Falls in whale sightings, rare seabirds appearing – is something unusual happening in the Southern Ocean?
By Mary-Anne Lea, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in Marine/Polar Predator Ecology, University of Tasmania
Christopher Chapman, Senior Lecturer in Oceanography, UNSW
Could marine heatwaves in the cold Southern Ocean be making animals and birds migrate? It’s possible – but we need better monitoring to know.
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Thursday, July 30, 2026