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Our mission is to promote the conservation of marine mammals and their habitats in The Bahamas through scientific research and educational outreach.
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🌊 BMMRO at the SMM Conference! 🐋
The BMMRO team was proud to participate in the SMM Conference, sharing our research, connecting with colleagues, and strengthening collaborations dedicated to marine mammal science and conservation.
🎤 Dr. Diane Claridge presented on beaked whale strandings, chaired one of the presentation sessions, and presented at the Blue Corridors Workshop on approaches to tracking animals.
🐳 Dr. Charlotte Dunn opened the Sperm Whale Acoustics and Communications Workshop on behalf of the Cachalot Consortium and hosted a poster presentation on drone photogrammetry of beaked whales.
🌿 Felice Major hosted a poster presentation highlighting the management and conservation challenges facing The Bahamas’ manatee population and attended the Sirenian Symposium Workshop.
Beyond the presentations and workshops, the conference provided valuable opportunities to meet with collaborators and colleagues, exchange ideas, and explore new opportunities for advancing marine mammal research and conservation.
We’re grateful to be part of a global community working together to better understand and protect marine mammals! 💙🌎
Group photos - BMMRO and collaborators, CARI'MAM Network, and the Wider Caribbean Manatee Alliance.
#BMMRO #SMMConference #MarineMammals #MarineScience #International
27 Oct 2026
World First! New Science Discoveries!
Gervais’ beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus) tagging success.
In September myself, Felice Major @bmmro and Julian Dale @julesdaledrone set out on an open ocean expedition to collect diving and foraging ecology data on a cryptic, fascinating and poorly understood whale species, Gervais’ beaked whale. It’s been a research ambition of mine for more than 25 years!
WE’VE ONLY GONE AND DONE IT!!🎉
We deployed sound and 3D movement recording tags (DTAG’s) on four different individuals and now have a vast amount of unique data to delve into! It was a HUGE SUCCESS, which is still sinking in!
Our efforts were only possible thanks to the incredible support of our funders and collaborators. We are hugely grateful to @WWF_whales (Chris Johnson @chris.johnson.au)
@wereldnatuurfonds (WWF NL) Nathalie Houtman
Natalie Hodges and the team at @ceibahamas
Albury Catalina and the staff at @theislandschool
Dr Diane Claridge and Dr Charlotte Dunn from @bmmro
Alex Shorter @uofmichigan
Alex Bocconcelli WHOI @whoi.ocean
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Aerials @julesdaledrone
Stills by Felice Major @bmmro
This research was conducted under permit BS-2026-472365, issued to BMMRO, by the Department of Environmental Planning and Protection, Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources, The Bahamas.
#research #expedition #whale #ocean #gervais
16 Oct 2026
🌊The last day of Whale Camp in Long Island was a real island adventure. We started the day with a manatee presentation followed by a presentation on microplastics.
Campers explored Galloway - an area created by the former Diamond Crystal Salt Corporation that has now been taken back by nature and is a key nursery habitat for birds and marine life. Afterwards, we ventured into the island's capital, Clarence Town, to conduct a beach cleanup. Campers did not have to go far to fill their bags. The increased winds and swell had the beach fully covered in sargassum and trash♻️
We ended the day with a most beautiful snorkel at Dean's Blue Hole - visibility was perfect! Campers enjoyed identifying marine species and diving in the cool blues 💦😎 They saw turtles, barracudas, Nassau Groupers, and a huge Cubera Snapper to name a few.
Whale Camp in Long Island was sponsored by the Lyford Cay Foundations.
#bmmro #whalecamp #beachcleanup #plasticpollution #longislandbahamas
08 Sep 2026
🐬🐋🌊 Long Island breeze was not in short supply during whale camp, but that didn't stop us from exploring the beautiful blues in search of dolphins and whales. Day 2 started with a breezy search for dolphins on the bank with a snorkel break in the creek enjoying turtles, birds, etc. Then, the wind blew us all the way to the world famous Dean's Bluehole for a wonderful snorkel 💦
Day 3 gave us a short "calm before the storm" window and the campers had the opportunity to head offshore for a quick search. They did not hesitate to hop into the deep blue to clean up plastic from a sargassum line! 😎👏
Whale Camp Long Island 2026 sponsored by The Lyford Cay Foundations.
#bmmro #whalecamp #pollution #plasticpollution #conservation
02 Sep 2026
🌊 BMMRO's 1st whale camp in the southern Bahamas - Long Island.
Day 1 began with a search for the manatee in the north end of the island. Campers were able to visit the Stella Maris marina, the monument, and Cape Santa Maria during their search 🤿 Later on, they rallied together to assist with getting the research vessel prepped and launched for marine mammal vessel surveys 🚤🐬🐋
Whale Camp in Long Island was only possible due to a community grant from @lyfordcay.foundations The Lyford Cay Foundations.
#bmmro #southernbahamas #whalecamp #conservationeducation
31 Aug 2026
Four words from our crossword. Four reasons the Academy exists. 🔬
MEDICINE — the science of healing, and of keeping a nation well.
DATA — raw facts and figures, until someone does the work of turning them into knowledge.
EVIDENCE — the proof that outlasts opinion.
CLIMATE (CHANGE) — the defining challenge for every small island state, ours included. 🇧🇸
Set them side by side and you have something close to a job description for the Bahamas Academy of Sciences. Each one is a field Bahamian scientists are already working in — quietly, rigorously, and for the record.
