Whale Poo is the Ocean’s Salvation
Farmers and gardeners know how beneficial manure is for promoting a healthy crop because it provides nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and micronutrients that help plants grow. That’s pretty impressive considering that manure is just a fancy word for cow poo. And it turns out that when whales poop, their excrement infuses the ocean’s surface with nutrients that help the ocean’s ecosystem. This is why Hauser considers herself and her team proud whale guardians. But nothing in her experience could have prepared her for what happened during a dive.