Climate Change and Capitalism: A Critical Intersection
Global climate change is one of the defining issues facing marine mammals and the ocean. We have long seen the effects and risks posed by climate [...]
ECS Webinar 2021
European Cetacean Society (ECS) Webinar 2021 At the ECS we believe it is important for the marine mammal scientific community, not only in Europe but worldwide, [...]
Captive Whales: Beneath the Surface
This talk will cover the various aspects of captive enclosures and how orcas (also known as killer whales) are maintained in marine theme parks and aquariums [...]
Ocean Encounters Virtual Series — Saving the North Atlantic Right Whale Exploring partnerships and solutions for survival
Ocean Encounters, a virtual series from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Saving the North Atlantic Right Whale Exploring partnerships and solutions for survival Webinar Registration » Speakers: [...]
American Cetacean Society Virtual Conference
Registration for our upcoming ACS Virtual Conference, Saturday, January 30, 2021 is now OPEN! Registration is FREE! To register click here! SCIENCE OF WHALES: Understanding the [...]
Blue Whales off San Diego
“After a Summer in 2017 where I spent nearly every single day on the water to only observe a mere 27 Blue Whales, 2018 has been an absolute revelation for me here in San Diego. Over the course of three days, I had nearly 100 incredible Blue Whale sightings!"
Cuvier’s beaked whale dies with 88 pounds of plastic in its stomach
In the above photo taken on March 16, 2019, Darrell Blatchley, director of D' Bone Collector Museum Inc., shows plastic waste found in the stomach [...]
What are animals thinking and feeling?
Everyone should watch this.... From the author of some of our favorites books: "Song for the Blue Ocean", "Eye of the Albatross" and recently "Beyond [...]
So You Want to Free Willy, Too?
Written by Nate Green After watching Ric O’Barry in The Cove, it’s hard not to want to free any dolphin you come across in captivity. [...]
A Fall from Freedom
A powerful and factual documentary on the often emotional issue of keeping cetaceans (whales & dolphins) in captivity. A FALL FROM FREEDOM is [...]
First high seas MPA in the Antarctic Region
The first high seas Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Antarctic region has been declared in an area south of the South Orkney Islands. The [...]
Sustainable sushi
Tonight I had dinner with a colleague who travels the globe to address serious disaster relief and international health issues. He's fascinating to talk [...]
A worldwide web for whales
WDCS Press Communication A worldwide web for whales: The special places where whales and dolphins live and the people who know them. Maui, Hawaii, 3rd [...]
1st Conference on Marine Mammal Protected Areas
The first ever conference on Marine Mammal Protected Areas will be held on the island of Maui in Hawai'I from March 29 - April 3, [...]
First Do More Harm?
Once again, I'm abandoning MarineBio's policy of striving to remain politically neutral. What is with the Bush administration? First it's "hey! let's drill offshore to trick [...]
More on the Cetacean Situation
Thank goodness there are people like Erich Hoyt out there who care about the world's cetacean populations. Hoyt recently launched cetaceanhabitat.org, a site sponsored by [...]