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"Big animals of the ocean go about their days mostly hidden from view.
Scientists know this marine megafauna – such as whales, sharks, seal, turtles
and birds – travel vast distances to feed and breed.
But almost a third are now at risk of extinction due largely to fishing,
shipping, pollution and global warming.
Protecting them can be difficult, because we don’t often know where these
animals are.
New research I led sought to shed light on the issue. My colleagues and I
gathered 30 years of satellite tracking data to map hotspots of megafauna
activity around the globe.
We tracked 12,794 animals from 111 species to find out where they go. The
results reveal underwater “highways” where megafauna crisscross the global
Ocean. They also show where megafauna dwell for feeding and breeding. Now we
know where these special places are, we have a better chance of protecting
them."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
