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Cetaceans

Infographic showing features of the bubble-net. Humpback whales can manipulate these features: number of rings in the net, distance between bubbles in teh inner and outer rings) to effectively concentrate prey and keep them from escaping.

Humpback Whales: The Ocean’s Skilled Tool Users

A view of the Normand Energy deploying the Patania II nodule collector visible (green), seen from the Rainbow Warrior. The vessel is chartered by Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR), a Belgian company researching deep sea mining in the Pacific. The company is currently testing mining gear with the aim of future commercial extraction of minerals from the seabed.

Whale warning as clock ticks towards deep-sea mining

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