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Humpback WhaleSpeciesOrcinusBlue WhalesMonterey Bay Whale WatchDOLPHINGray whalesBeluga whalesFisheriesOttersCalfMinke WhalesLionsWatersPygmy rightDolphins and whalesBalaenopteraOrcasGlobicephalaConservationBowheadDana Point Whale WatchingCetaceansWatchingCaliforniaKillerGiganticCuvier'sImpacts2002SpermBrainsNaval sonarPinnipedsHarbor PorpoiseBottlenoseHemisphereBiologyProtectionsArcticBehaviorPilot WhaleRight WhaleBaleen platesEcologyBlowholesSightingsSmallestStrandingsScientists
Humpback Whale4
Species16
  • Search for native species, from sea otters and Steller sea lions to eagles and humpback whales. (hurtigruten.com)
  • The National Audubon Society Guide to Marine Mammals of the World describes in fascinating detail all 120 species of the world's whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals and sea lions, manatees, Marine and Sea Otters, and the Polar Bear. (whalemuseum.org)
  • We used a spatio-temporal bioenergetics model of the Northeast Pacific Ocean to quantify how predation by three species of pinnipeds and killer whales ( Orcinus orca ) on Chinook salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ) has changed since the 1970s along the west coast of North America, and compare these estimates to salmon fisheries. (nature.com)
  • The minke whale (/ˈmɪnki/), or lesser rorqual, is a species complex of baleen whale. (wikipedia.org)
  • The two species of minke whale are the common (or northern) minke whale and the Antarctic (or southern) minke whale. (wikipedia.org)
  • The minke whale was first described by the Danish naturalist Otto Fabricius in 1780, who assumed it must be an already known species and assigned his specimen to Balaena rostrata, a name given to the northern bottlenose whale by Otto Friedrich Müller in 1776. (wikipedia.org)
  • Many species of whales, dolphins and porpoises undertake long journeys, encountering human-made obstacles along the. (whales.org)
  • Largely based on materials used in undergraduate programmes that the lead author, Professor Chris Parsons, has contributed to at a number of UK and US universities 'An Introduction to Marine Mammal Biology and Conservation' , is arguably the first complete up-to-date introductory text for students that covers both the full range of marine mammal species and the many issues that affect them. (whales.org)
  • The main species covered include all the pinnipeds (the seals and sea lions), the sirenians (the sea cows) and the cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises), and other chapters feature the sea and marine otters and polar bears. (whales.org)
  • In the aftermath, 121 beaked whale mass strandings were reported around the world between 1960 and 2004, while the number of species involved also grew. (truthout.org)
  • June 2019 - the eligible entities submit an application under Marine Mammal Protection Action Section 120(f) requesting authorization to intentionally take, by lethal methods, California sea lions and Steller sea lions to reduce or eliminate sea lion predation on at-risk species in the Columbia River Basin. (noaa.gov)
  • When I spot a marine mammal, I immediately mark an exact location on a hand held GPS, use my binoculars to identify the species, and add information to the sighting on the SeaScribe program, such as species, distance to the sighted animal(s), the degree (angle) to the sighting, number of animals in a group, behavior, and direction if traveling. (oregonstate.edu)
  • The Gulf of Mexico contains at least 2,388 animals, and 31,139 pilot whales of both species are estimated to occur in the western North Atlantic. (seaworld.org)
  • Apart from that, genomic data of this species might help to investigate cancer resistance in large whales, since these mechanisms are not as important for the pygmy right whale as in other giant rorquals and right whales. (lu.se)
  • The lack of shared positive selected genes between different large-bodied whale species supports a previously proposed convergent evolution of gigantism and hence cancer resistance in baleen whales. (lu.se)
  • We estimated µ directly from pedigrees in four baleen whale species for both the mitochondrial control region and nuclear genome. (bvsalud.org)
Orcinus1
  • 2013. Spatial and temporal analysis of killer whale (Orcinus orca) strandings in the North Pacific Ocean and the benefits of a coordinated stranding response protocol. (noaa.gov)
Blue Whales2
  • We spent about an hour and a half with two Blue Whales. (dolphinsafari.com)
  • A two-hour journey off the coast of Dana Point Harbor that puts you in close proximity to some of the ocean's most beautiful animals including Gray whales, Minke whales, Humpback whales, Fin whales, and Blue whales which can be as big as 100 feet long, and also on rare occasions Cetaceans like the Killer Whales. (danawharf.com)
