Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna Laboratory

For 10 years we have run an integrated research and STEM education program, giving 32 young students skills and knowledge for a successful career.

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We are a dynamic, dedicated, and collaborative team.

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We study the ecology, health, and behavior of gray whales to understand their response to multiple stressors.

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We partner with fishermen to understand whale distribution in Oregon waters, and mitigate entanglement risk. Photo by Cyle Barnhart.

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We are studying the integrated response of blue whales and krill to climate change.

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Conducting whale surveys from USCG helicopters to document whale distribution patterns off the Oregon coast

(Blue whale and gray whale images captured under NOAA permit # 21678.)

A foraging gray whale in a kelp bed off the Oregon coast conducts a ‘jaw snap’ to capture zooplankton prey.

(Image taken by drone conducted by Todd Chandler under NOAA permit #16111)

The Port Orford gray whale research team, composed of high school, undergrads and graduate students, wraps up their kayak training session

(Photo Leigh Torres)

A gray whale breaches in front of a fishing vessel outside the Newport harbor entrance

(Photo Leigh Torres)

A New Zealand blue whale dwarfs the size of the GEMM Lab research boat

(Image taken by drone conducted by Todd Chandler)