Oceanographic Magazine
Feature article on “Spotlight of Western Australia” on The Orcas of Bremer Bay written by Nane Steinhoff – Oceanographic Magazine
Main photograph by Jake Wilton.
Naturaliste Charters Marine Biologist Jade Cantrall provides her spin on the killer whales of Bremer Canyon.
An excerpt from the article reads:
An excerpt from the Oceanographic Magazine article reads:
Jade Cantrall, marine biologist working at Naturaliste Charters, one of the whale watching companies operating out of Bremer Bay, explains:
“The Bremer Bay sub-basin is a unique and biodiverse system that incorporates a chemical process and natural breakdown of methane hydrates.
That seep from the ocean floor, fuelling the complex system.”
Cold upwelling currents bring these nutrients into the first 200 metres of surface water, the photic zone, where photosynthetic phytoplankton can utilise these nutrients to photosynthesise.
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More headlines in the Oceanographic Magazine article:
Numerous sightings have been made since, resulting in the region’s reputation as the southern hemisphere’s largest orca congregation.
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