The New England Whale Watch Naturalist Workshop

April 8th, 9th, and 10th, 2011.

A program offered in partnership between the Dolphin Fleet of Provincetown, the Provincetown Center for
Coastal Studies and Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society.

Agenda
Friday

8:30-9:00 Coffee

9:00-9:15 Introductions

9:15-10:15 Stranding Response and Post-Release Monitoring on Cape Cod- C.T. Harry (IFAW)

This presentation will include information on what to do if a live or dead stranded whale, dolphin, seal, or porpoise are
observed during a whale watch and the types of dorsal fin tags present (roto, sat, and vhf) on dolphins released by
IFAW. Additionally, discussions on the types of sighting data IFAW needs to assist in their efforts will be included
(i.e. gps, within a group, group size, position in group, rough behavioral observations, etc.).

About C.T. Harry: C.T. is the Assistant Marine Mammal Stranding Coordinator for the Marine Mammal Rescue &
Research Division at the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW MMRR). His primary responsibility is to
provide effective and efficient marine mammal stranding response to the Cape Cod region and throughout southeastern
Massachusetts. Duties include: stranding data entry and management, performing diagnostic necropsies (animal
autopsies) on dead marine mammals to determine cause of stranding, aiding in live animal/mass stranding response and
triage, coordinating the internship program, and maintaining vehicle, vessel, and gear upkeep. C.T.’s professional
interest’s focuses on 1) investigating the morbidity and mortality of stranded marine mammals in order to better
understand baseline health status and 2) analysis of various oceanographic parameters as potential factors that influence
marine mammal stranding demography and frequency. Before becoming part of the IFAW team in February 2006, C.T.
worked for three years in the Stranding Response Program at the Virginia Aquarium in Virginia Beach, VA. C.T., a
native Virginian, graduated with a B.S. in Biology from James Madison University in 2001. Currently, C.T. is
attending graduate school part-time in pursuit of a master’s degree in Biological Oceanography.

10:15 -10:45 Enforcement Update- Todd Nickerson (NMFS)

Whale Watch naturalists are an important source of information regarding issues that direct impact whales through
reporting entanglements, collecting life history data, educating the public, and reporting incidents of harassment. This
discussion will include updates on recent enforcement cases brought forward by the National Marine Fisheries Service
and proper reporting mechanisms.

About Todd Nickerson: Todd is a Special Agent NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement. He has over 15 years in
law enforcement as a local police officer, narcotics agent in New York City, and now with NOAA.

10:45-11:00 Break

11:00-12:00 Where’d all that plankton come from!?- Karen Stamieszkin (PCCS)

At times it seems that life in the sea erupts from expanses of nothing, to a boiling cauldron of life. In Cape Cod Bay,
on Stellwagen Bank, and in adjacent waters, oceanographic and biological processes interact to create seasonal bursts
of life. Gulf of Maine circulation and basic oceanography will be discussed, emphasizing the importance of these
physical factors in the production of life. Biological productivity will be discussed, starting with phytoplankton, the
critical link between the abiotic and living worlds. Zooplankton taxonomy and ecology will be discussed, and put into
the context of “whale food”. The relationships between plankton, fish, planktivores and piscivores will be
demonstrated using both real data and abstract concepts. Finally, a discussion of how nutrients are cycled from whales
back to the phytoplankton will complete the presentation and the cycle of biological productivity.

Primary funding for the workshop is made possible with support from the Wendy Joan Shadwell Fund for
Whale Watch Naturalist Training and Education, created from a generous bequest from Wendy Joan
Shadwell, a long time supporter of PCCS and devotee of whale watching aboard the Dolphin Fleet.
About Karen Stamieszkin: Karen is an associate scientist at the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies. She has
worked in the Right Whale Habitat Studies Program for the last three years, and is now also working with the Center’s
Marine Policy Program. Previous to joining PCCS, she was employed by Woodlot Alternatives, an environmental
consulting firm that specializes in wind energy development environmental impact assessment; she was also employed
by the State of Utah’s native aquatics division. Her scientific interests include: biological oceanography, food web
dynamics and the cascading effects of climate change in the marine environment.

12:00-1:30 Lunch
NOTE: This time will be used as a data review session for all Dolphin Fleet naturalists and docents.

1:30-2:30 A Review of Entanglement Cases over the Last Year as well as Advances in Entanglement Response
and Understanding- Scott Landry (PCCS)

A review of large whale entanglement cases over the last year will be presented as well as advances in entanglement
response and understanding. The presentation will also summarize whale watch involvement in entanglement reporting
and response.