Monterey Bay Whale Watch2
  • Note -- This list includes reported sightings from Monterey Bay Whale Watch trips. (montereybaywhalewatch.com)
  • Note -- In addition to sightings on Monterey Bay Whale Watch trips, this list includes all reported marine mammal sightings for this region. (gowhales.com)
DOLPHIN10
  • At Whale and Dolphin Conservation, we partner with conservationists and communities fighting to save river. (whales.org)
  • A world where every whale and dolphin is safe and free. (whales.org)
  • Get within arm's reach of wildlife on our speedy and fun dolphin & whale watching zodiac-style boats (rigid hull inflatables). (dolphinsafari.com)
  • Have you ever dreamed of getting up close and personal with a blue whale or being eye-to-eye with a dolphin? (dolphinsafari.com)
  • Now you can make your dreams a reality with Captain Dave's Dana Point Whale Watching and Dolphin Tours! (dolphinsafari.com)
  • Join Us for Daily Dolphin and Whale Watching Trips! (danawharf.com)
  • We offer several unique, year-round, whale watching experiences, the most popular of which is our signature whale and dolphin-watching tour. (danawharf.com)
  • Despite U.S. efforts to protect marine mammals in its own waters, fishing gear continues to pose the most significant threat to whale and dolphin conservation worldwide. (commondreams.org)
  • Since 1972 the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act has prohibited the United States from allowing seafood to enter the country unless it meets U.S. whale and dolphin standards. (commondreams.org)
  • Northern right whale dolphin porpoising out of the water beside the ship while in transit. (oregonstate.edu)
Gray whales2
  • Once common throughout the Northern Hemisphere, gray whales are now only regularly found in the North Pacific Ocean where there are two extant populations, one in the eastern and one in the western North Pacific. (collectiblewildlifegifts.com)
  • If you really want to encounter up-close Gray Whales the Pacific Coast of Baja California (Mexico) is the best in Laguna San Ignacio and Bahia Magdalena, the winter quarters for the migrating Pacific Gray Whales, where they give birth. (christofmuller.com)
Beluga whales3
  • Beluga whales' dives may last up to 25 minutes and can reach depths of 800 meters. (nathab.com)
  • Threats to beluga whales include climate change, hunting, oil and gas development, and industrial and urban pollution. (nathab.com)
  • The park has included among its exhibits an Orca or "killer" whale and Beluga Whales. (customessayusa.com)
Fisheries4
  • Thus, Chinook salmon removals (harvest + consumption) increased in the past 40 years despite catch reductions by fisheries, due to consumption by recovering pinnipeds and endangered killer whales. (nature.com)
  • Russell F. Smith III, is the NOAA Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Fisheries, and U.S. commissioner to the International Whaling Commission. (thecre.com)
  • Fisheries and Oceans Canada was notified of the incident, and the boat number and driver were identified after the whale-watching company's social media posts about the very close call drew widespread attention. (piquenewsmagazine.com)
  • The long-delayed regulations will require foreign fisheries to meet the same marine mammal protection standards required of U.S. fishermen or be denied import privileges, thus implementing a 40-year-old provision of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. (commondreams.org)
Otters1
Calf4
  • Right whale mother and calf ( public domain photo on Wikipedia ). (statesymbolsusa.org)
  • Add to all this the fact that a female right whales give birth every three to five years to a single calf. (statesymbolsusa.org)
  • The Center for Whale Research says the seventh calf in 12 months was born into the endangered Southern Resident killer whale population. (thecre.com)
  • But the adventure was in finding the Bryde's Whale and her calf. (dolphinsafari.com)
Minke Whales7
  • clarification needed] Common minke whales (Northern Hemisphere variety) are distinguished from other whales by a white band on each flipper. (wikipedia.org)
  • Minke whales have between 240 and 360 baleen plates on each side of their mouths. (wikipedia.org)
  • Minke whales typically live between 30-50 years, but in some cases, they may live for up to 60 years. (wikipedia.org)
  • Minke whales have a digestive system composed of four compartments with a high density of anaerobic bacteria throughout. (wikipedia.org)
  • The presence of the bacteria suggests minke whales rely on microbial digestion to extract nutrients provided by their food. (wikipedia.org)
  • The brains of minke whales have around 12.8 billion neocortical neurons and 98.2 billion neocortical glia. (wikipedia.org)
