The Whale Museum’s Virtual Gear Up Workshop for Marine Naturalists

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 on-going 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: https://whalemuseum.org/products/gear-up-virtual-workshop2024?_pos=1&_sid=10e8cebc6&_ss=r