 As mammalian apex predators that nurse their young with milk, they are also relatively similar to us, and thus are seen as the ‘"canaries in the golf mine"’ regards humanities relationship with the oceans.The program also had a robust educational and outreach component.In every country they visited, Odyssey crew members met with government leaders, students, teachers and journalists-many of whom kept promoting ocean health after the Odyssey departed for its next research location.