Humpback faecal surprises
Rhonda Reidy had not intended to spend years studying whale faeces. Reidy planned on statistically modelling the impact of humpback whale predation on prey populations. Once she realized that no one knows what humpbacks are eating when underwater, Reidy pivoted. Her PhD and recent publication provide some of the first species-specific details on what humpback whales in the Salish Sea are eating.