Fecal Samples From Bowhead Whales Link Ocean Warming to Rising Algal Toxins in Arctic Waters
July 09, 2025
July 09, 2025
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, July 9 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release:
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Fecal samples from bowhead whales link ocean warming to rising algal toxins in Arctic waters
Filter-feeding whales sample the Arctic food web, tracking decades of change.
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Rising toxins found in bowhead whales, harvested for subsistence purposes by Alaska Native communities, reveal that ocean warming is causing higher . . .
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Fecal samples from bowhead whales link ocean warming to rising algal toxins in Arctic waters
Filter-feeding whales sample the Arctic food web, tracking decades of change.
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Rising toxins found in bowhead whales, harvested for subsistence purposes by Alaska Native communities, reveal that ocean warming is causing higher . . .