A Senegal Safari: Wildlife, Culture, and Conservation

March 19, 2016

As we drove out of Dakar at the start of our Senegal expedition, in the cool air of early dawn…

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Just Launched! The State of the World’s Sea Turtles Report, Vol. XI

March 4, 2016

We are excited to announce the launch of The State of the World’s Sea Turtles—SWOT Report, Vol. XI, now available…

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The Case of the Missing Whale and Other Stories

February 28, 2016

I’m writing to you from sunny Barra de Potosi, where we are in week 7 of our most ambitious and…

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Wisdom, the 65 Year Old Wonder on Midway Atoll

February 5, 2016

Wisdom the albatross is 15 years my senior. And we have been friends since at least 2002. That is the…

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Pantanal Expedition – Anticipating Jaguars!

January 20, 2016

OK, I know its not until September this year but already I’m getting excited about my next trip to the…

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Introducing Our Adopt An Albatross Program

December 29, 2015

Oceanic Society has been involved in conservation and voluntourism in Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (MANWR) since 1997. Over that…

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Announcing Our New Expeditions Catalog

December 9, 2015

I am excited to announce the release of the all new 2016-2017 Oceanic Society Expeditions Catalog. We’ve been working hard…

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5 Tips for Photographing Wildlife From a Boat

November 11, 2015

A boat isn’t the easiest place from which to photograph wildlife. Not only are the animals moving, but so are…

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Seven Grants Awarded for Sea Turtle Conservation

October 28, 2015

Oceanic Society is delighted to announce seven small grants awarded to sea turtle conservation projects in Bangladesh, Brazil, Ghana, Peru,…

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Rare all-white dolphin seen on October 25, 2015

October 27, 2015

A rare, nearly all-white common dolphin was seen during Oceanic Society’s Farallon Islands whale watching trip on Sunday, October 25,…

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2015 Belize Field Season in Review

October 22, 2015

On behalf of the Oceanic Society Belize Field Station team, we did it! We wrapped up our 2015 field season…

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Farallon Islands Whale Watch Sightings: October 16 & 17, 2015

October 18, 2015

[IMAGE] The weather Saturday was calm, with only one section of fog that cleared later; our Farallon Islands whale watching trip headed…

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Farallon Islands Whale Watch Sightings: October 11, 2015

October 13, 2015

[IMAGE] Although it was a beautiful day at the dock with mixed fog and sunshine on Sunday, October 11, 2015,…

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Farallon Islands Whale Watch Sightings: October 3 & 4, 2015

October 5, 2015

[IMAGE] Saturday’s Farallon Islands whale watching trip originally encountered seas with NW winds of less than 5 knots and swells of 2-4…

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Leatherback turtle entangled in fishing gear found dead off of San Francisco

September 28, 2015

A critically endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtle was found dead in the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary on Saturday, September…

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