Humpbacks in African Waters (IMAGE)

Wildlife Conservation Society

Humpbacks in African Waters

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In the waters off the coast of Gabon, a humpback whale lunge-feeds in the near vicinity of an offshore oil platform. In a recently published study in Conservation Biology, scientists have quantified the overlap between humpback whales using Africa's coastal waters and several forms of ocean industries and ocean-based pollution, primarily offshore oil platforms, shipping lanes, and potentially harmful toxicants.

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Photo credit: T. Collins/Wildlife Conservation Society.

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