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Surfrider Foundation went extreme with their newest PSA video on marine debris for their new Rise Above Plastic campaign. The animation might seem outlandish with its sea of plastics so large it supports the weight of a sperm whale like a swimming pool raft.. but, given all the trash I’ve been cleaning up for [...]

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I’ve been following the Tagging of Pacific Predators project for months. The project’s scope continues to expand and their species pages list many ambitious “coming soon” tags for all manner of mammals, reptile, and fishy predators that lurk in the brine. Imagine my surprise then when it was Sea Notes that brought [...]

Oceana consistently leads the pack in ocean conservation outreach. Their tremendous web presence – as well as a blog – recently expanded to include a new campaign. Scared For Sharks features a new ocean hero, January Jones from the teevee series Mad Men. Now.. I hardly have the time for teevee [...]

It’s been manatee madness lately at WaterNotes and a great question came in to me via email the other day: how many manatees are there left in Florida?
Well. A little over 3,800. That’s the simple answer. The more detailed answer is that the synoptic surveys carried out by the state [...]

My inner nerd is exulting and frolicking at the moment. Go ahead and bookmark WhaleNet (hosted through Wheelock College). Its a seriously interesting marine resource. While other rescue groups have done a great deal to satellite track and tag released marine mammals and other wildlife the maps for the animals’ locations are [...]