Thursday, 17 January 2013

Radio 4 programme on selecting Marine Conservation Zones around the UK

A good overview of the process and problems of selecting Marine Conservation Zones around the UK. It's not perfect but is a step forward. Unfortunately no sites include key areas for cetaceans.

Listen at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pthk3
Map of MCZs
From http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/512xn/p013r4q7.jpg

Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Listen to the Chilean blue whale song!

Listen to an example of the Chilean blue whale song we recorded in 2008. This sequence is characteristic of animals in the Southeast Pacific and in Chilean waters and is the focus of the our current research.

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