  • The gestation period for minke whales is ten months, and calves measure 2.4 to 2.8 m (7.9 to 9.2 ft) at birth. (wikipedia.org)
Lions3
  • Humpback whales may be feeding on sand lance and herring, or there might be Steller sea lions fighting over the best sunning spots. (hurtigruten.com)
  • South-East Alaska also known as the Inside Passage" has an abundance of wildlife - grizzly bears, marmots, eagles, humpback whales, killer whales, Steller sea lions, snow-capped mountains, glaciers and icebergs, romantic villages and much more to discover. (christofmuller.com)
  • Chronology of Events Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act Section 120 Process for Lethal Removal Authority for Problem California Sea Lions in the Columbia River Basin. (noaa.gov)
Waters8
  • A B.C. marine mammal expert is throwing cold water on an idea to repatriate a southern resident killer whale to the waters off the West Coast, where it was was born. (cbc.ca)
  • In 1970, the female whale known as Tokitae, a member of the L-pod of killer whales, was captured from the waters off Washington state and British Columbia. (cbc.ca)
  • Members of a pod of orcas are held captive in Penn Cove, in the waters off Whidbey Island, Wash. Seven of the captured whales, including Lolita, were sold to marine parks. (cbc.ca)
  • In the early 2000s the killer whale Keiko was released from captivity in Mexico to waters near Norway after being rehabilitated in Oregon. (cbc.ca)
  • investigation and report, with a new section 120(f) Temporary Marine Mammal Removal Authority on the Waters of the Columbia River or its Tributaries. (noaa.gov)
  • Short-finned pilot whales are found in warm temperate to tropical waters of the world, generally in deep offshore areas They do not usually range north of 50°N or south of 40°S. (seaworld.org)
  • There are an estimated 589,000 short-finned pilot whales in the eastern tropical Pacific and an estimated 304 in waters off the North American west coast. (seaworld.org)
  • Two types of microalgae, dinoflagellates and diatoms , cause most harmful algal blooms in marine waters. (cdc.gov)
Pygmy right4
  • only the pygmy right whale is smaller. (wikipedia.org)
  • The pygmy right whale is the smallest and most elusive among the baleen whales. (lu.se)
  • This placement makes the pygmy right whale genome an interesting target to update the complex phylogenetic past. (lu.se)
  • This placement makes the pygmy right whale genome an interesting target to update the complex phylogenetic past of baleen whales, because it splits up an otherwise long branch that leads to the radiation of rorquals. (lu.se)
Dolphins and whales2
  • The public demands and the U.S. can -- and by law, must -- wield its tremendous purchasing power to save dolphins and whales from foreign fishing nets,' said Todd Steiner, biologist and executive director of Turtle Island Restoration Network. (commondreams.org)
  • If you look at marine mammals such as dolphins and whales, they have large brains, but they have fewer neurons than humans. (lu.se)
Balaenoptera2
Orcas2
  • We periodically send out announcements, action items and updates about issues affecting the Southern Resident Orcas and The Whale Museum. (whalemuseum.org)
  • We've really shifted our viewing from the southern resident killer whales to the Bigg's (transient) orcas and humpbacks," he says. (piquenewsmagazine.com)
Globicephala1
  • Extremely similar in appearance to long-finned pilot whale ( Globicephala melas ). (seaworld.org)
Conservation8
  • It will also be helpful to students on undergraduate and postgraduate courses concerned with marine conservation and conservation issues more generally. (whales.org)
  • The science review reports similar, but more specific measures as those identified in this Plan to address this threat, for example, implementing innovations and technical solutions to reduce ship noise and adding conservation and protection measures for marine mammals at risk. (canada.ca)
  • 2nd International Marine Conservation Congress, 14-18 May. (noaa.gov)
  • Encompasses the advanced study of the biology and conservation of marine mammals and other marine megafauna (e.g. turtles, sharks, crocodiles and rays). (edu.au)
  • Students will learn about management priorities vital for the continued conservation and recovery of globally threatened populations of marine mammals and other marine megafauna. (edu.au)
  • Threats to marine mammals and effective conservation approaches. (edu.au)
  • Recently, the population estimate, conservation status, and management of the Eastern Canada−West Greenland bowhead population have changed dramatically (bowhead whales of this population also inhabit the ECA). (int-res.com)
  • The new regulations will force other countries to step up and meet U.S. conservation standards -- saving hundreds of thousands of whales and dolphins from dying on hooks and in fishing nets around the world,' said Sarah Uhlemann, senior attorney and international program director of the Center for Biological Diversity . (commondreams.org)
