โฆThorpe & Heathโง Seal population recovery and conservation can be reconciled with viable commercial fisheries in the North Sea, although both may be threatened by climate change
https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/83/4/fsag041/8651479?login=false ๐ฆญ
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Seal population recovery and conservation can be reconciled with viable commercial fisheries in the North Sea, although both may be threatened by climate change
Abstract. Seals are key predators in the North Sea, with the potential to exert top-down control on commercial fish populations and reshape energy flows th
OUP Academic
Sperm whale clicks follow similar rules to human speech
Sperm whales produce powerful clicks to communicate. To our ears, they sound nothing more than a series of repetitive, mechanical taps. But we could be a step closer to understanding some of their complex communication, as scientists have discovered that the large marine mammals organize their sounds in patterns similar to those of human speech.
Phys.org
Why are some seals more resistant to disease? UMaine student investigates
A University of Maine student is investigating why some seals are more resistant to disease than others.
Portsmouth Herald
Frontiers | Variation in foraging ecology of common dolphins in the Celtic Seas ecoregion
Predators forage by balancing the energy content of prey with the energy required to capture it, selecting prey based on their foraging strategy. In the Celt...
FrontiersโฆPeres dos Santos et al.โง Ecology and Seasonal Habitat Use of Northern Bottlenose and Sowerby's Beaked Whales in the Azores
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.70172?af=R ๐
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Record humpback sightings build case for stronger protections - Oceanographic
Unprecedented sightings at the Navidad Bank set to be presented to the International Whaling Commission as evidence for stronger protections
Oceanographic
Norway Reopens Annual Whale Hunt Despite Pressure to End Commercial Whaling - Inside Climate News
As demand for whale meat declines at home, Norway exports it to Japan, markets it to tourists and sells it online as dog food.
Inside Climate News