How marine biologists are using elephant seals as nature's 'artificial intelligence'
Marine biologists at the University of California Santa Cruz have tagged thousands of northern elephant seals with smart ...
Elephant seals return to California beach after population rebounds
Elephant seals have seen a population rebound and are returning in droves to Drake's Beach in California. The gathering of ...
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Elephant seals provide a window into the ocean’s twilight zone
A new study suggests that elephant seals can serve as “smart sensors” for monitoring fish populations in the ocean’s twilight zone.
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How marine biologists are using elephant seals as nature's 'artificial intelligence'
Elephant seals are being used as nature's artificial intelligence to monitor the health of the oceans -- especially the little-known "twilight zone," an ecosystem abundant with fish that could soon be ...
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Foraging seals enable scientists to measure fish abundance across the vast Pacific Ocean
Northern elephant seals serve as effective "smart sensors" for monitoring fish populations in the ocean's twilight zone, a region between 200 and 1,000 meters deep.
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Foraging seals enable scientists to measure fish abundance across the vast Pacific Ocean
Northern elephant seal at Año Nuevo Natural Reserve. (Credit: Dan Costa; photo taken under research permit NMFS 23188) Over the past 60 years, marine biologists at UC Santa Cruz have monitored the ...
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Elephant seals in the Pacific serve as deep-ocean sentinels, revealing patterns otherwise hard to measure
Northern elephant seals may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the open ocean’s twilight zone (~200 – 1,000 meters deep). According to a new study, these deep-diving creatures can help ...
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Foraging seals enable scientists to measure fish abundance across the vast Pacific Ocean
A new study by marine biologists reports that seals can essentially act as 'smart sensors' for monitoring fish populations in the ocean's eerily dim 'twilight zone.' Over the past 60 years, marine ...
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Foraging seals enable scientists to measure fish abundance across the vast Pacific Ocean
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – Over the past 60 years, marine biologists at UC Santa Cruz have monitored the behavior of northern elephant seals that journey to nearby Año Nuevo Natural Reserve.