranded" at the Natural History Museum in London May 30, 2006.

9. Norwegian whalers said yesterday they had harpooned a female minke whale.

10. The region is one of the chief feeding grounds of the sperm,[http://sentencedict.com] baleen and minke whales.

11. And instead of catching tuna and other endangered species, Mr Komatsu advocates making more use of "plentiful Antarctic resources, " such as the Minke whale.

12. The photo released by the Oceanic Viking carried a headline alleging a mother minke whale and her calf were taken by Japanese whalers .

13. Two Greenpeace protesters "keep an eye on" Japan on a mock pink whale in front of the Sydney Opera House to protest the Japanese whaling fleet's departure for Antarctica to harvest the Minke whale.