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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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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