We are pleased to announce our newest education program… The Dallas Dolphin Research Program! This summer we are partnering with the Dolphin Communication Project (DCP) to provide a unique opportunity for kids ages 11-15 to learn about marine biology alongside real marine biologists. We can’t bring wild dolphins to Dallas, but we can escort Dallas […]
Meet Azura’s New Intern!
We recently welcomed a new intern to the Azura team. Hannah Hanson is currently pursuing a bachelor of science degree in environmental science at Texas A&M University-Commerce. She was unsure of the career path she wanted to take until she attended an environmental science course at Collin College. During this semester, Hannah is studying about […]
LADC-GEMM 2017 Survey
The Littoral Acoustic Demonstration Center-Gulf Ecological Monitoring and Modeling (LADC-GEMM) Consortium recently conducted a visual and acoustics survey for marine mammals in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The main goal of this study was to quantify short-term and long-term changes in baseline ambient noise levels and marine mammal distribution in the Mississippi Canyon region near […]
LADC-GEMM 2017 Survey: #10 Back in the Bayou
Written by: Amy Whitt Excited, tired, and a little sunburned, our science team returned to the Louisiana bayou on 17 June 2017. We celebrated the success of the survey and how well our team worked together. One of our senior scientists even said that this was one of the best teams she has ever worked […]
Marine Mammals of the Jersey Shore
The first ecological baseline study in advance of offshore wind development in U.S. waters was conducted in 2008-2010. This study included the first year-round, systematic surveys for marine mammals and sea turtles in nearshore waters off New Jersey. Results of these shipboard and aerial surveys were recently published in the Journal of Cetacean Research and […]
