Remotely sensed metrics for evaluating wild killer whale health

Gaydos, Joseph K.; Nollens, Hendrik H.; Lo, Catherine F.; Hanson, M. Bradley; Haman, Katherine; Weiss, Michael; Giles, Deborah; Thornton, Sheila J.; Robeck, Todd R.; Dold, Christopher

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Remotely sensed metrics for evaluating wild killer whale health

2026
By Gaydos, Joseph K. ; Nollens, Hendrik H. ; Lo, Catherine F. ; ...
Series: NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-NWFSC 204

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Gaydos, Joseph K. ; Nollens, Hendrik H. ; Lo, Catherine F. ; Hanson, M. Bradley ; Haman, Katherine ; Weiss, Michael ; Giles, Deborah ; Thornton, Sheila J. ; Robeck, Todd R. ; Dold, Christopher
Corporate Authors:

Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.). Conservation Biology Division. ; The SeaDoc Society. ; San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. ; Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife. ; Center for Whale Research. ; Wild Orca. ; Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. ; United Parks & Resorts, Inc.
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NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; NWFSC (Northwest Fisheries Science Center)
Description:

To improve understanding of the health of Southern Resident killer whales (SRKWs; Orcinus orca) and contribute information to support recovery of this endangered population, a workshop was convened to discuss development of innovative methods for remotely assessing the health status of, and for remotely diagnosing and treating, individual animals. In addition to being able to promote recovery by improving health outcomes for individual animals, the collection of diverse data on the health of SRKWs may allow for improved detection of how interactive stressors are affecting population recovery.
Keywords:

Congresses Endangered Species Killer Whale Remote Sensing Wildlife Conservation Endangered Species Killer Whale Remote Sensing Wildlife Conservation
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NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-NWFSC 204
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https://doi.org/10.25923/jftd-d217
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Technical Memorandum
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Northwest Coast of North America (U.S.)
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