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Olaf Meynecke, Research Fellow in Marine Science, Griffith University

Whale of a tale? The stories about whales helping tackle climate change are overblown

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Whales have long fascinated us with their size and beauty. Once we stopped whaling, their populations have begun to recover, in a major win for conservation.

Research has suggested healthy whale populations could help us in unexpected ways – by storing carbon for the long term.

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