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I do hope that they are not inundated by sight seer’s remember to stay at least 100 yards away and reduce speed to 10 knots

Ventisqueros aiming to have coho production increasingly outstrip Atlantic salmon by 2030 Puerto Montt, Chile-based salmon-farming firm Ventisqueros is investing heavily in coho salmon production.

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Investigation into the long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) mass stranding event, Tolsta, na h-Eileanan Siar, July 2023 This report details the comprehensive analysis into the mass stranding event (MSE) of long-finned pilot whales that occurred in Tolsta Bay, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, on 16 July 2023.

#whalestranding #pilotwhale #Scotland

This is the report they are referencing

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Mass stranding of whales on Scottish beach caused by loyalty to their pod, report finds The 55 pilot whales, which had to be euthanised, had been following a female having a difficult birth, scientists believe

#whale #pilotwhale #stranding #Scotland

"Postmortem examination suggested the female whale had been experiencing a prolonged and difficult birth, which acted as a trigger for the pod’s fatal move into the shallow bay."

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Check again on your ID.

Frontiers | Seasonal Occurrence, Horizontal Movements, and Habitat Use Patterns of Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) in the Gulf of Mexico In the northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM), whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) form large aggregations at continental shelf-edge banks during summer; however, knowledg...

Eric Hoffmayer is tagging whale sharks in the Gulf of Mexico

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We were on scuba with them in the Georgia Aquarium. They are very impressive close up

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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Further coverage

"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.

Love my new phone case from Brain Ocean Studios in Taiwan! #TeamFish #SundayFishSketch #SciArt #TaiwanFishes #台灣魚類 www.instagram.com/brainoceanst... 🦈🦑🐡🧪

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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