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Study shows that rising levels of algal toxins in bowhead whales are linked to ocean warming

Two bowhead whales travel through an Arctic ice channel.
 

An NCCOS-funded study shows that rising levels of algal toxins in bowhead whales are linked to ocean warming, threatening food security for Alaska Native communities reliant on the whales for subsistence. Learn more: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/toxic-algae-in-arctic-bowhead-whales-linked-to-ocean-warming/