Emily Tripp Senior Writer In just the first two weeks of the New Year it is clear that the number of whale sightings will be much higher than previous years. To start, the annual southward migration of gray whales began early this year. In 2010 only eight whales were seen during the entire month of [...]
Emily Tripp Senior Writer Happy Feet Two was released in theaters on Nov 18. While still primarily a tale about Emperor Penguins, this movie also features elephant seals, leopard seals, and most importantly, krill. The krill in Happy Feet Two are voiced by Matt Damon and Brad Pitt. The 30th Commission for the Conservation of [...]
By Henry Workman Marine Science Today Writer In a message to Congress on Thursday President Obama announced: “I am not directing the Secretary of the Treasury to impose trade measures on Icelandic products for the whaling activities that led to the certification by the Secretary of Commerce.” This was in response to a deadline [...]
Henry Workman Marine Science Today Writer Whaling, a longtime source of economic independence for the nation of Iceland, is at the center of an ongoing debate which puts economic policy in direct conflict with environmental concerns. Despite international efforts made to improve the status of endangered species such as the fin whale, Iceland’s commercial whale [...]
This first in a series of articles aims to show the many organizations working to understand our marine environment and help educate the public and policymakers.
Today’s piece introduces the American Cetacean Society (ACS), headquartered in San Pedro, California.
Although it might sound obvious to a human reader of this news — after all our mothers, and our fathers teach us where to get our food — the teaching of such a specific behavior in the natural world is not universal. Often, if involves instinctive behavior and in any case, documenting the mechanics of how [...]
(This article was originally published on OceanLines on September 5, 2008.) NOAA has recently released a new study about a research effort in Hawaii to determine how marine mammals react to sonar. NOAA’s Fisheries Service, along with top international scientists and the U.S. Navy are leading the research. From the NOAA research vessel Oscar Elton [...]
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