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I know you'll swim carefully if you are visiting South Africa

It proves that what were thought to have possibly been separate populations probably are not

Proposed shark net near Club Med resort in South Africa sparks conservation clash On Feb. 13, a juvenile humpback dolphin was caught and killed in one of the many nets strung up off the coast of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province to protect beachgoers from sharks. The incident, ...

#shark #cull #SouthAfrica #drumline #sharknet #clubmed

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Like every academic nomad, he goes where the funding is 😜

Enormous blue whales spotted in "unusual occurrence" off Massachusetts coast Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, have been spotted not far off the coast of Massachusetts.

🐋 #whale #bluewhale #Massachusetts

"Seeing blue whales outside of their Canadian feeding grounds is rare in the Atlantic," aquarium scientist Katherine McKenna

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"The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Wednesday it plans to introduce business-friendly changes to rules that require large ships to slow down in certain areas to avoid collisions with North Atlantic #rightwhales."

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If you don't already do so, you should also go follow Dr. Whitenack.

Good to see the drone program that I funded to get started is still producing results. From back when I was at @fisheries.noaa.gov

One of my collaborative projects with Michael Moore at @whoi.edu

Respiratory microbiomes reflect whale health Abstract. As important members of the marine ecosystem, baleen whales are frequently managed and protected, but methodology to assess their health remains

🐋 #whale #rightwhale #drone
#whalesnot

"Respiratory microbiomes reflect whale health"

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Image of drone hovering above whale to collect exhaled snot

Screenshot of this Facebook post https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DquJ81U1A/

FB post about using #snotbot style drones to check #rightwhale health by collecting #whalesnot

The paper the FB post is based on will be linked below in the comments

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Tiny, lost and constipated: what a baby turtle told Australian scientists about warming seas The arrival of loggerheads in New South Wales shows these ‘sentinels of climate change’ are being forced into unknown territory

Tiny, lost and constipated: what a baby turtle told Australian scientists about warming seas

‘A real dark situation to be in’: thousands of starving seabirds stranded in biggest ‘wreck’ in a decade Puffins, guillemots, razorbills and terns are washing up on shores across Europe, after a string of storms affected their ability to find food

‘A real dark situation to be in’: thousands of starving seabirds stranded in biggest ‘wreck’ in a decade | Birds | The Guardian share.google/izSHvN1c882g...

Photo of a hand holding up a smart phone case adorned with cute cartoon figures of various shark species.

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The sea is higher than we thought and millions more are at risk, study finds Using a more accurate coastal height baseline means that a 3-foot rise in seas could inundate up to 37% more land and threaten 77 million to 132 million more people, researchers said.

#Sealevelrise

"Using a more accurate coastal height baseline means that a 3-foot rise in seas could inundate up to 37% more land and threaten 77 million to 132 million more people, researchers said."

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With the cacophony of wanton cruelty, bad decisions, and gutting of necessary government resources every single day, sometimes it’s a random and seemingly unrelated story that just hits you. This is one for me.

The #neurotoxic effect of #domicacid is also making #California's #sealions more aggressive

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A different form of #harmfulalgaebloom has been affecting the #California coast. That one is killing wildlife by releasing #domicacid

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Red Tide: Karenia Brevis In Florida, red tide is caused by the accumulation of Karenia brevis, a type of single-celled organism called a dinoflagellate.

#Florida #redtide

"K. brevis is considered harmful because it produces a variety of natural toxins, the most important of which are the neurotoxic brevetoxins."

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Algae behind SA bloom effects had been around a decade, research finds New research has found that the dominant species of algae killing marine life along South Australia's coastline has been present in the state's waters for at least a decade.

A #harmfulalgaebloom has been killing wildlife In #SouthAustralia for nearly a year. The main species involved is Karenia cristata, a closely related species to the K. brevis causing toxic red tides in Florida

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"First-of-its-kind event." Whale shark swims "astounding" 1,200km from Madagascar to Seychelles | Discover Wildlife Gentle giant’s epic journey highlights the need for transboundary conservation strategies, say researchers.

🦈 #Shark #whaleshark
#highlymigratoryspecies

"Photo-identification confirmed that a juvenile male first recorded off Nosy Be, Madagascar, in 2019, was resighted off Mahé in the Seychelles, in August 2025."

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Great question!

There is a link here to submit comments to @fisheries.noaa.gov

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White House stalls release of approved US science budgets The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.

White House stalls release of approved US science budgets

“Fish” can be both singular (one individual) and plural (multiple individuals of the same species.) “Fishes” is multiple species.

🐠 Fish

🐠🐠🐠 Fish

🐠🐡🐟 Fishes

Now you know. And knowing is half the battle.

There is a segment of the population that views all of those things as inconveniences and impediments to profit.

This from the guy who has tried to stop all offshore wind power developments "because they're killing all the whales."

Follow the money. I'm sure the shipping companies give political donations to candidates willing to bend policies in directions they favor

Not good news if their only calving every 3-6 years!!

Different species, but your point stands