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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Site Fidelity, Residency, and Movement Patterns in Ireland Based on Citizen Science Data

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Understanding the residency and movement patterns of large cetaceans like the humpback whale is crucial for effective conservation. In Ireland, the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group has been collecting humpback whale data since the 1990s, primarily through citizen science.
Miguel Blázquez, Pádraig Whooley, Nick Massett, Joanne M. O′Brien, Frederick W. Wenzel, Ian O′Connor, Simon D. Berrow   +6 more
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Total Numbers and Movements of Photo‐Identified Subantarctic (Type D) Killer Whales

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT The distinctive Subantarctic (Type D) killer whale (DKW) (Orcinus orca) is a highly divergent and apparently inbred form previously known only from three mass strandings and several dozen at‐sea sightings, primarily from Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) longline vessels in the southern Indian Ocean and from tourism vessels in ...
Jared R. Towers, Paul Tixier, Christophe Guinet, Nicolas Gasco, John P. Y. Arnould, Ted Cheeseman, Robert L. Pitman   +6 more
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Blubber Cellular Integrity Through Decomposition and Its Implication for Histological Applications: A Study of Stranded Stock A Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Marine mammal strandings can provide unique and valuable insights into individual and population health, ranging from infectious diseases to anthropogenic threats. However, the level of decomposition of carcasses can interfere with the assessment of important indicators, such as an individual's nutritional status.
Lara Bennati‐Madureira, Andréa Maranho, Carla Bantel, Carla Beatriz Barbosa, Carolina Pacheco Bertozzi, Juliana Plácido Guimarães, Vanessa Lanes Ribeiro, Gislene Torrente‐Vilara, André Luis da Silva Casas   +8 more
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Microplastic Munchies: Exploring Microplastic Trophic Transfer Potential Between Two Key Prey Fish Species and Resident Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Microplastics have been identified in hundreds of species, with evidence of trophic transfer via contaminated prey. Sarasota Bay common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) serve as sentinels of coastal pollution, including plastics and chemical plasticizers. Previous research confirmed microplastic ingestion in these dolphins (100.0%, n = 
Estella Martin, Randall S. Wells, Elizabeth J. Berens McCabe, Miranda K. Dziobak, Savannah M. Case, Tita Curtin, Eric Conger, Ayushi Gaur, Millie A. Knowles, Robyn Faulkner Allen, Christina N. Toms, John E. Weinstein, Leslie B. Hart   +12 more
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Call me Ishmael: addressing the white whale of team communication in the operating room with labelled surgical caps at an academic medical centre. [PDF]

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Goldhaber NH, Mehta S, Longhurst CA, Malachowski E, Jones M, Clary BM, Schaefer RL, McHale M, Rhodes LP, Mekeel KL, Reeves JJ.   +10 more
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Harbor Porpoise and Beluga Whale Habitat Use in the Saguenay‐St. Lawrence Marine Park (Canada) Revealed by a Combination of Visual and Acoustic Survey

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Studying habitat use of cetaceans that spend most of their lives underwater poses challenges, prompting the use of complementary methods. Non‐invasive methods, land‐based surveys (LBS) and passive acoustic monitoring (PAM), were used to characterize occurrence patterns of beluga whales, harbor porpoises, and vessels in the Saguenay–St ...
Coralie Bernier‐Breton, Cristiane C. A. Martins, Gesche Winkler, Pierre Mercure‐Boissonnault, Léna Velé, Pierre Cauchy   +5 more
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Occurrence and Whistle Characteristics of Small Odontocetes in Two Coastal Regions of the Sea of Japan

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This study investigated the occurrence and whistle characteristics of small odontocetes in Wakasa Bay and Aso Bay, located in the coastal waters of the Sea of Japan, where ecological data are limited. Passive acoustic monitoring using A‐tag and SoundTrap was conducted from 2022 to 2024, with detections on 8.8% and 12.4% of monitoring days at ...
Satoko S. Kimura, Shunsuke Shizuka, Mayu I. Ogawa   +2 more
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Foraging Ecology and Fisheries Interactions of Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Inferred From Strandings in Western Iberian Atlantic Waters

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT The common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is a resident species along the Portuguese mainland coast, yet knowledge of its stranding patterns and feeding ecology is scarce. This study presents a comprehensive assessment of strandings (n = 264, from 1980 to 2019) and feeding ecology based on stomach content analysis (n = 43 from 1997 to
Ana Marçalo, Lídia Nicolau, Andreia Torres‐Pereira, Catarina Eira, Helder Araújo, Isabel Oliveira, Jorge Santos, Maria Casero, Marisa Ferreira, Marina Sequeira, Sara Sá, Silvia S. Monteiro, José Vingada, Joan Giménez   +13 more
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A 5.3-million-year-old deep-sea whale necropolis in the Diamantina Zone. [PDF]

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Peng X, Zhou P, Song X, Bianucci G, Du M, Collareta A, Gao Z, Xie T, Teng M, Leduc D, Mills S, Ta K, Li J, Wei T, Dasgupta S, Liu H, He Y, Xu W, Liu S, Zhang H.   +19 more
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The Inside Waters of Vancouver Island Are Critical Foraging Habitat for West Coast Transient Killer Whales

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT West Coast Transient (WCT) killer whales (Orcinus orca rectipinnus) hunt marine mammals along the west coast of North America from California to southeastern Alaska. However, little information is available on their seasonal use of nearshore areas and the relative importance of different parts of their range.
Taryn M. Scarff, Jared R. Towers, Andrew W. Trites   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source