Harbor porpoises attracted to oil platforms when searching for food

A large gathering of fish tempts harbor porpoises to search for food around oil and gas platforms, even though the noise from these industrial plants normally to scare the whales away; decommissioned platforms may therefore serve as artificial reefs

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Last updated on 12 May 2022

Type: 
Media Watch
Region: 
Europe
North Sea
Threats: 
Energy production and mining
Species: 
Phocoena phocoena