The Case Against Marine Mammals in Captivity was first produced in 1995 as a comprehensive resource for the public, the media, scientists, students, and policymakers to learn the various arguments ...

Oct. 23, 2024 — Scientists have directly measured the behavioral responses of some of the most common marine mammals to military sonar. And the finding that surprised them most was that these ...

Dolphins Sense Military Sonar at Much Lower Levels Than Regulators Predict Oct. 23, 2024 — Scientists have directly measured the behavioral responses of some of the most common marine mammals to ...

Throughout history, humans saw marine mammals as food, as sources for fur or other survival resources, or as pests. They were hunted and culled—or simply ignored—for thousands of years by coastal ...

which ranges from archaea and bacteria to marine mammals, and includes organisms such as corals that affect the shape of the seafloor. This may also include human modifications to ocean biology ...

Recognizing the need for additional technology to advance an existing suite of protections, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) researchers have developed a marine mammal detection system ...

NEW YORK— Conservation groups sued several federal officials and departments today in the U.S. Court of International Trade over their failure to implement the import provisions of the Marine Mammal ...

Scientists studying marine mammals and microplastic consumption have long speculated that inhalation was a way in which cetaceans could acquire microplastics in their bodies, similar to how ...

A recent study has unveiled a startling revelation: H5N1, traditionally associated with avian populations, has breached into marine mammals. Instances of the virus have been detected in marine ...

Cambodia has a marine mammal problem. Dolphins, dugongs and other species are caught and killed in fishers’ nets or wash up dead on beaches regularly, but no one knows how many, exactly why or how to ...

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For the first time, scientists have found evidence that marine mammals could be inhaling microplastics, according to new research that detected the potentially harmful particles in the breath of ...