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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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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
Right Whales
Meet the newest North Atlantic right whale mother and calf pairs
February 14, 2021
December through March is calving season for North Atlantic right whales. This year has been special for the critically endangered right whales because of the number of calves and first-time mothers. ...Read More
Marine Mammals
A Tiny Piece of Whale Blubber Leads to Big Results
February 12, 2021
A new study by scientists at the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life expands our toolkit for understanding North Atlantic right whale health—using only a tiny piece of blubber!...Read More
MCAF
Impact de la pandémie mondiale du COVID 19 sur la recherche pour la protection des tortues marin de la côte atlantique à Ebodje, Cameroun
February 2, 2021
De quelle manière la pandémie du COVID-19 a affecté les travaux de recherche pour la protection des tortues marines et la Tube Awu Association au Cameroun?...Read More
MCAF
Blog sobre Espuma, la ballena franca austral patagónica
January 26, 2021
Florencia dirige un proyecto que busca integrar fotografías de ballenas francas australes tomadas desde embarcaciones por operadores de avistamiento de ballenas con el catálogo de encuestas aéreas......Read More