November 1, 2024
How Wild – photo and video contest
The Marine Education and Research Society (MERS) and the Canadian Conservation Photographers Collective (CCPC) invite photographers and videographers to share imagery…
Empowering minds, protecting marine life
Inukshuk (BCZ0339) breaching ©MERS, MML-57
Fostering understanding and conservation
The Marine Education and Research Society (MERS) is dedicated to promoting conservation and understanding of marine ecosystems through scientific research, environmental education, and marine wildlife response. We are privileged to be based in the Territories the Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw (the Kwak̕wala-speaking Peoples) and acknowledge their ongoing knowledge and stewardship of these lands and waters.
Boater Safety
See a Blow? Go Slow!
Our “See a Blow? Go Slow!” campaign provides information about Marine Mammal Regulations in Canada, how to avoid collisions with marine mammals, and what to do if collision or entanglement occurs.
Laws & Boater Safety
Get involved with MERS
We expand our reach through building community. Join us! There are many ways you can get involved. Participate in events. Help educate. Become a donor. Contribute data. Use the Whale Warning Flag and model best boating practices around the whales. Sponsor a Humpback Whale. Purchase sustainable goods from the Ocean Store.
Join us to help the whales, and the ocean they depend on.
Keep up to date
News & Blog
October 8, 2024
Meet Megaptera
We’re thrilled to introduce the newest member of the MERS team, Megaptera! Megaptera is a new-to-us Hurricane 733 rigid hull inflatable.…
October 2, 2024
Results are in from the MERS Boater Survey
How do we best reach boaters to encourage safer vessel operation around marine mammals? This was the question that the MERS…