Farallon Islands Whale Watch Sightings: October 2014

October 31, 2014

Following are the naturalists’ sightings reports from our Farallon Islands whale watching programs during October 2014. Date: Sunday, October 19,…

Manatee Workshop Emphasizes The Big Picture: Manatees’ Ecosystem & Conservation

August 25, 2014

For one long weekend each January since 2009, the Espedeco Tree Farm in Citrus County, Florida hosts adventurers, leading manatee…

What Global Warming Looks Like: Observations From The Arctic

June 7, 2014

At first it was just an ivory speck against an endless snowy backdrop on the eastern coast of Spitsbergen Island…

Farallon Islands Whale Watching Season Off To An Exciting Start

June 3, 2014

Oceanic Society’s 2014 Farallon Islands whale watching season (late-May through mid-November) is off to an exciting start! Participants aboard Sunday’s…

Farallon Islands Whale Watch Sightings: August 2014

April 30, 2014

[IMAGE] Date: Saturday, August 30, 2014 Naturalist: Susan Sherman Highlights: Sightings of three humpback whales and tufted puffins around the islands Participants…

Dolphins At The Bow: A Day On The Water With Our Dolphin Researchers

April 9, 2014

“Dolphin at 11 o’clock!” Every member of our research team turns to scan the calm water off the bow of…

The Conservation Legacy Of A Volunteer Vacation

March 21, 2014

Oceanic Society is a pioneer in volunteer vacations (aka voluntourism), having led ocean-oriented volunteer excursions worldwide for more than 40…

Visiting Micronesia’s Best Kept Secret

March 13, 2014

One of the more exciting experiences on our Micronesia: Ulithi, Yap, and Palau Expedition is the five days we spend…

Interning with Oceanic Society’s Bottlenose Dolphin Project in Belize

April 25, 0204

This post was written by Whitney Hansen, a Harvard University undergraduate student who spent two weeks working as an intern…