What is A DTAG? Ha! Now you know!
Posted June 26, 2011 at 2:42 pm by Ian Byington
Dr. Marla Holt
Jenny at The Whale Museum tells me this is going to be fascinating – drop by on Wednesday:
The Whale Museum will host a research talk as part of its Lecture Series on Wednesday, June 29 at 7:00 pm. Dr. Marla Holt will discuss the use of suction-cup DTAGS to study acoustics and behavior of Southern Resident Killer Whales. Dr. Holt, along with other researchers at the NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Cascadia Research Collective and UC Davis, is conducting a study using digital acoustic recording tags (DTAGs) to examine sound exposure, sound use and behavior of Southern Resident killer whales (SRKWs). She will describe the research objectives, experimental approach, and preliminary results of this study which aims to address key research questions related to risk factors that are potentially affecting the recovery of SRKWs.
Dr. Holt earned her Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Cruz in Ocean Sciences. She is a Research Wildlife Biologist for the Marine Mammal Ecology Team. She joined the Northwest Fisheries Science Center as a National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Associate for the Marine Mammal Program in October of 2006. Her postdoctoral research was an investigation on the effects of vessel noise on the acoustic signals of Southern Resident killer whales. She also wrote a review paper which focused on sound exposure in Southern Resident killer whales.
The June 29th lecture is free and open to the public, although donations are encouraged.
For more information, call (360) 378-4710 ext. 23. The Whale Museum is located in Friday Harbor at 62 First St. N. Founded in 1976, The Whale Museum’s mission is to promote stewardship of whales and the Salish Sea ecosystem through education and research. In addition to providing exhibits, the Museum also provides programs including the Marine Naturalist Training, Orca Adoption Program, Soundwatch Boater Education, San Juan Islands Marine Mammal Stranding Network, and the Whale Hotline. The Whale Museum can be found on-line at www.whalemuseum.org.
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