Macroplastic (> 5 mm) were found in the stomachs of nine individuals from four species of cetacean species (harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena, Risso’s dolphin Grampus griseus, Cuvier’s beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris and sperm whale...
This study assessed the effect of a morbillivirus epizootic on the population size, annual survival rate and population growth rate of free‐ranging long‐finned pilot whales up to 5 years after the epizootic in 2011....
A report shows that the animal’s food supply shifted, causing them to travel farther for food and moving them closer to shipping lanes
Fossil barnacles, the original GPS, help track ancient whale migrations The new discovery means that the fossilized barnacles recovered at these sites can tell about ancient migrations of humpbacks, gray whales and perhaps other...
The Hellenic Trench is the core habitat of the eastern Mediterranean sperm whale sub-population that numberstwo to three hundred individuals. Major shipping routes running on or very close to the 1000m depth contour along...
All stomachs analysed of the common dolphin stranded on the Galician coasts contained microplastics Hernandez-Gonzalez, Alberto & Saavedra, Camilo & Gago, J & Covelo, Pablo & Santos, M & Pierce, Graham. (2018). Microplastics in...
Sperm whale washed up in Sulawesi had flip-flops, bottles, bags and 115 drinking cups in its stomach https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/20/indonesia-dead-whale-had-1000-pieces-of-plastic-in-stomach
Four mysticete species described using new VHR satellite imagery Scientists have used detailed high-resolution satellite images provided by Maxar Technologies’ DigitalGlobe, to detect, count and describe four different species of whales....
Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are among the most highly polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)–contaminated mammals in the world, raising concern about the health consequences of current PCB exposures. PCB-mediated effects on reproduction and immune function threaten...
Bioluminescent fish are the missing link for a widespread marine parasite, certain types of which infect humans and cause severe symptomshttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/09/sperm-whales-lanternfish-parasites-bioluminescent-fish-news/.
Marine litter, the floating hazard
17 Jul, 2025
