The Marine Mammal Institute consists of approximately 30 faculty, staff, and graduate students, each committed to growing the institute to its broad mission of being world leaders in multidisciplinary research on marine mammal ecology. See what we are all about and click on the links in the following list to find out more about our researchers.
The Cetacean Conservation and Genomics Laboratory explores the genomes of whales and dolphins to understand the past, assess the present, and conserve the future.
The Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna Laboratory focuses on the ecology, behavior and conservation of marine megafauna including cetaceans, pinnipeds, seabirds, and sharks.
The Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network documents occurrences and investigates the causes of marine mammal strandings in Oregon.
The Whale Habitat, Ecology, and Telemetry Laboratory focuses on studying whale movements and their relationship to their complex and changing environments.