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Whales
Marine heatwave leads to decline in humpback whales
By
Stuart Butler
Feb 29, 2024
A marine heatwave could have been responsible for a recent 20 per cent decline in the Pacific humpback whale population.
Featured Photographer – Ollie Clarke
By
DIVE Staff
Feb 12, 2024
British Underwater Photographer of the Year 2023, Ollie Clarke, showcases some of his spectacular megafauna shots of sharks, rays and whales
Sperm whales make consensus, democratic decisions – but slowly
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Jan 17, 2024
Sperm whales appear to make communal, democratic decisions - but take a long time discussing and disagreeing before they do
Dominica to create first sperm whale marine reserve
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Dec 11, 2023
Dominica has announced that the world’s first marine reserve for sperm whales will be established in the Caribbean island nation’s waters
Petition launched to ban captive cetaceans in the UK
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Nov 28, 2023
There are no captive cetaceans in the UK - but its not illegal to keep them. Marine Connection has launched a petition to change that
Australian Navy divers injured by ‘unsafe’ Chinese sonar
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Nov 20, 2023
Divers from the Australian Navy have been injured by the 'unsafe and unprofessional' use of active sonar by a passing Chinese warship
Stranded fin whale found dead on Cornwall beach
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Nov 16, 2023
A 16.5m-long fin whale, the second largest species of animal in the world, has been found dead on Fistral Beach in Cornwall, UK
Featured Photographer – Daniel Browne
By
DIVE Staff
Oct 19, 2023
Daniel Thomas Browne, winner of DIVE's BigShot Megafauna underwater photo competition, showcases some of the best of Western Australia's reefs
Nudibranchs & Whales: an extract from Helen Scales’ Around the Ocean in 80 Fish
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Sep 29, 2023
Extracts from Helen Scales’ beautifully illustrated Around the Ocean in 80 Fish & Other Sea Life, featuring two of its most iconic ocean creatures
Featured Photographer – Kaush Subramaniam
By
DIVE Staff
Sep 8, 2023
Some stunning whale and whale shark portraits - and more - by British wildlife conservation biologist, photographer and filmmaker, Kaush Subramaniam
Thomas Cook ends tickets sales to captive cetacean attractions
By
DIVE Staff
Jul 18, 2023
Thomas Cook has announced it will cease ticket sales to any attraction featuring captive cetaceans, including dolphins, whales and orcas
Featured Photographer – Catherine ‘CatSharks’ Cushenan
By
DIVE Staff
Jul 14, 2023
Catherine Cushenan (@catsharks) is a shark ecologist, freediver and underwater photographer with a particular love of charismatic megafauna
Our Planet II coming to Netflix in June – trailer
By
DIVE Staff
May 22, 2023
Check out the teaser trailer for Our Planet II, a four-part series narrated by David Attenborough coming to Netflix on 14 June
Orca adopts – or kidnaps – pilot whale calf
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Mar 14, 2023
A new study by researchers in Iceland documents the first case of a pilot whale calf being adopted and cared for by an adult female orca.
Blue whales swallow ten million pieces of microplastic a day
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Mar 10, 2023
Blue whales could be ingesting up to 10 million pieces of microplastic every day, according to a study published in Nature Communications.
Humpack whales spotted breaching off Cornwall
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Dec 8, 2022
Humpback whales have been spotted off the coast of Cornwall, bringing hope of a 'bumper season' of sightings for the south west UK
World’s largest shipping line reroutes container ships to avoid blue whales
By
Graeme Gourlay
Sep 11, 2022
Major breakthrough in campaign to stop lethal shipping collisions with resident pygmy blue whales in Sri Lanka
Fast ferries linked to Canary Islands sperm whale deaths
By
Graeme Gourlay
Apr 29, 2022
Scientists call for speed limits on fast ferries linking the Canary Islands as evidence mounts they kill sperm whales and other cetaceans.
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