Foraging seals enable scientists to measure fish abundance across the vast Pacific Ocean
Over the past 60 years, marine biologists at UC Santa Cruz have monitored the behavior of northern elephant seals that ...
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Foraging seals enable scientists to measure fish abundance across the vast Pacific Ocean
while satellites can't measure below the surface where fish occur. Importantly, this zone holds the majority of the planet's fish biomass. Because this is also where the seals feed, seals whose ...
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New wolf kill bill: Measure extends Montana hunting season into spring when pups are born
Montana’s current wolf season starts in September and runs into March — roughly five months of the year. But a federal ...
Singapore's School of the Arts students fall ill from ready-to-eat meals distributed during Total Defence exercise
SINGAPORE: Some School of the Arts (Sota) students who consumed ready-to-eat (RTE) meals distributed as part of Total Defence ...
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Seals can essentially act as ‘smart sensors’: Study
A new study by marine biologists reports that seals can essentially act as ‘smart sensors’ for monitoring fish populations in ...
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Elephant seals provide a window into the ocean’s twilight zone
A new study suggests that elephant seals can serve as “smart sensors” for monitoring fish populations in the ocean’s twilight zone.
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Elephant seals in the Pacific serve as deep-ocean sentinels, revealing patterns otherwise hard to measure
Northern elephant seals may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the open ocean’s twilight zone (~200 – 1,000 meters deep). According to a new study, these deep-diving creatures can help estimate ...