Our Mission
MarEcoTel is a  501 (c)(3) non-profit organization comprised of a small group of biologists whose mission is to support the conservation of marine species and populations by conducting scientific research into their biology, behavior, and physiology for use by managers and stakeholders. We promote the development, improvement, and use of technologies that support our research. Our overarching goal is to improve public knowledge and awareness of these species and the ways that human activities affect them. We are based on the wooded shores of Hood Canal in western Washington state, but our work takes us all over the world. 
MarEcoTel News
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Photo-identification placard pdf available for download here. 2/14/2019
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New paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, "Advances in research on the impacts of anti-submarine sonar on beaked whales". Download here. 1/30/2019
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New paper published in Aquatic Mammals on the movements and dive behavior of two Pygmy Killer Whales in the Gulf of Mexico. Click here to download. 09/18/2018
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MarEcoTel is one of the research groups featured in NatGeo's "Whales of the Deep" airing June 30th and July 1st. Check your local listings for times. 6/29/2018
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 We have been featured in MobileDemand's blog this week. Check out our research and how we use this critical piece of equipment in our studies!  6/29/2018
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MarEcoTel is currently working off  Hawai'i with Cascadia Research Collective to deploy SMRT tags on short-finned pilot whales. Click here to read more about this project and follow their progress. ​ 4/18/2018
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Two final reports have been published. Click here to read and download. 3/9/2018
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​New blog post from our January 2018 field effort off San Clemente Island, California! 1/23/2018
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​Read all about the highlights and adventures from our final field effort of 2017. 11/29/2017
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 And the journey continues.....read an update on   what we have accomplished thus far with the     R/V Phoenix. 10/9/2017
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​We are currently in California picking up our new research vessel and we are so excited, we wrote a blog about it! 10/5/2017
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​NOAA technical memorandum gray whale photo-identification catalog now available.  8/24/2017
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New paper published in Royal Society Open Science on Cuvier's  beaked whales response  to military  sonar. Click here to  read all about it  and to download the  paper. 8/30/2017
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​New paper published in Diversity and Distributions on year-round fin whale residency in the California Current. 8/21/2017
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Read about our latest field effort on San Clemente Island, California. 8/11/2017
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Our gallery is up and running. Please enjoy the photos! 8/9/2017
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New paper published in Animal Biotelemetry on the use of land-based receiving stations called Motes to enhance data collection from satellite tags. 7/17/2017
Sunrise with transient killer whales in the Monterey Bay Sanctuary.
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