Credit: A. Boersma. Did you know that whales help keep the ocean healthy by spreading nutrients far and wide? These massive creatures don’t just swim across the seas—they also play a key role ...

In the ocean, nutrients often determine how productive an ecosystem can be and, therefore, how much life it can support. Many tropical and subtropical areas where whales give birth lack essential ...

It’s super-cool, and changes how we think about ecosystems in the ocean. We don’t think of animals other than humans having an impact on a planetary scale, but the whales really do.” ...

In the ocean, nutrients often determine how productive an ecosystem can be and, therefore, how much life it can support. Many tropical and subtropical areas where whales give birth lack essential ...

In 2010, experts revealed that whales, feeding at depth and pooping at the surface, offer a critical resource for plankton growth and ocean productivity. The latest study, led by the University of ...

HE SAYS AFTER THIS DISCOVERY, THE TEAM WI A study released from the University of Vermont reveals new data about the role whales play in keeping ocean ecosystems healthy. As Joe Roman, one of the ...

The incessant industrial whaling of the 19th and 20th centuries had a drastic effect on the whales’ natural transport system of nutrients.

(Humpback whale mother and calf.) Credit: Martin van Aswegen, NOAA permit 21476 Whales do more than just swim the seas—they power the ocean’s ecosystem. By transporting nutrients from deep waters to ...

Marga Goosen, the Sanctuary Ocean Count site leader for the Ahukini Landing location, was surprised with the activity at the site on Saturday, the second of three Ocean Counts for 2025.

WORCESTER CO., MD - An aerial survey team has detected endangered right whales east of Ocean City. A second right whale Slow Zone has been announced. Last week, the right whale zone was ...

As whale populations declined, the ocean may have lost a natural source of fertilizer. Scientists believe that protecting and restoring whale numbers could help bring balance back to marine ...

WORCESTER CO., MD - The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fisheries has announced the extension of the right whale Slow Zone off Ocean City. Maryland DNRF says the right whale slow zone ...