Talking about bowheads….
Posted August 3, 2011 at 7:22 am by Ian Byington
The Whale Museum Lecture Series – Frances Robertson
The Bowhead Whale in the Age of Natural Resource Extraction
Bowhead whale
The Whale Museum continues its Research Lecture Series with PhD candidate Frances Robertson from the Marine Mammal Research Unit at the University of British Columbia. Robertson will discuss her work with the bowhead whale and the impacts of oil and gas industry activities on its behavior and distribution.
Frances Robertson has carried out studies involving marine mammals and human disturbance issues in Canada, Scotland and the US; other research activities have included a behavioural study of blue monkeys in Malawi, and minke whale foraging ecology and photo-id in the Salish Sea, WA. Frances has also spent 5 years working as a free lance marine mammal observer for the seismic survey industry.
The August 3rd lecture is free and open to the public, although donations are encouraged. For more information, call (360) 378-4710 ext. 23.
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