Erich Hoyt
@ErichHoyt
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whale researcher, writer, speaker, conservationist, lover of the blue ocean and her mysteries
Joined June 2011
Orca pod inspects our research boat in #Kamchatka Russia—a scene from Erich Hoyt's updated, expanded Orca: The Whale Called Killer, classic #orca book. More at @FireflyBooks @marinemammalogy @EuroCetSoc @orcaUK1 @ORCA_web @OrcaSOS
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Exciting new research into the wonders of the KAIMANA WEST PAPUA IMMA. Frontiers paper from our colleagues here: Read more by logging in to the IMMA e-Atlas on Bg story and photos here:
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RT @Defenders: NOAA backs down from protecting the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale that calves off Florida. The right whal…
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RT @AWIOnline: High school seniors in the US: AWI is accepting applications for the Animal Welfare Institute #Scholarship! Submit your app…
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RT @SharkRayAreas: Understanding the Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRAs) project: Your Questions Answered 🗒️ Learn how the ISRA project…
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RT @ryan_reisinger: Chatted with @insideclimate about our #krill4whales research: Scientists Call for More Marine Protected Areas in the S…
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@VictorVescovo Greatly admire your work! We've been mapping the upper waters for all marine mammal habitats & making the spatial layer available to all.
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Lolita/Tokitae's family return to scene of worst ever #orca aquar capture when she & 11 of her relatives were removed from Southern Community. Penn Cove was oft visited before 1980. @whalesorg @TheWhaleMuseum @whales_org @Defenders @orcanetwork @orcasoutside @OrcaConservancy
Nov.3,2024. L pod #orcas seen for first time in 54 years in Penn Cove. In 1970, all 3 Southern Resident pods, J,K&L, were netted here, 7 taken for captivity, incl. Tokitae who died last yr in Miami Seaq. 5 orcas suffocated in the nets & were sunk offshore.
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Nov.3,2024. L pod #orcas seen for first time in 54 years in Penn Cove. In 1970, all 3 Southern Resident pods, J,K&L, were netted here, 7 taken for captivity, incl. Tokitae who died last yr in Miami Seaq. 5 orcas suffocated in the nets & were sunk offshore.
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In Society for Marine Mammalogy keynote, Helene Marsh proposes Important Marine Mammal Areas #IMMAs be adopted as priority places for actions on effects of fishing on dugong+other marine mammals #SMM2024 #fishing4change @marinemammalogy @mmpatf @whalesorg @CetaceanSociety @WFSJ
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RT @marinemammalogy: Introducing: our 10 phenomenal plenary speakers for #PerthSMM2024, who will be presenting on and around the conference…
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Pleased to announce that today, at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity COP 16 in Cali, Colombia, we're sharing in the presentation and release of a report on tools for protecting the ocean. Our contribution is the IMMA network (280 Important Marine Mammal Areas and counting) that now form an essential part of biodiversity planning—spotlighting the habitats of whales, dolphins, seals, manatees, dugong, sea otters and the polar bear. At today's conference delegates and heads of state are learning more about IMMAs as well as other approaches for identifying and conserving marine areas of importance for sharks and rays (ISRAs), marine turtles (IMTAs) and overall biodiversity (key biodiversity areas or KBAs, and ecologically or biologically significant areas, or EBSAs). Our new report offers a brief summary of these approaches highlighting the biodiversity considered, identification process, and outputs and showcasing how they can be used to inform marine biodiversity planning. You can see a brief summary and download a copy of the report here:
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Philippine waters with Critically Endangered Irrawaddy #dolphins & #dugong, IDed as Important Marine Mammal Area & Flyway Network Site (72 waterbird species) threatened by mega-bridge project @mmpatf @whalesorg @G_OCeans @IucnOcean @IUCNCetaceanSG @BirdLife_News
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RT @ErichHoyt: Fin #whales breathe a sigh of relief. This year, at the International Whaling Commission #IWC meetings in Peru, #Iceland did…
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Fin #whales breathe a sigh of relief. This year, at the International Whaling Commission #IWC meetings in Peru, #Iceland did not associate with pro-whaling camp, abstaining from 2 votes. As Iceland reviews its whaling policy, @nicolasestrup @OceanCare "there's huge hope & expectation to see Iceland endorse a shift in values to phase out commercial whaling--a major milestone." @CetaceanSociety @whalesorge
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This is on my must-read list...Anna has lived with this topic for years and her thoughts are long-awaited! I've enjoyed her previous books. The #darkskies issue is something we're all thinking about. @WCPA_Marine @IucnOcean @WWF @NatureAstronomy @RoyalAstroSoc @ROGAstronomers @AstronomyMag
My new book comes out later this month, celebrating the importance of dark and starry skies...✨🌛
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