From BBC News.
A freshwater dolphin found only in China is now “likely to be extinct”, a team of scientists has concluded. The researchers failed to spot any Yangtze river dolphins, also known as baijis, during an extensive six-week survey of the mammals’ habitat.
“The Yangtze river dolphin was a remarkable mammal that separated from all other [...]
From BountyFishing.
There are photos of Deep-sea glass squid, Snaggletooth, Axolotl, Mudskipper, Slander Lanternfish, Deep-sea stargazer, Giant Hatchetfish, Dumbo Octopus, Eelpout, Black-lip Rattail, Humpback Anglerfish, Coelacanth, Northern Seahorse, Longhorn Cowfish, Leafy Sea Dragon, Lumpfish, Atlantic Wolffish, Lionfish, Deep-Sea Lizardfish, Fangtooth Fish, Black Chimaera, Clown Triggerfish, Longlure Frogfish, Prehistoric Frilled Shark, Black Swallowe and Mantis Shrimp. (and [...]
From BBC - Science & Nature.
At the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Mississippi, Kelly the dolphin has quite a reputation. All the institute’s dolphins are trained to hold onto any litter that falls into their pools until they see a trainer, when they can trade the litter for fish. Kelly took this task [...]
From Curious creature caught off Keahole Point.
It’s a squid, it’s an octopus, it’s … a mystery from the deep.
What appears to be a half-squid, half-octopus specimen found off Keahole Point on the Big Island remains unidentified today and could possibly be a new species, said local biologists.
The specimen was found caught in a filter in [...]
From Nature’s Best 2006 Image Gallery: Experience Nature Through the Art of Photography.
The dolphin was lying on a humpback whale’s head while it was slowly swimming along. Looking through my camera lens the stunt appeared to be orchestrated by mutual “agreement.” The whale very slowly—and vertically—lifted the dolphin into the air. I expected the dolphin [...]
From BBC News.
Female hammerhead sharks can reproduce without having sex, scientists confirm.
The scientists say the discovery raises important issues about shark conservation.
In the wild, these animals have come under extreme pressure through overfishing and many species have experienced sharp declines.
If dwindling shark groups resort to parthenogenesis to reproduce because females have difficulty finding [...]
Read article at Reuters.
Climate change is affecting the growth of fish, with those living in warmer, shallow waters growing faster and species in cooling deep ocean waters growing slower, according to an Australian study.
“Growth rates in the deep-water fish are slowing because water temperatures down there have been falling, apparently for the last several hundred [...]