Bowhead5
  • Alaska also has a filter-feeding whale as the state marine mammal ( bowhead whale ). (statesymbolsusa.org)
  • ABSTRACT: Bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus critical habitat was identified as a key information gap by the Eastern Arctic Bowhead Whale Recovery Team. (int-res.com)
  • To fill this gap, data on eastern Canadian Arctic (ECA) bowhead whales and their habitat were collected and analyzed. (int-res.com)
  • We selected governmental, private, and historical whaling bowhead location datasets which differed in temporal and spatial extent, sample size, and quality. (int-res.com)
  • Wheeler B, Gilbert M, Rowe S (2012) Definition of critical summer and fall habitat for bowhead whales in the eastern Canadian Arctic. (int-res.com)
Dana Point Whale Watching2
  • Join our email family for exclusive offers, the latest Dana Point whale watching videos, news, and more! (dolphinsafari.com)
  • Choose your next adventure with our selection of Dana Point whale watching tours, Dana Point sportfishing trips, and Dana Point harbor cruises, like our OC wine cruise, and other events. (danawharf.com)
Cetaceans4
Watching19
  • The rugged East Coast of North America offers some of the best whale watching opportunities in the world. (lonepinebooks.com)
  • Why whale watching is so fascinating? (christofmuller.com)
  • This action plan, in accordance with section 48(1) of SARA, has been prepared in cooperation with numerous stakeholders, including the Parks Canada Agency, marine transportation industry representatives and marine mammal watching excursionists. (canada.ca)
  • Guardians of the sea: The role of whale-watching vessels in B.C. (piquenewsmagazine.com)
  • Whale watching in B.C. is an industry that has been popular for decades and as it evolves so does the need to make sure endangered whales are staying safe. (piquenewsmagazine.com)
  • Captain Anthony Kaulfuss spends his days on the water for Prince of Whales Whale Watching and has been working for the company for 12 years. (piquenewsmagazine.com)
  • Whale-watching vessels want their clients to have a whale-watching show, but more importantly, they want the marine mammals to be safe, he adds. (piquenewsmagazine.com)
  • The association is an advocacy group of eco-tourism professionals who work to conserve, educate and ensure whale watching is done in a responsible manner in B.C. and Washington State. (piquenewsmagazine.com)
  • Whale-watching vessels spend a lot of time in the water and will report whales in distress immediately, she adds. (piquenewsmagazine.com)
  • If you're looking for whale watching near Dana Point, we guarantee you've never experienced anything like this. (dolphinsafari.com)
  • As one of the highest-rated whale watching companies in Southern California, we offer year-round boat tours and educational whale watching field trips for an ocean adventure you'll never forget. (dolphinsafari.com)
  • Those few scientists who spend their lives watching whales often are affected in profound ways. (latimes.com)
  • At times, scientists sense that the whales they're watching are gazing back with equal curiosity and equal care not to frighten or harm. (latimes.com)
  • Experience premier year-round whale watching in the Whale Watching Capital of the World® with the true pioneers of the industry. (danawharf.com)
  • Take a boat ride with Santa this holiday season, hosted by Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching. (danawharf.com)
  • Dana Wharf offers a special 8-hour whale watching trip a few times a year. (danawharf.com)
  • Have the whole boat to yourself on this private whale watching tour! (danawharf.com)
  • World-Famous Dana Point Sportfishing and Whale Watching - But don't take our word for it! (danawharf.com)
  • Dana Wharf Whale Watching began in 1971 and was the first whale watching company in Orange County. (danawharf.com)
California3
  • Visit The Marine Mammal Center's hospital and visitor center in Sausalito, California! (marinemammalcenter.org)
  • Eco-tourism helped in a certain way to protect the laggons and the whole marine life in Baja California. (christofmuller.com)
  • Currently there is not much consistent marine mammal data collected over these offshore areas between Northern California and Washington State, so our work is aiming to fill this knowledge gap. (oregonstate.edu)
Killer12
  • A totem made by the Lummi Nation in Washington State was taken to the Miami Seaquarium as part of a bid to release the killer whale known as Lolita or Tokitae. (cbc.ca)
  • Featured Video Robert Rose, curator emeritus Miami Seaquarium, says the killer whale isn't going anywhere. (cbc.ca)
