Marine Heat Wave Linked to Sharp Increase in Whale Entanglements
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - 10:30
in Biology & Nature
An ocean heat wave off the U.S. West Coast from 2014 to 2016 drove humpback whales into a narrow band of cooler water, leading to a dramatic increase in whale entanglements with crab-fishing gear, according to a new study. Researchers at the federal Southwest Fisheries Science Center examined the causes of the spike in whale entanglements off […]