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The Canadian North Atlantic right whale research coordination meeting is held annually at the St. Andrews Biological Station.
General Objectives:
- Summarize research plans for right whale research in Canadian waters for the upcoming field season.
- Explore opportunities to coordinate research activities, particularly in the Bay of Fundy.
- All participants present short outlines of plans for the upcoming season, including short project descriptions, dates of field work, and vessel(s) used.
- Profile a few right whale projects in detail, to improve awareness and understanding.
- Allow an opportunity to discuss strategic research issues.
Meeting 2004
Meeting 2003
Meeting 2004 - March 30 & 31
Participant Affiliations:
- Brier Island Whale-Watching
- Campobello Whale Disentanglement Team
- Canadian Whale Institute
- Cornell University
- Defence Research Development Canada
- Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Station
- International Fund for Animal Welfare
- New England Aquarium
- National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration USA
- St Andrews Biological Station
- Trent University
- World Wildlife Fund
Meeting Objectives:
- Report on the Acoustics Workshop, and discuss the potential for a strategic research program regarding the acoustic environment for right whales. (Defence Research Development Canada)
- Present recent developments in genetic research. (Trent University)
- Present right whale habitat models in the North Atlantic, and discuss the implications for migratory patterns. (World Wildlife Fund)
- Discuss what research is needed to address knowledge gaps. (New England Aquarium)
- Discussion - Research issues of relevance to the right whale Recovery Strategy: (a) offshore whales? (b) recovery targets?
- Discussion - Coordination of field activities, research collaboration, and funding issues for 2004.
- Discuss NOAA right whale grant monies. (NOAA Protected Resource Division)
- Discuss the response to entanglements and mortality; plans for 2004. (Campobello Whale Disentanglement Team)
Meeting 2003 - March 18 & 19
Participant Affiliations:
- Bedford Institute of Oceanography
- Brier Island Whale-Watching
- Campobello Whale Disentanglement Team
- Defence Research Development Canada
- Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Station
- New England Aquarium
- National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration USA
- St Andrews Biological Station
- Trent University
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
- World Wildlife Fund
Meeting Objectives:
- Discuss the localization of right whale sounds using hydrophone arrays in the Bay of Fundy. (Defence Research Development Canada)
- Present recent developments in genetic research. (Trent University)
- Discuss fishery conflicts with right whales in the North Atlantic: 1980-2002. (New England Aquarium)
- Discussion of non-invasive measurement of reproductive and stress hormones in right whales. (New England Aquarium)
- Discuss the exposure of right whales to PSP toxins through the food web in the Bay of Fundy fecal study. (New England Aquarium)
- Present results from alarm signal experiments. (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute)
- Discuss measures to reduce the risk of ship collisions with right whales on Roseway Basin. (New England Aquarium)
- Discussion - Quantifying search effort.
- Discussion - Scientific research permits, licencing.
- Discuss the response to entanglements and mortality; plans for 2003. (Campobello Whale Disentanglement Team)
- Discussion of right whale survey techniques in Canadian waters: (a)improving 2003 (b)proposals for the future. (St Andrews Biological Station)
St.Andrews Biological Station
531 Brandy Cove Rd.
St.Andrews, NB
E5B 2L9
Canada
Phone: (506) 529-8854
Fax: (506) 529-5862
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