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GLOBALink | Marine life observation event held on China's youngest volcanic island

STORY: Marine life observation event held on China's youngest volcanic island SHOOTING TIME: March 22, 2024 DATELINE: March 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of a lecture on intertidal marine life 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG WENTING, Participant 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU YI, Researcher of intertidal biology from Xiamen University 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LU XINYUAN, Participant STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent "This year's Weizhou Island Ocean Exploration Festival, in its 2nd edition, is underway in Weizhou Island, south China's Guangxi. The event offers ocean enthusiasts an opportunity to observe marine life in an eco-friendly manner." Over the years, Weizhou Island, China's youngest volcanic island, has recorded a more frequent presence of the Bryde's whales, a national first-class protected aquatic animal. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG WENTING, Participant "H

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Bryde's whales spotted preying on fish in China's Guangxi

STORY: Bryde's whales spotted preying on fish in China's Guangxi SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 5, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bryde's whale preying on fish STORYLINE: Bryde's whales were recently spotted preying on fish in the waters off south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Bryde's whales, a national first-class protected aquatic animal, are mainly found in tropical and subtropical waters. They are marked by three ridges in front of their blowhole, a dark grey back and a white or pink abdomen. From around every September to May of next year, the whales could be found foraging in the waters off Weizhou Island in Guangxi. Since 2016, more than 60 Bryde's whales have been identified in waters off Weizhou Island. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanning, China. (XHTV)

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Sightings of Bryde's whales increase as China steps up protection efforts

STORY: Sightings of Bryde's whales increase as China steps up protection efforts DATELINE: April 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): GUO YIFAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHEN MO, Associate researcher from Guangxi Academy of Sciences 3. STANDUP 2 (English): GUO YIFAN, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LAI CHAOYUN, President of Weizhou Island's tourism association STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): GUO YIFAN, Xinhua correspondent "I'm on Weizhou Island in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. You can see behind me there are several fishing boats, and if you take an aerial view of the island, you can see it is located in a semicircular bay. Weizhou Island is the largest and the youngest volcanic island in China. In 2016, a Bryde's whale, known as a very mysterious species of cetaceans, was spotted in waters off Weizhou Island, making this place more appealing to tourists. Meanwhile, some marine rese

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Bryde's whales spotted in south China's offshore waters

STORY: Bryde's whales spotted in south China's offshore waters DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:26 LOCATION: BEIHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bryde's whales STORYLINE: Recently, a group of Bryde's whales has been frequently spotted in the waters around Weizhou Island, Beihai, in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. This area is an important feeding ground for large whales, which was first discovered in the 1980s. This group of Bryde's whales has been returning to the island every year from September to the end of April next year. The number of these mammals has grown significantly in recent years, from around 10 in 2018 to about 50 today. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beihai, China. (XHTV)

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SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-WHALE WATCHING-CITIZEN SCIENCE

(220725) -- CAPE TOWN, July 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Bryde's whale is seen in Cape Town, South Africa, on June 15, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Passion for whales takes Cape Town residents to citizen science" (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-WHALE WATCHING-CITIZEN SCIENCE

(220725) -- CAPE TOWN, July 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Bryde's whale is seen in Cape Town, South Africa, on June 15, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Passion for whales takes Cape Town residents to citizen science" (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-CHINA NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Bryde's whale forages in waters off Weizhou Island in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 15, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)

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Dead whale landed at Sendai port

A dead Bryde's whale is landed at a port in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 24, 2020.

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Dead whale landed at Sendai port

A dead Bryde's whale is landed at a port in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 24, 2020.

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Dead whale landed at Sendai port

A dead Bryde's whale is landed at a port in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 24, 2020.

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Whale dish in Japan

Photo taken March 17, 2020, shows Bryde's whale meat served at a restaurant in Tokyo. Japan resumed commercial whaling in July 2019 after a 31-year hiatus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bryde's whale auction in Japan

A man eats a piece of Bryde's whale meat during a tasting event at a wholesale market in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2019. Japan resumed commercial whaling on July 1 after a 31-year hiatus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bryde's whale auction in Japan

A man eats a piece of Bryde's whale meat during a tasting event at a wholesale market in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2019. Japan resumed commercial whaling on July 1 after a 31-year hiatus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bryde's whale auction in Japan

A man eats a piece of Bryde's whale meat during a tasting event at a wholesale market in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2019. Japan resumed commercial whaling on July 1 after a 31-year hiatus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bryde's whale auction in Japan

A Bryde's whale is auctioned at a wholesale market in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2019. Japan resumed commercial whaling on July 1 after a 31-year hiatus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bryde's whale auction in Japan

A Bryde's whale is auctioned at a wholesale market in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2019. Japan resumed commercial whaling on July 1 after a 31-year hiatus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo