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OCS RESEARCH
Almost 30 years of studies dedicated to ocean conservation
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Marine Mammal Research
OCS has been conducting field studies on dolphins, whales and other marine species since 1996. Our research is one of the longest-running investigations on marine mammals existing worldwide.
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Scientific Findings
Our studies provide an important, fact-based foundation for the protection of marine mammals and their ocean environment. OCS scientific findings help steer conservation and management policies, inform decisions regarding Marine Protected Areas, and shape engaging public education campaigns.
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Conservation Goals
We publish our research, share our data, and strongly collaborate with other marine scientists and organizations to achieve a collective goal – protecting the ocean and its inhabitants during our lifetimes, and for future generations.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Current Ocean Conservation Society studies
![Dolphin Ecology](http://oceanconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OCS-bottlenose-dolphin-ecology.jpg)
Ecology of Bottlenose Dolphins
off Southern California
![bottlenose dolphin with skin diseases](http://oceanconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OCS-dolphin-skin-diseases.jpg)
Skin Diseases & Deformities in Dolphins & Implications for Human Health
![Balloon Pollution on the ground](http://oceanconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OCS-balloon-pollution.jpg)
Balloon Pollution
![humpback whale tail](http://oceanconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OCS-humpback-whale-tail.jpg)
Marine Mammals, Human Impact
& Protected Areas
![Bottlenose dolphin close-up](http://oceanconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OCS-dolphin-online-catalog.jpg)
California Dolphin Online Catalog
![bottlenose dolphins moving along the California coast](http://oceanconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OCS-bottlenose-dolphin-movement-patterns.jpg)
Movement Patterns of Coastal
Bottlenose Dolphins
Scientific research is conducted
under the NOAA/NMFS permit
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SUPPORT OUR STUDIES
Funds are urgently needed for our scientific work to continue
SOS! OCS needs your help!
Climate change is affecting wildlife worldwide. More than ever, we must protect our natural resources, and to do so we need solid science. That’s what we provide at OCS: science-based research that can affect meaningful change. But we (and the oceans) can’t survive this difficult time without your financial support. SOS for OCS!
![OCS researcher Kira taking data in the field during Covid-19](http://oceanconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OCS-research-during-covid.jpg)
21
number of marine mammal SPECIES we study:
10 dolphins & porpoises
8 whales
2 sea lions
1 seal