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Beautiful!
Photo credit: Amanda Cotton

Another amazing photo! Wouldn't this be amazing to witness?

Photographer: Unknown

Amazing conservation photography!!!

Shawn Heinrichs My work fuses dramatic imagery with intimate and thought-provoking stories.

Spectacular! Thank you Shawn J Heinrichs ... I can see myself swimming right next to this beautiful creature!

Dreaming of Tonga...I can't wait to introduce my 2014 expedition group to these incredible beings!
~ Nina Wimuttikosol, Nick Barret, Adam Rosenberg, Taro Smith, Kirsty Bowe, Jose Raul Arias, Candace Crespi

International court rules that Japan must stop whaling in the Antarctic!!!

BREAKING NEWS: The International Court of Justice has ruled that Japan cease whaling in the Antarctic, 12 votes to four.

What an amazing creature and photograph!

Photo credit: Ellen Cuylaerts

Wow! After a search that spanned nearly 50 years, scientists have discovered a new species of beaked whale in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Mysterious New Beaked Whale Species Discovered After a search that spanned nearly 50 years, scientists have discovered a new species of beaked whale in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The species, called Mesoplodon hotaula, is similar to but genetically different than other beaked whales -- a family of cetaceans known for their distinctive long s...

The Center last week filed a formal petition with the National Marine Fisheries Service to protect more critical habitat for the endangered Southern Resident population of killer whales. If successful, the proposal would extend Endangered Species Act protection to the whales’ winter foraging range off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California.

Coast of ‘critical’ habitat? - Journal of the San Juan Islands Critical coastline would extend 700 miles under proposal

Two Orcas Captured by Hunters for 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics!

Petition to Stop: https://www.causes.com/stop-sochi-orca-display

WTF?! Two Orcas Captured by Hunters for 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Hunters have officially captured two wild orcas that will be kept in a “small concrete tank following a 4,614-mile flight” from Russia’s far east. The aim is to have these two orcas on display at the Sochi Dolphinarium just in time for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, which will begin on February 7.

Majestic Visitors ... CABO PULMO NATIONAL PARK!!!

FELIZ 2014 A NOMBRE DE LA CONSERVACION DEL MAR Y SUS ESPECIES LES DESEO LO MAXIMO , SALUD , PROSPERIDAD Y FELICIDAD Y POR SUPUESTO A SEGUIR CONSERVANDO EL MAR !!HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAD BEEN A GREAT PART OF THE OCEAN CONSERVATION I WISH YOU THE BEST FOR THIS 2014 AND OF COURSE LETS KEEP PROTECTING OUR OCEANS AND ITS SPECIES !!!

Humpback whales in the North Pacific via X-Ray Magazine!!!

Humpback whales in the North Pacific consist of five distinct populations Jan Straley, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
A comprehensive genetic study of humpback whale populations in the North Pacific Ocean has identified five distinct populations.

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