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Amy Knowlton
Senior Scientist
Kraus Marine Mammal Conservation Program, Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean LifeEducation
MA, Marine Affairs, University of Rhode Island, 1997
About
Amy Knowlton is a senior scientist who has worked on the Right Whale Research Program since 1983. She has been involved in all aspects of the program, including fieldwork, curation of the photo-identification catalog, assessment of human impacts, and policy efforts to protect right whales.
Amy’s main focus has been the detailed documentation of human impacts on right whales, including fishing-gear entanglement and vessel strikes. By evaluating these data in-depth and linking these findings with the operational aspects of the fishing and shipping industries, she has been able to share these findings with industry groups and guide policy changes in order to improve the protection of right whales from these activities.
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Recent Publications
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Estimating reductions in the risk of vessels striking whales achieved by management strategies
Aquarium Affiliate Author(s): Jessica V. Redfern, PhD, Amy Knowlton
Published January 24, 2024 -
Using sonobuoys and visual surveys to characterize North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) calling behavior in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Aquarium Affiliate Author(s): Philip Hamilton, Amy Knowlton
Published November 17, 2022 -
Larger females have more calves: influence of maternal body length on fecundity in North Atlantic right whales
Aquarium Affiliate Author(s): Philip Hamilton, Amy Knowlton
Published May 12, 2022
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