NEW PAPER: Context-dependent feeding strategies in blue whales
We are proud to announce the publication of a new and exciting paper on context-dependent behavioral strategies in feeding blue whales, lead by SEA's own Dr. Ari Friedlaender and co-authored by Dr. Brandon Southall. The article is entitled: Friedlaender, A. S.,...
Senior Scientist B. Southall presents results from first-ever experiments with high-power military sonar and whales
At the ongoing 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, SEA Senior Scientist Dr. Brandon Southall presented results from the first-ever experimental study of the potential effects of high-power military sonar. This study...
TAGLESS-BRS From-the-field UPDATE
Two Harbors, Catalina Island. We wanted to provide a quick from-the-field update on our progress on the TAGLESS-BRS project ongoing off Catalina Island in southern California. We have encountered many groups of common, bottlenose, and Risso’s dolphins, with thousands...
Fall Phase of Tagless-BRS study begins off Catalina Island
The SOCAL Tagless-BRS project is back on the water! SEA is partnering with Cascadia Research, Kelp Marine Research, and NOAA’s Southwest Fisheries Science Center and the talented crew of the M/V Magician (below) on an exciting technology integration collaboration...
NEW PUBLICATION – New insights into prey aggregation in ocean scattering layers
SEA’s Senior Scientist Dr. Brandon Southall was proud to co-author a recent paper providing new insights into the aggregation of marine organisms into ocean scattering layers – a basic principle of life in the ocean. This paper was lead by our colleague Dr. Kelly...