Final preparations are being made for the Song of the Whale team’s departure from Ipswich later this week; provisions are arriving, gear is being stowed, volunteer participants will soon be settling in and last minute testing of equipment taking place. All in readiness for the start of the first survey for harbour porpoise in the… Continue Reading
The Song of the Whale team are currently busy preparing for an upcoming project on harbour porpoises (the UK’s smallest whale) in the Tidal Thames, our busiest waterway. In early March, R/V Song of the Whale and team will be back on the water to conduct the first dedicated surveys for Thames porpoises. The study… Continue Reading
Do you live in London, Kent or Essex and want field experience working with marine mammals? Apply now to join the Song of the Whale team during our upcoming acoustic and visual survey for harbour porpoise in the tidal Thames. Continue Reading
Photo-identification (or photo ID) is a non-invasive technique used by scientists around the world to study whale and dolphin populations, associations and migrations. Like human finger prints, each animal within a population is unique and has distinctive, often identifiable markings which distinguish it from other individuals. Nicks or marks on the body surface are photographed… Continue Reading
MCR Senior Research Scientist Oliver Boisseau attended the 8th International Marine Mammals of the Holarctic Conference which took place last week in St. Petersburg, Russia. Talks, posters and videos were presented, not just from the Arctic Ocean but also more enclosed water bodies, such as the Caspian Sea, Black Sea and Lake Ladoga. During the… Continue Reading