Tags on these deep-diving whales are providing vital data from places research ships struggle to reach.
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Commercial whaling, present challenges and future threats shape genetics and the potential for adaptation in the bowhead whales and narwhals of the Canadian Arctic.
The long tusk of the male narwhal earned these whales their fanciful nickname. But there’s more to these Arctic mammals than their unique spiral tooth.
Climate change is shrinking Arctic sea ice and opening the region to ship traffic. Whales, seals and other marine mammals could be at risk unless nations adopt rules to protect them.
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Associate Professor of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington
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Principal Mathematician, Polar Science Center, University of Washington
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Research Assistant Professor, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba
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Lecturer in Glaciology, University of Bristol