Previous Meetings
Each year, the agenda and subsets of presentations are made publicly available. Questions should be directed to corresponding authors.
2017 Annual Meeting
2017 Presentations
- NOAA Fisheries Service (NMFS) Update on North Atlantic Right Whale Recovery Actions
- Current Efforts to Mitigate Ship Strikes Using Real-Time Acoustic Monitoring of Right Whales from Autonomous Platforms
- North Atlantic Right Whale Species Decline and Life Expectancy
- North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) Mortality Event in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 2017
- Right Whale Distribution: Historical Perspectives and Recent Shifts
- Historical Overview of North Atlantic Right Whale Entanglements and Their Impacts
- Unexpected Consequences of Shifting Distributions and Conflicts with Human Activities: Implications for Right Whale Recovery
- Entangled North Atlantic Right Whales, October 2016 – October 2017
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Update on North Atlantic Right Whale Recovery Planning and Management Activities
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada: An Update on Research and Monitoring Activities
- North Atlantic Right Whale Report Card
- Assessing Speed Reductions: Efficacy, Data Gaps, and Opportunities
- Mitigation of Vessel-Strike Risk to North Atlantic Right Whales in Canadian Waters: Historical Perspectives and Updated Risk Analyses
- Preventing Entanglements of North Atlantic Right Whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in Pot Fishing Gear
2018 Annual Meeting
2018 NARWC Annual Meeting Agenda
2018 Abstract Booklet and Survey Summaries
2018 NARWC Annual Business Meeting Notes
2018 Abstract Booklet and Survey Summaries
2018 NARWC Annual Business Meeting Notes
2018 Presentations (subset)
Oral Presentations
- North Atlantic Right Whale Catalog update and whale naming results – Philip Hamilton
- Pedigree-informed estimates of abundance and trends for the North Atlantic right whale – Timothy Frasier
- The recovery of North Atlantic right whales, Eubalaena glacialis, has been constrained by human-caused mortality – Peter Corkeron
- Mitigating the risk of ship strikes through a collaborative approach – Veronique Nolet and Sonia Simard
- Co-existing in the Gulf of St. Lawrence: an integrated approach with crabbers, for whales – Lyne Morissette
- Looking to conservation marketing to strengthen public actions for right whales – Monica Pepe
- Catching up with the times: creating accessible, updated North Atlantic right whale acoustic presence tools – Genevieve Davis
- Probability of passive acoustic detection of right whales from autonomous platforms equipped with a real-time monitoring system – Hansen Johnson
- Competition and collaboration – Christin Khan
- Development and testing of the lobster raft to reduce entanglement in North Atlantic right whales – Richard Riels
- Monitoring the long-distance movement of a North Atlantic right whale in the Gulf of Mexico – Katie Jackson
- New technology instantly displays NOAA North Atlantic right whale Dynamic Management Areas for mitigation PSOs – Paul Donlan
- New technology instantly shares sightings and protects North Atlantic right whales in real-time – David Steckler
- Public misconceptions and stereotypes. Is it hindering conservation efforts for the North Atlantic right whale and other marine mammal species? – Anne DiMonti
2019 Annual Meeting
2019 NARWC Annual Meeting Agenda
2019 Abstract Booklet and Survey Summaries
2019 NARWC Annual Business Meeting Notes
2019 Abstract Booklet and Survey Summaries
2019 NARWC Annual Business Meeting Notes
2019 Presentations (subset)
North Atlantic Right Whale Catalog update and whale naming results – Philip Hamilton
2019 Entanglements and Serious Injury – Scott Landry, Heather Pettis and Allison Henry
Other efforts: Ropeless Consortium – Michael Moore
Are there fewer North Atlantic right whales than we think? Peter Corkeron
Quantifying fitness in North Atlantic right whales - Timothy Frasier
Decisions to implement spatio-temporal fisheries closures to reduce entanglement threats to whales must also consider how those closures can change the nature of a fishery- Alexandra Cole
Functional breaking strength of vertical lines in the Gulf of Maine - Erin Summers
An assessment of vertical line use in Gulf of Maine region fixed gear fisheries and resulting conservation benefits for the endangered North Atlantic right whale - Nathaniel Willse
Fishers helping whales: inspiration, innovation and solutions for co-existing in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (Video)- Lyne Morissette
Estimating uncertainty in whale location following visual or acoustic detection: Implications for dynamic management of North Atlantic right whales - Hansen Johnson
U.S. Navy marine Mammal Compliance and Mitigation Program in the Atlantic: A review - Jacqueline Bort
An update on the population structure, residency, and movements of North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence - Leah Crowe
Density surface models for the North Atlantic right whale in U.S. waters - Jason Roberts
Integrating the Identification and Sightings databases with spatial capture-recapture models to estimate right whale density and movement - Timothy Gowan
Why don't people fall in love with right whales? Michelle Collins
