Previous Meetings
Each year, the agenda and subsets of presentations are made publicly available. Presentations for 2017-2019 are linked directly below. Videos from 2020-2022 can be found on our YouTube Channel @NARWC.
Questions should be directed to corresponding authors.
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
2021 Annual Meeting
2022 Annual Meeting
2022 NARWC Annual Meeting Agenda
2022 NARWC Abstract Booklet
2022 Meeting Summary
2022 Business Meeting Notes
2022 NARWC Abstract Booklet
2022 Meeting Summary
2022 Business Meeting Notes
2023 Annual Meeting