The Senckenberg Ocean Species Alliance (SOSA), in partnership with the scientific publisher Pensoft Publishers and science ...

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New Jersey’s marine mammals are in the crosshairs. Already struggling under multiple assaults, they are facing another blow. Recent federal budget cuts and rule changes promise to dismantle critical ...

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Unlike most marine mammals, sea otters are primarily insulated by fur, not blubber. In fact they have the densest fur in the animal kingdom. Sadly that thick, resplendent coat has also given otters ...

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Machine generated contents note: -- Preface by John Norton Moore -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 -- Introduction -- I. Unfinished Business -- II. Conservation, Sustainability, and ...

Sea lions rest in a pen while being treated for domoic acid poisoning at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito. Giancarlo Rulli The Marine Mammal Center For the third consecutive summer at The Marine ...