Study reveals that variations in the abundance of sardines affect dwarf whales

“The study, which analyzed the diet of this cetacean species between 2005 and 2024, demonstrated that during the period of scarcity of sardines (2005-2015), resulting from overfishing, dwarf whales diversified their diet, including species such as horse mackerel and mackerel,” explains a press release. However, he adds, “with the recovery of the sardine stock (2016-2024), this species became the main source of food for whales”. Sílvia Monteiro, …