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  • Hurricane Page

  • NEW GULF OF MAINE Information and Resource Units funded by the Massachusetts Environmental Trust.

  • ACTIVE SATELLITE TAGGING UNITS. "Sammy Alfredo", "39387" and others. Movie of Lucky's travels. (AND Data from over 120 satellite tagged marine animals).
    Solve the mystery of Sand Dollars lost time.

  • JOIN ERDEN ERUC as he rows across the Pacific Ocean, Educational Activities and Projects.

  • RIGHT WHALE PROGRAMS AND DATA and Entangled Right Whale info from CCS, "Hard Loss for Right Whales" by Chris Slay

  • TAKE A WHALE TO SCHOOL!! - Build a LIFE-SIZED whale.

  • ORDER EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

  • NEW Whale species discovered -- ???

  • WhaleNet Adoption Program - Support WhaleNet

  • Math in Science Curriculum and Reading Units,
    Humpback Fluke Photo-id Curriculum Unit

  • Humpback Whale Catalog with Individual Photo-ID software CD-ROM (ON SALE $18.00)

  • HELP SUPPORT WhaleNet - Information on deductible contributions.

  • REVISED: 2008 SUMMER COURSES - Ecology of the Gulf of Maine: Marine Mammals, Sea Birds & the Marine Environment (Life-Long learning and Academic Credit, ages 17 - to ...) taught by Associate Professor Michael Williamson, WhaleNet Director, and Scott Mercer, Naturalist and Author. (more information)
    For the younger students visit Boat Camp (ages 8 to 16)

  • Satellite

    SATELLITE TAGGING Programs
    Do your own research!! Track marine animals and access information on present and past satellite tags.

    What's it?? NEW- Can you Identify this??

    ASK a Scientist NEW- Email your questions to a marine scientist.

    DATA, Information, and Past ASK Answers
    Use WhaleNet's archives of research data, ASK answers, news articles, case studies, and other information.

    Whale Watch and Satellite Tagging Data.

    SPECIES INFORMATION plus Classification and Behaviors Information
    Find information on whales, seals and most marine mammals. Images, information, and more are listed here. Salt

    HumpbackWhale Catalogue
    Access Photographs and Sighting Histories of HUMPBACK WHALES from the Gulf of Maine population.

    Guide to Whales and Marine Mammals of the North Atlantic Ocean CD-ROM- Order yours now.


    Adoption Programs - Find out about marine mammal adoption programs.

    Fish

    Educational References and Research Links - Use this information on CAREERS, marine mammals, aquaria, multilingual links etc.

    High Interest Links - Investigate these interesting links selected by WhaleNet.

    Whale Student Links - Student generated web pages on Whales.
    Student Opportunities - Summer and year round programs and internship opportunities.

    "Lucy" the Inflatable Whale - Make this life size whale.

    Marine Mammal Information - Explore these informative links on a wide range of marine mammal topics.

    NOAA Marine Sanctuaries - Visit marine sanctuaries around the United States.

    Northern Right Whale Early Warning System

    New England Region - NOAA/NMFS - Identify critical habitats of the Northern Right Whale.

    FL/GA Region - Count the sightings in the calving area of the Northern Right Whale.

    Pictures: Slides and Movies

    Movie Collection- Over 25 movies -- Watch Seal and Whale Tagging, Behaviors, Research, and the "Exploding Whale".

    Slide Shows- View whales, seals, flukes, research scientists and kids' art.

    Whale Parts

    Research Ships - Follow the explorations of these crews through their logs, data and information.

    Sound Sources - Use these links to hear different whales and marine mammals or learn about bioacoustics.

    Boat

    Stories - Interactive Reading - Stories based on actual research

    A Day on a Whale Watch - Experience this true interactive story of a whale watch trip.

    "Metompkin" Story - "The Right Whale named METOMPKIN: Her Story of Survival". The story of an entangled right whale and her successful release. A true interactive story.

    Strandings and Entanglements - Examine our images, information and curricula relating to strandings and entanglements.

    Weather Links and Information - Collect weather, tide, sea surface temperature, Beaufort scale, real-time data buoy information, Hurricane information, and current data for your research.

    Whale Watching and Research Data - Submit your own and use other's whale watch sighting and research data. Whale Sighting Form for YOUR Whale Watch data.

    Go to Teachers' Resources Page

    Right Whale Links

    NOAA Marine Sanctuaries

    NOAA/NMFS Northern Right Whale Sighting Information, Northeast
    1997 to Present Right Whale Alerts

    EWS Right Whale Reports
    Southeast - FL/GA

    1997 to Present


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    All other rights reserved J. Michael Williamson, WhaleNet Principal Investigator