On Wednesday, September 26, 2018, Dr. Charles Greene, Dr. Kimberley Davies, and Dr. Erin Meyer-Gutbrod provided an overview of a new project to understand if North Atlantic right whales are moving north in response to climate-driven shifts in prey distribution.

Atlantic menhaden is an important prey species for several marine predators, as well as the basis of the largest fishery on the u.s. east coast. Managers at the atlantic states marine fisheries commission (asmfc) are pursuing the development of ecological reference points (erps) to help them sustain both the fishery and the species that rely on menhaden as food.