 In the executive summary of the project, Roger stated that, ‘"The Voyage of the Odyssey has proven irrefutably that ocean life is becoming polluted to unacceptable levels by metals and human-made contaminants".’

The focus of the program was on Sperm whales, a cosmopolitan species found in every major ocean.As long-lived apex predators, Sperm whales represent a useful bioindicator of health in the marine ecosystem in a toxicological context, owing to the effects of three key processes