5 Tips for Photographing Wildlife From a Boat
A boat isn’t the easiest place from which to photograph wildlife. Not only are the animals moving, but so are…
Seven Grants Awarded for Sea Turtle Conservation
Oceanic Society is delighted to announce seven small grants awarded to sea turtle conservation projects in Bangladesh, Brazil, Ghana, Peru,…
Rare all-white dolphin seen on October 25, 2015
A rare, nearly all-white common dolphin was seen during Oceanic Society’s Farallon Islands whale watching trip on Sunday, October 25,…
2015 Belize Field Season in Review
On behalf of the Oceanic Society Belize Field Station team, we did it! We wrapped up our 2015 field season…
Farallon Islands Whale Watch Sightings: October 16 & 17, 2015
[IMAGE] The weather Saturday was calm, with only one section of fog that cleared later; our Farallon Islands whale watching trip headed…
Farallon Islands Whale Watch Sightings: October 11, 2015
[IMAGE] Although it was a beautiful day at the dock with mixed fog and sunshine on Sunday, October 11, 2015,…
Farallon Islands Whale Watch Sightings: October 3 & 4, 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…
Leatherback turtle entangled in fishing gear found dead off of San Francisco
A critically endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtle was found dead in the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary on Saturday, September…
Farallon Islands Whale Watch Sightings: September 26 & 27, 2015
[IMAGE] Saturday’s Farallon Islands whale watching trip started out with a short tour past Pier 39 and around Alcatraz, then out the…
Farallon Islands Whale Watch Sightings: September 19 & 20, 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…
Farallon Islands Whale Watch Sightings: September 12 & 13, 2015
[IMAGE] Saturday’s Farallon Islands whale watching trip started with a short trip around Alcatraz before heading straight out to Southeast Farallon Island…
Farallon Islands Whale Watch Sightings: September 5 & 6, 2015
[IMAGE] Saturday’s Farallon Islands whale watching trip had good encountered seas with 2 foot swells all morning until 8 miles from the…