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- ORCA Events
- 2019 photography trip now open for priority registration
- 2020 Photography Sea Safari
- Bags of Help for schools in Hampshire
- Broadcaster and conservationist announced as ORCA Patron
- Caption competition to win an Adoption Tin!
- Cruise Conservationist Course 2020 launched!
- Don’t forget Whale Education Month!
- Emily Condley
- Happy New Year
- Hebridean Minicruise
- It’s Whale Education Month!
- ORCA OceanWatch 2019
- ORCA OceanWatch returns!
- ORCA Photo Competition 2018 launches
- Photography Competition 2018 winners revealed
- Sally Hamilton
- Schools have fin-tastic fun in October
- Special offer for ORCA supporters
- Throwback Thursday: Whale Education Month
- Whale Education Month 2018 draws to a close
- Survey & Sightings News
- New partnership to equip ORCA surveyors
- 2018 Saga Cruise programme sets sail!
- 2019 cruise season kicks off in style!
- A day in the life of a Marine Mammal Surveyor
- Applications open for new ORCA Wildlife Officer
- Bay of Biscay Wildlife Officer season kicks off
- Behind the Scenes - ORCA Wildlife Officers
- Dolphin and porpoise sightings in the North Sea!
- Final plans being made for ORCA OceanWatch 2018
- First Pont-Aven Wildlife Officer blog of 2018
- Gervais beaked whale sighting confirmed in ORCA first
- Great first Plymouth - Roscoff survey for 2018
- International Women in Science Day!
- James Robbins
- Looking back at our Ship Strike project
- Lucy Babey
- Name that cetacean!
- New partnership with Noble Caledonia
- North Atlantic right whale faces extinction
- North Sea killer whale sighting
- North Sea Wildlife Officer starts in one month
- ORCA announce new partnership with Crystal
- ORCA complete first cruise with Celebrity Cruises
- ORCA harbour porpoise research exhibited
- ORCA photo named as one of July's best science images
- ORCA survey announced around the Falklands
- Post mortem on stranded dolphin released
- Rare beaked whale encounter stuns ORCA team
- Research with a porpoise
- Sensational second week in the Bay of Biscay
- Sensational Sightings in Canada
- Successful voyage for ORCA and Silvesea
- Survey applications open biggest year yet!
- The power of citizen science
- The State of European Cetaceans 2018 has launched!
- Wildlife report from the Bright Lights of Norway
- Whale & Dolphin General News
- "Once in a lifetime" sighting of beluga whale in the Thames
- 150 Bryde's whales fall victim to Japanese whaling
- 2019 round up!
- 333 minke whales killed in Japanese field survey
- 41 new Marine Conservation Zones
- A final cry for help
- A poorly understood and under-reported threat
- Action taken in Gulf of St Lawrence
- An Ocean Emergency
- Anna Bunney
- Blue whale calf found stranded in Japan
- Blue whale found to be a victim of ship strike
- Blue whale slaughtered by Icelandic whaling vessel
- CalMac Marine Awareness Programme
- Celebrating citizen science work in Scotland
- Citizen scientists are the future!
- Clash over bycatch in New Zealand
- Common dolphins strandings in Ireland
- Communicating the issue of ship strike
- Critical week for the future of whaling
- Duke of Cambridge gives speech on illegal wildlife trade
- Endangered whale spotted in Icelandic waters
- Endangered “river pig” has unique genetic makeup
- Entangled in rope for months
- EU respond to Japan's IWC withdrawal
- Fact File: Beluga
- FACTFILE: Bryde's Whale
- Fisheries closed in response to sightings
- Guidance issued for summer wildlife watching at sea
- Harbour porpoise proposal
- Heartbreaking story from Sardinia
- Hope for whales from thermal imaging
- Humpback whale likely to be killed by ship strike
- Humpback whale spotted in the River Thames
- Humpback whale spotted in the Thames has died
- HWDT make special offer to ORCA members
- Icelandic fin whaling restarts after two years
- Icelandic fin whaling season comes to an end
- James Robbins
- Japan withdraw from the International Whaling Commission to resume commercial whaling locally
- Japanese whalers kill whales in marine protected area
- Japanese whaling vessels return to port
- Killer Whale Catastrophe
- Looking back at a tragic year for strandings
- Lucy Babey
- Marine conservation message reinforced
- Marine mammals under threat from micro plastics
- More details emerge about Portsmouth ship strike incident
- New campaign to protect wildlife at sea launched
- New fund to fight plastic pollution!
- New population of blue whales discovered!
- New Science Officer!
- New Scottish MPA funding confirmed
- New study highlights depth of plastic issue
- New study highlights impact of biodiversity loss
- New tool launched to promote sustainable whale watching
- North Atlantic right whale faces extinction
- Ocean Nomads: Unlikely visitors to our waters
- Oceans could be restored by 2050
- ORCA appoint Writer in Residence
- ORCA launch new Wildlife Officer programme
- ORCA Lessons!
