Submitted by The Whale Museum

The Whale Museum is holding an exciting virtual Gear Up Workshop for Marine Naturalists this spring on Friday, April 8. This workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time and registrants will join sessions through the videoconferencing platform, Zoom. The theme of this “Gear Up” Workshop will be Bottoms Up: The Power of Whale Poo!

Invited presenters include:

· Dr. Kathleen Hunt, George Mason University, on studying conservation physiology in whales using non-invasive methods

· Kaitlin Yehle, Ocean Wise, on Northern Resident and Southern Resident killer whale research

· Dr. Matthew Savoca, Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University, on the importance of baleen whales to the ecosystem

· Dr. Deborah Giles, Wild Orca; Dr. Brad Hanson, NOAA; and Dr. Sheila Thornton, Oceans and Fisheries Canada in a panel discussion on Southern Resident and Transient killer whale research

· Dr. Kim Parsons, NOAA, on how genetic clues untangle predator diets

· Dr. Heidi Pearson, University of Alaska Southeast, on The Whale Pump

The registration fee is $35 for non-members; $25 for TWM/SSAMN members. For more information and/or to register, please visit https://whalemuseum.org/products/virtualgearupworkshop2022. Zoom link and workshop agenda will be sent to registrants at the email provided at registration closer to the start of the workshop. Questions can be directed to Tracie Merrill at tracie@whalemuseum.org.