PAM monitoring in the Gulf of Maine: 2009 vs 2019 - Genevieve Davis
Near real-time passive acoustic monitoring of right whales along the U.S. east coast - Mark Baumgartner
Using sonobuoys and visual surveys to describe North Atlantic right whale acoustic ecology in the Gulf of St. Lawrence - Kimberly Franklin
Report of the Workshop on North Atlantic Right Whale Health Assessment: June 24-26, 2019 Silver Spring, MD – Michael Moore
Noise dosage regimens: Can physiological noise impacts on North Atlantic right whales be managed temporally? Andrew Wright
Developing a blubber-implanted satellite tag for right whales – Paul Wade
From competition to collaboration: Automated identification of right whales - Christin Khan
2019 Entanglements and Serious Injury – Scott Landry, Heather Pettis and Allison Henry
Other efforts: Ropeless Consortium – Michael Moore
Are there fewer North Atlantic right whales than we think? Peter Corkeron
Quantifying fitness in North Atlantic right whales - Timothy Frasier
Decisions to implement spatio-temporal fisheries closures to reduce entanglement threats to whales must also consider how those closures can change the nature of a fishery- Alexandra Cole
Functional breaking strength of vertical lines in the Gulf of Maine - Erin Summers
An assessment of vertical line use in Gulf of Maine region fixed gear fisheries and resulting conservation benefits for the endangered North Atlantic right whale - Nathaniel Willse
Fishers helping whales: inspiration, innovation and solutions for co-existing in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (Video)- Lyne Morissette
Estimating uncertainty in whale location following visual or acoustic detection: Implications for dynamic management of North Atlantic right whales - Hansen Johnson
U.S. Navy marine Mammal Compliance and Mitigation Program in the Atlantic: A review - Jacqueline Bort
An update on the population structure, residency, and movements of North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence - Leah Crowe
Density surface models for the North Atlantic right whale in U.S. waters - Jason Roberts
Integrating the Identification and Sightings databases with spatial capture-recapture models to estimate right whale density and movement - Timothy Gowan
Why don't people fall in love with right whales? Michelle Collins
PAM monitoring in the Gulf of Maine: 2009 vs 2019 - Genevieve Davis
Near real-time passive acoustic monitoring of right whales along the U.S. east coast - Mark Baumgartner
Using sonobuoys and visual surveys to describe North Atlantic right whale acoustic ecology in the Gulf of St. Lawrence - Kimberly Franklin
Report of the Workshop on North Atlantic Right Whale Health Assessment: June 24-26, 2019 Silver Spring, MD – Michael Moore
Noise dosage regimens: Can physiological noise impacts on North Atlantic right whales be managed temporally? Andrew Wright
Developing a blubber-implanted satellite tag for right whales – Paul Wade
From competition to collaboration: Automated identification of right whales - Christin Khan
“The Calvineers Movie” - Documenting the power of conservation through education. Thom Willey (see link below for video)
2020 Annual Meeting
2020 Presentations
Presentations for which we have permission to post are hyperlinked below
27 October 2020
Keynote/Opening: Scott Kraus, NARWC Chair
Session 1: Species status and management update
Session 2: Anthropogenic Events and Mitigation
100PM Session 3: Demographics
200PM Session 4: Distribution
Breakout Sessions
Right whale politics and law
Moderated by Kelly Kryc (Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at NEAq)
An informal discussion on the current federal policy landscape for right whale conservation.
Consortium role and looking forward
Moderated by Scott Kraus- NARWC Chair
Thoughts and discussion for NARWC strategic planning
Trauma prevention - rope
Moderated by Michael Moore (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)/Amy Knowlton (Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at NEAq)
Continued discussion on the path forward for mitigating right whale entanglements and associated trauma
Climate change impacts on distribution and nutritional stress
Moderated by Dan Pendleton (Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at NEAq) /Nick Record (Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences)
28 October 2020
Session 1: Acoustics and Acoustic Detections
Session 2: Physiology and Feeding Ecology
Breakout Sessions
Entangled Film discussion
Moderated by David Abel (Boston Globe, Entangled)
A discussion of the film Entangled, which will be available for NARWC participants to view on October 27th from 6-10pm
Trauma prevention - vessels (whale detection, vessel management
Moderated by Amy Knowlton (Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at NEAq)/Jessica Redfern (Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at NEAq)
Continued discussion on the path forward for mitigating right whale vessel strikes
Passive Acoustic Monitoring
Moderated by Genevieve Davis (Northeast Fisheries Science Center)/Hilary Moors-Murphy (Department Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
Where are people monitoring now vs outstanding gaps in coverage? Archival vs real-time PAM? What detectors are people using and comparability? ‘Reporting’ of acoustic detections/NARW acoustic detection database (PAM version of WhaleMap)?
