Vessel traffic alters behaviour, stress and population trends of marine megafauna
A bottlenose dolphin jumps in a vessel’s wake off the coast of Miami, Florida. Credit: Claudia Campi, Shark Research and Conservation Program, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. Vessel traffic can influence marine...
Krill fishing in the Antarctic: overlaps with consequences
Acoustic data reveal when and where fishing vessels compete with whales and penguins for krill in the Southern Ocean. Antarctic krill is a key species in the Antarctic marine ecosystem: it is an important food source for many species, such as whales, seals and...
Humpback whales give birth while migrating
A mother and baby humpback whale in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia. Credit: photograph by Vanessa Risku – Instagram: droning_my_sorrows The recovery of humpback whale populations could reveal why we were wrong about where they give birth — tropical waters...