Research Initiative - Conservation Genetics

CSI Ocean Wise: tracking a killer…whale

May 3, 2020

Aquablog, Research - Species Under Threat, Research Initiative - Conservation Genetics

By: Adam Warner Research Scientist Ocean Wise Marine Mammal Conservation Research Program Conservation research efforts at Ocean Wise seek to improve our understanding of many issues faced by marine life. ...

DNA Never Lies

Public Relations

April 13, 2016

Research Initiative - Conservation Genetics, Research Site - CORI, Vancouver Aquarium

When a dead killer whale washes up on a beach in British Columbia, the first thing we try to determine — along with why it died in the first place — is who it is. Almost all killer whales that spend time in B.C...

The Sadness and Beauty of a Whale Necropsy

Vancouver Aquarium

May 13, 2015

Research Initiative - Conservation Genetics, Research Site - CORI, Vancouver Aquarium

Blog post by Carla Crossman, marine mammal research biologist at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre. On Sunday, May 10, 2015 a fin whale came into Vancouver harbour draped across the bow of a crui...