Unusual Mortality Event Strikes East Coast As of 2016, the Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) indigenous to our east coast has been taken off of the EPA’s endangered species list. The same year, January of 2016, marked the beginning of the Humpback whale Unusual Mortality Event (UME), from Maine to North Carolina, that would continue through […]
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Investigating Trends and Patterns of Sur...
Stockton University Research Symposium – Spring 2017 To view a high quality PDF, please email Melissa Laurino at MellsLaurino@Gmail.com
Cape May Whale Watch & Research Center v
The NJ Audubon’s Nature Center of Cape May asked one our of naturalists and marine biologists, Melissa Laurino of the Cape May Whale Watch and Research Center to be a guest speaker at one of their themed education camp weeks, “Diving into the Deep.” The presentation was given to pre-K through 7th graders and focused […]
Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins are giving ...
On yesterday’s (05/06/2015) 1:00pm Whale, Dolphin and Bird Watch we were able to witness at least two newborn dolphin calves! The Cape May population of Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins will return to Cape May, New Jersey every year to feed, mate and give birth to their calves. The dolphin’s gestation period is about 12 months, so […]