About Scott Landry: Scott is the Director of the Whale Rescue Program at the Provincetown Center for Coastal
Studies. He worked as a naturalist within the Gulf of Maine for many years before joining the PCCS Whale
Disentanglement Team more than 10 years ago. In addition to being a First Responder for the team, Scott conducts
research on the problem of entanglement.

2:30-3:00 Making the Most of Seal Watching- Jesse Mechling (PCCS) for Lisa Sette (PCCS)

This presentation will discuss how "we" as educators can shape the experience and behavior of people who visit seal
haul out sites and how to promote ethical seal watching on the lower Cape.

About Lisa Sette: Lisa is a rescue assistant for the Marine Animal Entanglement Response Program at the
Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies. She is also working on a seal project where she is investigating site fidelity
and reasons why seal populations may be ascending around the Cape and Islands.

3:00-3:15 Break

3:15-3:45pm- Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan- Pat Hughes (PCCS)

Massachusetts was one of the first states to prepare and implement an integrated ocean management plan. There are
four challenging goals of the Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan (MOMP): (1) Balance and protect the natural,
social, cultural, historic and economic interests of the marine ecosystem through integrated management; (2) Recognize
and protect biodiversity, ecosystem health and the interdependence of ecosystems; (3) Support wise use of marine
resources, including renewable energy, sustainable uses and infrastructure and (4) Incorporate new knowledge as a
basis for management that adapts over time to address changing social, technological and environmental conditions.
These goals are addressed in the plan:
a. Designating areas for specific and general uses and activities
b. Identifying special, sensitive and unique areas and limitations on activities in and near these areas
c. Minimizing conflict among uses through performance standards and changes to permitting rules and
regulations
d. Working towards an adaptive management approach

About Pat Hughes: Pat was born and raised in coastal Massachusetts and was exposed from an early age to marine
biology and ecology. Her dad ran the Massachusetts Lobster Hatchery and Research Station where she met researchers
from around the country and the world. After college she did field work in Narragansett Bay and worked on shellfish
and lobster aquaculture projects. Pat transitioned into coastal and marine policy, working on a range of issues from
fishery – offshore oil interactions; fisheries management; aquaculture policy and coastal habitat protection. She joined
the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies in 2008.

Primary funding for the workshop is made possible with support from the Wendy Joan Shadwell Fund for
Whale Watch Naturalist Training and Education, created from a generous bequest from Wendy Joan
Shadwell, a long time supporter of PCCS and devotee of whale watching aboard the Dolphin Fleet.
4:00-5:00 Shore Whale Watch and Beach Clean Up- Jen Kennedy (BOS) and Jesse Mechling (PCCS)

In the spring, whales are routinely seen from the shores of Provincetown beaches. Unfortunately, Race Point Beach is
also a collection spot for marine debris. Join Jen and Jesse at Race Point Beach for a shore whale watch and beach
clean-up! Marine debris has been identified as one of the most pressing environmental issues facing the world’s
oceans. Increasing coastal population and the economic development of large coastal nations has contributed to the
surge of plastics, bottles, Styrofoam, cans, lines, and other debris now floating throughout the world’s seas. For years
the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and other ocean Gyres have been known to accumulate large amounts of trash, and
pictures of dead Albatrosses full of plastic lights have been in the news, but only recently have studies been undertaken
to illustrate what effects the breakdown and subsequent accumulation of plastics may hold for ocean life from plankton
to whales.

About Jennifer Kennedy: Jennifer is the Executive Director and co-founder of the Blue Ocean Society for Marine
Conservation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to inspire passion in people to conserve the marine
environment. The organization is based in Portsmouth, and focuses on research and education in the Gulf of Maine and
the New England area. Each year, Blue Ocean Society volunteers and staff educate about 24,000 whale watch
passengers, conduct over 200 beach cleanups, and speak to schools, libraries and organizations in New England in the
hope of inspiring others to learn about and protect marine life. Jen recently represented the Society’s Marine Debris to
Energy project at the 5th International Marine Debris Conference in Honolulu, HI. This is a NOAA-funded effort in
partnership with NH Sea Grant, UNH Cooperative Extension and the University of Georgia to address marine debris
through involving fishermen in disposal of derelict gear, conducting beach cleanups, surveying areas in the Gulf of
Maine for underwater and floating debris, and integrating project data into an interactive web site. The project has
resulted so far in the removal of 35 tons of derelict fishing gear and 12 tons of litter from the Gulf of Maine and area
beaches. More information is available at www.nhmarinedebris.org.

