Tag: Marine

According to most wildlife guides, harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) don’t typically range south of New Jersey. But recent research shows that during winter, these marine mammals regularly feed in an...

The University of Alaska Museum (UAM) Mammal Collection houses the largest collection of marine mammal specimens in North America. Its holdings include specimens from more than 12,000 walrus, 15,000 seals,...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has produced a technical guidance document regarding the impacts that man-made ocean noise has on marine mammals. The document, first drafted two months ago...

It may take both sides of the brain to find a fish. Large numbers of sea lions turning up stranded on the California coasts may be suffering from neurotoxic damage...

In many ways, elephant seals get a raw deal when it comes to mercury pollution in the ocean. The toxic chemical, the product of mining runoff and other industrial sources,...

Great white sharks may be taking a bite out of sea otter recovery efforts, according to a new survey by the U.S. Geological Survey. “It’s quite perplexing. We’ve been working...

Offshore wind turbine construction may be too loud for seals to handle, according to new research. Researchers attached GPS devices to 24 harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in 2012 while offshore...