Marine mammals are often referred to as sentinels of the ocean and research on whales and dolphins in particular contributes important knowledge about the health of our seas.
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Humpback whales are deterred from their migration routes by the noise of air guns used to survey the ocean floor for oil and gas deposits, a new study has found.
As the Discovery Channel and National Geographic Wild unleash a week of dueling shark programs, a biologist advises viewers to take what they see with a large grain of sea salt.
There are plenty of mammals that have adapted to life in water, some more than others. That meant they also had to adapt the way they feed.
A new US seafood import rule requires supplier countries to control accidental bycatch of whales, seals and other marine mammals – showing that global trade and conservation can reinforce each other.
Size doesn’t always matter when it comes to the pitch of your voice, especially if you’re an aquatic mammal.
Ships in Australian waters are getting bigger and more numerous all the time. We need a plan to help them avoid crashing into whales and other large sea creatures.
Indian Ocean humpback dolphins, which live close to the shore, need protection. The total population is estimated to be just 10,000, with fewer than 1,000 of them off the coast of South Africa.
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Curator of Vertebrates, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
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Adjunct Research Associate, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Biology, Stephen F. Austin State University
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Associate Professor of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington
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Senior Lecturer in Comparative Physiology & Behaviour, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Post-doctoral fellow, Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria
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Director, Florida Program for Shark Research and Coordinator of Museum Operations, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida
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Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation, University of St Andrews
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Associate Professor, The University of Queensland
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Postgraduate researcher in Animal Behaviour and Acoustics, UNSW
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Murdoch University
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Professor Evolution & Ecology, UNSW
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Senior Lecturer in Physiology, The University of Queensland
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Associate professor, Stellenbosch University