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 […]
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 […]
NOAA Completes EFH Impacts Report
NOAA Fisheries recently completed an updated draft of the report titled Impacts to Essential Fish Habitat from Non-Fishing Activities in Alaska. This report was first written in response to the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). As part of a North Pacific Fisheries Management Council (NPFMC) and […]
Navy Completes Shock Trials for USS Jackson
Since June, the U.S. Navy has been conducting ship shock trials off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, for two new littoral combat ship (LCS) designs in production. Each class of warship must undergo these series of controlled tests during which live explosives are set off near the ships to see how the hulls handle the […]
Fins & Faces: Using Photo-identification to Study Dolphins & Whales
Azura recently volunteered for the Girls Inc. Eureka! Program at the University of Texas at Dallas during June. Eureka! is designed to engage girls ages 12 to 18 in exploring STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) to motivate girls to pursue post-secondary education and careers in STEM fields. This year, we introduced the girls to […]
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