Provides information on permits, applying for permits, whale watching regulations, whale watching and links for Marine Mammal Sanctuary Silver Banks.
Report identifies activities that could have a negative impact on two gray whale habitats, Laguna San Ignacio and Bahia Magdalena.
Monitors the types of species that come to the area and studies their feeding, migration and breeding habits.
Its purpose is long-term study of the orcas which inhabit this area, and evaluation of human impacts on them.
Includes information on the world's whales, dolphins, and porpoises and projects that support the preservation of the species.
Includes information on the threats to whales, and on various NRDC-led campaigns to protect them and their natural habitats.
Grass roots research effort launched in 1997 by a group of local concerned captains and naturalists. Project provides information on calf behavior and development that can be used to safeguard the nursery waters. Photos and information about humpback whales.
During a five-day meeting of the International Whaling Commission, the Japanese delegation did not get its way and retaliated by working to deny Arctic natives in Alaska and Russia their traditional whale-hunting quotas. [Requires free NYTimes.com registration to view.]
Information about whale species, whaling, environmental threats, sanctuaries, and whale watching plus efforts to end commercial whaling.
Listing of whales and dolphins who have died in captivity. Facts and myths of the captive industry. What steps people can take to help end cetacean captivity.
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