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A timely message from our CEO

Our mission is to protect the health of our ocean through our work with marine mammals. We have done this for 50 years, and you can count on us to continue to do so for the next 50 and beyond.
The results of this week’s election raise significant concerns about a federal resolve to protect ocean health.
If these concerns resonate with you, please know you are not powerless. Caring people like you coming together to find creative, sustainable solutions has led to countless conservation success stories – and will lead to countless more.
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Recent Publications

bearded seal on ice

Research Paper

Comparative Muscle Physiology of Ringed, Bearded, and Spotted Seals from the Bering and Chukchi Seas
researchers apply a satellite tag to a Guadalupe fur seal

Research Paper

Inhalant Anesthesia for Minimally Invasive Procedures in Guadalupe Fur Seals
researchers perform a necropsy on a dead gray whale on the beach

Research Paper

Gray Whale Post-Mortem Findings During the Unusual Mortality Event in the Eastern North Pacific
humpback whale breaches with Golden Gate Bridge in the background

Research Paper

New Urban Habitat for Endangered Humpback Whales: San Francisco Bay
gray whale with mouth open above water

Research Paper

Fish Feeding and Rapid Foraging Behavior Switching by Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) in California
Hawaiian monk seal in the middle of a large plastic fishing net and buoys

Research Paper

Marine Mammals and Plastics in the Ocean