More words to come. If you believe evidence belongs at the centre of our national conversation, there is a place for you here — scientists, students, and curious Bahamians alike. Visit our page, follow along, and come build this with us.
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#242Science #BahamasAcademyofSciences #BahamianScience #ClimateChange #Evidence #Bahamas #242 #ForTheRecord
17 Aug 2026
Week 2 of camp ended with a bang! Our campers loaded the boat to join our Conservation Educator, Denise, in Marsh Harbour.
We successfully retrieved passive acoustic recorders that are collecting data to determine coastal bottlenose dolphin presence along with motor vessel noise in the Sea Of Abaco 🐬 During one of the dives, our spotter got to see a Hammerhead shark! Our campers learned so much on this trip and Tahj gained a new perspective on and appreciation for sharks 🦈
We're thankful to all of our donors:
Whale Camp - The Abaco Club, Pete's Pub, Fredrick's Agency/Albury's Trucking, Rotary Club of Abaco, and Robert and Kelly Meister of Blue Lagoon Island.
Sea Of Abaaco Dolphin Recovery - The Devereux Foundation and the Marsh Harbour Boat Yard
Camp ended with a fun and educational tour of the @friendsoftheenvironment exploratorium and the BMMRO office.
#bmmro #whalecamp #passiveacousticmonitoring #savingAbacosdolphins #noisepollution
09 Aug 2026
Binoculars 🕵🏼♀️
Hydrophone 🎤
Determination 👌🏼
Our week 2 campers did not give up on finding whales despite the rough conditions. They searched with binoculars, tracked whales acoustically with the hydrophone, and learned about foraging patterns and tracking techniques. Campers also got first hand experience observing large ships and tankers and listening to the noise pollution - they were surprised how loud they were and how long the sounds can travel. After searching in the rough, it's always a treat to tuck away on the bank and enjoy a snorkel break 🏝
#bmmro #whalecamp #acoustic #noisepollution #savebahamianwhales
07 Aug 2026
More from Whale Camp 🐋
Each group of campers conduct a beach cleanup. Our intern's presentation on microplastics was very fitting to educate campers on why beach cleanups are important. Later that day, we went on the blues 🌊 Campers got the chance to dive into the deep blue and see what the whales see 🤿 Afterwards, we were able to track sperm whales acoustically by listening to their echolocation clicks from 1,000s of feet down with the hydrophone 🎤 as they forage for squid. We weren't able to observe them on the surface due to unfavorable conditions 🌊🌊🌊
Thank you to our valued donors - The Abaco Club, Pete's Pub, Fredrick's Agency/Albury's Trucking, Abaco Neem, Rotary Club of Abaco, and Robert and Kelly Meister of Blue Lagoon Island.
#bmmro #whalecamp #beachcleanup #spermwhales #echolocation
06 Aug 2026
You ask. Science responds. 🌱
A fellow Bahamian asked a question that lands on every plate in the country: how is climate change going to affect our farms and our produce?
Biogeochemist Williamson Gustave takes it on — connecting hotter days, saltier soils, and shifting rains to what our islands can actually grow, and to the bigger question of feeding a nation that imports most of its food. 🇧🇸
This is what the series is for: real questions from the public, real answers from the scientists working on them. For the record. 🔬
Have a science question of your own? Drop it below 👇 — it could be the next one we answer.
#242Science #ForTheRecord #ScienceInBahamianStreets #242 #BahamasAcademyofSciences #BahamianScience #ClimateChange #FoodSecurity #Bahamas
05 Aug 2026
For the record. 🇧🇸
Last Friday, 242 #ForTheRecord opened with our national anthem — a room full of pride, purpose, and the belief that science belongs at the heart of who we are as a nation.
This is the opening film. In it, Dr. Krista Sherman speaks to where we come from, what drives us forward, and why this moment matters: the first peer-reviewed publication in BAS history, forthcoming in Gulf and Caribbean Research — fifty years of research on The Bahamas, brought into focus.
The record starts here. 🔬
Watch, share, and stay with us for what comes next.
#ForTheRecord #242Science #BahamasAcademyofSciences #BahamianScience #GulfAndCaribbeanResearch #ScienceMatters #242 #Bahamas
30 Jul 2026
Thank you, Bahamas. 🇧🇸
Last Friday at the Balmoral Club, we came together For the Record — and made history. At our annual reception, BAS unveiled its very first peer-reviewed publication: The State of Bahamian Science (Edition One), the most complete look at 50 years of research on The Bahamas ever assembled.
To everyone who filled the room — our members, our speakers, and every Bahamian who believes science belongs at the center of this country's future — this night was yours. 🙏
A special thank you to the Hon. Zane Lightbourne, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, for his attendance and his steadfast support of the Academy. The Minister called science an "indispensable tool for effective governance, environmental stewardship, and sustainable national development," adding: "Combining the Academy's expertise with the ministry's public outreach, we can build greater public confidence and encourage informed participation in decisions that affect our nation's future." 🇧🇸
As President Dr. Krista Sherman put it: "To move forward, you need to know what's happened and where you're going, so you're not flying blind."
This is only the beginning. 242 #ForTheRecord runs through October — one Bahamian science story at a time. Follow along. 👀
#242Science #Bahamas #BahamianScience #242 #ScienceMatters #MarineScience #ThankYou
27 Jul 2026
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