- Scientists monitoring vaquitas in Mexico where these tiny cetaceans still live have found that only between 5 and 13 individuals remain in the population, but also that all adults appear to be healthy and still reproducing. Hope is not dead for their recovery. https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v48/p225-234/ 5 comments science
- Study: Patterns of tracked sharks were consistent with that of ‘urban adapters’ (species that exhibit partial use of urban areas). Modeling also revealed that an unmeasured spatial variable was driving considerable shark residency in areas exposed to high urbanization. https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v691/p1-17/ 17 comments science
- Larger females have more calves: influence of maternal body length on fecundity in North Atlantic right whales https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v689/p179-189/ 77 comments science
- Analysis of rake marks on more than 3,000 humpback whale tails or flukes suggest that attacks on these undersea giants may be on the rise. https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v37/p207-218/ 3 comments science
- Seabird losses from Deepwater Horizon oil spill estimated at hundreds of thousands http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v513/p239-252/ 66 comments science
- A century of fish biomass decline in the ocean http://www.int-res.com/articles/theme/m512p155.pdf 7 comments science