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The OSU Marine Mammal Institute is a multi-disciplinary facility, incorporating the work of academics from the realm of Engineering, Genetics, Agriculture, Aquatics, Ecology, Veterinary Medicine, Biology and Communications. As the only Institute of its kind, top researchers from around the globe will utilize their combined efforts to continue the legacy of discovery and preservation of critical habits of target species, and understanding how they interact with their environment and the human activities affecting them.
Whale Telemetry Group

Whale Telemetry Group (WTG)

Using satellite-monitored radio tags to determine the distribution and critical habitats of endangered whales.
Cetacean Conservation Genetics Lab

Cetacean Conservation Genetics Lab (CCGL)

Exploring the genome of whales and dolphins to understand the past, assess the present and conserve the future.
Pinniped Ecology Applied Research Lab

Pinniped Ecology Applied Research Lab (PEARL)

Ecology, behavioral physiology, and conservation biology of pinnipeds.
Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network

Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network (OMMSN)

Documenting occurrences and investigating the causes of marine mammal strandings in Oregon.

Antarctic minke whale abundance disputed

A new genetic analysis of Antarctic minke whales concludes that population of these smaller baleen whales have not increased as a result of the intensive hunting of other larger whales – countering arguments by advocates of commercial whaling who want to “cull” minke whales.  

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New study of Steller sea lions suggests death by predation may be higher

A pioneering project that implants life-long monitors inside of Steller sea lions to learn more about why the number of these endangered marine mammals has been declining – and remains low in Alaska – is beginning to provide data, and the results are surprising to scientists.

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“Genome 10K” proposal aims to sequence 10,000 vertebrates

11/04/2009

An international group of 50 scientists, including Scott Baker, a leading OSU geneticist, have announced a project to sequence the genomes of 10,000 different vertebrate species. 

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