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The research vessel Odyssey has traveled around the world for the last five and a half years to take samples of blubber from nearly 1,000 whales. Ocean Alliance, the owner and operator of Odyssey, is still analyzing the data but the initial results indica
Living on Earth’s Bruce Gellerman talks with Dr. Roger Payne and Captain Iain Kerr on board the research vessel Odyssey in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The pair recently completed a five and a half year journey around the world to collect samples of whale blubber to analyze for pollution – and they’re shocked by the results.