- ORCA prepare for key marine science conference
- ORCA release new scientific paper
- ORCA’s response to ‘COVID-19’
- Plastic bag charge set to be extended
- Plastic issue reaches brand new depths
- Positive news for fin whale populations
- Prime Minister to release details of 25 year plan
- Proposal to resume commercial whaling soundly rejected
- Rare hybrid dolphin spotted in Hawaiian waters
- Report shows krill populations to be at risk
- Research shows range of whale vocalisations
- Russia frees final Belugas from ‘whale jail’
- Sally Hamilton
- Search for bowhead whales with ORCA!
- Shark net trial fails in Australia
- Ship strike in Panama Canal drops
- Ship strike leading cause of death for whales in France
- Ship Strike research restarts
- SOEC 2018 close to launch
- Sperm whale sadly dies in the Thames
- Sperm whale sighting shows changing ecosystem
- Statement on Japanese whaling
- Statement on whaling in Iceland
- Stranded killer whale discovered in East Anglia
- Surge of plastic action brings hope of tipping point
- Survey for endangered finless porpoise
- Tackling bycatch
- Talking killer whale can mimic human sound
- The whale with no tail
- Tragic mass stranding in Western Australia
- True’s beaked whale paper published
- Welcome to ORCA's brand new website!
- Whale likely to have been involved in ship strike
- Whales to be set free from Russian ‘Jail’
- Wildlife Officer Sightings
- A sensational start to the season!
- A wonderful week for whales!
- An overwhelming week of whales
- Anna Bunney
- English Channel Wildlife Officer programme
- Exciting Encounters in Canada
- First minke whale sighting of the season!
- Harbour porpoise protections at risk
- Hebridean Minicruise launches with a splash!
- Inspiring passengers across the seas
- Recruiting for North Sea Wildlife Officers
- Surprise Sightings in the Bay of Biscay!
- Throwback Thursday - North Sea Wildlife Officers
- Wildlife Officer season kicks off in the North Sea
- Wildlife Officers stunned by humpback whale encounter
- Vacancies
- Sea Safari
- Bay of Biscay Wildlife Officer
- 101 Unidentified Whales
- A Breaching Baleen!
- A busy Bay of Biscay!
- A celebration of the ocean!
- A Change of Ship
- A concise history of whaling
- A deck full of laughter
- A Fintastic Summer
- A Fond Farewell to the Pont-Aven
- A month to remember!
- A Quieter, but Interesting, English Channel
- A Super Saturday
- A very quiet week
- A warm welcome on board!
- A whale leaving party!
- A Whalecome Return!
- An ode to the harbour porpoise
- An over‘whale’ming week
- Baby Boom in the Bay of Biscay
- Back to Biscay!
- Becoming a Wildlife Officer with ORCA
- Breach for the Stars
- Bye Bye Bay-by
- Calm seas, commemoration and porpoises in Caen
- Cereal sightings
- Come Sail with Me, Lets Sail, Lets Sail Away…
- Corker of a Week!
- Countdown
- Dashing Devonshire Dolphins
- Dolphinately an exciting week!
- Dolphins everywhere but barely a whale to be seen!
- Dreaming of the Bay of Biscay
- Encountering wildlife is often a matter of luck!
- Farewell to the Bay of Biscay
- Fin whales out in full force
- Fintastic Bay of Biscay
- First week as a WO on the Cap Finistere
- From Whales to Spain to France to Ireland
- Fun and excitement on board the Cap Finistère!
- Getting that whaley good shot!
- Have you seen anything?
- Having a Whale of a time!
- Introducing Peter, Kate and Zoe!
- Introducing Sicily and Nina!
- It's ‘dolphin-tastic’ out there!
- Let’s hear it for the kids!
- Magical sighting amidst somewhat choppy seas
- No data is good data!
- ORCA for everyone!
- ORCA in the Spotlight
- Orcas in the Bay
- Orcas, porpoises and everything in between!
- Penultimate week on the Pont
- Plastic free
- Pods of pilot whales!
- Sea Safaris, Shearwaters and Sharks!
- Sensational Sightings at Sunset
- Sightings, storms and sunshine
- Species speciality: Cuvier’s Beaked Whale
- Stormy seas, breaching whales and a dancing bear!
- The Bay of Biscay is full of surprises!
- The best part of the holiday!
- The Big Blue!
- The Big Blue?
- The Breach Boys on tour
- The end of my Wildlife Officer tail
- The End of the Wildlife Officer Season
- The English Channel may surprise you!
- The ever-dynamic Bay of Biscay
- The farewell Fin whale
- The mysteries of the English Channel
- The not so calm Bay of Biscay after the storm…
- The Plight of a Gentle Giant
- The promise of nothing, but the hope of something
- The social lives of cetaceans
- The week the whales came
- The Wildlife Officer forecast
- There’s something in the water!
- Tops of the week!
- Water way to start the Sea Safari Season!
- We were surrounded!
- We'll see you on deck 10!
- Welcome Laura!
- Whale heaven in the Bay of Biscay
- Whale, Whale, Whale, what is this?
- Whaley Wonderful Week
- Where have the whales gone?
- Winter is coming!
