||| FROM TATE THOMSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM |||
Register now for The Whale Museum’s Virtual Gear Up Workshop on April 5 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. This year’s theme is: Toxins in killer whales and other local marine life: Emerging and legacy issues. The workshop will be entirely virtual through Zoom.
Invited Presenters include:
- Dr. Dawn P. Noren, Research Fish Biologist, NOAA on the transfer of contaminants from female killer whales and other odontocetes to their calves, with updates on ongoing research.
- Greg Merrill Jr., Graduate Student, Duke University on microplastic impacts on whales and other marine mammals.
- Dr. Anaïs Remili, Postdoctoral Researcher, McGill University on contaminants in North Atlantic killer whales and a comparison to North Pacific killer whales.
- Dr. Peter Ross, Senior Scientist and Healthy Waters Program Director, Raincoast Conservation Foundation on contaminants present in killer whales in the Salish Sea.
- Caitlin Anne Lawrence and Garrett M. Foster, Graduate Students, WSU on tire chemicals and their impact on salmon.
- Puget Soundkeeper Staff on cleaning up priority bays and urban waters in Puget Sound and preventing contamination.
- And potentially other presenter(s), TBD.
The registration fee is $35 for non-members; $25 for current TWM or SSAMN members. Questions can be directed to Tracie Merrill at tracie@whalemuseum.org. Zoom link and workshop agenda will be sent to registrants at email provided at registration closer to start of workshop. For more information and/or to register, please visit HERE.
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