Ocean alliance
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Ocean Alliance, Inc., a 501(c)3 organization, is dedicated to the conservation
of whale
s and their marine environment through research and education. The organization is based in Gloucester, Massachusetts
in the United States.
It was founded in 1971 by biologist Roger Payne
. Led by Dr. Payne and Chief Executive Officer Iain Kerr, Ocean Alliance collects a broad spectrum of data on whales and ocean life relating particularly to toxicology, behavior, bioacoustics, and genetics. From that data, the alliance works with its scientific partners to advise educators and policy makers on wise stewardship of the oceans to: reduce pollution
, prevent the collapse of marine mammal populations, maintain human access to fish and other sea life, and benefit ocean and human health.
Habitat conservation
Habitat conservation is a land management practice that seeks to conserve, protect and restore, habitat areas for wild plants and animals, especially conservation reliant species, and prevent their extinction, fragmentation or reduction in range...
of whale
Whale
Whale is the common name for various marine mammals of the order Cetacea. The term whale sometimes refers to all cetaceans, but more often it excludes dolphins and porpoises, which belong to suborder Odontoceti . This suborder also includes the sperm whale, killer whale, pilot whale, and beluga...
s and their marine environment through research and education. The organization is based in Gloucester, Massachusetts
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census...
in the United States.
It was founded in 1971 by biologist Roger Payne
Roger Payne
Roger Searle Payne is a biologist and environmentalist famous for the 1967 discovery of Whale song among Humpback whales. Payne later became an important figure in the worldwide campaign to end commercial whaling.Payne studied at Harvard University and Cornell...
. Led by Dr. Payne and Chief Executive Officer Iain Kerr, Ocean Alliance collects a broad spectrum of data on whales and ocean life relating particularly to toxicology, behavior, bioacoustics, and genetics. From that data, the alliance works with its scientific partners to advise educators and policy makers on wise stewardship of the oceans to: reduce pollution
Pollution
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment that causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat or light...
, prevent the collapse of marine mammal populations, maintain human access to fish and other sea life, and benefit ocean and human health.