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MEDIA ADVISORY: NOAA Fisheries, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Vancouver Aquarium to provide update on status of gray whale off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia - 04/13/21

      

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 13, 2021

 

Contacts:

NOAA Fisheries: 

Marjorie.Mooney-Seus@noaa.gov 774-392-4865                

Fisheries and Oceans Canada:

Lara.Sloan@dfo-mpo.gc.ca 250-588-5576

Vancouver Aquarium / Ocean Wise:

Amber.Sessions@ocean.org 604-659-3752

 

MEDIA ADVISORY: NOAA Fisheries, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Vancouver Aquarium to provide update on status of gray whale off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia  

 

As part of an international collaboration and coordinated response, marine mammal biologists and veterinarians from the U.S. and Canada are sharing information and expertise to promote the effective treatment of a gray whale that appears to have developed an infection several months after being satellite tagged. When last observed the animal was behaving normally and was generally healthy.

 

Please join us as we share the latest information about what is being done to monitor, assess and respond to this whale. Background information will be available today on this webpage https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/marine-mammal-protection/international-collaboration-monitor-and-respond-tagged-gray-whale Please note the link will be made live just before the start of the media availability.

 

WHAT:            Media Availability  (via conference call)

 

WHO:              Dr. Sharon Melin - Program Manager California Current Ecosystem Program, NOAA Fisheries

                        Dr. Paul Cottrell - Marine Mammal Coordinator, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

                        Dr. Alex Zerbini - NOAA Fisheries affiliate, University of Washington/Cooperative Institute for Climate and Ocean Studies

                        Dr. Martin Haulena – Veterinarian, Vancouver Aquarium and Marine Mammal Rescue

                        Dr. Frances Gulland – Veterinarian, University of California, Davis

                        Dr. Stephen Raverty - Veterinary Pathologist, the Animal Health Center, British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and University of British Columbia.

 

WHEN:

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 

12:00 – 12:45 pm PT 

 

Conference call information:

 

Password:                  1090813

Call in numbers:

CANADA         866-845-8494

USA                877-951-7311

 

 

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