Tag Results for marine mammals

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

10-25-19 aerial survey of the Marine National Monument

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Rare Sightings During Aerial Survey of the Marine National Monument

November 11, 2019

Beaked whales, Chilean devil rays, and a humpback whale were spotted during an October 25 survey of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument....Read More

Pod of pilot whales with calves!

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So Many Dolphins, So Little Time!

September 19, 2019

More than 900 dolphins and 2 whales were spotted in less than four hours during an aerial survey of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument....Read More

A pod of dolphins spotted in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.

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Scientists See Over 1,200 Animals in Marine Monument in Just Over One Hour!

July 8, 2019

Aquarium scientists spotted more than 1,200 individual animals in just over one hour during a recent aerial survey of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument....Read More

Humpback Tail

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Studying Humpback Whales in Panama

September 28, 2018

Hear from Research Scientist Ester Quintana, who spent 10 days in Panama this summer studying humpback whales. ...Read More

A pod of Risso's dolphins

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Biodiversity Abounds in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument

September 12, 2018

Our aerial survey team was amazed by the sheer abundance and diversity of the large marine life seen during the September aerial survey of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument....Read More

Pilot whales and Bottlenose dolphins photographed during an April 23, 2018, aerial survey.

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Aerial Survey Highlights Diversity at Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument

May 10, 2018

Researchers from the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life's Marine Mammal Program conducted an aerial survey of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument on April 23, 2018. ...Read More

A group of eight Risso's dolphins (Grampus griseus).

Press Release

Exceptional Diversity Seen at National Marine Monument

November 21, 2017

A recent aerial survey of the remote Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Marine Monument revealed an exceptional abundance and diversity of marine mammals. ...Read More