1.   Then Greenpeace sent its tiny inflatable boats to protect the whales.

2.   Federal agencies, also facing lawsuits from Strahan, have speeded up efforts to protect the whales from fishing gear.

3.   However, he said a minesweeping operation had been moved to protect the whales, and gunners have been instructed to shoot out to sea.

4.   Opponents call the hunt butchery, saying it has no place in a modern world where whales are protected by international law.

5.   With shipping and fishing interests expressing eagerness to cooperate in efforts to protect the whales, the low birth rates are the most worrisome problem.

6.   Brosnan and Ms. Smith met at a fund-raiser to protect whales.

7.   Marine park officials argue captivity has not been proven harmful and can protect the whales from disease, predators, pollution and fishing nets.

8.   Protest groups, led by Ocean Defense International, have been monitoring the northwest Washington shoreline by boat in an effort to protect the whales from the tribal hunters.

9.   The goal is to understand ship traffic patterns in the areas so efforts can be made to protect the whales.

10.   The operation also seeks scientific evidence that will make it possible to introduce specific measures to protect whales and dolphins ands to draw up rules governing whale-watching.