Publication Date:
2022-05-26
Description:
Meeting held: May 28th – 29th 2009, WHOI, Quissett Campus, Sponsored by the Marine Mammal Center at WHOI
Description:
As pinniped populations shift and change along the northeast U.S. and Canadian coastline, so
too do the interests and issues of regional residents, scientists and stakeholders. In May 2009 the
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) sponsored a meeting resulting in
recommendations in three key areas regarding pinnipeds: population dynamics, human
interaction and disease/health. The population group recommended: developing long-term
surveys over all seasons and geographic ranges, coordinating sampling efforts for dietary
research, refining correction factors for survey results, increasing documentation of fishery
interactions and developing means of funding. The human interactions group recommended:
addressing marine debris, developing survey, reporting and retrieval protocols for discarded
fishing gear, studying impact of and expanding education and outreach for commercial seal
watching, researching methods to deter depredation from fishing gear, streamlining the permitting
processes for acoustic deterrent and gear modification research, and increasing cooperative
research and outreach to the fishing community. The health and disease working group
recommended: establishing baseline health indicators, addressing priority disease concerns,
creating a pool of resources for standardized analysis of normal and unusual health event
monitoring, determining standard health baselines for release, establishing a health consortium,
improving communication along the coastline and establishing long term funding and ongoing
collaboration.
Description:
Funding was provided by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Marine Mammal Center
Keywords:
Populations
;
Pinnipeds
;
Northeast United States
Repository Name:
Woods Hole Open Access Server
Type:
Technical Report
Format:
application/pdf