  • But James and the nation insists the plan is doable, which would see the killer whale transported to the West Coast. (cbc.ca)
  • We find that from 1975 to 2015, biomass of Chinook salmon consumed by pinnipeds and killer whales increased from 6,100 to 15,200 metric tons (from 5 to 31.5 million individual salmon). (nature.com)
  • Though there is variation across the regions in our model, overall, killer whales consume the largest biomass of Chinook salmon, but harbor seals ( Phoca vitulina ) consume the largest number of individuals. (nature.com)
  • Another Baby Killer Whale! (thecre.com)
  • There's more good new on Pacific Northwest Southern Resident Killer Whale front. (thecre.com)
  • Mother is J28, a twenty-two year old female Southern Resident Killer Whale in the Pacific Northwest. (thecre.com)
  • Obviously, the southern resident killer whales, their population isn't doing as well," he says. (piquenewsmagazine.com)
  • Polar bears and killer whales are known predators of belugas throughout their Arctic range. (nathab.com)
  • The tale of the captive killer whale named Skana gets told as often as any: After giving the right answer 2,400 times to vision tests, Skana suddenly began giving the wrong answers. (latimes.com)
  • They stop emitting the click sounds that they need to feed, they stop diving deep and they swim close to shore, a behaviour that they usually only display when feeling threatened by killer whales. (sciencedaily.com)
Gigantic2
  • Background: Baleen whales are a clade of gigantic and highly specialized marine mammals. (lu.se)
  • Applying our estimate of µ reduces previous genetic-based estimates of preexploitation whale abundance by 86% and suggests that µ cannot explain low cancer rates in gigantic mammals. (bvsalud.org)
Cuvier's2
  • Beaked whales are among the deepest diving marine mammals on earth, with Cuvier's beaked whales hitting some of the deepest depths - going nearly 10,000 feet below the surface. (truthout.org)
  • Some 40 feet from shore, directly in front of Ken Balcomb's doorstep in the Bahamas, a Cuvier's beaked whale bobbed in the water. (latimes.com)
Impacts2
  • The action plan provides implementation measures for the recovery of the Beluga and other marine mammals at risk in the St. Lawrence Estuary, specifically for reducing impacts associated with anthropogenic noise. (canada.ca)
  • Phylogeny-based estimates suggesting a low germline mutation rate (µ) in baleen whales have influenced research ranging from assessments of whaling impacts to evolutionary cancer biology. (bvsalud.org)
20022
  • One of the worst incidences took place in 2002, with 14 whales stranding themselves in 36-hours in the Canary Islands. (truthout.org)
  • One of the worst incidences took place in 2002, with 14 beaked whales stranding themselves in 36-hours in the Canary Islands during a NATO naval exercise. (truthout.org)
Sperm2
Brains4
  • We conclude that whale brains contain unique EPls that stimulate both FSH and LH secretion by bovine gonadotrophs. (bvsalud.org)
  • Bird's brains are different to those of mammals, as they lack, among other things, a cortex - the thin, folded outer layer in mammals' brains, says Anders Brodin. (lu.se)
  • Birds are generally small and, without exception, have smaller brains than mammals. (lu.se)
  • Among the mammals, it is humans who have the most advanced brains. (lu.se)
Naval sonar2
  • While scientists have already linked naval sonar with mass strandings of some whales, like beaked whales, they haven't understood exactly what the cause was - until now. (truthout.org)
  • Yet he also well understood that marine mammals had been dying near naval sonar exercises. (latimes.com)
Pinnipeds1
  • Many marine mammal predators, particularly pinnipeds, have increased in abundance in recent decades, generating new challenges for balancing human uses with recovery goals via ecosystem-based management. (nature.com)
Harbor Porpoise1
  • An adult female harbor porpoise died on the coast of Belgium in 2008, and a necropsy was immediately performed by the Marine Animals Research and Intervention Network (Belgium). (cdc.gov)
Bottlenose1
Hemisphere1
  • Writing in his 1998 classification, Rice recognized two of the subspecies of the common minke whale - B. a. scammoni (Scammon's minke whale) and a further taxonomically unnamed subspecies found in the Southern Hemisphere, the dwarf minke whale (first described by Best as "Type 3", 1985). (wikipedia.org)
Biology1
  • The opening section on General Biology covers Evolution, Classification and Diversity, Adaptations to a Marine Environment and Underwater Sound. (whales.org)
Protections1
  • It provides real, enforceable protections for marine mammals and sets up an even playing field that allows our fishermen to be competitive in the U.S. market. (commondreams.org)
Arctic4
