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Protecting Ocean Giants: Meet Dr Andrea Marshall
Right Whales, Right on Time!
Springtime in New England attracts millions of tourists to the beautiful coastlines and surrounding waters of the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean. Amongst these seasonal visitors are the North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) who migrate to the nutrient rich waters between Massachusetts and Canada every year to feed on plankton.
Cetacean Biology and Motherhood: An Interview with Rita Ferreira
In a region known as Macaronesia, located in an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean, lies an Island named Madeira. Geographically positioned in the African Tectonic Plate, the waters are frequently inhabited by up to 29 species of cetaceans, equating to roughly 33 % of globally known species. The preservation of this diversity is therefore imperative, considering fatalities of marine mammals elsewhere.
Yvonne Miles: The Whale Whisperer
Lets be honest, we all wish we could speak to whales like Dory in Finding Nemo, but what if instead of speaking to them we listened to them? We had the pleasure of chatting with Yvonne Miles, a Marine Mammal Observer and Passive Acoustic Monitoring expert from Hervey Bay in Australia.
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