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Pumps and conveyor belts. How could more whales help save us?

Pumps and conveyor belts. How could more whales help save us?

Humpback whales in Alaska

We are excited to announce backing for two ground-breaking research projects to assess the little understood impact whales have on marine productivity and carbon capture.  The projects, run by scientists from US and UK universities, will explore the extent to which whales transfer vital nutrients as they feed, defecate and migrate.  The Alaska Whale Pump…

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I am vindicated – Whale poop rocks!

Updated April, 2018 Do you like to breathe? Then you should like whales, and especially like them pee’ing and poo’ing in the world’s biggest swimming pool- our oceans. For many years, while doing presentations I have been telling kids I like whales for lots of reasons. One reason in particular is because they pee, and…

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