  • On at least one occasion, an Antarctic minke whale has been confirmed migrating to the Arctic. (wikipedia.org)
  • Belugas, like other arctic whales, do not have dorsal fins (a dorsal fin causes extra heat loss and would be a major hindrance in the arctic ice), but they do have a tough dorsal ridge. (nathab.com)
  • The iconic tusked whale of the Arctic has a new enemy -- noise. (sciencedaily.com)
  • For millennia, vast expanses of the Arctic Ocean have been untouched by humans, ocean where narwhals and other marine mammals lived undisturbed. (sciencedaily.com)
Behavior3
  • New recordings of the whales' behavior during the birth will give researchers new insight. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • This behavior means that they have no chance of finding food for as long as the noise persists," explains marine biologist Outi Tervo of the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, who is one of the researchers behind the study. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Following a week of sonic tests, the researchers observed the whales' behavior return to normal again. (sciencedaily.com)
Pilot Whale3
  • This Pilot whale figure includes hand painted features to give it realistic details that are true to natural anatomy. (collectiblewildlifegifts.com)
  • The two geographic forms of short-finned pilot whale off Japan have different, but partially-overlapping, distributions. (seaworld.org)
  • The name "pilot whale" is believed to originate from the idea that the pods or herds were piloted by a leader whale. (seaworld.org)
Right Whale9
  • The right whale's existence has been threatened since it was named 'right whale' by whalers about 800 years ago (the 'right' whale to hunt because they swim slowly, close to the surface, close to shore, and float when killed because of the abundant blubber). (statesymbolsusa.org)
  • The baleen alone on a right whale could make a voyage profitable for the whalers. (statesymbolsusa.org)
  • Although hunting the northern right whale has been illegal for almost 100 years, their numbers are not increasing. (statesymbolsusa.org)
  • A Northern right whale (Eubalaena glacialis glacialis) grows to about 50 feet long and weighs about 120,000 pounds. (statesymbolsusa.org)
  • The Northern right whale (like all baleen whales) is a seasonal feeder that filter feeds crustaceans and plankton from the water. (statesymbolsusa.org)
  • Baleen is made of keratin (the same substance as fingernails) - in the case of the Northern right whale it hangs in a comb-like series of bristles up to 9.5 feet long from the upper jaw. (statesymbolsusa.org)
  • The Northern Right whale swims slowly with it's mouth open and the baleen filters the krill (small shrimp-like crustaceans), plankton (plankton is made up of many tiny plants and animals), and capepods (also tiny crustaceans) from the water. (statesymbolsusa.org)
  • and the North Atlantic Right Whale. (canada.ca)
  • A southern right whale approaches a diver off New Zealand's Auckland Islands. (nationalgeographic.com)
Baleen plates1
Ecology1
  • Marine Ecology Progress Series 418: 213-222. (noaa.gov)
Blowholes2
  • Baleen whales are larger than toothed whales and have two blowholes. (statesymbolsusa.org)
  • Most of the length of the back, including dorsal fin and blowholes, appears at once when the whale surfaces to breathe. (wikipedia.org)
Sightings2
  • Unusual sightings of other marine animals such as Leatherback Sea Turtles and Basking Sharks are also listed, in addition to unusual seabirds such as Albatross and Brown Boobies. (montereybaywhalewatch.com)
  • Unusual sightings of other marine animals such as Leatherback Sea Turtles and Basking Sharks are also listed. (gowhales.com)
Smallest1
Strandings2
  • Marine mammal stranding response along the West Coast: a collaborative approach to strandings on Snowy Plover beaches. (noaa.gov)
  • Unfortunately, this sonar is still something that's used today by the U.S. and other Nato members, but the study's authors hope to see a moratorium on this sonar in areas where related strandings continue, in addition to further research about how it's impacting beaked whales and other marine life . (truthout.org)
Scientists4
  • Oddly enough, scientists have found that stranded whales have nitrogen bubbles in their tissues, which is a telltale sign of compression sickness, otherwise known as "the bends. (truthout.org)
  • It's not hard to see why certain scientists long to follow whales as they plunge into an utterly alien world. (latimes.com)
  • In the last five years, scientists have uncovered evidence showing that, over time, families of mammals have tended to evolve larger body sizes. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • It is frequently referenced by scientists in oceanography, marine science, and climate science as a universally-understood metric. (oregonstate.edu)