Where: University of Alaska Southeast, Egan Lecture Hall When: May 7 & 8 from 9:00-12:30 Thursday, May 7 Friday, May 8 9:00 INTRODUCTION Suzie Teerlink - University of Alaska Fairbanks 9:00 INTRODUCTION Suzie Teerlink - University of Alaska Fairbanks 9:15 Alaska Marine Mammal Stranding Network Kate Savage - NOAA/NMFS 9:15 Endangered Species Act Status of Humpback Whales Doug DeMaster - NOAA/NMFS 9:45 Ice fields-to-Estuaries Linkages Sanjay Pyare - University of Alaska Southeast 9:45 Whales as Sentinels in a Changing Marine Environment in the Gulf of Alaska Bree Witteveen - University of Alaska Fairbanks 10:15 Seabirds as Prey Indicators John Moran - NOAA/NMFS 10:45 BREAK 10:15 Food Webs and Fishes in GlaciallyInfluenced Estuaries of Southeast Alaska Anne Beaudreau - University of Alaska Fairbanks 11:00 Whales and our Sustainable Future Heidi Pearson - University of Alaska Southeast 10:45 BREAK 11:30 History of Herring in Lynn Canal JJ Vollenweider - NOAA/NMFS 11:00 Marine Mammal Evolution and Some Evolution Basics Dave Tallmon - University of Alaska Southeast 12:00 Southeast Alaskan Pinnipeds Gail Blundell - ADF&G 12:30 WRAP UP *** Afternoon Workshop *** 2:00 – 3:30 Whale SENSE Training for Naturalists and Guides Aleria Jensen - NOAA/NMFS 11:30 A Twisted Love Story: Relationships Between Humans and Killer Whales Megan Peterson - NOAA/NMFS 12:00 Are Humpback Whales Stressed Out by Sharing Their Favorite Fishing Spots with Whale-Watching Boats? Suzie Teerlink - University of Alaska Fairbanks 12:30 WRAP UP *Coffee, tea, and light refreshments will be provided Contact Suzie Teerlink, the event coordinator, with any general comments – [email protected]