What do whales and trees have in common? Like trees in a rainforest, whales capture and store atmospheric carbon—directly in their large bodies—throughout their long lives. In fact, whales are even more efficient at capturing carbon than trees are!
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#WhaleWeek

Today for #BlackInMarineScience Week, we’re highlighting Yackar Mauzole, a postdoc studying physical oceanography at @scripps_ocean.

Yackar is a “dry oceanographer:” rather than research cruises, most of her work is on her laptop.

Hi Bluesky ! New here. I’m Coira, an emerging #AquaticBiologist living in the #DMV 🦭🌊 Most of my undergrad research is on #Phocidae. #MtHolyoke ‘24, AB Coastal & Marine Science. Pleasure to meet y’all 🇦🇶🌊🐋🫶🏽

#BlackInMarineScience #STEMinist #LGBTQSTEM #SevenSistersAlumnae
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Northern BC humpbacks’ social bonds allow them to share and adopt bubble-net feeding tactics that may boost the whales’ recovery in changing oceans, a new study suggests. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/29/n... #environment #ecology #Cetology #science #SciChat

Officials will schedule a necropsy next week to determine how the whale died, officials from the Seaside Aquarium said.

It’s #WhaleWeek! We’re celebrating these majestic marine mammals, which are among the largest and oldest animals on Earth. Found in every ocean, they range in size from the small dwarf sperm whale to the massive blue whale—the largest animal on the planet. 🤯 🌎
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