2021 Q4 fall meeting (Zoom recording)

13 Dec 2021 meeting of the PSEMP Marine Mammal Work Group. Zoom recording from 13:00-17:00 PST.

Approximate Table of Contents:

0:00:45 Screen-sharing and audio begin

0:15:21 Tom Jefferson, Clymene Enterprises LLC, presented on the “Estimating the stock size of harbor seals in the inland waters of Washington state using line-transect methods.” This study is also available on PLOSONE

0:35:41 Casey Clark, WDFW, presented on“Washington Harbor Seal Trends and Abundance.”

0:46:00 Rebekah Lane, Smultea Sciences intern, presented on “Marine mammal occurrence, distribution, abundance, and behavior in the inland waters of Washington from aerial surveys, 2013-2016.

1:04:16 Jonathan Scordino, Adrianne Akmajian, and Liz Allyn from the Makah Tribe presented on “Steller and California Sea Lions: trends in abundance, diet, and prey consumption.”

1:16:30 Holly Fearnbach, SR3, presented on“Southern Resident Killer Whales photogrammetry.”

1:37:42 Stephanie Norman, Marine Med, presented on the “Lone beluga in the Salish Sea.”

1:52:26 Deborah Giles,Wild Orca, provided an update regarding the Wild Orca program.

2:00:30 Cindy Elliser, Pacific Mammal Research, presented on “Harbor Seals in water large grouping behavior.”

2:09:10 Scott Veirs, Beams Reach, provided an update regarding the Orcasound hydrophone network.