Posts Tagged ‘Whales’
Deep Sea Takes CENTER STAGE in Ever Worsening Climate and Biodiversity Crises
Featured Image: Crossota millsae. Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration. The future of the deep sea hangs in the balance As communities around the world are reeling from the impacts of escalating climate change and the mostly unchecked loss of biodiversity, the destruction of the…
Read MoreMagnetic Signatures & Singing Stages: the mysterious connection between whales, sharks, and seamounts
By Morgane Bouvet, Seamounts Intern Many of our blogs are now available for listening! Tune in weekly for the audio experience. On the bottom of the deep ocean lie seamounts, massive underwater volcanoes that are largely unexplored, and generally absent of marine protections or management. Most seamounts are located in areas beyond national jurisdiction; also…
Read MoreWhales, Seamounts, and Fisherfolk: How Conservation Efforts are Attempting to Tackle a Growing Threat to Marine Life
Hidden beneath the waters off the California coast lies a treasure trove of marine biodiversity. Seamounts, or underwater mountains, are veritable hotspots for a wide variety of undersea critters who call deep-sea ecosystems home. These steep peaks often break up ocean currents, allowing for nutrients to be brought up from deeper waters,[1] supporting an incredible…
Read MoreGLORES Partner Spotlight: Susan Bird
We are excited to shine the Global Ocean Refuge System (GLORES) Partner Spotlight on Susan Bird, underwater explorer, researcher and avid photographer. As an extension of a successful career as a nationally ranked competitive swimmer, she began diving 1984 and later taught diving in Monterey Bay. She was the president of the Bay Area Underwater Explorers and organizer…
Read MoreMarine Conservation Institute Applauds International Cooperation to Protect the Healthiest Marine Ecosystem on Earth
For Immediate Release Seattle, WA—Marine Conservation Institute applauds the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources’ (CCAMLR) unanimous decision to designate a marine protected area (MPA) in the Ross Sea. Once the new protection goes into effect on December 1, 2017, it will be the largest protected area on the planet at 598,000 square…
Read MoreGoing in for the Krill: Why Whales Love the California Coast
The California coast is a whale-watcher’s paradise. Not only can you find the world’s largest population of the world’s largest whale – the blue whale – here in the northeastern Pacific, but at certain times of year a lucky whale-watcher can spot up to four of the five species of whales that frequent these waters…
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