National Marine Mammal Foundation: To improve and protect life for marine mammals, humans, and our shared oceans through science, service, and education.
With great sadness, we announce the passing of Dr. Sam Ridgway, our founding President and 'Father of Marine Mammal Medicine'. He will be dearly missed by all that knew him. To learn more about Sam and his remarkable legacy, please visit https://t.co/nk9QyzohQU.
In honor of World Dolphin Day, we would like to formally announce our newest outreach workshop: DOLPHIN DOCTOR! Join us this year to learn all about marine mammal medicine and how the NMMF is saving species! #DolphinDoctor#Rohrfish
NMMF Outreach and #PMMC presented the 1st Ocean Hero's collaboration. kids learned about marine mammal bioacoustics & the science of sound. using computer program Audacity. A boy told his father, "Dad! We have to get Audacity. It's the coolest thing ever!" Mission accomplished!
Today @macfound revealed the top proposals it received in its $100 million #100andChange competition, and ours made the list! Read the full press release: https://t.co/nXJFo5askF
Watch @10NewsHunt San Diego tonight at 5pm PT to see the powerful story from Kimberly Hunt about the current status of the critically endangered vaquita. NMMF's Dr. Cynthia Smith shares VaquitaCPR's story about efforts to protect the remaining #vaquitas. https://t.co/FUSSb2J7JT
Sunday night at 11pm on @10News. My wife @10NewsHunt has a gripping story about the worlds smallest whale falling prey to organized crime in Mexico. Mind blowing but true.
The NMMF has just released its most recent advancement in dolphin medicine - an ultrasound technique for pregnant #dolphins that mirrors the technique used for humans. Read the full Press Release: https://t.co/8qGFwwPYLd
YV7 is a common bottlenose #dolphin that was found with a fishing line embedded in her neck in 2017. She was successfully captured and has recently been spotted with a healthy calf! Learn more about her story: https://t.co/XGKGB26nEC
The common bottlenose #dolphin is an effective model species for understanding both cetacean and marine ecosystem health. Learn more about the past, present and potential conservation applications through marine mammal health assessments.
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Scientists, activists, and journalists work to fight drug cartels and traffickers whose poaching threatens to drive the vaquita to extinction. #SeaofShadows premieres commercial-free November 9th on @NatGeoChannel.
The CARMMHA team has begun the process of compiling our research findings and using expert elicitation to make predictions on the future of dolphin populations in the Gulf of Mexico. Learn more about the process here - https://t.co/S802rEuJ7y
Scientists are using drones to accurately weigh right #whales at sea, improving understanding of both individual and population health https://t.co/zGvJ0zX0Kt
Establishing a non-invasive method of accurately aging bottlenose #dolphins across the entire age range is important to long term conservation efforts to understand health status, lifespan, reproduction and survivability. Learn more - https://t.co/e757KiswS5
The NMMF outreach team recently presented one of their most anticipated workshops, POP3 #plastics to @sdgirlscouts. Both child and adult participated in hands-on demonstrations to learn about the threat single-use plastics pose on our ocean environment.