Marine Traffic’s map shows those fishing vessels in orange that keep their automatic identification systems, AIS, turned on. But much more exciting and worse is what you do not see. Map: Michael Wenger via marinetraffic.com The Bering Sea and its surrounding...
Bowhead whales are among the animals in the study that were found to be contaminated with persistent organic compounds. Photo: Heiner Kubny Unlike pollution with plastics or exhaust gases, there is less public awareness of the contamination of the environment with...
Little walruses stay with their mother for two years and are protected by her. This works better on sea ice than on land, so female walruses follow the sea ice. Thus, with the disappearance of sea ice, not only the cows suffer, but also the calves. Picture: Michael...
