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Blue Corridors: New Insights on the Conservation of Baleen Whales from their Migratory Routes
Speaker: Ari S. Friedlaender, PhD, Principal Investigator, Friedlaender Lab, Bio-Telemetry and Behavioral Ecology, UC Santa Cruz.
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
6:00pm to 7:00pm Pacific Time
Online via Zoom

About the Topic
Traditionally, conservation of marine mammals has focused largely on the locations where whales breed and feed. Migratory routes and corridors have not been included when considering the threats and risks that these animals face. As many species migrate for thousands of miles, through the waters of a multitude of nations all of which may have differing levels of protection from fishing, ship strikes, and other anthropogenic sources, we need a new paradigm to adequately protect these animals wherever they exist. Through a unique collaboration of scientists and data collected over 30 years and in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund, the Blue corridors report provides novel case studies from around the world to illustrate the amount of threats that different whale species face along their migratory routes. From this, we propose new mechanisms for conserving these whales and protecting these critical routes from harmful human activities.

About the Speaker
Ari is an ecologist with a primary interest in understanding the relationship between the foraging behavior of marine mammals and their prey. He works on a wide range of marine mammal species including baleen and toothed whales and dolphins across a range of geographic regions. Ari has long-term ecological research projects ongoing in Alaska, California, Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Antarctica. He has helped in the development of tag technology and analytical and visualization tools to better understand the underwater movements and behaviors of marine mammals.

Recommended Reading
PROTECTING BLUE CORRIDORS REPORT: Challenges and solutions for migratory whales navigating national and international seas, published on Feb. 17, 2022, ahead of World Whale Day (Feb. 20th), by a team of scientists in collaboration with the World Wildlife Foundation. https://wwfwhales.org/resources/prote...

The Friedlaender Lab, Bio-Telemetry and Behavioral Ecology website: https://btbel.pbsci.ucsc.edu/

Part of the Environmental Justice and Sustainability Speaker Series, hosted by the Center for the Blue Economy at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. www.miis.edu | centerfortheblueeconomy.org | go.miis.edu/sustainability