Thursday, April 27 at 7:00 pm at the Center for Coastal Studies and via Zoom
Join us at the Center for Coastal Studies for the kick-off to the Provincetown Public Library's annual Moby Dick Marathon!
Humans have a long, complex history with whales. Despite an international moratorium on commercial whaling, the unintentional killing of whales is far too common. Currently, accidental entanglements are a leading cause of death of baleen whales. Disentanglement programs help to offset these unnecessary impacts, and multi-decade population studies have been key to understanding their long-term impacts. However, persistent effects of entanglement on behavior, such as the ability to maneuver and feed properly, have not been studied in depth. Join us on April 27 at 7 pm to learn about on-going research on whale behavior and entanglement impacts.
CCS Research Associate, Jenn Tackaberry, will explain how biologgers (tags) are used to study behavior, what she is learning about whales in different feeding areas, and how those differences may clarify how individuals recover from entanglement.
Jenn Tackaberry is a research associate with the Humpback Whale Studies Program and a Level 4 responder for the Marine Animal Entanglement Response (MAER) team at the Center for Coastal Studies. She started studying marine mammals in 2004 and received her Master’s degree in Marine Science from Moss Landing Marine Laboratories at San Jose State University. Jenn has been involved in the study of a variety of baleen whale species and her work spans both coasts of North America. Her ongoing research brings together her many years of involvement in long-term studies of individuals, tag-based behavioral research, and disentanglement work.
Free admission, the talk will be offered in person and online.
