Erich Hoyt

Erich is a Research Fellow at WDC and Co-chair of the IUCN Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force. He is a director of the Far East Russian Orca Project (FEROP).
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Russian Orca Captures: The Inside Story
Eight killer whales have been taken from the wild in the Russian Far East in the last year, seven of them since August. They are…
Read MoreWhale and Dolphin Trafficking Heads East
Four more orcas have now been confirmed to have been captured in Russian waters for ocean amusement parks and aquariums. That makes seven total captured…
Read MoreTo Understand Whales, Follow the Prey
This summer has been a strange one. How often have we heard those words in recent years for one reason or another? It could be…
Read MoreWDC welcomes increase of Marine Protected Areas
It’s good news announced at the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) meetings in Hyderabad, India (8-19 Oct. 2012) that marine protected areas (MPAs) have shown…
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