Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals

One ringed seal claw; Years of data on mercury exposure

August 27, 2020

Research - Special Places, Research - Species Under Threat, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals, Research Site - CORI

By: Marie Noel, Research Manager, Ocean Pollution Research Program I was lucky to spend a few summers in the Western Arctic studying beluga whales during my PhD and I have to say that the Arctic is truly a...

Tracking Contaminants in Killer Whale Habitats

Sarah Wilson

August 20, 2020

Aquablog, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals, Research Initiative - PollutionTracker, Research Site - CORI

By: Joseph Kim, Research Scientist Contaminants in coastal British Columbia (BC) It is late at night and I notice that more data have been uploaded to the PollutionTracker database. I am using these data...

What’s in a name? Studying the calls of wild belugas

Marine Mammal Research

August 10, 2020

Research - Species Under Threat, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals, Research Initiative - Vulnerable Species and Habitats, Research Site - CORI

By: Valeria Vergara, Research Scientist It is late in the evening, the Arctic sun still bright on the horizon, and I am recording a group of belugas that has become temporarily entrapped at low tide in a ri...

Just Another Day Collecting Whale Poo

Sarah Wilson

August 4, 2020

Aquablog, Research - Species Under Threat, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals

By: Kaitlin Yehle, MSc Student It’s 6:00am and my phone is buzzing beside my pillow, letting me know it’s time to get ready for another day on the water collecting Northern resident killer whale feces. I...

A stressful environment: examining stress in resident killer whales

Ocean Wise

June 15, 2020

Aquablog, Research - Species Under Threat, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals, Research Initiative - Marine mammals as Sentinels

By: Brittany VisonaResearch Biologist at Ocean Wise Marine Mammal Conservation Research Program Stress. You’ve experienced it in one form or another, whether you were late to catch your bus, ran into a bea...

Liquid gold: Uncovering the hidden importance of whale poop

Marine Mammal Research

May 14, 2020

Aquablog, Research - Species Under Threat, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals

Written by Brittany Visona and Kaitlin Yehle “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” It's a phrase that accurately summarizes the relationship between Ocean Wise Marine Mammal researchers and whale poo...

A Mother’s Love: Killer Whale Culture

Marine Mammal Research

May 8, 2020

Aquablog, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals, Whale Sightings

Motherhood is never easy, no matter which species you belong to. From broadcasting millions of eggs to nurturing a single calf to independence, successfully raising the next generation is one of life’s greates...

Quiet Oceans: Has the COVID-19 crisis reduced noise in whale habitats?

Ocean Wise

April 11, 2020

Arctic Connections, Inuit, Ocean Wise, Research - Arctic, Research Initiative - Arctic Lab, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals, Research Site - CORI, Whale Sightings

By Dr. Valeria VergaraOcean Wise Marine Mammal Conservation Research Program Photo credit: Valeria Vergara In September 2001, during the aftermath of 9/11, much of the coastal ocean around North Ameri...