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 [...]
Former trainer blows the whistle on SeaWorld
From CBS News Alex Ferrer investigates the treatment of SeaWorld's captive killer whales for "Whistleblower." To watch the CBS full episode (41:44 minutes) you'll need to [...]
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 of [...]
Hearing on the proposal to open the US East Coast to oil and gas leasing
From Michael Stocker's “Ocean Noise” blog: "Dear OCR Community and Friends There are a lot of moving parts right now on the proposal to open [...]
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 Words: [...]
If our oceans die, we die | Captain Paul Watson
"Captain Watson is guided by a singular truth: if the oceans die, we die! Humanity and civilization cannot survive on this planet with a dead ocean, [...]
The World’s Rarest Whales
The appearance of the world’s rarest whales has been recorded for the first time after a mother and her calf washed up on beach in New Zealand [...]
Whale Wars in Seattle: A U.S. Court Discusses Antarctic Whaling
By Timothy G. Nelson* This March, a Seattle-based federal judge issued a decision dealing with the continued practice of whaling in Antarctic waters. The court's ruling, [...]