Humpbacks and the Endangered Species Act: A deep dive
The secret history of Soviet whaling in the North Pacific, the origins of the Endangered Species Act in the Nixon era, and how many humpback whales are out there, anyway?
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Tag: Joe Roman
The origins of the Endangered Species Act
Humpback whales may come off the endangered species list soon: federal officials are expected to announce a decision soon. But regardless of the decision, one thing is clear: without whales and other marine mammals, there might not even be an endangered species list.
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Studying what whales leave behind
Whale researcher and conservation biologist Joe Roman loves whale poop. He loves it so much he travels around the world’s oceans, scooping it up in plankton nets and studying it. Why? Because Roman believes that what whales leave behind, can tell us a lot about how oceans are connected, and may even help us tackle climate change.
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Studying the role of whale poop in the ocean ecosystem
Joe Roman is a conservation biologist from the University of Vermont, currently serving as the Sitka Sound Science Center Scientist in Residence Fellow. Roman's area of study is the role of whale feces in the ocean nutrient cycle.
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