Reason for a jump of joy: Humpback whales in the fjord system of Nuuk are under protection and may not be hunted for traditional reasons. Picture: Michael Wenger Whaling has a long tradition in Greenland. Therefore, Greenlandic hunters are also allowed to hunt a...
Weddell seals rest on the pack ice. (Photo: AWI) Due to construction work in the sea, shipping, and gas and oil extraction, the oceans are becoming increasingly louder. A comprehensive international study has now shown that this noise affects the behaviour of far more...
The blow of a humpback whale. (Image: OZA/AWI) Our knowledge of the life of baleen whales in the Southern Ocean has so far been limited mainly to studies conducted during the Antarctic summer. The reason: In winter, there are hardly any biologists on site who could...
