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A Zoomed in Look at Our Aerial Survey Photographs
September 16, 2021
Our aerial survey team takes a lot of photos. But have you ever wondered why they take them and what they do with them?
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Right Whales
Right Whale Population Declines for 10th Straight Year
October 25, 2021
Scientists say there are just 336 North Atlantic right whales left in the world. The species struggles due to entanglement, vessel strikes, and the shifting of food sources due to climate change....Read More
MCAF
In memoriam: Honoring Lenín Riquelme, a guardian of the ocean
October 20, 2021
Lenín Riquelme approached the Marine Conservation Action Fund (MCAF) with a clear goal: to conduct research on the incidental bycatch of leatherback sea turtles in the Panama Bight....Read More
MCAF
In memoriam: Honrando a Lenín Riquelme, guardián de océano
October 20, 2021
Lenín Riquelme contactó al Marine Conservation Action Fund (MCAF) con un objetivo claro: realizar investigaciones sobre la captura incidental de tortugas laúd en el Golfo de Panamá....Read More
Right Whales
The Return to the Gulf of St. Lawrence
October 1, 2021
After a year of being unable to participate in field work in Canada due to a global pandemic, the Right Whale Research Team returns to the Gulf of St. Lawrence in search of North Atlantic right whales...Read More
MCAF: la semana de la Conservación Latina
September 10, 2021
Entrevistamos a algunos de los becarios y beneficiarios del Marine Conservation Action Fund sobre el increíble trabajo de conservación que están haciendo en América Latina....Read More
Field Work
Patterns and Processes in the Marine National Monument
July 29, 2021
Scientists hope aerial surveys in the Marine National Monument will unlock the secrets of a biodiversity hotspot....Read More
MCAF: Latino Conservation Week
July 20, 2021
In honor of Latino Conservation Week, we interviewed some of our MCAF fellows and grantees about the incredible conservation work they are doing throughout Latin America....Read More
Right Whales
18th Right Whale Mother Discovered Off Brier Island, Nova Scotia
June 3, 2021
On May 20, Amy Tudor, a naturalist for Mariner Cruises Whale Watching on Brier Island, Nova Scotia, was on the ferry heading towards Long Island, N.S. when she spotted something special....Read More
MCAF
Spotting endangered sharks in Mozambique
April 14, 2021
Outside of Australia and South-East Asia, basic information required to inform conservation initiatives for the endangered Zebra Shark are unknown....Read More
Bluetech
Startups Focused on Cutting Edge Ocean-related Technologies
March 31, 2021
From kelp burgers to building high-speed wifi communication networks underwater, the businesses that are part of the BlueSwell Incubator Program illustrate creative problem-solving and marine science....Read More
Field Work
Battery powered research: Using electronic tags and computer models to understand capture-related mortality and predation of yellowfin tuna released in a recreational troll fishery
March 23, 2021
This is the second of a series of blog posts about yellowfin tuna research being conducted at the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium....Read More
MCAF
Tracking marine megafauna: Using acoustic telemetry to strengthen conservation efforts along Costa Rica’s pacific coast
March 1, 2021
Randall Arauz and Daniel Arauz Naranjo at Center for Endangered Marine Species (CREMA), coordinate a team of researchers whose objective is to protect species from unselective and destructive fishing....Read More
MCAF
করাত মাছ বেশি দেখা যাচ্ছে
February 23, 2021
করাত মাছ বেশি দেখা যাচ্ছে কোভিড-১৯ লকডাউনে সাড়া দিয়ে কি ভারতীয় সুন্দরবনে করাত মাছেরা ভালো আছে?...Read More
MCAF
Macuro. Conservación de Tortugas Marinas en el Golfo de Paria, Venezuela
February 23, 2021
La Dirección General de Diversidad Biológica del MinEC en Caracas - Venezuela lidera un equipo con Provita Venezuela para estudiar y proteger a las tortugas marinas......Read More