Antarctic sonobuoy surveys for blue whales from 2006-2021 reveal contemporary distribution, changes over time, and paths to further our understanding of their distribution and biology buff.ly/3UyvLTg

Checked the media in New Zealand … 🦗🦗🦗… Nope - clearly not news 👇🏼 😔

and it's live! the Commissioner's submission to the Fast-track Approvals Bill is out. The submission substantiates in details why the Commissioner considers that the Bill poses significant risks to the environment.
pce.parliament.nz/publications/s…

Makes my heart hurt 😔

'no birdsong, no water in the creek, no beating wings' - beautiful piece from Phoebe Weston on how silence fell in a haven for nature. this story is playing out in so many places - start of a new series we're running on the world's radically changing soundscapes theguardian.com/environment/20…

Another entangled #rightwhale

...and most recently seen gear-free in Cape Cod Bay in March 2024.

So this must be gear from New England. We're way way over allowable deaths and injuries from US gear for this year. It's April...

fisheries.noaa.gov/national/endan…

Progress in marine conservation!
#DYK that the mmpatf, along with 300+ scientists, has surveyed 74.3% of the global ocean by March 2024? They've identified and protected 280 Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) so far.
🔗doi.org/10.1017/S00306… Oryx

This 👇🏼🩵

And now this news is out - fisheries.noaa.gov/national/endan…

Yet another dead right whale. A female who had a calf this year. Hoping for the calf's sake that it died instantly.

NOAA Fisheries #rightwhale #brightextinction

“SailGP wanted to run a yacht race in a marine mammal sanctuary. They made a plan in the event of dolphins swimming into the course. Dolphins happened. They stuck to the plan.” More good New Zealand Geographic analysis here

nzgeo.com/stories/day-of…

Launching today! The next volume of #JCRM with a new comprehensive update on the status of gray whales. #cetaceanscience Read it here: journal.iwc.int/index.php/jcrm…

Paper alert! New panel characterises immune system genes across #whales and #dolphins ….

& what these genes can tell us about the quality of genome assemblies!

in Molecular Ecology resources Ellen Garland University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau Claire Garrigue Franca Eichenberger #mhc

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Oooh this sounds exciting 👇🏼 Looking forward to seeing the results ⭐️🩵

‘How long before climate change will destroy the Earth?’: research reveals what Australian kids want to know about our warming world theconversation.com/how-long-befor… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Migrating birds may seem to be following instinct, but also learn and experiment. A study followed 258 white storks and found that young storks tried out alternate migration routes, whereas old storks were faithful to established routes. In PNAS: ow.ly/JMbi50QNzo1

Companion piece on The Conversation - theconversation.com/surviving-fish…

#rightwhales

Congratulations Josh Reed Rob Harcourt Dr. Leslie New

FYI Erich Hoyt Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) Center for Biological Diversity Clare Perry Animal Welfare Institute Marine Mammal Commission NOAAFish_NEFSC

Consumer characteristics and preferences for mobulid gill plates in China buff.ly/43hj7Lb

🐳 Southern right whale migration routes 🐳

🇦🇷 Argentina, Siguiendo Ballenas

🇳🇿 New Zealand, Tohorā Voyages

🇦🇺 Australia, Mirnong Maat

🇿🇦 South Africa, Whale Unit

🇬🇸 South Georgia Right Whale Project

by L.Oliveira, Instituto Aqualie #rightwhale southernrightwhaleconsortium.org

New paper on #rightwhales

royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

TL;DR - all entanglements affect whether female right whales can calve. There's no such thing as a 'minor' entanglement.

Congratulations Josh Reed Rob Harcourt Dr. Leslie New

🔥The Hauraki Gulf is undergoing rapid change auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2024/0… Sad but important work University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau