Cetacea

- Vanishing Giants –
Mapping the Past, Present, and Future of Cetacea

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Multiple Threats: Challenges to Cetacean Survival

Despite a moratorium and the ban on international whaling trade on all whale species in 1986, nearly 1,000 whales are killed annually for commercial purposes.

Intense maritime traffic increases the risk of ship collisions and adds constant underwater noise, disrupting cetaceans' vital sense of hearing.

Large cetaceans migrate thousands of kilometers to feed on krill in high latitudes, but climate change is disrupting these feeding grounds. As prey shifts and productivity declines, their ability to adapt remains uncertain.

Chemical pollution has spread across the biosphere, accumulating in the food chain and harming cetaceans' health and fertility. Plastic pollution adds mechanical and chemical threats, entangling marine life and releasing harmful compounds into the ocean.

Camille Challier


Neuro-X

Cyrill Strassburg


SIE

Eglantine Vialaneix


Digital Humanities