#WhalePoop
Further coverage of the #synthetic #whalepoop, this time by vice

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November 14, 2024 at 2:36 AM
🐋 #whale
🦑 #Marineresearch

New study in Nature looks at the levels of #algealtoxins in the #whalepoop of
205 #bowheadwhale harvested over a 19-year period. They found statistically significant evidence that climate change is associated w/ increased exposure to toxin

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Bowhead whale faeces link increasing algal toxins in the Arctic to ocean warming - Nature
An analysis of bowel samples from bowhead whales collected yearly from 2004–2022 indicates increasing algal toxin concentrations in Arctic food webs due to warming ocean conditions.
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July 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
krill gotta eat.
they eat whale.
and whalepoop.

okay lets call it marine show, that sounds nicer XD
and other fish too ofc.
October 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
#whale

#whalepoop can fertilize pytoplankton blooms, which can cause #carbonsequestration. We have a lot fewer whales thsn in the past, and these folks think simulated whale poop should be used to help the plankton

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Scientists Are Crafting Fake Whale Poop and Dumping It in the Ocean
The artificial waste could fertilize the ocean and sequester carbon
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November 13, 2024 at 11:30 AM
"the experience of rallying around a whale could inspire people to focus on other issues affecting whales—such as injury by fishing gear and ship strikes"

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A barge carrying Timmy the humpback whale journeys to the North Sea
A barge carrying a stranded humpback whale nicknamed Timmy has begun its journey toward the North Sea.
apnews.com
May 1, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Whale poop is a natural fertilizer that keeps the ocean alive: The team analyzed whale poop for iron, known to be especially limited in the Southern Ocean, as well as copper.

#WhalePoop #OceanFertilizer #MarineEcosystem #CarbonSequestration #Biodiversity #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Whale poop is a natural fertilizer that keeps the ocean alive
The team analyzed whale poop for iron, known to be especially limited in the Southern Ocean, as well as copper.
www.earth.com
February 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Ambergris is a rare form of sperm whale poop and has many uses such as being burned as incense, used as an aphrodisiac, as medicine, a lubricant for factory machinery, burned to light homes and city streets, to make perfumes, and more.

#science #sciencefacts #ambergris #spermwhales #whalepoop
April 25, 2024 at 3:05 PM