Marine Conservation Research International is a unique not-for-profit organisation conducting practical conservation projects on vulnerable marine wildlife and habitats, and investigating human impacts including threats such as underwater noise, disturbance and marine debris. R/V Song of the Whale is the team’s purpose built sailing research vessel.

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A whale’s eye view

  After two weeks spent in the Gulf of Maine surrounded each day by bubble net feeding, breaching, lobtailing, pectoral flipper slapping humpbacks, the newest Song of the Whale team members have a whole new view on how whales see us.  These recent weeks have been busy, working with the SBMNS team to track animals… Continue Reading

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Dogger Bank – Survey Report

The “Final report for a survey for harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) of the Dogger Bank and southern North Sea conducted from R/V Song of the Whale 7th – 24th November 2011” is now available to download. Continue Reading

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Happy 20th Birthday Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

After a week based in Boston, Song of the Whale and team headed out to Stellwagen Bank, off Cape Cod, to help conduct a tracking and photogrammetry (making measurements from photographs) project on humpback and fin whales.  The project is in collaboration with a number of other organisations including NOAA and the Stellwagen Bank National… Continue Reading

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Bermuda to Boston

After two weeks at sea we put in to St George’s harbour Bermuda.  This was an unscheduled stop but with time in hand it was a good opportunity to get a seam on the main sail which had opened up a week before repaired.  We spent five days in moored in St George’s while the… Continue Reading

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