Whale excrement plays a vital role in ocean ecosystems by releasing iron and other essential nutrients into surface waters where it stimulates the growth of phytoplankton the microscopic plants ...

Even for the world’s largest animals, “when you gotta go, you gotta go.” Whale’s volcanic poop offers up a treasure trove of biological information and nutrients for the ocean. Not to be ...

Seven Worlds Director, Lucy Wells Roaming the world’s temperate and tropical oceans, the whale shark is the largest species of fish, feasting on an abundance of microscopic plankton as it ...

Martin van Aswegen, NOAA Permit 21476 In 2010, two researchers in the U.S. demonstrated that whale poop redistributes crucial amounts of nitrogen from deep waters to shallow coastal regions.

Residents worked together to rescue a 22-foot whale shark (butanding) that got tangled in a fishing net near the shore of Barangay Maniboc, Lingayen. The massive marine creature was spotted around 10 ...

Whale pee and other bi-products play a vital role in ocean ecosystems. Find out how they transport nutrients across the seas.