Dutch probe mystery porpoise deaths
Dutch scientists were on Wednesday probing the mysterious deaths of dozens of harbour porpoises whose carcasses have been washing up on the country's northern beaches since last week.
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News tagged with marine biologists
Red tide appearing in Gulf of Mexico
Red Tide is sweeping through much of the Gulf Coast of Florida, having killed millions of fish and other marine life, and it could be headed toward Texas, according to a Texas A&M University at Galveston marine biologist.
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Jul 30, 2021
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Examining the food chains controlling invasive marine species
A landmark scientific study involving marine biologists from Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Libya, Italy, Tunisia, the UK, the US and Malta documenting instances where native Mediterranean species have preyed upon two highly invasive ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 21, 2021
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World's coral scientists warn action is needed now to save even a few reefs from climate change
The Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote, seemingly idyllic places on Earth. Coconut-covered sandy beaches with incredible bird life rim tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, hundreds of miles from any continent. ...
Ecology
Jul 20, 2021
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China to pause squid fishing in Pacific, Atlantic breeding grounds
China has announced a temporary ban on its fishing fleet—the world's biggest—from catching squid in parts of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans after overfishing pushed populations to the brink of collapse.
Ecology
Jun 29, 2021
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Algorithm reveals the mysterious foraging habits of narwhals
An algorithm can predict when narwhals hunt—a task once nearly impossible to gain insight into. Mathematicians and computer scientists at the University of Copenhagen, together with marine biologists in Greenland, have ...
Ecology
Jun 16, 2021
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When sharks need a power nap, they go surfing
Surf's up! Gray reef sharks can't hang ten, but they're still pretty rad surfers.
Plants & Animals
Jun 14, 2021
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Scientists discover that coral 'winners' may now be losers
Examination of thousands of underwater photographs by San Fernando Valley high school students has led to the discovery that a species of Caribbean coral—deemed by marine biologists as a winner in the struggle against natural ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 8, 2021
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Antarctic hotspot: Fin whales favor the waters around Elephant Island
During the era of commercial whaling, fin whales were hunted so intensively that only a small percentage of the population in the Southern Hemisphere survived, and even today, marine biologists know little about the life ...
Plants & Animals
May 28, 2021
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Who's in this ocean? Tracking down species on the go using environmental DNA
Sloughed off skin and bodily fluids are things most people would prefer to avoid.
Ecology
May 21, 2021
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