Marine biology

Marine researchers rescue sea turtle tangled in fishing line off the coast of Caesarea

Shortly after the team rescued the turtle, it was transported to the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center to receive treatment.

Sea turtle rescued from fishing lines off the coast of Caesarea.
 A free-diver swims next to Sandbar sharks in the Mediterranean sea near the northern Israeli coastal city of Hadera, on December 30, 2022.

'I noticed two shadows in the water': Two sharks spotted at Beit Yanai Beach

Stenella frontalis.

Google announces new AI aimed at communicating with dolphins

False Killer Whale, Pseudorca crassidens, Papua New Guinea, Pacific ocean

WATCH: Rare pod of false killer whales spotted near Herzliya


Scientists discover new species of mysterious deep-sea creatures

Bathynomus, a group of isopods that live in the deepest parts of the ocean, is distantly related to decapods, such as shrimp, crabs and lobsters.

Bathynomus

What could sea creatures teach us about engineering?

A new Technion study looks at how marine organisms produce hard tissues from the materials available to them, and under harsh and hostile conditions.

Eilat's Coral Beach Nature Reserve has stunning reefs and an abundance of marine and fish life.

New feeding spot for humpback whales discovered near South Africa

Whups, grumbles, whup-grumbles and tonals are the names of some of the whale calls picked up by researchers and serve as clues to understand the area's significance.

A humpback whale is seen breaching the water.

A small whiskered world: Facial hair across the animal kingdom

Which animals have facial hair, like whiskers or a mustache, and what do they do with it?

Cheerio the cat died in 2021 after living his life in a loving home, a fate millions of cats do not get to experience.

Sandbar sharks travel furthest than ever tracked

Sandbar sharks are known to have traveled to Cyprus and Egypt, but they were recently tracked in Sicily.

 Sandbar sharks

Marine protected areas harmed by overfishing, human pressures - TAU Study

The Tel Aviv University study pointed to a strong “edge effect” in MPAs, i.e. a sharp 60% reduction in the fish population living at the edges of the MPA compared to core areas.

“EDGE EFFECT” HARMS MARINE PROTECTED AREAS

Whales engage in social and cultural learning, study indicates

“We know that whales and dolphins are incredibly intelligent and must have complex social lives."

Carcasses of hunted Pilot whales lay on the quay in Jatnavegur, Faroe Islands

Sperm whale spotted off Israeli coast in rare sighting - watch

Steps are being taken to ensure that the whale was not harmed by the oil spill that brought tar to Israel's shores.

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Light pollution at night severely disrupts coral reproductive cycle

Last month, researchers at Tel Aviv University found that certain reef-building corals in the Red Sea’s Gulf of Eilat have lost their synchrony, “dramatically reducing” their chances of reproducing.

Bundles release post spawning of the coral Acropora millepora (control corals, no light pollution)

Dolphin attacked by shark in first recorded incident in Israel

"Since here in Israel we had not yet identified a single dolphin with scars, it had led us to think that there are no - or almost no - such attacks."

Dolphin attacked by shark near Israel, 2020