Pershing Quoted in NPR Story About The Role Of Whales In The Oceans
UMaine oceanographer Andrew Pershing is quoted in a National Public Radio story about the benefits of whales in the oceans. Pershing says research into whales’ role in moving nutrients from one part of the ocean to another is still unknown, but recent research into how whale excrement affects fish populations could get scientists to think more about large marine mammals in ocean ecosystems.