This could be the biggest turtle swarm ever filmed at sea
Hundreds of thousands of olive ridley sea turtles flock to Ostional, Costa Rica, each year—but development and tourism may threaten…
Month: November 2019
Research Shows One Whale is Worth Thousand Trees When it Comes to Carbon Absorption
New research from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging people to focus on saving whales to reduce carbon. Source: Research…
First Measurements of a Blue Whale’s Heart Rate Are a Glimpse Into the Biology of Extremes
For the first time ever, marine biologists have recorded the heart rate of a blue whale in the wild—the results…
Humpback Whale Population Bounces Back From Near-Extinction – From Just 450, to Over 25,000
Thanks to whaling protections put in place, the South Atlantic humpback whale population has rebounded to its former numbers from…
Manta rays and whale sharks consume 63 PIECES of plastic per hour
Every year, some 5.25 trillion new pieces of plastic debris are thrown into the ocean, much of which ends up…
Soundscape Listening Room | MBARI
Listen to examples of sounds from marine mammals and Earth from the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California. Source: Soundscape Listening…