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Workshop Reports

On numerous occasions, the Marine Mammal Commission, working either independently or in cooperation with other federal agencies or organizations, has organized and sponsored workshops on issues of current concern or interest. In most instances, these workshops result in a formal report that is made available to government and scientific communities and the public.

Selected reports resulting from these Commission-sponsored workshops are provided here.

2004 Congressional Directive Other Workshop Reports

 


2004 Congressional Directive


THE BIOLOGICAL VIABILITY OF THE MOST ENDANGERED MARINE MAMMALS AND THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF PROTECTION PROGRAMS

The Status of Protection Programs for Endangered, Threatened, and Depleted Marine Mammals in U.S. Waters
July 2007

Michael L. Weber
David W. Laist

Sponsored by
The Marine Mammal Commission

Download a copy: PDF (969 KB)

Report of the North Atlantic Right Whale Program Review

Endangered, Threatened, and Depleted Marine Mammals in U.S. Waters
A Review of Species Classification Systems and Listed Species

Sponsored by
The Marine Mammal Commission

2007

Download a copy: PDF (748 KB)

Report of the North Atlantic Right Whale Program Review

Report of the North Atlantic Right Whale Program Review
March 13-17, 2006

Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Sponsored by
The Marine Mammal Commission

Download a copy: PDF (349 KB)

Report of the North Atlantic Right Whale Program Review

Report of the Workshop on Assessing the Population Viability of Endangered Marine Mammals in U.S. Waters
September 13-15, 2005

Savannah, Georgia

Prepared by
The Marine Mammal Commission

Download a copy: PDF (305 KB)

Report of the Workshop on Assessing the Population Viability of Endangered Marine Mammals in U.S. Waters

Other Workshop Reports


Marine Mammals and Noise:
A Sound Approach to Research and Management
March, 2007

Sponsored by
The Marine Mammal Commission

Download a copy: PDF (6 MB)

A Sound Approach to Research and Management

The Advisory Committee on Acoustic Impacts on Marine Mammals Report
February 1, 2006

Sponsored by:
Marine Mammal Commission

Download a copy: PDF (820 KB)

The Advisory Committee on Acoustic Impacts on Marine Mammals Report

Policy on Sound and Marine Mammals
September 28-30, 2004

London,England

Erin Vos and Randall R. Reeves

Sponsored by:
Marine Mammal Commission

Final Report
(December 23 2005)
Download a copy: PDF (742 KB)

Policy on Sound and Marine Mammals

Consultation on Future Directions in Marine Mammal Research
August 4-7, 2003

Portland, Oregon

Sponsored by:
Marine Mammal Commission

Consultation Final Report
(July 2004)
Download a copy: PDF (506 KB)

Killer whale, manatee, walrus, and sea otter

Hawaiian Monk Seal Workshop
October 29-31, 2002

Kauai Sheraton Resort
Koloa, Kauai, Hawaii

Co-sponsored by:
Marine Mammal Commission
National Marine Fisheries Service
Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources

Workshop Final Report
(January 2003)

Download a copy: PDF (321 KB)

Workshop Background Papers (PDF)

Hawaiian monk seal

Impacts of Changes In Sea Ice and Other Environmental Parameters In the Arctic
February 15-17, 2000

Girdwood, Alaska

Co-convened by:
Robert H. Mattlin, Ph.D.
John E. Reynolds, III, Ph.D.
Henry P. Huntington, Ph.D.
Caleb Pungowiyi

Workshop Final Report
(August 2000)
Download a copy: PDF (1.6 MB)

Arctic sea ice

Marine Mammals and Persistent Ocean Contaminants
October 12-15, 1998

Keystone, Colorado

Co-sponsored by:
Marine Mammal Commission
U.S. Geological Survey
National Marine Fisheries Service
Environmental Protection Agency
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

Workshop Final Report
(April 1999)
Download a copy: PDF (913 KB)

ocean contamination

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