On 2 November 2017, Collin College hosted “Net Loss: The Vanishing Vaquita Porpoise” at the Spring Creek Campus Living Legends Conference Center in Plano, Texas. This free event was dedicated to raising awareness of the most endangered marine mammal species in the world, the vaquita. We brought the plight of this tiny porpoise from Mexico […]
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 […]
LADC-GEMM 2017 Survey: #1 Bon Voyage
By Amy Whitt Winding our way through Louisiana’s marshes, we headed out to sea as part of an expedition to research marine mammals in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Azura’s intern and recent high school graduate, Alexandria Hahn, and I have joined the LADC-GEMM research team for this survey. The Littoral Acoustic Demonstration Center-Gulf Ecological Monitoring […]
U.S. Atlantic Offshore Wind Facilities & Marine Protected Species
With the U.S.’ first offshore wind farm up and spinning off Block Island, Rhode Island, and many more in various stages of development, regulators, scientists, and industry leaders are hot on the heels of conservation and management off the East Coast. How do we embrace this alternative energy technology while also protecting marine animals from […]
Passive Acoustic Monitoring Program for the Northern Gulf of Mexico
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) recently awarded a contract to HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction (HDR) to support BOEM’s Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) Program for the Northern Gulf of Mexico. The world is a noisy place. As humans, we contribute to the noise levels in the ocean through a variety of activities from shipping […]
