Whale Museum announces workshop on Pacific Northwest Sharks

||| FROM CONOR AGNEW for THE WHALE MUSEUM |||

Roses are red, violets are blue, spend Valentine’s Day learning about sharks, and maybe ratfish too!

This Valentine’s Day, February 14, The Whale Museum is hosting a virtual workshop on sharks and killer whales. “Love Bites: Sharks in the Pacific Northwest (and the whales who love to eat them)” is now open to the public for registration.

This all-day workshop will feature a series of expert lectures, including:

• Dr. Dayv Lowry, Rockfish Recovery Coordinator, NOAA on an overview of Pacific Northwest sharks.
• Dr. Alexandra Mcinturf, CICOES Postdoctoral Fellow, Oregon State University on basking sharks.
• Jesus Erick Higuera Rivas, Marine Biologist, Conexiones Terramar AC on killer whale attacks on sharks (including whale sharks) off of California and Mexico.
• Jessica Schulte and Ethan Personius, Graduate Students, Oregon State University on broadnose sevengill sharks and soupfin sharks.
• Lisa Hiller, Senior Biologist, WDFW on bluntnose sixgill sharks and dogfish.
• Meghana Binraj, Founder and Scientist, Species and Spaces Foundation on ratfish.
• Brianna Wright, Aquatic Biologist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada on the diet of offshore killer whales.

There are at least 14 species of sharks in the Salish Sea! Sharks play a critical role in marine ecosystems as predators, yet many species remain misunderstood. The Whale Museum invites you to join this workshop and hear all about these fascinating fish and the killer whales that prey upon them.

For more information about the workshop and to register, visit whalemuseum.org. General registration for the workshop is $35. Registration for members of The Whale Museum or the Salish Sea Association of Marine Naturalists is $25.