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MERS is a registered Canadian charity dedicated to the conservation and understanding of marine ecosystems through scientific research, environmental education, and marine wildlife response.
Education
Programs to reduce threats to whales and boaters include: the “See a Blow? Go Slow!” campaign to educate about laws and best practices around whales; the “How to Save a Whale” resource about entanglement; and an online boater course.
Further campaigns and resources to educate about marine biodiversity off the coast of BC and to reduce additional threats with a focus on climate change, acoustic disturbance and plastic pollution.
Marine Mammal Naturalist Courses and workshops for First Nations and Fisheries Officers.
Media engagement includes workshops on the ethics of promoting marine wildlife encounters.
Research
Research on species off the coast of British Columbia includes population studies on Humpback and Minke Whales, cetacean abundance surveys, Humpback Whale feeding strategy studies, and whale entanglement studies.
Coordination of the Canadian Pacific Humpback Collaboration to maintain a province-wide catalogue to enable research into Humpback population structure, habitat use, and life histories.
Response
Whale disentanglement as directed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
Identification of individual Humpback Whales that have been entangled or struck by vessels and tracking their survival.
Marine Mammal Naturalist Courses and workshops for First Nations and Fisheries Officers.
Communications, coordination, and data collection on marine mammal disturbance.
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