About Jesse Mechling: Jesse is currently the Marine Education Director for the Provincetown Center for Coastal
Studies. He has over a decade working in education, formal and informal, interpretation, and marine policy. Jesse has
a Masters Degree in marine affairs from the University of Rhode Island and was a John A. Knauss Marine Policy
fellow in NOAA’s Ecosystem Goal Team for a year. He then worked for the National Ocean Service’s Coastal and
Marine Resource as program coordinator. This position involved working with various NOAA programs including
Marine Debris, to develop annual operating plans and program activities. Jesse most recently worked for two years for
the Cape Cod National Seashore where he developed public and multi-media interpretive programs about the marine
environment surrounding Cape Cod, as well as coordinated World Ocean Day and COASTSWEEP beach clean-ups.

Saturday

8:30-9:00 Coffee

9:00-11:00 North Atlantic Humpback and Fin Whale Catalogues at Allied Whale, College of the Atlantic- Dan
DenDanto (COA)

Marine Mammal Researchers and students at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine have focused on
population research of humpback and fin whales based photographic identification (photo-id) data culminated in
centralized, collaborative catalogues of identified individuals and associated sighting history data. Allied Whale was
instrumental in the development of photo-id techniques for humpback whales and published the first North Atlantic
Humpback Catalogue in 1976. The Humpback Catalogue now contains images of over 6000 individual whales, with
sightings contributed by over 300 researchers from across The North Atlantic Basin. In 1981, biologists from Allied
Whale began identifying individual fin whales based on fin shape, pigmentation and scar patterns. The North Atlantic
Fin Whale Catalogue was recognized as a central collaborative database for fin whale photo-id in the Western North
Atlantic in 1986. The Fin Whale Catalogue currently contains sighting records for over 1200 individuals. In addition
to basic population research photo-id cataloguing efforts at Allied Whale focus on the continual refinement,
modernization and standardization of photo-id methodologies for these species.

Primary funding for the workshop is made possible with support from the Wendy Joan Shadwell Fund for
Whale Watch Naturalist Training and Education, created from a generous bequest from Wendy Joan
Shadwell, a long time supporter of PCCS and devotee of whale watching aboard the Dolphin Fleet.
About Dan DenDanto: Dan has participated in Allied Whale research projects since 1989. He currently directs The
North Atlantic Fin Whale Catalogue while pursuing studies in fin whale population genetics and demographic ecology.
Dan's research focuses on life history data, including photographic-identification, genetic, and sightings information to
investigate interactions between individual fin whales in the Northern Gulf of Maine. He has functioned as the station
manager at the EMC Blair Marine Research Station at Mount Desert Rock since 1998. Dan has been contracted to
assist in filming ocean documentaries and has been affiliated with award winning productions such as the BBC's "Blue
Planet" series, I-max - Living Seas and Maine and New Hampshire Public Broadcasting programming. Dan is
currently a forensic analyst of the University of Maine Molecular Forensic Laboratory for Wildlife utilizing DNA
sciences to investigate criminal wildlife cases from across the North East United States. Since 1993 Dan has worked
professionally on the re-articulation of large marine mammal skeletons for museums and educational institutions.

11:00-11:15 Break

11:15-12:15 Humpback Whale Satellite Tagging- Jooke Robbins (PCCS)

This talk will describe upcoming plans to satellite tag Gulf of Maine humpback whales. The main goal of this work
will be to improve the conservation value of this tool through a careful assessment of tag design and impacts to tagged
individuals. The work is also expected to greatly improve our understanding of individuals animals move within the
Gulf of Maine and their migratory behavior. The project is a collaboration of large whale biologists, tagging specialists
and veterinarians from the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies, the National Marine Mammal Laboratory,
Cascadia Research Collective, the Australian Marine Mammal Centre and the Marine Mammal Center. Tagging will
be done in the spring (2011-2013) and tagged whales will be intentionally re-located on a weekly basis in order to
evaluate whale health and tag condition. PCCS will provide regular updates to the naturalist community and requests
timely sighting information and photographs when tagged whales are seen.

About Dr. Jooke Robbins: Jooke is a senior scientist at the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies and the director of
its Humpback Whale Studies Program. She holds a Ph.D. in marine biology from the University of St. Andrews,
Scotland. Jooke has studied humpback whales since 1995 and conducts collaborative research in the North Atlantic,
the North Pacific and the South Pacific Oceans. She is a member of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team
and the U.S. Delegation to the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission. Her area of expertise
and research focus is large whale biology, population structure & dynamics and human impacts.

