This week a “super pod” of dolphins was captured (on video) in Monterey Bay. Large aggregations of dolphins occur and are occasionally witnessed when they are in coastal waters amongst vessel traffic.
Superpods!
Tag: NOAA
NOAA Fisheries 2024 “Acoustical Guidance” review.
Proposed “updates” of federal documents are required every five years to make sure the regulations reflect the ‘best available science.’ Predictably the 2024 “Updates” remain at least a decade behind the “best available science…”
Earth Day comes around again!
In my perfect world, every day would be Earth Day! But if the world was perfect, OCR would not be doing the work we do – trying to make our collective habitat better for all of us that live in…
Primed and ready for another Epic Earth Day!
It was on April 22, 1970, that the idea of “Earth Day” brought 20 million Americans out into the streets to proclaim their love for our precious planet.
Field Report from Cook Inlet II
I’ve returned from Homer, Alaska where I was last week for the second phase of our Cook Inlet Seismic Survey monitoring project – sampling zooplankton in front of, and in the wake of the survey vessel…
Second field report from Washington DC
Typically, when we hit Washington DC, there is some pending legislation or policy reauthorization taking place. These events are usually timed to coincide with “Capitol Hill Ocean Week” (CHOW) which draws a parade of ocean conservation interests to argue and inform lawmakers and regulators about the attendant issues.
First field report from Washington DC
We’ve just returned from Washington DC, where the first week of June is “Ocean Week” with the question “Will NOAA ever become independent of the Department of Commerce?”
Keeping the fires lit under the Seismic Survey Proposal
We’re not really waiting for the smoke to settle on the Incidental Harassment Authorizations (IHAs) issued a week ago last Friday before sharing with you what to do next. We’re actually enjoying watching the continuing conflagration – for the simple…
Seismic Survey permits issued for the Mid and South Atlantic
PGS “Ramform Titan” Seismic Survey Vessel After eleven years of effectively blocking the geophysical (seismic) survey off the Mid-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) the shoe has finally dropped. Last Friday morning the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued “Incidental…
False Flags and Foul Intentions
Francisco Goya – El Bobilicon from “Los Desperates” 1864 Over the last few weeks the entire world has been staring aghast at our southern border as agents from our Customs and Border Patrol were tearing children away from their…