Health of humpback whales under high surveillance

Marine mammals are heavily contaminated by various pollutants, but the effects of this contamination on their health remain unknown. To clarify this situation, the Pre Cathy Debier, a researcher at the Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, looks at the subcutaneous adipose tissues of these animals. In November 2024, thanks to hollow arrows equipped with a float, biopsies were carried out from a zodiac on twenty-five orcas and…