12:15-1:45 Working Lunch- Humpback Naming Brainstorming Session!

1:45-2:45 Subsistence Whaling: A Matter of Survival- Bob Rocha (NBWM)

The Inupiat of the North Slope of Alaska have been hunting whales, primarily bowhead, for centuries. Their culture is
intertwined with the life habits of these animals, which are a major source of protein for the people. Learn about the
basics of their subsistence hunts, the difference between scientific and subsistence whaling, and the legal battles of the
1970s that helped institute the current quota levels.

About Robert Rocha: Bob has served as Science Programs Manager at the New Bedford Whaling Museum for 6 ½
years. As part of his many responsibilities at the NBWM, he has participated in a variety of meetings and activities
with representatives of Native Alaskan, Hawaiian, Mississippi and Massachusetts tribes and cultures. He has had the
opportunity to learn about the importance and process of subsistence whaling from the Inupiat people of the North
Slope of Alaska. He has also been present for a bowhead whale flensing and interviewed several Inupiat about their
whaling. Bob has been involved in two exhibits at the WM, including The Hunt for Knowledge, which was his first
exhibit as lead curator and is the first Whaling Museum exhibit solely focused on whale conservation issues. He is
currently working on a new exhibit that focuses on basic whale anatomy, as compared to several aspects of human
anatomy. Prior to working at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, Bob taught science at Fairhaven High School and
was the Education Coordinator for The Coalition for Buzzards Bay. He is President of Massachusetts Marine
Educators, Chair of the 2011 National Marine Educators Association annual conference, Chair of the Acushnet
Conservation Commission and recently named to the Stellwagen Bank Sanctuary Advisory Council.

Primary funding for the workshop is made possible with support from the Wendy Joan Shadwell Fund for
Whale Watch Naturalist Training and Education, created from a generous bequest from Wendy Joan
Shadwell, a long time supporter of PCCS and devotee of whale watching aboard the Dolphin Fleet.
2:45-3:45 Whither whaling?- Kate O’Connell (WDCS)

In recent years, the commercial whaling industry has begun to show clear signs that it is suffering from an economic
downturn. Subsidies have been needed to keep the industries afloat in two of the three whaling nations, Japan and
Norway, and both the numbers of whales killed and vessels participating in those fleets have dropped.*

However, the third nation still engaged in commercial whaling despite the International Whaling Commission (IWC)
ban -- Iceland-- has moved in the opposite direction. The number of boats whaling off Iceland has risen, as has the
number of whales being killed. From one minke whaling company in 2005, there are now two minke whaling
companies and one fin whaling company processing whale meat, blubber and oil. The fin whale company, Hvalur, has
exported more than 800 tons of whale products overseas, and minke whale meat is being sold to tourists in Iceland in
increasing amounts.

So how to account for such a difference? Are there political reasons that can account for Iceland’s sudden return to and
escalation of its whaling activities? And how has the international community -- both NGOs and governments --
responded to Iceland’s actions? And will it be a case of “too little, too late”?

In addition, whaling nations are attempting to blur the distinctions between commercial whaling and indigenous
whaling for subsistence purposes. NAMMCO, the pro-whaling North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission, has made
that case. Greenland in particular has seen that blurring more than any other indigenous whaling country, with whale
meat on sale for tourists in supermarkets and restaurants. Where does the US stand on this issue, and how will this
push impact efforts to close down commercial whaling?

*This was written prior to the tragic events in Japan. The impacts of such a horrific event cannot yet be comprehended.

About Kate O’Connell: With a combined background in international relations and biology, Kate worked on whale and
dolphin issues since the 1980s. From Argentina to Sri Lanka, she has participated in a variety of non-lethal field
studies on different species of whales and dolphins, and helped to draft and implement a number of treaties related to
the protection of cetaceans and the marine environment. Most recently, the majority of Kate’s time has been spent
dealing with that most intriguing of species-- government bureaucrats, both native and non-native. In addition to being
an NGO observer at such treaties as the International Whaling Commission, Kate is a member of the American
Translators Association.

3:45-4:00 Break

4-6 Whale SENSE Workshop: Sensible Training for Whale Watch Captains, Operators, and Naturalists –
Allison Rosner (NMFS), Regina Asmutis-Silvia (WDCS)

Whale SENSE is a voluntary education and recognition offered to commercial whale watching companies by NOAA's
Fisheries Service, Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, and Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. This
training is provided to all captains, operators, and naturalists of companies participating in the program. Naturalists and
operators from participating companies are required to attend to receive training credit, unless other arrangements are
made for future trainings. All others are welcome to attend and provide feedback as well. See www.whalesense.org
for more program details.

