Tar Sands Pipeline Threatens Our Endangered Orcas
Southern Resident killer whales are now facing a new and formidable threat: Big Oil....
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Bryde’s Whales Are a Step Closer to ‘Endangered’ Status
Today, one of the United States' rarest and most threatened baleen whales are a step closer to receiving protection under the Endangered Species Act. A little...
Empowering Geneticists in Marine Spatial Protection
By Francine Kershaw and Grace Goldberg (originally published November 17th, 2016, on OpenChannels ) Genetic data is often overlooked and geneticists are rarely...
New Science: Noise Seriously Impacts Marine Invertebrates
Understanding how ocean noise pollution impacts marine life, and to what extent, are high priorities for scientists. To date, ocean noise research and related...
Beluga Blues: The Next Phase of Ocean Noise Research
Noise is increasingly recognized as one of the most pervasive and significant impacts to our oceans. New noises from shipping, seismic surveying for oil and...