Scientists from the University of Plymouth are carrying out research into one of the more painful features of the South West's beaches – weever fish.
Ecology
Aug 24, 2018
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The south-west of England is known as a hotspot for cetaceans but until recently little was known about the bottlenose dolphins glimpsed off the coast.
Plants & Animals
Dec 20, 2017
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The lack of a standardized procedure for collecting data about elusive and hard to find species like the great white shark has to date seriously hampered efforts to manage and protect these animals.
Ecology
Feb 13, 2017
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Typically, the only activity that concerns beachgoers when it comes to sharks is the sight of a dorsal fin slicing through the water's surface. But, for Kevin Weng, assistant professor of fisheries science at William & Mary's ...
Ecology
Sep 22, 2016
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South Africa's great white sharks face the threat of extinction after a rapid decline in numbers caused by trophy hunting, shark nets and pollution, according to a study released Wednesday.
Ecology
Jul 20, 2016
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An international team of scientists have observed the behaviour of various groups of cetaceans in the Strait of Gibraltar and Cape Breton in Canada belonging to the Globicephala melas species, which are also known as long-finned ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 23, 2012
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Sri Lankan scientists have identified a new genus of fresh water fish and named it after the evolutionary biologist and renowned atheist Richard Dawkins.
Plants & Animals
Jul 16, 2012
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Whale watchers in Southern California were treated to a rare sighting of Eastern Tropical Pacific killer whales.
Plants & Animals
Jan 10, 2017
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Federal biologists have temporarily stopped tagging endangered killer whales in Washington state's Puget Sound after a dead orca was found with pieces of a dart tag lodged in its dorsal fin.
Plants & Animals
Apr 20, 2016
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