Rough-toothed dolphins have a worldwide circumtropical to warm-temperate distribution in open-ocean and slope waters. Despite this large geographic distribution, the

Data limitations frequently result when monitoring endangered populations that are rare, cryptic, or inaccessible.  Appropriately using the best available data

Social structure can increase genomic diversity and population structure within many marine and terrestrial species. In the marine environment, where

Cookiecutter sharks (Isistius spp.) are small pelagic squaloid sharks found throughout tropical and sub-tropical waters that are known to feed

Gray whales were considered specialized feeders, almost exclusively targeting benthic amphipods in the Arctic. More recent research has revealed them

Photo-identification is a valuable tool in the study of many large whale species especially for long-term studies of abundance and

The development of short-term high-resolution movement and acoustic archival tags has enabled a greater understanding of baleen whale dive and

Satellite images provide a valuable research tool though their use in whale research has been more limited due to challenges

Health assessments of stranded cetaceans are determined from a variety of factors including sex, age class, length, girth, and other

The status of humpback whale populations under the US Endangered Species Act (ESA) was changed recently to remove the species-level