- Wonderful whales
- ‘Orca’nt' believe my first week is over!
- ‘Whalecome’ to my first blog!
- North Sea Wildlife Officer
- A Blog To Say Hello
- A breaching Minke Whale!
- A constantly changing environment
- A Farne-tastic trip
- A KINGS welcome!
- A very North Sea welcome
- A Whale-y Wonderful Wednesday
- An interesting first week
- Beach cleans in Newcastle and Ijmuiden
- Beautiful calm seas for great spotting conditions!
- Birdy Bye Bye, Farewell North Sea!
- Boisterous Bottlenose Dolphins
- Bottlenose dolphins in the North Sea
- Change must be for the better of the environment!
- Farne Islands – it’s for the birds!
- Feeding frenzies
- Feeding Frenzy Feast
- First dolphin of the season!
- First minke whale sighting of the season
- From storm to sunshine and lots of porpoises!
- From stormy to calm and everything in between
- Harbour Porpoise and Minke Whales
- Harbour porpoises and the mist
- Hey Ho! It’s the Porpoise Life for me!
- It's all about the kids and their new word!
- Launch of the 2018 Wildlife Officer Season
- Learn SomeFin New Everyday
- Long finned pilot whales and much more
- Marine Litter is a big problem!
- Meet Briony and Mathilde!
- Minke whale appearance
- New buoy on board
- Now my watch has ended
- Peaceful seas presents plenty of porpoise
- Perfect for Plankton
- Reduce, reuse, recycle and refuse!
- So long North Sea!
- That’s all for now folks!
- The beauty in the sky
- The birds keep us entertained!
- The minkes are coming
- The nature of the North Sea
- The perfect timing for a Minkie sighting
- The week of White-Beaks
- The youth of today
- There’s something in the water
- Time to Say Goodbye
- Wildlife, actually, is all around us
- Wind farms of the North Sea
- Windy seas and killer whales
- Wonderful weather and calm conditions
- Hebrides Wildlife Officer
- A day in the Life of a Hebrides Wildlife Officer
- Anticipating a New Season
- Basking in the Sun with Breaching Sharks & Porpoise Calves
- Change is as Good as a Rest
- First week as a Wildlife Officer in the Hebrides
- Hebridean ORCA Wildlife Officer Update - Week 2
- Magnificent Qualities of a Common Dolphin
- Public Engagements to Puffing Porpoises
- Say hello to Ashleigh!
- Selkie or Sammy? What would you call a seal?
- Sightings in the Hebrides Hot Up
- So Long and Thanks for all the Fish
- Spectacular Seabirds
- The minke’s are coming!
- Turtle Food
- Surveyor Network News
- 2019 Ferry Survey Applications
- 2019 Ferry Surveys
- 2019 Isles of Scilly Survey Applications
- 2019 Saga Cruise Applications
- 2019 Saga Cruise applications close Sunday
- 2019 Survey Applications
- 2019 Survey Applications
- 2019 Survey Teams Confirmed
- 2020 Ferry Surveys
- 2020 Ferry surveys
- 2020 Isles of Scilly Survey Applications
- 2020 Saga Cruise Applications
- 2020 Saga Cruise Applications Close Sunday
- 2020 Saga Cruises
- 2020 Survey Update
- Additional Surveying Opportunities Available
- August Survey Teams Confirmed
- Biscay Survey Place Filled
- Cetacean ID Quiz
- Change in survey dates
- COVID-19: Ferry Surveys Cancelled
- Experienced Female Surveyor Place Filled
- Ferry survey applications
- Ferry Survey Applications
- Happy New Year
- Happy New Year!
- Hebridean Minicruise
- In Memory of the utterly awesome; Marion Smith
- Isles of Scilly survey place filled
- Isles of Scilly Survey update
- July & August Survey Teams Confirmed
- July Survey Teams Confirmed
- Marine Mammal Surveyor Sea Safari
- Marine Mammal Surveyor Sea Safari 2020
- May & June Survey teams confirmed
- OceanWatch Surveying Opportunities
- ORCA Dutch translation
- ORCA OceanWatch Surveys
- Photos needed!
- Pont-Aven change of schedule
- Poole - Cherbourg place filled
- September survey teams confirmed
- September Survey teams confirmed
- Survey Place Filled
- Surveyor Place Filled
- Surveyor place filled
- URGENT - Marine Mammal Surveyor Sea Safari Cancelled
- Wildlife Officer cruise place filled!
- English Channel Wildlife Officer
- A fantastic first week in the English Channel!
- All good things must come to an end...
- Anytime, Anywhere...
- Back to the Origions
- Bumpy Seas!
- Can you see the joy in their eyes ...
- Celebrating the Solstice
- Celebration Week
- Dolphin or Porpoise, that is the question!?
- End of the Summer
- English Channel OceanWatch week
- Environmentally Friendly
- Experience and sharing the moment!
- Here we go again!!
- HOW DID THEY ADAPT?
- It is all about team work!
- Oh English Channel, what is your secret?
- SUMMER IS HERE!
- Thank you!!
- The beauty of being a marine mammal
- WIND POWER!
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