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On the right whale, the parasites live mainly on callosities (raised callus-like patches of skin on the whales' heads). The clusters of white lice contrast with the dark skin of the whale, and help researchers identify individual whales because of the lice clusters' unique shapes. The lice predominantly eat algae that settle on the host's body ...
After a 38-foot-long female gray whale washed ashore at Dockweiler Beach, scientists look for a cause of death: 'Each mortality has a story to tell.'
Invasive species in California, the introduced species of fauna−animals and flora−plants that are established and have naturalized within California. Native plants and animals can become threatened endangered species from the spread of invasive species in natural habitats and/or developed areas (e.g. agriculture, transport, settlement).
California Dungeness crab, ... In addition, the agency recorded 14 whale entanglements with fishing gear from May 17 to Oct. 20 of this year, four of them from commercial crabbers, one more than ...
It also appeared to have a significant amount of whale lice, which is often an indicator of poor health. ... California issued experimental permits for the pop-up, ropeless equipment in the 2023 ...
The callosities themselves are grey, but their white appearance is due to large colonies of whale lice, whale barnacles and parasitic worms which reside on them. [5] [6] Young whales and diseased individuals are often infested with a different species of cyamid, which gives the callosities on those whales an orange hue rather than white. [7]
Capt. Dani Fasser was sitting off the coast of Southern California with a group of whale watchers. ... Frosty, a white killer whale, was spotted off the coast of Newport Beach on April 29, 2024.
White Rock (Cambria) SMCA was established in September 2007 by the California Department of Fish & Game. It was one of 29 marine protected areas adopted during the first phase of the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative. The Marine Life Protection Act Initiative (or MLPAI) is a collaborative public process to create a statewide network of ...