Bottlenose Dolphin Seminar

Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Monmouth University
Pollak Theatre

6:00-8:00PM

Images of Shrewsbury/Navesink dolphins December 2008 enlarge image NJ dolphin photographed in the Navesink Dec. 16, 2008 Credit/NOAA enlarge image NJ dolphin photographed exhibiting "mouth open" -- a feeding behavior-- in the Shrewsbury Dec. 16, 2008 Credit: NOAA enlarge image NJ dolphin photographed in the Shrewsbury Dec. 16, 2008 Credit: NOAA

Related Links Audio file (MP3) of Dec. 17, 2008 seminar NMFS dolphin observation trip reports and photographs Necropsy Reports (updated Jan 2, 2009) FAQs DRAFT 2008 Status of the western North Atlantic bottlenose dolphin population Scientific papers Examples of bottlenose dolphins in poor condition (see frame at right)

On Tuesday, January 13, NOAA Fisheries Service will host a public seminar on bottlenose dolphins on the East Coast and on overwintering bottlenose in Virginia's Broad Bay. NOAA staffers will also provide an update on the bottlenose dolphins that continue to reside in the Shrewsbury River. As a provider of open dialogs related to the coastal environment, the event is co-hosted by Monmouth University's Urban Coastal Institute.

A question and answer session will follow. Those who intend to speak are asked to sign up at the door.

WHEN: Tuesday evening, Jan. 13, from 6:00PM to 8:00PM

WHERE: Pollak Theatre, Monmouth University

PARKING: Larchwood Avenue Parking Lot

DIRECTIONS: www.monmouth.edu

WHO: The panel will include a variety of experts, most of whom NOAA has consulted on this event.

Presentations
(to view, click on presentation title)

Shrewsbury dolphin updates: Trevor Spradlin, of the National Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program

Northern coastal bottlenose population biology, distribution, and behavior: Dr. Aleta Hohn, researcher at NOAA’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center who leads the study of the distribution and abundance of the northern coastal bottlenose dolphin population to which the New Jersey dolphins belong.

Overwintering dolphins off Virginia: Sue Barco, coordinator, Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response

Northeast stranding network and statistics: Mendy Garron, NOAA Northeast Regional Stranding Network Coordinator

Panel

Moderator: David Gouveia, marine mammal program coordinator, NOAA Fisheries Service, Northeast Region

Presenters and:

David Cottingham, chief of NOAA's Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation Program, former executive director of the Marine Mammal Commission

NOAA Fisheries Service is dedicated to protecting and preserving our nation’s living marine resources and their habitat through scientific research, management and enforcement. NOAA Fisheries Service provides effective stewardship of these resources for the benefit of the nation, supporting coastal communities that depend upon them, and helping to provide safe and healthy seafood to consumers and recreational opportunities for the American public.

Monmouth University's Urban Coast Institute was established in September 2005 as one of Monmouth University's Centers of Distinction to serve the public interest as a forum for research, education and collaboration that fosters the application of the best available science and policy to support healthy and productive coastal ecosystems and a sustainable and economically vibrant future for coastal communities

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