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A dolphin girl's unexpected five-year gray whale side quest
By Liah McPherson An Eastern North Pacific gray whale surfaces in Sitka Sound Alaska, with a CATS tag on its back. NMFS permit #26663 to Alaska Whale Foundation It's been more than a couple of years since I last posted here. Actually, full transparency, it's been over a year since I came back to MMRP to start my PhD, which means I've been sitting on this "welcome back" post for quite some time. In my defense, I've been busy – let me bring you up to speed. If you read my fir
Liah McPherson
2 days ago4 min read
Expanding MMRP’s efforts across the Pacific - Studying gray whales in Mexico
Written by Cameron Nemeth I was fortunate to spend the last couple of weeks in a remote lagoon on the western shore of Baja California...
MMRP
Mar 13, 20256 min read
New publication focusing on the large number of gray whales starving and dying in the eastern North
It’s mid-January 2021, and the first gray whales ( Eschrichtius robustus ) from the eastern North Pacific population have started to arrive in the breeding lagoons in Baja California, Mexico. Since the start of their southbound migration from their high latitude feeding grounds, several sightings of emaciated gray whales have already been reported along their migration route. This has raised concern among scientists that the unusual mortality event (UME, an unexpected phenom
MMRP
Jan 21, 20214 min read
Behavior and bioenergetics of gray whales on their breeding ground.
Written by Aude Pacini Last February, I was part of a collaborative project between MMRP (led by Dr Lars Bejder), AMRU (led by Dr Fredrik...
MMRP
Oct 2, 20183 min read
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