About Allison Rosner: Allison Rosner is a Marine Mammal Policy Specialist from the NOAA Fisheries Northeast
regional Office out of Gloucester, MA. She currently works on habitat, entanglement reduction, and whale watching
issues and outreach.

About Regina Asmutis-Silvia: Regina has her MSc in Biology and is a Senior Biologist for the Whale and Dolphin
Conservation Society. Additionally, she is Director of WDCS’s International Vessel Strike Program. Regina
represents conservation interests on the federally appointed Atlantic Large Whale, Harbor Porpoise, and Atlantic Trawl
Gear Take Reduction Teams and has her USCG 100-ton near coastal Master’s License.

6:30 Ice Breaker- Old Colony Tap

Primary funding for the workshop is made possible with support from the Wendy Joan Shadwell Fund for
Whale Watch Naturalist Training and Education, created from a generous bequest from Wendy Joan
Shadwell, a long time supporter of PCCS and devotee of whale watching aboard the Dolphin Fleet.
Sunday

8:00-8:30 Coffee

9:00 Review of Day One and Day Two- Regina Asmutis-Silvia (WDCS)

9:30-10:00 Whither the MMPA : Marine Mammal Protection Act? – Sharon Young (HSUS)

With the new Congress and increasing power vested in those advocating for economic relief, blame for economic harm
is increasingly being shifted to marine mammals. Congress is entertaining bills that would dramatically expand killing
otters by native Alaskans who claim that otters are devastating their fisheries. A bill has been filed that would
"streamline" approval for shooting sea lions on the west coast who eat salmon. The National Marine Fisheries Service
has expressed concerns that some portions of the MMPA are overly harsh on fisheries and it has recently declared that
fisheries pose no jeopardy to right whales. Congress is contemplating a hearing on "undue" restrictions on commercial
fisheries that have been imposed to reduce fishery-related mortality. The NMFS may be downlisting humpbacks in the
Gulf of Maine from the Endangered Species Act and the US Fish and Wildlife Service recently declared that it believed
that manatees (which stand in the way of increased construction of docks and marinas) are likely at Optimum
Sustainable Populations and thus would not need MMPA protections. This talk will shed light on these and other
looming storm clouds and discuss how to stay informed and take action to protect the MMPA.

About Sharon Young: Sharon Young is the Marine Issues Field Director of the Humane Society of the United States
(The HSUS). Prior to coming to the HSUS in 1992, she participated in field research on baleen whales and worked as a
naturalist on whale watch vessels. She is appointed to a variety of federal task forces dealing with reducing mortality
of marine mammals in fisheries including take reductions teams for harbor porpoise, endangered large whales,
bottlenose dolphins, multiple species in trawl and longline fisheries on the U.S. east coast, and false killer whales in
Hawaii. Other advisory panels to which she has been appointed include the Atlantic Scientific Review Group, which is
charged with reviewing NMFS stock assessments; and the Bonneville Dam Pinniped task force, reviewing a
government proposal to shoot sea lions eating salmon at Bonneville Dam and a task force addressing conflicts posed by
marine aquaculture. She was formerly adjunct faculty at Tufts University in the Animals and Public Policy graduate
program.

10:00-11:00 Gulf of Maine Fisheries: Status, Management, and Research-Owen Nichols (PCCS)

The status of world fisheries will be briefly discussed, followed by a more in-depth review of status and trends in the
Gulf of Maine’s principal fisheries. The presentation will include a focus on fisheries biology, ecology, and
oceanography pertaining to key species targeted by Gulf of Maine fisheries, including groundfish, small and large
pelagics, lobsters, and sea scallops. Background will be provided on management issues, such as the movement toward
catch shares, and marine mammal/fishery interactions. Insights gained through cooperative research projects will be
discussed. Due to the broad and complex nature of the topic, sources of additional information will be provided to
complement the above overview and selected case studies. A “field guide” to fishing operations that may be observed
from whale watch boats will also be presented in order to provide naturalists with information to explain to the public
how the vessels and gear function, i.e. what goes on beneath the surface.

