" ''Krill wars'
back on in southern ocean as activist ship Bandero deliberately collides with Aker QRILL trawler. Aker QRILL is the world's largest harvester of krill, which is used in aquaculture feed, pet food, bait and nutritional supplements."

"The Bandero delivered a gentle but deliberate nudge to the stern of the Antarctic Sea, accompanied by a message: Stop despoiling the ecological integrity of the Southern Ocean...In recent years, several whales have been killed during krill fishing harvesting." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-02/tas-krill-wars-back-on-in-southern-ocean/106525856

Krill for whales, seals, penguins, and fish or fat cats?

#krill #biodiversity #ecosystem #MarineLife #whales #Antarctica #fishing #pets #PetFood #cats

Windsurfer crashes into whale at high speed
"when the whale surfaced in HIS path" ?

"Many gray whales now show signs of poor nutrition, and reproduction rates have dropped significantly. During the 2025 migration, only 85 mother-calf pairs were recorded moving past central California by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), the lowest number on record. Scientists believe that shifting food availability in the Arctic, likely linked to the climate crisis, is a key factor." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/01/windsurfer-hits-gray-whale-san-francisco

#whales #habitat #MarineLife #MigratorySpecies #WindSurfing #HighSpeedRecreation #speed #surfing #beach #AllOurPlayground

Unsuspecting windsurfer collides with gray whale in the San Francisco Bay

Footage shows a man windsurfing being forcefully thrown from his board as a whale breaches off the California coast

The Guardian

It takes a lot of dead sharks to swim in their habitat as if it is our pool

"Tiger sharks relocated from swimming beaches generally return to a beach within about three months... Concerns about shark deaths" >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-02/tiger-shark-attacks-reduced-with-relocation-study-suggests/106522888

#AquaticHabitats #MarineLife #biodiversity #sharks ##cull #translocation #swimming #surfing #beach #AllOurPlayground

Image: Sydney mural: 'All our playground'

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#MarineLife #watercolor #watercolour #art #artShop #mermaid #poc #fediart #mastoart #creativeToots #artforsale

⟦Mantor et al.⟧ Blubber under stress: ex vivo cortisol exposure induces an anti-inflammatory state in precision-cut adipose tissue slices from humpback whales https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2026.1753955/full 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science
Frontiers | Blubber under stress: ex vivo cortisol exposure induces an anti-inflammatory state in precision-cut adipose tissue slices from humpback whales

Cetaceans are exposed to multiple anthropogenic stressors that may disrupt hormonal balance, notably through elevated release of circulating stress hormones,...

Frontiers
Unsuspecting windsurfer collides with gray whale in the San Francisco Bay

Footage shows a man windsurfing being forcefully thrown from his board as a whale breaches off the California coast

The Guardian