Student/researcher roundtable
Moderated by NARWC Members
An informal opportunity to meet and chat with various Consortium members who represent different areas of expertise. Ask questions about their fields and how they view their role in right whale conservation.
Public awareness (consumer education
Moderated by Anne DiMonti (RI Audubon)/Bob Rocha (New Bedford Whaling Museum)
27 October 2020
Keynote/Opening: Scott Kraus, NARWC Chair
Session 1: Species status and management update
- 01.01.01: North Atlantic Right Whale Catalog Update, Recent Genetic Findings, and Whale Naming Results: Philip Hamilton
- 01.01.02: Mortality update: Sarah Sharp
- 01.01.03: Entanglement/injury update: Scott Landry, Heather Pettis, Allison Henry
- 01.01.04: Fisheries and Oceans Canada: an update on research and monitoring activities for North Atlantic right whales: Angelia Vanderlaan
- 01.01.05: Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) update on North Atlantic right whale management measures: Adam Burns and Melissa Landry
- 01.01.06: Transport Canada management update: Michelle Sanders
- 01.01.07: US management update: Colleen Coogan
- 01.01.08: Unusual Mortality Event: Deborah Fauquier
Session 2: Anthropogenic Events and Mitigation
- 01.02.01: Ropeless Consortium Meeting Summary: Sean Brillant
- 01.02.02: Simulated performance of lobster fishing gear under different gear configurations: Amy Knowlton
- 01.02.03: Right whales in shallow waters: a case-study on coastal lobster fishing grounds: Lyne Morissette
- 01.02.04: In the path of North Atlantic right whales: Perspectives of an offshore wind developer: Laura Morse
- 01.02.05: Automatic whale detection from vessels for real-time ship-strike mitigation – current developments and applicability: Daniel Zitterbart
- 01.02.06: Protected species observer (PSO) detections of NARW; significant events for the greater good: Craig Reiser
- 01.02.07: Multi-agency emergency intervention to an injured North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) calf: Hendrik Nollens
- 01.02.08: Effectiveness of speed restrictions to protect North Atlantic right whales from ship strikes within Charleston South Carolina and Savannah Georgia Seasonal Management Areas: Jon Lang
100PM Session 3: Demographics
- 01.03.01: Incorporating recovery into mark-recapture: another approach to the estimation of abundance and demographic parameters: Joshua Reed
- 01.03.02: Estimation of North Atlantic right whale reproductive dynamics while accounting for uncertainty in female reproductive states: Nathan Crum
- 01.03.03: Estimating the population size of the North Atlantic right whale: Vitor Dos Anjos
- 01.03.04: North Atlantic right whale monitoring and surveillance: report and recommendations of the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Expert Working Group: Paul Wade
200PM Session 4: Distribution
- 01.04.01: Stable isotope analysis of baleen from North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) reflects distribution shift to the Gulf of St. Lawrence: Rachel Forbes
- 01.04.02: Oceanographic processes impact Gulf of Maine foraging ecology and trigger abrupt right whale distribution shift: Erin Meyer-Gutbrod
- 01.04.03: Large changes in right whale density in U.S. waters between 2003-2009 and 2010-2018: Jason Roberts
- 01.04.04: In plane sight: a mark-recapture analysis of North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence: Leah Crowe
- 01.04.05: North Atlantic right whales in the New York Bight update: comprehensive findings from monthly aerial surveys Over three years: Ann Zoidis
- 01.04.06: Projecting regions of North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) habitat suitability in the Gulf of Maine in 2050: Camille Ross
Breakout Sessions
Right whale politics and law
Moderated by Kelly Kryc (Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at NEAq)
An informal discussion on the current federal policy landscape for right whale conservation.
