What is the ocean's 'twilight zone' and how are elephant seals helping to monitor it?
Marine biologists at the University of California Santa Cruz have tagged thousands of northern elephant seals with smart ...
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Elephant seals provide a window into the ocean’s twilight zone
A new study suggests that elephant seals can serve as “smart sensors” for monitoring fish populations in the ocean’s twilight ...
Ocean Guardians: How elephant seals are acting as 'smart sensors' for scientists to unlock ocean secrets
Elephant seals are now key players in ocean research. Fitted with smart sensors, these massive marine mammals are helping ...
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Northern elephant seals help scientists explore the twilight zone
Scientists have a different idea of the twilight zone. To them, it’s an area of the open ocean where most fish live – depths of 650 to 3,200 feet.
Foraging seals enable scientists to measure fish abundance across the vast Pacific Ocean
A new study by marine biologists reports that seals can essentially act as 'smart sensors' for monitoring fish populations in the ocean's eerily dim 'twilight zone.' ...
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Real Twilight Zones in the Real World - and the Weird Stuff You’ll Find There
In the real world, twilight zones are any indefinite boundary, the fuzzy line between one state and another, or a place where ...
Seals Can Act As 'Smart Sensors' For Monitoring Fish Population: Study
A new study by marine biologists reports that seals can essentially act as 'smart sensors' for monitoring fish populations in ...
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Elephant seals in the Pacific serve as deep-ocean sentinels, revealing patterns otherwise hard to measure
Northern elephant seals may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the open ocean’s twilight zone (~200 – 1,000 meters deep). According to a new study, these deep-diving creatures can help estimate ...
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Elephant Seals Unveil Deep-Ocean Patterns
Northern elephant seals may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the open ocean's twilight zone (~200 – 1,000 meters deep). According to a new ...