Personal Perspectives

Menopausal Moms: A Mammal Mystery

In honor of Mother's Day, the Citizens of the Sea blog salutes ocean-going mothers...

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Scientists Use Bioacoustics to Protect Marine Mammals

Marine mammals such as whales, dolphins, and seals have an amazing ability to hold...

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The Musical Hearts of Dolphins

For Dr. Cynthia Smith, listening to hearts is part of the job. Her patients just...

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Seeing with Sound: Acoustic monitoring of beaked whales

When compared to dolphins and large baleen whales, beaked whales lose a bit of the...

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The Whale Acoustic Lab

John Hildebrand discusses his research at the Scripps Whale Acoustic Lab on the...

Citizens of the Sea

The incredible variety of marine life—in numbers, body form, behavior, and...

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Happy 50th Birthday, FLIP – a Mobile Research Island

Ships are well-known for their tiny rooms and tight quarters. But have you heard of...

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Shiretoko, Japan

The Shiretoko site in Japan was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2005. The...

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Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection, Panama

The Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection site in Panama...

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Whales

When we think of whales, the enormous ones that filter tiny plankton from seawater...

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Hope & Despair for the North Atlantic Right Whale Population

Late one afternoon in February 2019, Melanie White and the other members of a...

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Solidifying the Dolphin Family Tree

With their cartoon-smile faces and intelligent interactions, dolphins have become...