Protection extension recommended for Hector's dolphins
New Zealand Herald | 08 Apr 2013
New Zealand's endangered Hector's dolphin population could recover if protection measures were extended to 100m deep throughout its habitat, according to a new University of Otago review.
 Pacific Ocean | Conservation | Marine Mammals | Marine Protected Area

Hunger May Be Driving Spike in Sea Lion Strandings
Yahoo News | 05 Apr 2013
Nearly 1,100 sickly sea lion pups that should still be with their mothers have stranded in southern California since the beginning of this year, officials say.
 Pacific Ocean | Marine Mammals

DeepDOM Cruise Blog
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | 04 Apr 2013
The DeepDOM cruise aims to take a uniquely detailed and integrated look at the chemistry and biology of the western Atlantic Ocean. Retrieving a drifting sediment trap in the open ocean requires the use of an acoustic device that closes the trap before it's recovered. What happens when there's a pod of whales nearby listening in on the acoustic communications?
 Atlantic Ocean | Marine Mammals | Research

Training for fishermen to help in conservation of whales and dolphins
fishupdate.com | 28 Mar 2013
Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) training for fishermen and other industry personnel to help in the conservation of precious whale and dolphin populations has just taken place at the Scottish Fishermen's Federation (SFF) offices in Aberdeen.
 Atlantic Ocean | Fisheries | Marine Mammals

It's Official! African Manatees are now CITES Appendix I
Save our seas | 21 Mar 2013
Last week was a very big week for African manatees: the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) voted at their Conference of Parties in Bangkok, Thailand to uplist African manatees from Appendix II to Appendix I, a more protected status which will likely ban all commercial trade.
 Atlantic Ocean | Conservation | Marine Mammals

It's war in the water - scientist
New Zealand Herald | 09 Mar 2013
While the world is focused on the dramatic campaign to stop Japanese whaling in Antarctic waters, conservationists are focused on a less known threat to marine mammals. And this time the target is the US Navy. Protesters have until Monday to file comments against a National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) plan to allow the Navy to use active sonars and explosives during anti-submarine warfare exercises.
 Atlantic Ocean | Pacific Ocean | Marine Mammals

Walrus basks in Orkney attention
BBC | 03 Mar 2013
A walrus turns up on a small Scottish island in what has been described as a "once-in-a-lifetime" event.
 Atlantic Ocean | Marine Mammals

Anti-whaling 'pirates' told to stop
New Zealand Herald | 27 Feb 2013
Their supporters call them heroes. The Japanese government calls them terrorists. Now, the United States' largest federal court has labelled them pirates. In doing so, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals castigated Paul Watson and members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society he founded for the tactics used in their relentless campaign to disrupt the annual whale hunt off the dangerous waters of Antarctica.
 Southern Ocean | Activism | Marine Mammals

Sea Shepherd ships clash with whalers
New Zealand Herald | 26 Feb 2013
Anti-whaling vessels from the Sea Shepherd organisation have collided with the whaling ship Nisshin Marym. The Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR), which owns the Japanese ship, said in a statement its vessel was rammed at least five times by Sea Shepherd vessels Steve Irwin, Bob Barker and Sam Simon in the Southern Ocean yesterday.
 Southern Ocean | Activism | Marine Mammals

Whalers clash with Sea Shepherd activists in Antarctic - video
Guardian Unlimited | 26 Feb 2013
Footage released by conservation group Sea Shepherd shows one of its boats being tossed between two Japanese whaling ships
 Southern Ocean | Activism | Marine Mammals