Alarming News for Gray Whales.
Scientists are concerned about a potential gray whale die-off as starving whales migrate north along the Pacific coast. This troubling trend highlights ongoing environmental challenges affecting marine life.

#GrayWhales #MarineConservation #OceanHealth #WildlifeProtection

https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2025/04/gray-whale-die-off-feared-as-starving-whales-migrate-north.html?outputType=amp

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Scientists unsure why gray whales are dying off Pacific Coast again - Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2025-04-08/gray-whales-are-dying-off-the-pacific-coast-again-and-scientists-arent-sure-why

#Whales move nutrients from Alaska to Hawaii in their urine, supporting tropical ecosystems https://phys.org/news/2025-03-whales-nutrients-alaska-hawaii-urine.html

Migrating #BaleenWhales transport high-latitude nutrients to tropical and subtropical ecosystems https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-56123-2

"in oceans across the globe, great whales—including #RightWhales, #GrayWhales, and #humpbacks—transport about 4,000 tons of nitrogen each year to low-nutrient coastal areas in the tropics and subtropics. They also bring more than 45,000 tons of biomass"

Drone footage provides new insight into #GrayWhales' acrobatic feeding behavior
https://phys.org/news/2024-09-drone-footage-insight-gray-whales.html

"The #whales' movements, including forward and side-swimming, headstands and the use of bubble blasts change as the whales grow... bubble blasts (a single big exhale that produces a circle pattern at the surface) are used by to regulate their buoyancy while feeding in very shallow water... Larger, fatter whales were more likely to bubble blast, especially while performing headstands."

Wildlife mystery: Why are gray whales swimming into San Francisco Bay in increasing numbers? https://phys.org/news/2024-06-wildlife-mystery-gray-whales-san.html

"#GrayWhales have been veering off their normal routes and swimming under the #GoldenGateBridge into #SanFrancisco Bay in unprecedented numbers. Using thousands of photos of markings on the #whales' backs to identify them, #scientists have confirmed that at least 71 different gray whales swam into the bay between 2018 and 2023, with some staying for more than two months"

Places around the #SalishSea to spot #Whales from shore: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?ll=48.0860470884482%2C-123.07341011418649&mid=1xIsepZY5h_8oA2nd6IwJN-Y7lhk&z=9

#orcas #graywhales #humpbacks #seattle

Good news for gray #whales: 'Unusual mortality event' declared over https://phys.org/news/2024-03-good-news-gray-whales-unusual.html

"It was a worrisome few years for North Pacific #GrayWhales, with hundreds washing up dead on shorelines along the West Coast leading to an estimated 30% decline in their population. But the #GrayWhale population is now considered healthy enough #NOAA this week declared closed the Unusual Mortality Event it designated in 2019."