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Links

  • Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation
    Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation
  • Cetus Research and Conservation Society
    Cetus Research and Conservation Society
  • DFO Cetacean Research Program
    DFO Cetacean Research Program
  • Straitwatch
    Straitwatch

B.C. PARTNERS IN CONSERVATION, RESEARCH AND OUTREACH
Parks Canada
BC Parks
Robson Bight Warden Program
Marine Education and Research Society
Cetacealab (North Coast Cetacean Society)
OrcaLab
Whales and Dolphins of BC
Whale Interpretive Centre (WIC)
Saturna Marine Education and Research Society
Animal Health Centre
North Pacific Universities Marine Mammal Research Consortium
UBC Marine Mammal Research Unit
UVic Whale Research Lab
SFU School of Resource and Environmental Management
Bamfield Marine Station
Raincoast Conservation Foundation
Raincoast Research Society
Strawberry Island Research Society
Georgia Strait Alliance
Stubbs Island Whale Watching
Earthling Enterprises
Race Rocks Ecological Reserve / Marine Protected Area

U.S. PARTNERS IN CONSERVATION, RESEARCH AND OUTREACH

Washington:
National Marine Mammal Laboratory
Northwest Fisheries Science Centre – Marine mammal program
Cascadia Research Collective
Center for Whale Research
The Whale Museum
Seattle Aquarium
Beam Reach Marine Science & Sustainability School
Orca Network
SoundWatch
Killer Whale Tales
Northeast Pacific Minke Whale Project

Alaska:
North Gulf Oceanic Society
Alaska Whale Foundation
Marine Conservation Alliance Foundation (marine debris)

OTHER USEFUL WEBSITES

INFORMATION ON SPECIES AT RISK
DFO Pacific Region Marine Mammals
DFO Species At Risk Act (SARA) homepage for marine species
Canadian Species At Risk Act – Public Registry
COSEWIC (Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada)
B.C. Ministry of Environment – Endangered Species and Ecosystems
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) – Red List
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Endangered Species Act
NOAA – Marine Mammal Stock Assessments
NOAA Office of Protected Resources

MARINE MAMMAL RESEARCH SOCIETIES AND PUBLICATIONS
Society for Marine Mammalogy
American Cetacean Society
European Association for Aquatic Mammals
European Cetacean Society Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society
Marine Mammal Science
Aquatic Mammals

OTHER LINKS:
MARMAM – Marine Mammal Discussion Group
Strategies for pursuing a career in marine mammal science
Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
Pacific Rim Whale Festival
Sitka WhaleFest

Vancouver Aquarium Conservation Programs

  • B.C. Wild Killer Whale Adoption Program
    B.C. Wild Killer Whale Adoption Program
  • Cetacean Research Lab
    Cetacean Research Lab
  • Fisheries Depredation by Whales
    Fisheries Depredation by Whales
  • Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
    Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
  • Marine Mammal Rescue Program
    Marine Mammal Rescue Program
  • Ocean Wise
    Ocean Wise

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHALES AND DOLPHINS:

Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises (NOAA)
American Cetacean Society Factsheets
Whales (EcoKids)
The Beaked Whale Resource
National Marine Mammal Lab Education Web

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SEA TURTLES:
UBC Department of Zoology
Canadian Sea Turtle Research Project
Nova Scotia Leatherback Turtle Working Group
The Great Turtle Race
IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group
SEE Turtles (Ocean Conservancy)
NOAA Marine Turtle Research Program
Sea Turtle Restoration Project
Marine Turtle Protection and Conservation (NOAA)
Creatures of the Caribbean – Sea Turtles

 

REPORT SIGHTINGS OF OTHER SPECIES IN B.C.:
Basking Sharks
Ocean Sunfish, Mola mola
Reptiles, excluding sea turtles
Frogs
Birds
Wolves

The Government of Canada Vancouver Aquarium