CAUGHT ON CAMERA: SCIENTISTS AND FISHERMEN TEAM UP TO FILM SEALS …
Aug 6, 2020 Fishery bycatch—the accidental entanglement or capture in nets of animals that are not the intended target fish—is a leading cause of injury and death of seals and other marine mammals. Conversely, depredation—the eating of fish from nets by marine predators such as seals—can ruin a commercial fishing catch and cause expensive damage to nets and other … From whoi.edu
CREATURE FEATURE: ELEPHANT SEAL - WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC …
Two distinct species, the Northern and Southern elephant seal, are among the largest carnivores in the ocean. It takes a whole lot of food to power a 3,000-kg (7,000 lb) body, and they’ll work for it, diving up to 1,700 meters (5,600 feet) in pursuit of fish prey. Elephant seals are known to hold their breath for nearly two hours, allowing them to stay at twilight zone depths for an extended ... From whoi.edu
WEDDELL SEALS IN THE ANTARCTIC STRATEGICALLY TIME THEIR MOST …
Oct 29, 2024 Photos available for use with credit can be found here Woods Hole, Mass. (Oct. 29, 2024) – Erebus Bay, Antarctica, is home to the southernmost population of the world’s southernmost living mammal – the Weddell seal. These seals may look like couch potatoes when they are resting on the ice, but Weddell seals go to great lengths to make a living in the … From whoi.edu
STUDYING HOW SEALS ADAPT TO EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS COULD LEAD TO …
A female grey seal nursing her pup on the beaches of Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Gray seals give birth once a year and females will quickly lose ~30% of their body mass while the pup triples in size during a short nursing period of only 15-20 days. From whoi.edu
THE VALUE OF IRON FOR A SEAL - WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION
Apr 11, 2024 Most seal pups don’t make it through their first year, and the researchers want to figure out whether higher iron intake makes a difference in the pups’ survival. “Everyone has been focused on the abundance of prey and how many calories seals are able to take in, but maybe just as important is getting the iron that they need,” Shero said. From whoi.edu
THE RETURN OF THE SEALS – WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION
Nov 26, 2013 WHOI biologist Rebecca Gast examines whether the recovered and thriving population of gray seals in Cape Cod waters has affected water quality off the beaches they frequent. From whoi.edu
CREATURE FEATURE: ELEPHANT SEAL - WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC …
Creature Feature: Elephant Seal About Elephant seals You may have seen (and heard) elephant seals on a beach: roaring, clumsy and (let’s face it) terrifying as they jostle for mates. From whoi.edu
SEAL WHISKERS INSPIRE MARINE TECHNOLOGY - WOODS HOLE …
Jan 27, 2016 The night approaches quickly. A harbor seal plunges into the water, diving deep as the sunlight recedes. Through the dark, turbid waters, she searches for fish. Suddenly, the whiskers on her right cheek begin vibrating. And she’s off. Heather Beem is closely examining seal whiskers for insights to design new… From whoi.edu
Jun 13, 2024 Seals are pinnipeds, a group of animals with three separate families—phocidae, otaridae, and odobenidae—that are the only mammals that feed in the water and breed on land. From whoi.edu
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