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Seals Can Act As 'Smart Sensors' For Monitoring Fish Population: Study
A new study by marine biologists reports that seals can essentially act as 'smart sensors' for monitoring fish populations in the ocean's eerily dim 'twilight zone.'
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"Cocaine Sharks" Found In Brazil, Scientist Unsure Where They Get The Drug
Sharks off the coast of Brazil have cocaine in them and scientists believe the drug may be altering their behaviour. In a study conducted on 13 Brazilian sharpnose sharks from waters near Rio de Janeiro, marine biologists found high levels of cocaine
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Beluga Whales Rescued From War-Torn Ukraine Find Safe Haven In Spain
Marine biologists have moved a pair of beluga whales from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv - the target of daily shelling by Russian forces - to the eastern Spanish city of Valencia, in what they described as a long and risky international rescue operat
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Over 100 Pilot Whales Stranded On Australian Beach, Likely To Be Euthanised
Marine biologists raced Thursday to save more than 100 pilot whales after a mass stranding on an Australian beach, with officials fearing many will have to be euthanised.
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Microplastics Crisis Demands More Than Just Ocean Cleanups and Biodegradables, Says Expert
In 2004, Professor Richard Thompson, a marine biologist from the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, coined the term "microplastics."
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"We Saw Skeletons": Mysterious Sea Urchin Deaths Threaten Red Sea Corals
The Red Sea's spectacular coral reefs face a new threat, marine biologists warn -- the mass death of sea urchins that may be caused by a mystery disease.
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Rare, Blood-Sucking Fish With Rows Of Teeth Spotted On A Beach In The Netherlands
According to NOAA, a US government agency, sea lamprey is a parasitic fish native to the northern and western Atlantic Ocean.
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Great White Shark With Liver Ripped Off By Orca Killer Whale Washes Up On Beach
The carcass of a shark that washed up on a South African beach has left social media aghast. The photos of the dead fish have been posted by shark biologist Alison Towner on his Facebook page and show a large hole on the creature's underbelly.
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Viral Video: Extremely Rare, Giant Serpent-Like Creature Washes Ashore In New Zealand
An extremely rare, giant serpent-like creature from the deep sea recently washed up on a New Zealand beach. A marine biologist was relaxing on a Dunedin beach, when she noticed a beachgoer investigating something in the shallows.
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Green Sea Turtle Nesting Site Documented For First Time In Maharashtra
The Maharashtra forest department has documented a green sea turtle nesting site in the state for the first time, a marine biologist said on Sunday.
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25 Whales Feared Dead, Around 270 Stranded Off Australia's Tasmania
Marine biologists were planning the rescue of around 270 whales stranded on a sandbar off the remote west coast of the Australian island of Tasmania on Monday.
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Rare Albino Seal Spotted In Russia. It Has Been Nicknamed "Ugly Duckling"
A rare albino seal pup has been spotted in Russia's Tyuleny Island. Last week, Vladimir Burkanov, a marine mammal biologist, shared photos of the unique seal on social media.
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This Dead Whale's Stomach Had 88 Pounds Of Calcifying Trash
By the time marine biologist Darrell Blatchley arrived at the fishing village Saturday, the young Cuvier's beaked whale was already floating, dead in the water, its eyes sunken and ribs protruding through its skin
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The Oldest Killer Whale, Known As Granny, Missing And Presumed Dead At A Possible Age Of 105
Give or take a dozen years, the killer whale known as Granny may have been as old as 105 when she disappeared. A regular fixture among the southern resident killer whales of the Pacific Northwest, Granny - or J2, to the marine biologists who studied her - vanished last autumn.
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Scientists Name New Fish Species After Obama
While scuba diving among the Pacific's deep-sea corals in June, marine biologist Richard Pyle spied a tiny fish the size of a toy race car. Googly-eyed and blush pink, the creature wore a prominent splotch of bluish red on the rear of its dorsal fin.
