Yesterday we managed another successful day off Cape Hatteras, despite marginal working conditions (Beaufort Sea State 4 for much of the day). We had four sightings – each of a different species – and managed to deploy two satellite-linked tags and obtain two biopsy samples. Our first encounter was with approximately 30 …
This May and June, Duke University, the Cascadia Research Collective, the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution are collaborating on a research project to learn more about the movements and diving behavior of odontocete cetaceans off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. This research is funded by the Naval Facilities Engineering …
In late April, Andy participated in a two-day workshop on the conservation of Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) in the Mekong River, Cambodia. The workshop was convened by WWF’s Greater Mekong Project, supported by WWF and the Marine Mammal Commission and involved international scientists from the IUCN Cetacean Specialist Group, staff from WWF Cambodia and representatives from …