About Owen Nichols: Owen is the Director of Marine Fisheries Research at the Provincetown Center for Coastal
Studies. His primary research interests include fisheries oceanography, distributional ecology, and marine
mammal/fishery interactions. From 1999 through 2006, Owen worked at the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
(PCCS), studying the ecology and population biology of North Atlantic right whales and the associated implications for
management of human activities. Owen began pursuit of a Ph.D. in Marine Science and Technology at the University
of Massachusetts in 2007, where he is working with Nantucket Sound fishermen to study squid distribution relative to
environmental variables at multiple spatiotemporal scales. Owen returned to PCCS to direct the Center’s Marine
Fisheries Research Program in 2008, where he works to develop collaboration and understanding between fishermen
and scientists, working together with industry to conduct cooperative research projects that focus on timely scientific
and policy issues. Key elements of Owen’s work are direct involvement of fishermen in all aspects of research
projects, and the application and deployment of advanced sensing and imaging technology.

Primary funding for the workshop is made possible with support from the Wendy Joan Shadwell Fund for
Whale Watch Naturalist Training and Education, created from a generous bequest from Wendy Joan
Shadwell, a long time supporter of PCCS and devotee of whale watching aboard the Dolphin Fleet.
11:00-12:00 Where to now? Peter Corckeron (BRP Cornell University / New England Aquarium)

The community of non-government organizations engaged in cetacean conservation supports whale-watching as a

tactic to achieving their goal – conserving whales, dolphins and porpoises. Whale-watching offers the opportunity for
members of the general public to connect with free-ranging cetaceans, and to be educated on conservation issues while
making this connection. Success at convincing the US public to oppose commercial whaling is clear from recent
polling by Greenpeace, showing 83% of Americans think that President Obama should stand by his pre-election pledge
to strengthen the ban on commercial whaling. The head of the US delegation at the International Whaling Commission
was employed by two conservation NGOs immediately prior to her appointment, which suggested that President
Obama's pledge would be honored. Despite this, the current Administration has continued the process of seeking to
resolve the impasse at the IWC through allowing the resumption of commercial whaling. In the process, they have been
somewhat economical with the truth when dealing with the NGO community. If bipartisan opposition to commercial
whaling by the American public is insufficient to drive a change in the Administration position on whaling, what will?
And how can whale-watch naturalists help drive this change? Is a new strategic direction required to finally bring an
end to commercial whaling?

About Peter Corkeron: Since completing his PhD on inshore dolphins in south-east Queensland, Peter studied whales,
dolphins, dugongs and seals around the world – from the pack ice edge off the Ross Sea to Svalbard, and many points
in between. Most recently, he has been in Oman, studying the endangered population of humpbacks found there. His
four years working in northern Norway taught Peter far more than he wanted to know about how the politicization of
science works, and how bad science can be used to develop bad policy, which in turn creates the need for more bad
science. So, although he prefers doing ecology over worrying about policy, Peter now also works on the science-policy
interface.

12:00 Closing Remarks- Regina Asmutis-Silvia (WDCS)

1:00 Whale Watch (weather permitting)

Join Dr. Carole Carlson on board the Dolphin Fleet, the originators of East Coast Whale Watching. This provides an
opportunity for naturalists to continue to share information regarding public outreach and interpretation in real time.

About Dr. Carole Carlson: Carole, a marine biologist, is the director of Research and Education for the Dolphin Fleet
and Adjunct Scientist at the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies and the College of the Atlantic. She has spent
over thirty years studying large cetaceans off the east coast of the United States, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Chile, the
Dominican Republic and the Eastern Caribbean and is an acknowledged expert on photo-identification techniques,
humpback whales and whale watching.

Location: Hiebert Marine Lab, 5 Holway Avenue, Provincetown, MA 02657

Directions
Take Route 6 towards Provincetown.
From Rt. 6 take a left at the Conwell Street
Exit (it has a stop light and is your second "entrance" to
Provincetown.
At the end of Conwell Street, turn right onto Bradford Street.
Go approximately one mile, and at the top of the hill (just
before the Crowne Point Inn), take a right on Prince Street.
Take your first right at the parking booth (town-paid parking
lot). Drive straight towards the stop sign.
Turn Left. Park at the farthest end of the lot, across from the
high school.
The marine lab is the building BEHIND the church parish hall.
It cannot be seen from the parking lot.
Please DO NOT park in the Church lot.

Primary funding for the workshop is made possible with support from the Wendy Joan Shadwell Fund for
Whale Watch Naturalist Training and Education, created from a generous bequest from Wendy Joan
Shadwell, a long time supporter of PCCS and devotee of whale watching aboard the Dolphin Fleet.