Biologists use sound to identify breeding grounds of endangered whales

Biologists have confirmed what many conservationists fear -- that Roseway Basin, a heavily traveled shipping lane, off the coast of Nova Scotia, is a vital habitat area for the endangered North Atlantic right whale.

Read more: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140325154238.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fdolphins_and_whales+%28Dolphins+and+Whales+News+--+ScienceDaily%29

Our new publication: A new song recorded from blue whales in the Corcovado Gulf, Southern Chile, and an acoustic link to the Eastern Tropical Pacific

We are pleased to announce the publication of our new paper on Chilean blue whale song. A special thanks to the Blue Whale Center team for all their hard work and support. http://www.ballenazul.org/

Es un agrado compartir nuestra nueva publicación sobre la acústica de ballenas azules chilenas. Muchas gracias en particular al equipo del Centro Ballena Azul por todo su apoyo y esfuerzo. http://www.ballenazul.org/

Charla por Prof. Renato Quiñones sobre la ciencia, los recursos pesqueros y la sociedad

Whales viewed from space: Satellite technology can be used to count whales

Whales viewed from space: Satellite technology can be used to count whales

Read about it at:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140212183702.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fdolphins_and_whales+%28Dolphins+and+Whales+News+--+ScienceDaily%29

Keeping whales safe in sound: Responsible Practices for Minimizing and Monitoring Environmental Impacts of Marine Seismic Surveys with an Emphasis on Marine Mammals

Just out: Responsible Practices for Minimizing and Monitoring Environmental Impacts of Marine Seismic Surveys with an Emphasis on Marine Mammals

pdf: http://ocr.org/pdfs/papers/Nowacek_et_al_2013%20final_in_AM_Sakalin.pdf

Article in Science Daily: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140120090641.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fdolphins_and_whales+%28Dolphins+and+Whales+News+--+ScienceDaily%29

Multi-tasking humpback whales sing while feeding, not just breeding

Read about it: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121219174156.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fdolphins_and_whales+%28Dolphins+and+Whales+News+--+ScienceDaily%29

TED Talk on Shipping and shipping noise

Watch this TED talk about shipping, sea blindness and ship noise:

http://www.ted.com/talks/rose_george_inside_the_secret_shipping_industry.html