Sowerby's beaked whale (Mesoplodon bidens) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 12
Acknowledgements and Authorities Contacted
Special thanks are given to Merel Dalebout, Pierre-Yves Daoust, Jack Lawson, Colin MacLeod, Don McAlpine, Hal Whitehead and Tonya Wimmer who provided valuable input and contributions to this report. Funding was provided by Environment Canada.
Authorities contacted
- Sean Blaney. Scientist. Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre, Sackville, NB.
- J. Sherman Boates, Biodiversity Manager. Department of Natural Resources, Government of Nova Scotia, Kentville, NS.
- David Coffin, Supervisor. Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, NL.
- Tim Cole, Research Fishery Biologist. National Marine Fisheries Service, Woods Hole, MA, USA.
- Rosemary Curley, Program Manager. Protected Areas and Biodiversity Conservation, Prince Edward Island Department of Environment and Energy, Charlottetown, PEI.
- Pierre-Yves Daoust, Professor. Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI.
- Gloria Goulet, Coordinator of Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge. COSEWIC Secretariat, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON.
- Dana Hartley, Regional Stranding Coordinator. NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Gloucester, MA, USA.
- Robert D. Kenney. Research Scientist. University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, USA.
- Jack Lawson, Research Scientist. Marine Mammal Section, Newfoundland & Labrador Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, St. John's, NL.
- Wayne Ledwell, Whale Release and Strandings, Newfoundland Region, NL.
- Jon Lien. Honourary Research Professor. Biopsychology Programme, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL.
- Don McAlpine, Curator of Zoology. New Brunswick Museum, St. John, NB.
- Robert Michaud. President, Le Groupe de recherche et d'éducation sur les mammifères marins (GREMM), Tadoussac, QC.
- Andrew J. Read, Associate Professor. Duke University Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC, USA.
- Majorie Rossman, Research Fishery Biologist. National Marine Fisheries Service, Woods Hole, MA, USA.
- Lena Measures, Research Scientist. Marine mammal health, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Mont-Joli, QC.
- Maureen Toner, Biologist. Fish and Wildlife Branch, Department of Natural Resources, Government of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB.
- Jean Tremblay, Chef Biodiversité. Ministère des Ressources naturelles, de la Faune et des Parcs, Québec, QC.
- Gordon Waring, Research Fishery Biologist. National Marine Fisheries Service, Woods Hole, MA, USA.
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