North Atlantic right whales seem to find food by sniffing for a chemical cue. Could scientists use this to save them? (via hakaimagazine)
, spotting a cetacean comes with perks. “There is always a competition,” says Niall MacAllister, the boat’s skipper. Whoever sees the first whale, or the most whales, might be treated to a pint the next time the sailboat docks. Not that the people on this specially designed research vessel need extra motivation to watch for whales.and its crew have studied whales in western Europe, the Mediterranean, Greenland, and elsewhere.
As the whales had even more run-ins with ships, ropes, and other human hazards, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared an To protect them, it would be helpful to understand not just where the whales are now, but where they’re headed next. Scientists at NOAA’s Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary have put their hopes in the chemical dimethyl sulfide .
Using a device that repeatedly tests the concentration of DMS in the water, Wiley and his colleagues have shown that higher concentrations of DMS
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