• New research shows that, off the U • West Coast, humpback whales face a higher risk of getting entangled in fishing equipment during years with lower availability of cool-water habitat, where the whales feed • Jarrod Santora of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U • , and colleagues present these findings in PLOS Climate
Article Summaries:
- New research shows that, off the U.S. West Coast, humpback whales face a higher risk of getting entangled in fishing equipment during years with lower availability of cool-water habitat, where the whales feed. Jarrod Santora of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S., and colleagues present these findings in PLOS Climate.
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- https://phys.org/news/2026-02-whale-entanglement-fishing-gear-size.html (Latest source article published: 2026-02-25 19:00 UTC)