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Farallon Islands Whale Watch Sightings: September 26 & 27, 2015

September 28, 2015

[IMAGE] Saturday’s Farallon Islands whale watching trip started out with a short tour past Pier 39 and around Alcatraz, then out the…

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Farallon Islands Whale Watch Sightings: September 19 & 20, 2015

September 21, 2015

[IMAGE] Saturday’s Farallon Islands whale watching trip headed out with calm seas and a 2-3 foot swell. Passengers immediately saw 5 bottlenose dolphins outside…

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Farallon Islands Whale Watch Sightings: September 12 & 13, 2015

September 14, 2015

[IMAGE] Saturday’s Farallon Islands whale watching trip started with a short trip around Alcatraz before heading straight out to Southeast Farallon Island…

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Farallon Islands Whale Watch Sightings: September 5 & 6, 2015

September 7, 2015

[IMAGE] Saturday’s Farallon Islands whale watching trip had good encountered seas with 2 foot swells all morning until 8 miles from the…

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Farallon Islands Whale Watch Sightings: August 29 & 30, 2015

September 4, 2015

[IMAGE] Saturday’s Farallon Islands whale watching trip had good whale and dolphin sightings. The group headed out in very calm weather that…

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Life and Death in Turneffe Atoll

August 6, 2015

Being at the Oceanic Society field station, you never know what you may see or learn from day to day.…

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A New Look at Plastic Pollution in Belize

August 3, 2015

Over the 15 years that we have owned and operated our Blackbird Caye Field Station in Turneffe Atoll, Belize we…

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Farallon Islands Whale Watch Sightings: July 17, 2015

July 18, 2015

The following sightings report is from Oceanic Society naturalist Alicia Retes. Friday’s Farallon Islands whale watching trip began with a smooth cruise…

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Farallon Islands Whale Watch Sightings: June 20 & 21, 2015

June 22, 2015

[IMAGE] Saturday’s Farallon Islands Nature Cruise headed out in choppy seas with a 5 foot NW swell and 15 knot winds, but…

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Bringing Awareness To Plastic Pollution In Indonesia

June 6, 2015

2014 marked the start of a new adventure: I am the official Artist-In-Residence with Oceanic Society! Founded in 1969, Oceanic…

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Farallon Islands Whale Watch Sightings: May 30 and 31, 2015

June 1, 2015

Saturday’s Farallon Islands Whale Watching Trip headed out on calm seas to the Southeast Farallon Islands (SEFI), then moved to the continental…

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How An Oceanic Society Expedition Supports Whale Conservation in Raja Ampat

May 15, 2015

In February I had the pleasure of leading a group of 12 avid snorkelers on Oceanic Society’s inaugural expedition aboard…

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Half Moon Bay Gray Whale Watch Sightings: April 2015

May 1, 2015

Following are the naturalists’ sightings reports from our Half Moon Bay gray whale watching programs during April 2015. [IMAGE] Date:…

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Download SWOT Report, Vol. X

May 1, 2015

We are pleased to announce that SWOT Report—The State of the World’s Sea Turtles, tenth anniversary edition is now available…

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Manatee Expedition Named a 2015 National Geographic Tour of a Lifetime

April 19, 2015

We are honored to announce that our Florida Manatees’ Ecosystem and Conservation expedition has been selected as one of National…

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