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Credit: Fernando Felix Donate to OCR's Farallones Hydrophone Project Support our research to protect whales from future ship strikes With the support of our enthusiastic community of ocean lovers, we strive to protect marine mammals from the impacts of human-industrialization in the ocean. Your contributions to our Farallones Hydrophone Project will allow us [...]
Farallones Hydrophone Project Tracking whales in shipping lanes to prevent future ship strikes Ship strikes are one of the main causes of death for large whales on the West Coast. Credit: Fernando Felix Donate to our Farallones Research Project Ship collisions, known as “ship-strikes,” are one of the greatest [...]
The Whale Adventure Book Click here to purchase now! Published in support of Ocean Conservation Research (OCR), a non-profit group of scientists, engineers, and ocean advocates, dedicated to improving the acoustic environmental health of the sea. OCR’s founder and director, Michael Stocker, led the adventure that is recalled in [...]
Steps you can take to prevent dangerous seismic blasting NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources has authorized five private companies to "incidentally, but not intentionally, harass marine mammals" with seismic airgun blasting to search for oil and gas off the Atlantic coast. "Harassment" is defined in the Marine [...]
Stop Offshore Drilling It is vital that we stop expanding offshore oil and gas drilling operations to protect our precious web of ocean life. Oil spills are an inevitable and unfortunate consequence of this toxic industry; however, what is not so commonly known, are the disruptive noises produced from seismic airgun surveys [...]
Congress is set to vote TOMORROW (7/11/18) on another ocean-related bill that we want to make sure you are aware of, and we hope you will consider contacting your Representative ASAP. The House will vote on a bill that fundamentally undermines the Magnuson-Stevens Act, our often-imitated model for sustainable fisheries management. Your voice is needed [...]
Offshore drilling is detrimental for the future of our ocean. Our video, "Offshore Oil: What happens between the Seismic Surveys and the Oil Spills," exposes some of the largely unknown aspects of what happens below the rigs and platforms on the sea floor.
A few weeks back a number of us were down in Baja California visiting the friendly whales of San Ignacio Lagoon. For those not familiar with this mysterious and delightful phenomena, the gray whales of Baja seem to enjoy frolicking with humans – a behavior that began decades ago when humans slaughtering them was [...]
2018 Progress Report 2018 has been really challenging for those of us in the conservation business. The objective remains the same – working toward the most beneficial outcomes for the most living beings. But the growing distractions continue to shift, phase, and transform, driving the public-at-large off the rails of our collective focus. While [...]
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