Orca Research Org -Dr Ingrid Visser

Ones & Twos The Orca Research and Education Centre is supported by Biocycle wastewater treatment. Given the sensitive nature of the site and the research focus on conservation of, and education about orca, it is important that the most ecologically sensitive system is installed.
By processing our waste water through a Biocycle unit we recycle the water for use in our native vegetation plantings Ones & Twos site

Yamaha
One vital aspect of Ingrid’s research is her time out on the water. She uses a Yamaha four stroke F150 engine.

By servicing her engine and keeping it maintenance free, Yamaha provides the reliability required for immediate responses to orca call-outs. In addition, the four-stroke engine is quiet and economical.

Yamaha Website

The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. The global voice for the protection of whales, dolphins and their environment.
The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) supports cetacean research around the world including the Orca Research Trusts work in New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, and AWKIC's work in Antarctica.They also run Adopt an Orca in association with the Orca Trust.
The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society Website

Humminbird Kaptain Kiwi 2000 sponsors Ingrid Visser in her studies of orca around the New Zealand coast.
They have fitted her boat with a waterproof Humminbird fishfinder and a waterproof Humminbird DC25 VHF radio. For those times, like strandings, when she needs a radio off the boat she uses a handheld waterproof VHF radio.
Hummingbird website

Dive New Zealand magazine Dive New Zealand magazine are proud to be associated with the on-going research that Ingrid has been conducting for a number of years on New Zealand Orca.
Her research has vastly increased our understanding of the network of Orca groups that are off our coast.
Dive New Zealand

Slides Slides worked in close association with the Orca Research Trustteam to design their website. As the project has expanded we have added with them to include the Antarctic Killer Whale Identification Catalogue (A.K.W.I.C.).
Design Online specialises in producing website designs for small to medium size businesses. Slides has also been proud to help Ingrid by supplying her with reproduction high quality 35mm slide duplicates and 35mm and 120 high end scanning for her projects. These are used in publications and slide lectures around the world. The fast 'turn-around' of these duplicates has allowed Ingrid to utilize images shot out in the field that day, for lectures given the same night.
Slides Website

The Animation Factory The Animation Factory has provided the use of the animated orca on this website.

The Animation Factory

Safety at Sea (Australasia) Ltd is a privately owned NZ company that provides Orca Research with a full compliment of safety equipment for operating on the water.
This includes Flares, 406MHz EPIRB and of course, the all important Sospenders inflatable lifejackets. These jackets are slim and really comfortable to wear, so much so that Ingrid sometimes she forgets she is wearing hers!
Safety at Sea Website

Kodak Film The key to Ingrid's orca research is the ability to recognise individual animals.
To record these details Ingrid uses Ektachrome Professional E100 VS slide film. This film also allows her to use the images in quality reproduction for posters, books and other quality publications.
Kodak Website

Pacifica Transport Group Transport and Logistics Specialists . The company is the leading New Zealand owned and operated provider of coastal shipping and supporting land transport services.

Pacifica Group