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Why Marine Protected Areas Are Failing Silky Sharks
21 Jan 2026 05:16 GMT
… food webs that support tuna fisheries, ecotourism, and coastal … countries. Yet the same fisheries that drive economic value … high levels of bycatch, entangling marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles, … caught sharks in pelagic fisheries. In the first assessment …
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How marine mammal social lives can accelerate disease spread
16 Jan 2026 19:15 GMT
… is understood and managed across marine mammal populations worldwide.
Published in … says infectious disease transmission in marine mammals remains poorly studied, posing … in marine vertebrates, along with fisheries interactions, pollution, habitat degradation …
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Marine mammals' social bonds could drive disease outbreaks, Australian study warns
16 Jan 2026 08:51 GMT
… study said Friday.
Marine mammal experts warn of the … reveals why understanding marine mammals' social networks … Infectious disease transmission in marine mammals is understudied, posing … vertebrates, along with fisheries interactions, pollution, habitat …
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Marineland now seeking permits to ship remaining belugas to U.S.: sources
22 Jan 2026 02:42 GMT
… for the whales” directly to Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson on Wednesday … Marineland’s existing complement of marine mammals, as they were grandfathered in … illegal to import or export marine mammals, though there is an exception …
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Weekly “What is it?”: Kelp
21 Jan 2026 19:35 GMT
… with fish, invertebrates, seabirds, and marine mammals.
On behalf of the biologists … has numerous commercial uses. Large aquaculture operations harvest kelp for use …
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Strategic Sex: Alaska's Beluga Whales Swap Mates for Survival
21 Jan 2026 15:04 GMT
… of Fish and Game, Arctic Marine Mammal Program; Tatiana Ferrer, coordinator of … of Fish and Game, Arctic Marine Mammal Program.
This research was supported … and Game, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the North Pacific Research …
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Vietnam’s 2025 seafood exports hit record high
21 Jan 2026 11:11 GMT
… get ahead of U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) regulations and … 2.2 percent increase in aquaculture to 6.25 million MT …
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Strategic Sex: Alaska's Beluga Whales Swap Mates for Long-Term Survival
21 Jan 2026 07:49 GMT
… Fish and Game, Arctic Marine Mammal Program; Tatiana Ferrer, … and Game, Arctic Marine Mammal Program.
This research … , the National Marine Fisheries Service, the North … and conservation, marine mammal research and conservation, aquaculture, ocean observing …
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NASA captures a ring of colour in the Pacific near the Chatham Islands
21 Jan 2026 06:22 GMT
… the Chatham Islands support valuable fisheries, including pāua, rock lobster and … .Marine mammals gather in large numbersThe same conditions that support fisheries also attract marine mammals …
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Scientists Stunned as Hawaiian Monk Seals Reveal Hidden Underwater Language
20 Jan 2026 22:22 GMT
… of Marine Biology (HIMB) Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) is … world’s most endangered marine mammals—are far more vocal … seal is the only marine mammal species found exclusively in … was provided by NOAA Fisheries through the Cooperative Ecosystem …