Consortium role and looking forward
Moderated by Scott Kraus- NARWC Chair
Thoughts and discussion for NARWC strategic planning
Trauma prevention - rope
Moderated by Michael Moore (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)/Amy Knowlton (Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at NEAq)
Continued discussion on the path forward for mitigating right whale entanglements and associated trauma
Climate change impacts on distribution and nutritional stress
Moderated by Dan Pendleton (Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at NEAq) /Nick Record (Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences)
28 October 2020
Session 1: Acoustics and Acoustic Detections
- 02.01.01: Listening for North Atlantic right whales in Nantucket Shoals from 2018 –2020: Nicole Pegg
- 02.01.02: Characterizing North Atlantic right whale upcalls and ambient noise levels in eastern Canadian waters: Clair Evers
- 02.01.03: Optimizing real-time passive acoustic monitoring from gliders to trigger fishery and shipping dynamic management restrictions that protect North Atlantic right whales: Delphine Durette-Morin
- 02.01.04: Evidence of song production by North Atlantic right whales: Hansen Johnson
- 02.01.05: Near real-time passive acoustic monitoring for right whales on the U.S. east coast – an update: Mark Baumgartner
- 02.01.06: Quantitative comparison of visual and acoustic surveys for the detection and dynamic management of North Atlantic right whales: Valentina Ceballos
Session 2: Physiology and Feeding Ecology
- 02.02.01: North Atlantic right whale melanopsin pigment and pupil light response: Jeffry Fasick
- 02.02.02: North Atlantic right whale bioenergetics reviewed and modelled in the context of changing nutrition and entanglement stress: Jasmin Hütt
- 02.02.03: Understanding the cumulative impacts of multiple stressors on North Atlantic right whales: Introducing the PCOMS Working Group: Robert Schick
- 02.02.04: Variations in North Atlantic right whale food (Calanus spp.) in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence: Kevin Sorochan
- 02.02.05: Variation in the late summer abundance and nutritional value of stage V Calanus finmarchicus in the Bay of Fundy from 2006-2019: implications for North Atlantic right whales and other copepod predators: Kristina Guarino
- 02.02.06: Ocean circulation shapes early summer North Atlantic right whale preyscape in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence: a biophysical Calanus model comparison of Cool vs Warm years: Catherine Brennan
- 02.03.01: Entangled: David Abel
- A special link to this film will be made available to registered participants on the meeting landing page on 10/27 from 6-10pm EDT.
- 02.03.02: The Urban Whale - a documentary impact campaign: Nadine Pequeneza and Joanne Jackson
- 02.03.03: New methodology for using a remotely piloted aircraft system to measure body temperature of large whales, especially North Atlantic right whales: Gina Lonati
- 02.03.04: Ship Speed Watch: a new tool to monitor and analyze vessel traffic: Gilbert Brogan
- 02.03.05: Right Whale AI: Christin Khan
- 02.03.06: Automated detection and identification of right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence: Olivia Pisano
Breakout Sessions
Entangled Film discussion
Moderated by David Abel (Boston Globe, Entangled)
A discussion of the film Entangled, which will be available for NARWC participants to view on October 27th from 6-10pm
Trauma prevention - vessels (whale detection, vessel management
Moderated by Amy Knowlton (Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at NEAq)/Jessica Redfern (Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at NEAq)
Continued discussion on the path forward for mitigating right whale vessel strikes
Passive Acoustic Monitoring
Moderated by Genevieve Davis (Northeast Fisheries Science Center)/Hilary Moors-Murphy (Department Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
Where are people monitoring now vs outstanding gaps in coverage? Archival vs real-time PAM? What detectors are people using and comparability? ‘Reporting’ of acoustic detections/NARW acoustic detection database (PAM version of WhaleMap)?
Student/researcher roundtable
Moderated by NARWC Members
An informal opportunity to meet and chat with various Consortium members who represent different areas of expertise. Ask questions about their fields and how they view their role in right whale conservation.
Public awareness (consumer education
Moderated by Anne DiMonti (RI Audubon)/Bob Rocha (New Bedford Whaling Museum)
- What is a North Atlantic Right Whale? How can we save a whale many people have never heard of? Why should people care?
- What does the extinction mean for the Ocean ecosystem?
- How do we get we convey the plight of the North Atlantic Right Whale and still give a message of hope?
- What tangible things can we offer the general public to do to help save the species?
- Thinking outside the box...how can we partner with other maritime, for profit and nontraditional organizations to expand outreach beyond the scientific/conservation community? For example, the NARWC Education Committee Sharing the Seas: Safe Boating for Sailors and Whales program.
