CBC British Columbia1h ago
B.C. Ferries alters Northern Expedition schedule amid efforts to avoid hitting humpback whales
The Northern Expedition ferry, serving Prince Rupert and Haida Gwaii, is travelling at lower speeds in an effort to reduce the risk of hitting humpback whales and other marine mammals in the region.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-ferries-humpbacks-north-9.7170977?cmp=rss
Kate 2d ago
How a Gold Rush for Krill Dietary Supplements Is Killing Antarctica https://GreekReporter.com https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/19/how-gold-rush-krill-oil-dietary-supplements-is-killing-antarctica/ 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science #Antarctica #Overfishing
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Kate 2d ago
PFAS detected in dolphin milk may pass from mothers to calves https://phys.org/news/2026-04-pfas-dolphin-mothers-calves.html 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Science
PFAS detected in dolphin milk may pass from mothers to calves

Researchers have found that a group of chemicals known as PFAS can be transferred from mother dolphins to their nursing calves, adding to the evidence that these persistent contaminants can be transferred from mothers to offspring during early development.

Phys.org
Kate 3d ago
Stranded and dying, the German whale is a parable of our troubled relationship with these sea giants https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/18/stranded-dying-german-whale-troubled-relationship-sea-timmy 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science
Stranded and dying, the German whale is a parable of our troubled relationship with these sea giants

Even as we empathise with these intelligent animals, our relentless push for resources kills them in their thousands, just as whalers once hunted them to the brink of extinction

The Guardian
Kate 3d ago
⟦Thorpe & Heath⟧ 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 🦭 #Pinnipeds #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Seals #Science #Fisheries
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
Kate 4d ago
Study ranks Hawaiian monk seal most at risk of extinction from plastic pollution https://www.environewsnigeria.com/study-ranks-hawaiian-monk-seal-most-at-risk-of-extinction-from-plastic-pollution/ 🦭 #Pinnipeds #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Seals #Science #OceanPollution
Kate 4d ago
How seals' whiskers make them master underwater hunters https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5786687/harbor-seals-whiskers-fish-science 🦭 #Pinnipeds #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Seals #Science
Kate 5d ago
Sperm whale clicks follow similar rules to human speech https://phys.org/news/2026-04-sperm-whale-clicks-similar-human.html 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science
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
Kate 6d ago
Why are some seals more resistant to disease? UMaine student investigates https://eu.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/2026/04/14/why-are-some-seals-more-resistant-to-disease-umaine-student-investigates/89584400007/ 🦭 #Pinnipeds #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Seals #Science
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
Kate 6d ago
⟦Albrecht et al.⟧ Variation in foraging ecology of common dolphins in the Celtic Seas ecoregion https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2026.1728196/full 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Science
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...

Frontiers