Marine Mammals
We’re Partnering with North Coast Brewing on an Ocean-Friendly IPA
PRESS RELEASE FROM NORTH COAST BREWING// The ongoing thirst for the hippest and hoppiest IPA has taken a new turn – a conscience for conservation. North Coast Brewing Company has …
Stories of the Whale
The ocean is an opaque place in that there is still so much to learn about it. The life patterns of the great whales are also opaque—it is amazing what …
Vaquita in the Fast Lane to Extinction
No one set out to make the vaquita go extinct exactly. It was no one’s target species. It is not intentionally caught in the gillnets that plague its tiny range …
Manatees: A Symbol and a Reminder
The Ocean Foundation celebrates Marine Mammal Month in February. In Florida, November is Manatee Awareness Month with good reason. It is the time of year when manatees start their swim …
Global Bycatch Patterns of Marine Megafauna
Check out Wallace J. Nichols’ paper on global bycatch patterns that was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Click here.
2/3 of Nothing: What We Really Know About the Conservation of Marine Mammals
By: Jacob Zadik, Communications Intern, The Ocean Foundation Marine mammals represent some of the most interesting and remarkable creatures on the face of this earth. Though not vast in their …
Who are the Marine Mammals?
By Michael Stocker, Founding Director of Ocean Conservation Research, a project of The Ocean Foundation When folks in the conservation community think of marine mammals whales typically top the list. …
Wake Up! We are talking Whales!
By Angel Braestrup, Chair of the Board of Advisors of The Ocean Foundation June 1st was Whale Day. A day to honor these magnificent creatures who roam all of the …
From the macro to the micro
Last week, I was in Newport Beach, CA where we held our annual Southern California Marine Mammal Workshop, which profiles the research done in the Southern California Bight during the …
Lagoon Time: Our Life and Times Among the Gray Whales of Laguna San Ignacio
Authors: Steven L. SwartzPublication Date: Sunday, January 5, 2014 Lagoon Time is an extraordinary first-hand account of the experiences and discoveries made by Dr. Steven Swartz and his colleagues in San Ignacio …
Whales and Dolphins: Behavior, Biology and Distribution (Animal Science, Issues and Professions)
Authors: Craig A. MurrayPublication Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010 The biology of cetaceans is one of the most compelling areas of research because of the extreme adaptations whales and dolphins have had …
Eye of the Whale: A Novel
Authors: Douglas Carlton AbramsPublication Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Filled with “breathtaking scenes” and “vivid” (Publishers Weekly) imagery, national bestselling author Douglas Carlton Abrams’s riveting ecological thriller blends shockingly true facts with …
