American Cetacean Society
10th International Conference - Whales without Borders
November 10-12, 2006 - Ventura, California

Whales Without Borders Poster Session

Researchers, Educators, Conservationists, and Students were invited to submit abstracts for poster presentations at the ACS conference, Whales without Borders. The poster session is a great way to share cutting edge research, new methods or concepts in education, and new issues in conservation of cetaceans. 

The winner of the student poster contest was:

• Janet L. Neilson, Christine M. Gabriele, Jan M. Straley, Susan Hills, and Jooke Robbins: Humpback Whale Entanglement in Fishing Gear in Northern Southeastern Alaska  View Abstract 

Poster presentations (student and professional) were:

• Alvarado, Nikolai A. & Dennis L. Kelly: Observed behaviors and post-mortem levels of pollutants found in one of two bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) that Inhabited Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve, Newport Beach, California, From July to November 2004.  View Abstract 
• Anna Hall & Chris Hall: A Collaborative Approach to Trans-Border Whale Watching  View Abstract 
• Akiyo Kawada & Satoru Yamamoto: The current status of the cetacean strandings in Japan -The future of the Japanese stranding network-  View Abstract 
• Julianne Kearney, Dianna W. Schulte, Jennifer L. Kennedy, Kara Johnson, Sean K. Todd: Examining the Potential Effects of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) on Humpback Whale Site Fidelity and Residence on Jeffreys Ledge  View Abstract 
• Katja Vinding Petersen & Camilla Rump: Learning about sound through inquiry in a semi-authentic environment with marine mammals  View Abstract 
• Courtney E. Smith & Robert E. Otis: The Spatial Separation of Southern Resident Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) in Relation to Boat Presence in Haro Strait, WA  View Abstract 
• Michael Tetley, Elke Wald, & Ásbjörn Björgvinsson: White-Beaked Dolphin Movements around Iceland: Evidence from Photo-Identification Studies  View Abstract 
• Tsang Yin Ting, Anton & Ang, Put, Jr.: Hong Kong Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park, the 'Home' for the Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) ?  View Abstract 

Students (undergraduate, Master’s, or Ph.D.) had the option of entering their poster into the student poster contest to be held during the poster session.  Student posters were judged by a panel of attending scientists in the field and cash prizes will be awarded.