March 2, 2020 By Tom Yulsman Discover
Whales attracted to commercial fishing operations and other human activities can wind up in real trouble. A young Norwegian researcher is trying to help.
February 28, 2020 By Elizabeth Pennisi Science
With only about 400 North Atlantic right whales remaining, the Canadian government is stepping up its efforts to keep them safe, even as it tries to keep the nation’s lucrative snow crab and lobster fisheries in business. Officials yesterday announced the nation’s latest plan for reducing the number of these behemoths being hit by ships or tangled up in fishing nets.
February 28, 2020 By Brooks Hays UPI
Researchers have uncovered the source of the ocean’s remarkable biodiversity. According to the latest research, the ocean wasn’t host to a rapid period of diversification. Likewise, the most diverse groups of marine species don’t enjoy higher rates of speciation, or origination.
February 27, 2020 by Suzanne Kayian MauiTime
For the first time in history, whale researchers captured video footage of a humpback whale giving birth earlier this month. On that historic day, PacWhale Eco-Adventures staff also spotted a floating placenta from a different birth in the same waters.
February 26, 2020 By Bob Berwyn InsideClimate News
The world’s major wind-driven ocean currents are moving toward the poles at a rate of about a mile every two years, potentially depriving important coastal fishing waters of important nutrients and raising the risk of sea level rise, extreme storms and heatwaves for some adjacent land areas.