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Call to protect whales and dolphins at Indian Ocean hotspot. A remote part of the Indian Ocean is a hotspot for whales and dolphins, prompting researchers to call for a […]
Microplastics found embedded in tissues of whales and dolphins. Microscopic plastic particles have been found in the fats and lungs of two-thirds of the marine mammals in a graduate student’s study […]
Recording underwater sounds off the coast of Scotland. Have you ever wondered what whales and dolphins hear in the depths of the ocean? Does it change with the seasons? These […]
Grey whales off Oregon Coast consume millions of microparticles per day. Oregon State University researchers estimate that grey whales feeding off the Oregon Coast consume up to 21 million microparticles […]
Response to MAST report on monitoring of whaling in Iceland. In August 2022, Iceland‘s Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Ms. Svandís Svavarsdóttir, issued a regulation requiring the Food and […]
Ocean Technologies Group partners with World Cetacean Alliance to reduce ship strikes and risks posed to marine mammals. Whether it’s fishing fleets, cargo ships, cruise liners or whale-watching vessels, collisions […]
Scientists analyse dolphin breaths to better understand risks from surface oil. When oil spills occur, time is of the essence for responding to marine mammals. A Deepwater Horizon restoration project is […]
Environmental benefits of whale strandings are being overlooked in coastal regulations, study finds. The environmental benefits of stranded whale and dolphin carcasses are being undermined by coastal regulations which require […]
Growing dangers along whale superhighways revealed in migration map first. New report draws on decades of data to map whale migration routes or ‘blue corridors’ that span the globe, highlighting […]
North Atlantic right whales critically endangered by climate crisis, new study finds. Warming sea and shifting food sources drive whales into areas where they risk ship strikes and entanglement in […]
Analysis on reduction of whale ship strikes. Friend of the Sea ranks shipping and cruise lines’ engagement to reduce whale ship strikes. Friend of the Sea, the international certification of […]
New Whale Safe Certification from Friend of the Sea. Friend of the Sea launches new Whale-Safe Certification and releases Whale Ship Strikes Dossier.The launch includes free video and guidelines for […]
Children have a whale of a time learning about whales and dolphins with the Explorers Education Programme. The Marine Institute’s Explorers Education Programme recently engaged with up to seventy primary […]
Whale entanglements putting west coast USA fisheries at risk. An ecological pileup of unprecedented changes in the ocean off the West Coast of the USA beginning about 2014 led to […]
NOAA disappointed by Maine Lobstermen decision. NOAA Fisheries is disappointed that the Maine Lobstermen’s Association announced it is backing away from its commitment to regional measures to reduce the risk […]
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