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FILE - A whale breaches the surface of the Southern Ocean in front of mountains on the Antarctica Peninsula on March 15, 2023. (AP Photo/David Keyton, File)

FILE - A whale breaches the surface of the Southern Ocean in front of mountains on the Antarctica Peninsula on March 15, 2023. (AP Photo/David Keyton, File)

FILE - This photo made by a CCAMLR observer shows the carcass of a humpback whale floating free soon after release from a net during krill trawling by the Norwegian fishing company Aker BioMarine in the Southern Ocean on April 20, 2021. (MRAG via AP, File)

FILE - This photo made by a CCAMLR observer shows the carcass of a humpback whale floating free soon after release from a net during krill trawling by the Norwegian fishing company Aker BioMarine in the Southern Ocean on April 20, 2021. (MRAG via AP, File)

In this photo made by a CCAMLR observer, fishermen aboard the Chilean krill trawler Antarctic Endeavour prepare to release a humpback whale caught in a net in waters between Chile and Antarctica on Feb. 1, 2024. (CCAMLR via AP)

In this photo made by a CCAMLR observer, fishermen aboard the Chilean krill trawler Antarctic Endeavour prepare to release a humpback whale caught in a net in waters between Chile and Antarctica on Feb. 1, 2024. (CCAMLR via AP)

FILE - This photo made by a CCAMLR observer aboard Aker BioMarine's ship, the Antarctic Sea, in April 2021, shows birds on the surface of the water next to the carcass of a humpback whale caught in a net during krill trawling by the Norwegian fishing company Aker BioMarine in the Southern Ocean on April 20, 2021. (MRAG via AP, File)

FILE - This photo made by a CCAMLR observer aboard Aker BioMarine's ship, the Antarctic Sea, in April 2021, shows birds on the surface of the water next to the carcass of a humpback whale caught in a net during krill trawling by the Norwegian fishing company Aker BioMarine in the Southern Ocean on April 20, 2021. (MRAG via AP, File)

This photo made by a CCAMLR observer shows a dead minke whale found entangled in fishing gear off the coast of Antarctica, south of New Zealand on Jan. 8, 2024. (CCAMLR via AP)

This photo made by a CCAMLR observer shows a dead minke whale found entangled in fishing gear off the coast of Antarctica, south of New Zealand on Jan. 8, 2024. (CCAMLR via AP)

FILE - This photo provided by the British Antarctic Survey in October 2023 shows an Antarctic krill (Euphausia suberba). (Chris Gilbert/British Antarctic Survey, File)

FILE - This photo provided by the British Antarctic Survey in October 2023 shows an Antarctic krill (Euphausia suberba). (Chris Gilbert/British Antarctic Survey, File)

FILE - In this image from video provided by Sea Shepherd Global, the Norwegian Aker Biomarine's Antarctic Endeavour krill fishing ship sails near a whale in the Southern Ocean on March 6, 2023. (Mika Van Der Gun/Sea Shepherd Global via AP, File)

FILE - In this image from video provided by Sea Shepherd Global, the Norwegian Aker Biomarine's Antarctic Endeavour krill fishing ship sails near a whale in the Southern Ocean on March 6, 2023. (Mika Van Der Gun/Sea Shepherd Global via AP, File)