It’s not exactly as vegetarian as Finding Nemo‘s Bruce, but this grass-eating shark could come close to taking the “fish are friends, not food” pledge. Researchers claim they’ve identified the world’s first known omnivorous shark, which eats both underwater animals and plants. In a new study published by researchers at the University of California-Irvine and Florida International …
Exclusive: Marine Park Authority scaled back surveys in 2017, when mass bleaching occurred in successive years for first time Mass coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef occurred in 2016 and 2017. The government-funded body which monitors the reef’s health had to scale back its surveys of the bleaching in 2017 when funds ran low. …
One breath is all it takes for these divers to explore coastal depths David Pate · Posted: Sep 01, 2018 7:00 AM AT | Last Updated: September 1 The Halifax Freediving Club was formed just a few months ago but already there’s a core group of regular divers. (Submitted by Nicolas Winkler) A group of divers wades into …
Whale sharks don’t need help being spectacular. The world’s biggest fish is impressive in nearly every aspect, growing as long as 12 meters (40 feet) and weighing up to 21 tons. A new study in the journal Endangered Species Research used photo-identification techniques based on the sharks’ distinctive spots to discover a new hotspot for …
Whale sharks pose no threat to humans (Image: GETTY) 1. The date of August 30 was proclaimed at the Second International Whale Shark Conference in Mexico in 2012. It is now celebrated by aquariums and wildlife organisations worldwide. 2. Whale sharks are sharks, not whales. They are the largest fish on this planet and are …
For thousands of years — perhaps hundreds of thousands — a sizable coral reef has stretched across the seafloor in the Atlantic Ocean, near the southeastern part of the U.S. And its existence remained a well-hidden secret until a recent deep-sea expedition brought the thriving ecosystem to light. Scientists on board the research vessel (RV) …
In Photo: Whale sharks, more popularly known as butanding, in the Philippines. File Photo For juvenile whale sharks—or at least to a few which scientists were able to observe—the Sulu and Bohol Seas and the waters in between are important feeding grounds. A globally endangered species, the behavior of whale sharks, locally called butanding, largely remains …
More than 30 times this year, the federal government has received reports of whales tangled in fishing gear along the West Coast. Sometimes the whales manage to wriggle free. Other times you see heart-rending pictures on the news or a rescue mission. The culprit often involves Dungeness crab pot lines. Now Oregon crabbers are working …
he Great Barrier Reef is Australia’s natural treasure, one of the seven natural wonders of the world, and the largest living structure on the planet. Sprawling at 344,000 square kilometers, the ecosystem is composed of 3,000 individual reef system and houses a variety of marine plants and animals including 4,000 species of mollusks, 1,500 species …
Microsoft agrees with Sebastian the crab from The Little Mermaid. It’s better down where it’s wetter. The company’s new undersea data center off the coast of Scotland includes a couple of underwater cameras that give web viewers a glimpse of the subsurface environs. “We installed two video cameras on the outside of the pressure vessel to observe environmental conditions near our …
