You are invited to join The Whale Museum’s Virtual Gear Down Workshop for Marine Naturalists on Friday, November 15 from 10:00 AM–5:00 PM (Pacific Time) through Zoom! The Whale Museum’s Gear Down Workshop will enhance your knowledge of our local marine ecosystem and is open to the general public. This workshop’s theme will be All Rivers Lead to Whales. 

Invited presenters include:

• Madison Rose Bristol, Water Quality 6PPD Planner, and Bryson Finch, Senior Toxicologist,  Washington State Department of Ecology on 6PPD-quinone and update on Washington State being first state in the nation to establish freshwater limit  
• Kaitlin Yehle, Fisheries Biologist, SkeenaWild Conservation Trust on Alaska’s commercial salmon fisheries and impacts on Southern Resident killer whales (SRKWs) 
• Dave Scott, Research and Restoration Coordinator for the Lower Fraser Salmon Program, Raincoast Foundation on Healthy Waters Program and Fraser River salmon recovery projects 
• Jacob Lerner, PhD Candidate, University of British Columbia on seasonal variation in fat content of Fraser River Chinook salmon and implications for SRKW prey quality 
• Eva Stredulinsky, Aquatic Biologist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada on foraging research & resident killer whales 
• Julie Watson, Killer Whale Policy Lead, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, and Katie Pruit, Salmon Recovery Coordinator, Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office on SRKW vessel regulations and progress on the Statewide Salmon Strategy &  salmon in the context of SRKW recovery

The registration fee is $35 for non-members; $25 for current TWM or SSAMN members. Questions can be directed to Tracie Merrill at tracie@whalemuseum.org. Zoom link and workshop agenda will be sent to registrants at email provided at registration closer to start of workshop. Register here.