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Seals Can Act As 'Smart Sensors' For Monitoring Fish Population: Study
A new study by marine biologists reports that seals can essentially act as 'smart sensors' for monitoring fish populations in the ocean's eerily dim 'twilight zone.'
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"Cocaine Sharks" Found In Brazil, Scientist Unsure Where They Get The Drug
Sharks off the coast of Brazil have cocaine in them and scientists believe the drug may be altering their behaviour. In a study conducted on 13 Brazilian sharpnose sharks from waters near Rio de Janeiro, marine biologists found high levels of cocaine
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Beluga Whales Rescued From War-Torn Ukraine Find Safe Haven In Spain
Marine biologists have moved a pair of beluga whales from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv - the target of daily shelling by Russian forces - to the eastern Spanish city of Valencia, in what they described as a long and risky international rescue operat
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Over 100 Pilot Whales Stranded On Australian Beach, Likely To Be Euthanised
Marine biologists raced Thursday to save more than 100 pilot whales after a mass stranding on an Australian beach, with officials fearing many will have to be euthanised.
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Microplastics Crisis Demands More Than Just Ocean Cleanups and Biodegradables, Says Expert
In 2004, Professor Richard Thompson, a marine biologist from the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, coined the term "microplastics."
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"We Saw Skeletons": Mysterious Sea Urchin Deaths Threaten Red Sea Corals
The Red Sea's spectacular coral reefs face a new threat, marine biologists warn -- the mass death of sea urchins that may be caused by a mystery disease.
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Rare, Blood-Sucking Fish With Rows Of Teeth Spotted On A Beach In The Netherlands
According to NOAA, a US government agency, sea lamprey is a parasitic fish native to the northern and western Atlantic Ocean.
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Great White Shark With Liver Ripped Off By Orca Killer Whale Washes Up On Beach
The carcass of a shark that washed up on a South African beach has left social media aghast. The photos of the dead fish have been posted by shark biologist Alison Towner on his Facebook page and show a large hole on the creature's underbelly.
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Viral Video: Extremely Rare, Giant Serpent-Like Creature Washes Ashore In New Zealand
An extremely rare, giant serpent-like creature from the deep sea recently washed up on a New Zealand beach. A marine biologist was relaxing on a Dunedin beach, when she noticed a beachgoer investigating something in the shallows.
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Green Sea Turtle Nesting Site Documented For First Time In Maharashtra
The Maharashtra forest department has documented a green sea turtle nesting site in the state for the first time, a marine biologist said on Sunday.
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25 Whales Feared Dead, Around 270 Stranded Off Australia's Tasmania
Marine biologists were planning the rescue of around 270 whales stranded on a sandbar off the remote west coast of the Australian island of Tasmania on Monday.
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Rare Albino Seal Spotted In Russia. It Has Been Nicknamed "Ugly Duckling"
A rare albino seal pup has been spotted in Russia's Tyuleny Island. Last week, Vladimir Burkanov, a marine mammal biologist, shared photos of the unique seal on social media.
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This Dead Whale's Stomach Had 88 Pounds Of Calcifying Trash
By the time marine biologist Darrell Blatchley arrived at the fishing village Saturday, the young Cuvier's beaked whale was already floating, dead in the water, its eyes sunken and ribs protruding through its skin
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The Oldest Killer Whale, Known As Granny, Missing And Presumed Dead At A Possible Age Of 105
Give or take a dozen years, the killer whale known as Granny may have been as old as 105 when she disappeared. A regular fixture among the southern resident killer whales of the Pacific Northwest, Granny - or J2, to the marine biologists who studied her - vanished last autumn.
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Scientists Name New Fish Species After Obama
While scuba diving among the Pacific's deep-sea corals in June, marine biologist Richard Pyle spied a tiny fish the size of a toy race car. Googly-eyed and blush pink, the creature wore a prominent splotch of bluish red on the rear of its dorsal fin.
