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National Marine Mammal Laboratory |
Current Activities
Brenda Rone is a survey coordinator for the North Pacific right whale project for the Cetacean Assessment and Ecology Program (CAEP) at the National Marine Mammal Lab. Specifically, she oversees the aerial survey component for this project. In addition, she provides support to other CAEP projects including the COMIDA and BWASP bowhead whale surveys. Her research interests pertain to conservation and management issues with particular focus on anthropogenic impacts.
Background
Since 1998, Brenda has been participating in marine mammal studies including both aerial and shipboard surveys, with particular expertise in right, humpback and pilot whales. In addition to NMML, she has participated in projects for the Florida Wildlife Research Institute, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Whale Center of New England and the Oman Whale and Dolphin Research Group.
Brenda graduated with an M.S. in biology from the University of Massachusetts Boston. Her thesis was titled "Discriminating between free-ranging long-finned (Globicephala melas) and short-finned (Globicephala macrorhynchus) pilot whales off the east coast of the United States."
