Human Impacts On Top Ocean Predators Along US West Coast Mapped
The California Current System along the U.S. west coast is among the richest ecosystems in the world, driven by nutrient input from coastal upwelling and supporting a great diversity of marine life. Like coastal regions in general, it is also heavily impacted by human activities.
Seeing in the Dark
Marine mammals such as dolphins and porpoises rely on their hearing to navigate, communicate, and find food in the typically deep, dark, and murky waters they inhabit.
Mysteries of Giant Fish, Loch Ness and Sea Serpents
The recent discovery of a monstrous fish off the Southern California coast has people buzzing. Photos of people holding a long piscine monster have spread around the Internet; there are of course many fake “big fish” photos floating around, but this one is not a Photoshop job, nor a hoax.
Sharks: Feared Or Revered, But Rarely Understood – In Pictures
A photo gallery from Thomas P Peschak’s book, Sharks and People.
Sea Wolves
Sharks its seems are necessary for the ecological health of coral reefs.
Whale Mass Stranding Attributed to Sonar Mapping For First Time
An independent scientific review panel has concluded that the mass stranding of approximately 100 melon-headed whales in the Loza Lagoon system in northwest Madagascar in 2008 was primarily triggered by acoustic stimuli, more specifically, a multi-beam echosounder system operated by a survey vessel contracted by ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Limited.
Surfer Goes to head-to-head With Pod of Dolphins as He Takes on Australian Waves
Even more incredible is that the moment was captured back on land by a photographer who was lining up his last shot of the day while experimenting with a new lens.
Walrus Forced To Alaskan Shores In Droves As Arctic Sea Ice Dwindles
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking steps to protect hundreds of walrus that have gathered on Alaska’s northwest coast.
On California’s Beaches, Mallard Ducks Have Learned to Surf for Food
Mallards, that familiar duck species ubiquitous to park ponds with males parading their emerald-green heads, have picked up a new feeding habit along the beaches of Santa Barbara. These ducks have learned to surf. For sand crabs.