(NEXSTAR) – Bits of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt – a 5,000-mile-wide seaweed bloom – have started to wash up in Florida, but we’re likely months away from peak activity, researchers said Sunday.

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(NEXSTAR) – The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt is thriving, “setting a record abundance” for this time of year, according to a new report released Friday. All that abundance – an estimated 13 million ...

"The people around here got together and saved most of them," a local marine biologist said of the rescue efforts When more than 100 whales became beached on Sri Lanka shores, rescue teams helped ...

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The global population of killer whales is estimated to be around 50,000. A giant 21-foot killer whale weighing an estimated 3-and-a-half tons has died after beaching itself. The incident occurred ...

Early in the morning of Friday February 9, 2017, a group arrived at the isolated Farewell Spit on the coast of New Zealand. Traveling to capture one of the world's most beautiful coastlines at sunrise ...

WE HAVE ALL seen the pictures on television – a massive beached whale lying helpless on the sand, its big soulful eyes staring helplessly while rescue workers frantically try to help. Sometimes a ...

On Monday 20th of April 2015, Michael Grey of Lloyds List published the article "Name-calling bullies" where he outlined his opposition to the idea of banning beaching and gave reasons why such a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – Bits of the Great Atlantic ...