Allied Whale Membership for one year Allied Whale Projects Include: ALLIED Forever Fund all donations up to $30 Mt. Desert Rock Marine Supports collaborative research and inter- Research Station national projects (donors receive Forever WHALE Fund membership card, sticker and annual North Atlantic Humpback newsletter) Whale Catalogue Adopt a Finback Whale $30 North Atlantic Finback Certificate of adoption, 8x10 color photo, sighting history and The Adopt a Finback Whale Catalogue Whale Book -- plus two newsletters Antarctic Humpback Whale Mother/Calf Adoption $50 Catalogue Finback whale adoption with two color photographs Caribbean Humpback Research Allied Whale Sponsors $100 or more Finback whale adoption plus Allied Whale mug Allied Whale's continuing mission is to conduct research important to effective conser- Enclosed is a contribution of $ to assist in Allied vation of marine mammals and their habitats. Whale's marine mammal research program. Because whales roam the seas without regard to Name political boundaries, we are dedicated to partic- ipation in collaborative research and the ex- Address change of scientific information world-wide. College of the Atlantic grants two degrees, a B.A. and M.Phil. in Human Ecology. Hu- man Ecology emphasizes the interrelationships Marine Wildlife Research of human beings and their natural, social and Education & This is a gift membership. Please send adoption technological environments. Core Areas of Conservation or other premiums to: study include Environmental Sciences, Human Studies and Arts and Design. COA's educa- Name tional goal is the development of an ability to Address see the world as an interacting whole. Allied Whale solicits funding independently ALLIED WHALE of the College in the form of government and COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC foundation grants or contracts as well as char- 105 Eden Street itable donations from individuals. Tax de- Contributions are tax-deductible. Please make checks ductible contributions can be made to College Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 207-288-5644 payable to College of the Atlantic and designate to of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609, in Allied Whale. support of Allied Whale. Pioneers in Research Local and International Projects Our Continuing Dedication Allied Whale is the marine mammal research "The Rock", a three acre island nearly 25 miles In addition to field research, Allied Whale houses group at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, off the coast of Maine, is now the oldest land-based the largest collection of information on photo-identi- Maine. It was founded in 1972 by Dr. Steven K. marine mammal research station on the East Coast. fied humpback and finback whales in the world. Katona, Professor of Biology, and students and staff Identification and censusing of the whales inhabiting Photo-identification is a technique that enables sci- of the College. Since its beginning, Allied Whale this part of the Gulf of Maine, the photo-identifica- entists to follow an individual whale anywhere it has been at the forefront of modern whale research tion of individuals, and studies of the behavior and may travel throughout its life by comparing natural and is recognized as a leader in the development of respiration of whales are all part of the work done color patterns, fin shapes and other distinguishing techniques used by whale biologists world-wide. here. Inventories of migratory land birds, seabirds, marks that appear in its photographs. Allied Whale Allied Whale is involved in field research projects seals, invertebrates and plants as well as extensive researchers were among the first to successfully use that are far ranging, both scientifically and geo- environmental monitoring also take place at Mt. this technique to study whales. graphically. Our biologists and students study Desert Rock. Allied Whale houses the North Atlantic Hump- whales not only in the Gulf of Maine, but often In recent years our researchers' studies have back Whale Catalogue, the North Atlantic Finback work in many other areas of the world on collabora- taken them to Mexico (finback and blue whales), Whale Catalogue and the Antarctic Humpback tive projects with both American and foreign institu- Canada (finback, humpback and right whales in the Whale Catalogue. These collections include photo- tions. Bay of Fundy), the Antarctic (humpback and right graphs and information on more than 6000 indivi- In 1973, with the cooperation of the U.S. Coast whales), New Zealand (Hector's dolphins), the dual whales. Such cataloguing efforts have provid- Guard, Allied Whale opened a research facility at Dominican Republic (humpback whale breeding and ed more information about the population size, Mt. Desert Rock, Maine, the site of the most re- calving ground) and Bermuda (humpback whale ecology and behavior of whales than has been mote lighthouse on the eastern seaboard. migration). learned in any other way.