MERS Marine Education and Research Society

MERS is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting conservation and understanding of marine ecosystems through scientific research and environmental education.

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News

MERS is now accepting applications from potential volunteers for minke whale fieldwork from June 15th to August 15th, 2012. See our blog for more details.

Current Research

After a winter of data analysis, report writing, and presentations, the MERS team is very excited about the start of the 2012 field season. We have already had our first humpback whale sightings of 2012 (see our blog for more details), and are looking forward to another summer of studying the humpback whales, minke whales, and other wildlife of Northeastern Vancouver Island. Visit our "Research" pages for more information about humpback and minke whales, and our studies aimed at learning more about their populations, distributions, and the threats that they face.


BCY0729 ID
Humpback whale BCY0729 ("Alpha")
Rapid the minke
Minke whale "Rapid"


Latest MERS Publications

Minke Whale Catalogue
Humpback Whale Catalogue
Subantarctic Killer Whale Paper




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