The Aquarium will be closed to the public on Wednesday, April 2, for an internal staff event. Regular operating hours will resume on April 3.
Our Experts
Shannon Nielsen
Research Technician
Kraus Marine Mammal Conservation Program, Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean LifeEducation
MPS, Marine Biology and Ecology, University of Miami, 2023
BS, Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Wyoming, 2022
AS, Animal Science, Casper College, 2019
AS, Biology, Casper College, 2019
About
Shannon Nielsen is a research technician with the Right Whale Research Program. Her work focuses on maintaining the Right Whale Photo-ID Catalog, which includes entering sightings data, assigning images of individual whales, coding images, sightings, and behaviors, and identifying individual right whales using DIGITS software. Before joining the New England Aquarium team, she worked as a research assistant at Allied Whale, where she gained photo-ID and research experience with large whale species. Most recently, she worked as a wildlife observer and sonar technician at the Maine Department of Marine Resources.
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Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life
Through pioneering conservation research and strategic partnerships, our team of 40 scientists works to combat the unprecedented impacts on the ocean from climate change and other human activities.
