Posts Tagged ‘marine mammals’

Seal and Sea Lion Recovery

Monday, July 25th, 2011

Elephant seals on the south coast of San Miguel Island (Photo courtesy of Todd J. Braje/Humboldt State University)There has been a dramatic recovery in seal and sea lion populations around the north Pacific where the animals have found protected places to recover, such as the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Anthropologist Todd J. Braje, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Humboldt State University, tells the story. (Photo courtesy of Todd J. Braje/Humboldt State University)

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Tide Pool Treasures

Monday, July 11th, 2011

California’s rocky intertidal shores are dotted with tide pools. Filled with water at high tide and exposed to air at low tide, tide pools are home to a variety of sea life. Pat Krug, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at California State University-Los Angeles, talks about these special places and the interesting creatures you might find there.

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In the Wake of Giants

Monday, October 18th, 2010
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This story is about the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary and an extraordinary film about the people who rescue whales from fishing line entanglement.

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Pacific Marine Mammals

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Babies at naptime in sea lion nursery (Photo courtesy of Joann Smith/PMMC)The warmer waters of an El Nino can cause fish to move to colder waters removing the food that sea lions need to survive. This report focuses on the impact of an El Nino on marine mammals. Kelli Lewis, Education Director at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach, California is our guest. (Photo courtesy of Joann Smith/PMMC)

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Protecting Great White Sharks

Monday, October 12th, 2009

White Shark Face Scars (Photo credit © Scott Anderson)Great white sharks are an important part of the ecosystems off California’s coast. Media and Public Outreach Specialist for the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Mary Jane Schramm discusses new regulations to protect great white sharks in this sanctuary just west of the Golden Gate Bridge. (Photo credit © Scott Anderson)

Marine Mammal Center

Monday, July 13th, 2009

Marine Mammal Center volunteer Stacy Bezyack introduces a fish to an elephant seal pupThe Marine Mammal Center recognizes human interdependence with marine mammals and their importance as sentinels of the ocean environment, the health of which is essential for all life. Learn more about this unique hospital for marine mammals that cares for diseased or injured animals and then returns them to the wild from Executive Director Jeff Boehm. (Photo courtesy of Marine Mammal Center)

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