Endangered Predators and Endangered Prey: Seasonal Diet of Southern Resident Killer Whales
Understanding diet is critical for conservation of endangered predators. Southern Resident killer whales (SRKW) (Orcinus orca) are an endangered population
Population Structure in a Continuously Distributed Coastal Marine Species, the Harbor Porpoise, Based on Microhaplotypes Derived from Poor-Quality Samples
Harbor porpoise in the North Pacific are found in coastal waters from southern California to Japan, but population structure is
Residency and Movement Patterns of Cuvier’s Beaked Whales Ziphius cavirostris off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, USA
Cuvier’s beaked whales Ziphius cavirostris are wide-ranging, deep-diving cetaceans that are particularly sensitive to anthropogenic noise. Current stock assessments assume
Bringing the Right Fishermen to the Table: Indices of Overlap Between Endangered False Killer Whales and Nearshore Fisheries in Hawai‘i
Incidental bycatch in fisheries is a pressing conservation issue for marine mammal populations across the globe. However, the ability to
Antibiotic Resistance of Bacteria in Two Marine Mammal Species, Harbor Seals and Harbor Porpoises, Living in an Urban Marine Ecosystem, the Salish Sea, Washington State, USA
The pervasive use of antibiotics in human medicine, veterinary medicine, and agriculture can result in a significant increase in the
Context-Dependent Variability in the Predicted Daily Energetic Costs of Disturbance for Blue Whales
Assessing the long-term consequences of sub-lethal anthropogenic disturbance on wildlife populations requires integrating data on fine-scale individual behavior and physiology
Where the Wild Things Are: First Dedicated Vessel-Based Expedition of Marine Mammals in Belize
Baseline data on the distribution and occurrence of marine mammals are needed to better understand their role in marine ecosystems
Pathology Findings and Correlation with Body Condition Index in Stranded Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) in the Northeastern Pacific and Hawaii From 2004 to 2013
Understanding health and mortality in killer whales (Orcinus orca) is crucial for management and conservation actions. We reviewed pathology reports
Isotope-Based Inferences of the Seasonal Foraging and Migratory Strategies of Blue Whales in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
Migratory marine megafauna generally move vast distances between productive foraging grounds and environmentally stable breeding grounds, but characterizing how they
Photo-Identification of Individual Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) Using All Available Natural Marks: Implications for Misidentification and Automated Algorithm Matching Technology
As the ventral-tail fluke catalogues used to study humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) increase in size, the time and cost involved