Oil Spill in the San Francisco Bay
It is not too late to help
A group of concerned citizens discussing the challenges and ways to help clean-up the 58,000 gallons of bunker fuel that spilled into San Francisco Bay on Thursday, November 8, 2007.
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Created: Nov 11, 2007
Updated: Apr 23, 2009
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Mingan Island Cetacean Study MICS
(a.k.a.: Station de recherche des Îles Mingan)
( Research Institute )
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About MICS
Mingan Island Cetacean Study [MICS] is a non-profit research organization dedicated to ecological studies of marine mammals. Founded in 1979 by Richard Sears, MICS was the first organization to carry out extensive long-term research of cetaceans in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The principal study area is along the Qu�bec North Shore in the Mingan Island/Anticosti region. MICS is best known for being the first organization to carry out long-term studies of the endangered blue whale [Balaenoptera musculus].
In 1983, MICS expanded its research efforts to the Sea of Cortez, Baja California [ Mexico]. MICS has also carried out fieldwork off Iceland and the Azores. We are the currators for the Blue Whale catalogue of individuals of the North Atlantic.
In order to fund our research, MICS invites the public to participate in ecological studies of marine mammals. Each year, MICS offers research sessions to the public from June to October in the St. Lawrence and during February/March in the Sea of Cortez. The purpose of these sessions is to help finance our research and to educate the public on marine mammal ecology while observing these animals in their natural habitat. Our aim is not to offer just another whale-watch; we want you to have the opportunity to take part in and contribute to our research!
Mingan Island Cetacean Study [MICS] is a non-profit research organization dedicated to ecological studies of marine mammals. Founded in 1979 by Richard Sears, MICS was the first organization to carry out extensive long-term research of cetaceans in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The principal study area is along the Qu�bec North Shore in the Mingan Island/Anticosti region. MICS is best known for being the first organization to carry out long-term studies of the endangered blue whale [Balaenoptera musculus].
In 1983, MICS expanded its research efforts to the Sea of Cortez, Baja California [ Mexico]. MICS has also carried out fieldwork off Iceland and the Azores. We are the currators for the Blue Whale catalogue of individuals of the North Atlantic.
In order to fund our research, MICS invites the public to participate in ecological studies of marine mammals. Each year, MICS offers research sessions to the public from June to October in the St. Lawrence and during February/March in the Sea of Cortez. The purpose of these sessions is to help finance our research and to educate the public on marine mammal ecology while observing these animals in their natural habitat. Our aim is not to offer just another whale-watch; we want you to have the opportunity to take part in and contribute to our research!
