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

A stressful environment: examining stress in resident killer whales

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...

A Whale of a Season — Part 2

Ocean Wise

October 3, 2019

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

Ocean Wise’s Marine Mammal Research Photogrammetry team embarked on its second research trip of the year last month – this time, off northeast Vancouver Island. (If you haven’t already read it, be sure to chec...

Welcome to Ocean Watch: BC Coast edition

Ocean Wise

August 30, 2019

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

British Columbia’s coastline is diverse, wild and wonderful. Numerous coastal communities dot the shores of stunning fjords and bays. The area’s ample supply of beautiful oceanscapes, unique plants, animals an...

A Whale of a Season – Part 1

Marine Mammal Research

July 25, 2019

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

Returning from the pilot season of its drone-based killer whale study along the central coast of British Columbia, Ocean Wise’s Marine Mammal Research team marked the sixth year of its photogrammetry project, ...

Ocean Wise

April 2, 2019

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

Brian and Sandy Stewart, the parents of acclaimed filmmaker and internationally renowned activist Rob Stewart were at the Vancouver Aquarium, an Ocean Wise® initiative, last night to acc...