Speaker Series Meeting April 1, 2023 10 AM Pacific Time on Zoom
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*Getting to Know Gray Whales: My Lifetime of Research*
David W. Weller, Ph.D.
Director, Marine Mammal and Turtle Division
NOAA Fisheries, Southwest Fisheries Science Center
La Jolla, CA
Dr. David Weller been studying the biology and ecology of whales and
dolphins for 35 years. His specialization is in the areas of wildlife
science, population assessment and evaluation of potential disturbance
impacts from human activities. He received his Ph.D. in Wildlife and
Fisheries Sciences from Texas A&M University in 1998. Prior to that, he
completed B.A. and M.A. degrees at the University of Hawaii and San Diego
State University, respectively. He has been in residence at Southwest
Fisheries Science Center since 1998.
Dave has decades of experience designing field projects, collecting data
and completing analyses to produce scientific end products. He has
supervised multi-cultural field teams in remote and often dangerous
conditions as well as overseeing laboratory and analytical work. A major
component of his research since 1997 has been focused on gray whales and he
has authored or co-authored 70+ papers or reports on this species. These
papers cover both the eastern and western North Pacific, including areas
off Mexico, California, Canada, Russia, Korea, Japan and China.
