Webinar on How Climate Driven Ocean Changes are Further Threatening North Atlantic Right Whales

Webinar on How Climate Driven Ocean Changes are Further Threatening North Atlantic Right Whales

On Wednesday, October 13th, Dr. Charles Greene (Ocean Visions & Cornell University), Dr. Erin Meyer-Gutbrod (University of South Carolina), and Dr. Kimberley Davies (University of New Brunswick) hosted a webinar to discuss the results of their new study on how climate-driven ocean changes further threaten North Atlantic right whales. This new paper is an outcome of a grant where researchers conducted an analysis to understand how right whales are responding to changes in the distribution of their prey. Findings from this study have important implications for right whale management, namely that going forward it is vital for managers, scientists, and stakeholders in the U.S. and Canada to work together to more nimbly implement stronger measures that keep pace with the rate of ecosystem change.