Norwegian zoologists have found about 30 plastic bags and other plastic waste in the stomach of a beaked whale that had beached on a southwestern Norway coast.
Ecology
Feb 3, 2017
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(Phys.org) —A team of researchers with members from several European countries has published a paper in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, arguing that new archeological evidence suggests ...
Despite New Zealanders' close connection with the oceans, very few will have heard of "temperate mesophotic ecosystems" (TMEs). Even fewer will appreciate their importance for coastal fisheries, and possibly climate change ...
Ecology
May 24, 2022
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NOAA-supported scientists, led by Nancy Rabalais, Ph.D., from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON), found the size of this year's Gulf of Mexico dead zone to be smaller than forecasted, measuring 3,000 square ...
Environment
Jul 25, 2009
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Sitting on a beach looking out to sea, it may seem unusual to spot one of the world's largest animals swimming in shallow coastal 30-foot-deep waters. But each winter, female southern right whales migrate thousands of miles ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 14, 2022
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Using sophisticated electronic tags, scientists have assembled a large biologging dataset to garner comparative insights on how sharks, rays, and skates—also known as "elasmobranchs"—use the ocean depths. While some species ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 19, 2022
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A bloom of the toxic algae known as red tide continued to plague parts of Southwest Florida's coastline over the past week with fish kills and respiratory irritation.
Ecology
Dec 14, 2022
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A sick baby dugong whose fight for recovery won hearts in Thailand and cast a spotlight on ocean conservation has died from an infection exacerbated by bits of plastic lining her stomach, officials said Saturday.
Ecology
Aug 17, 2019
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Sharks, penguins, turtles and other seagoing species could help humans monitor the oceans by transmitting oceanographic information from electronic tags.
Ecology
Nov 28, 2019
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(AP) -- Dolphins and sharks are showing up in surprisingly shallow water just off the Florida coast. Mullets, crabs, rays and small fish congregate by the thousands off an Alabama pier. Birds covered in oil are crawling ...
Environment
Jun 17, 2010
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