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		<title>Voices of the Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While in El Golfo, I visited the local high school to show video and photos to students of vaquita that I filmed only a few days earlier. Unbelievably, it was the first time anyone had visited them and their school to talk about the vaquita.]]></description>
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		<title>A Fisherman’s Perspective</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past year, Miguel Reyes Franco has been taking part in the alternative gear experiments in the region. He gives us an insight into the issues surrounding Vaquita conservation from a fishermen’s perspective.

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		<title>Vaquita Footage Released</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["Expedition Vaquita"]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are releasing the footage for  non-commerical use to educate the general public about the Vaquita porpoise. You may share, post, and use media for educational and non-commercial purposes. ]]></description>
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		<title>Tracking Vaquita on the David Starr Jordan</title>
		<link>http://www.whaletrackers.com/blogs/expedition-vaquita/tracking-vaquita-jordan.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.whaletrackers.com/?p=1899</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I had the opportunity to spend time with and speak in depth to scientists Barbara Taylor and Tim Gerrodette of the NOAA Fisheries Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, California.]]></description>
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		<title>Behind the Buyout</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.whaletrackers.com/?p=1882</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I joined Catalina Lopez Sagástegui of Noroeste Sustentable (NOS). Their mission is to “construct and implement a long term vision for the region’s sustainable development through a political and social agreement”.]]></description>
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		<title>A Voice for Vaquita</title>
		<link>http://www.whaletrackers.com/blogs/expedition-vaquita/a-voice-for-vaquita.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.whaletrackers.com/blogs/expedition-vaquita/a-voice-for-vaquita.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA["Expedition Vaquita"]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lorenzo Rojas Bracho]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.whaletrackers.com/?p=1847</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lorenzo Rojas Bracho has been the 'voice for vaquita' for many years.  He is redefining what a ‘scientist’ is in an era full of critical conservation issues for marine mammals. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Trouble with Krill</title>
		<link>http://www.whaletrackers.com/blogs/whale-trackers-blog/the-trouble-with-krill.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.whaletrackers.com/blogs/whale-trackers-blog/the-trouble-with-krill.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Genevieve.Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.whaletrackers.com/?p=1840</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While we often overlook the smaller life forms in favor of their cuter, more charismatic counterparts, the impact of increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere on less visible species could have enormous ramifications.]]></description>
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		<title>Meet The Vaquita Marina</title>
		<link>http://www.whaletrackers.com/blogs/expedition-vaquita/meet-vaquita-marina.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.whaletrackers.com/?p=1693</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I never dreamed I would be in a position to even see vaquita, let alone film the animal in the wild. The stage was set, perfect weather for seeing vaquita.]]></description>
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		<title>An Encounter with a Killer Whale Calf</title>
		<link>http://www.whaletrackers.com/blogs/expedition-vaquita/killer-whale.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.whaletrackers.com/blogs/expedition-vaquita/killer-whale.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientist Barb Taylor asked me to join a team from the RV David Starr Jordan to document what was happening 5 miles away. Bob Pitman sighted a marine mammal on the “big-eyes” moving erratically.]]></description>
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		<title>Joining the Jordan</title>
		<link>http://www.whaletrackers.com/blogs/expedition-vaquita/joining-the-jordan.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.whaletrackers.com/blogs/expedition-vaquita/joining-the-jordan.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.whaletrackers.com/?p=1659</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Windy days have dominated the past week and a half here in the northern Gulf of California frustrating researchers, local fishermen and even myself, the lone filmmaker trying to document “the story”.]]></description>
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		<title>Listening for Vaquita</title>
		<link>http://www.whaletrackers.com/blogs/expedition-vaquita/listening-for-vaquita.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.whaletrackers.com/blogs/expedition-vaquita/listening-for-vaquita.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.whaletrackers.com/?p=1495</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, I had the opportunity to join the "Corsair", a tri-maran sailing out of San Felipe everyday to search for vaquita. Rather than posting visual observers to find the animals, researchers are listening for the vocalizations underwater.]]></description>
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		<title>Long and Short Days at Sea</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After settling into the rhythm of San Felipe, adjusting to the heat and pace of this sleepy seaside town, I am spending most of my time with Tom Jefferson and his team, researchers Paula Olson and Tom Kieckhefer. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Search Begins</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.whaletrackers.com/?p=1362</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is the beginning of my journey to search for and document the vaquita – the world’s smallest and most endangered cetacean (whale, dolphin or porpoise).]]></description>
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		<title>IUCN World Conservation Congress</title>
		<link>http://www.whaletrackers.com/latest-news/whales-mediterranean-iucn.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Genevieve.Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The documentary series - Whales of the Mediterranean Sea - will be shown at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, Wednesday October 8, 2008 at 4:10pm. ]]></description>
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		<title>Launching of the Vaquita project</title>
		<link>http://www.whaletrackers.com/blogs/expedition-vaquita/vaquita-project.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In October 2008, we travel to San Felipe, Mexico to follow an international scientific expedition to document the last remaining vaquita - the most endangered, and the smallest of all cetaceans.]]></description>
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		<title>Whales of the Mediterranean Sea in 7 languages!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The series of educational documentary films - Whales of the Mediterranean Sea are now available online subtitled in 6 languages - Spanish, French, German, Italian, Arabic and Greek. ]]></description>
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		<title>Whale Trackers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.whaletrackers.com/?p=798</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WHALE TRACKERS is a series of documentary programs that journey across the world&#8217;s oceans to explore the lives of whales, dolphins and porpoises.
We join international scientists on expedition investigating and shedding new light on the mysteries of these animals and their struggles for survival in a rapidly changing world.
WHALE TRACKERS examines  how we can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chile Creates Whale Sanctuary</title>
		<link>http://www.whaletrackers.com/blogs/whale-trackers-blog/chile-creates-whale-sanctuary.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Genevieve.Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good news about the marine environment seems to be an increasingly rare occurrence these days. However, there was only celebration in Chile yesterday after a Government announcement declaring Chilean waters a Whale Sanctuary.]]></description>
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		<title>Is Mexico Ready to Save the Vaquita?</title>
		<link>http://www.whaletrackers.com/blogs/expedition-vaquita/mexico-vaquita.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Genevieve.Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The race to save the vaquita, a tiny porpoise living in the northern Gulf of California, began in earnest this week with the launch of an international campaign in Ensenada, Mexico.]]></description>
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		<title>It’s All in the Genes – Have Humpbacks Really Recovered?</title>
		<link>http://www.whaletrackers.com/blogs/whale-trackers-blog/its-all-in-the-genes.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Genevieve.Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was concerned to read today that the World Conservation Union (IUCN) has downgraded the status of the majority of the world’s humpback whale populations. ]]></description>
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