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Mark Ferarri
Center for Whale Studies
Having spent more than thirty winters in Maui studying Hawaii's humpbacks, the Ferrari's have contributed substantially to our knowledge of the life history, behavior and reproductive cycles of humpback whales. Using and developing non-invasive and benign research techniques such as photography and underwater videography, the Ferrari's have helped to shed light on fundamental and critical aspects of humpback whale reproductive behavior including how to distinguish male from female humpbacks in the field, how to identify calves that have non-distinctive fluke markings, and how frequently individual female humpbacks give birth over their lifetime. The Ferrari's have been featured in numerous television, documentaries and films including Star Trek IV: The Next Generation, IMAX - Whales, Gentle Giants: Humpback Whales of Maui.
Center for Whale Studies
Having spent more than thirty winters in Maui studying Hawaii's humpbacks, the Ferrari's have contributed substantially to our knowledge of the life history, behavior and reproductive cycles of humpback whales. Using and developing non-invasive and benign research techniques such as photography and underwater videography, the Ferrari's have helped to shed light on fundamental and critical aspects of humpback whale reproductive behavior including how to distinguish male from female humpbacks in the field, how to identify calves that have non-distinctive fluke markings, and how frequently individual female humpbacks give birth over their lifetime. The Ferrari's have been featured in numerous television, documentaries and films including Star Trek IV: The Next Generation, IMAX - Whales, Gentle Giants: Humpback Whales of Maui.
Christine Gabriele
Hawai‘i Marine Mammal Consortium
Chris Gabriele is a wildlife biologist who spends spring, summer and fall working at Glacier Bay National Park, in southeastern Alaska. She has conducted an annual humpback whale population monitoring study since 1991. She also leads the park's underwater acoustic monitoring study which aims to characterize natural and man-made sources of underwater sound and their potential influences on whales. She received her Master's degree at the University of Hawai‘i and has participated in field research on the vocalizations of blue whales, fin whales, humpbacks and bowheads, including studies of whales' reactions to underwater sound. During the winter Chris studies whales and dolphins off the Island of Hawai‘i for the non-profit Hawai‘i Marine Mammal Consortium.
Hawai‘i Marine Mammal Consortium
Chris Gabriele is a wildlife biologist who spends spring, summer and fall working at Glacier Bay National Park, in southeastern Alaska. She has conducted an annual humpback whale population monitoring study since 1991. She also leads the park's underwater acoustic monitoring study which aims to characterize natural and man-made sources of underwater sound and their potential influences on whales. She received her Master's degree at the University of Hawai‘i and has participated in field research on the vocalizations of blue whales, fin whales, humpbacks and bowheads, including studies of whales' reactions to underwater sound. During the winter Chris studies whales and dolphins off the Island of Hawai‘i for the non-profit Hawai‘i Marine Mammal Consortium.
Bruce Mate
Oregon State University (Professor in Fisheries and Wildlife)
Dr. Bruce Mate was Director of the OSU Marine Mammal Program since its inception in 1973, and now serves as Director of the Marine Mammal Institute, formed in 2006. He has held an endowed chair since 1994, and is a professor in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and an adjunct professor in the College of Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University.
Dr. Mate's research focuses on identifying the migration, feeding, and breeding habitats of endangered whales. He is world-renowned for pioneering the development of satellite-monitored radio tags to track large whales, and for using resulting data to reduce human impacts that inhibit the recovery of depleted whale populations. Bruce's team has tracked 13 populations of seven endangered whale species of whales in all of the world's oceans. Beginning last year, the tags developed in Mate's lab have incorporated GPS technology and time/depth recording capabilities to critically evaluate natural movements, trophic interactions and behaviors, as well as those possibly in response to human activities. These tags will enable more specific details of behavior and precise tracking of whales across the globe.
A frequent invited speaker and innovator, his research has been featured in many national magazines including twice in National Geographic, and Smithsonian, and seven documentaries, including specials by ABC, PBS, Nova, PBS New Explorers, Discovery, BBC, Animal Planet, Cousteau Productions and David Attenborough.
Oregon State University (Professor in Fisheries and Wildlife)
Dr. Bruce Mate was Director of the OSU Marine Mammal Program since its inception in 1973, and now serves as Director of the Marine Mammal Institute, formed in 2006. He has held an endowed chair since 1994, and is a professor in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and an adjunct professor in the College of Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University.
Dr. Mate's research focuses on identifying the migration, feeding, and breeding habitats of endangered whales. He is world-renowned for pioneering the development of satellite-monitored radio tags to track large whales, and for using resulting data to reduce human impacts that inhibit the recovery of depleted whale populations. Bruce's team has tracked 13 populations of seven endangered whale species of whales in all of the world's oceans. Beginning last year, the tags developed in Mate's lab have incorporated GPS technology and time/depth recording capabilities to critically evaluate natural movements, trophic interactions and behaviors, as well as those possibly in response to human activities. These tags will enable more specific details of behavior and precise tracking of whales across the globe.
A frequent invited speaker and innovator, his research has been featured in many national magazines including twice in National Geographic, and Smithsonian, and seven documentaries, including specials by ABC, PBS, Nova, PBS New Explorers, Discovery, BBC, Animal Planet, Cousteau Productions and David Attenborough.
David Mattila
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary and SPLASH Coordinator (Hawaii)
Mattila has been studying humpback whales since 1980 and currently serves as the Science and Rescue Advisor for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. The author of over 20 scientific articles, Mattila is well known for his involvement in two of the largest collaborative studies ever attempted on determining the population and status of humpback whales in the North Atlantic (YONAH) and now the North Pacific Ocean (SPLASH). His work has also played an integral role in developing equipment and techniques necessary to help researchers and managers free whales that are lethally entangled in fishing gear. Mattila's work with the conservation and management of humpback whale populations led him to receive the "Ocean Hero Award" from the Smithsonian Institution and the "Environmental Hero Award" by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary and SPLASH Coordinator (Hawaii)
Mattila has been studying humpback whales since 1980 and currently serves as the Science and Rescue Advisor for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. The author of over 20 scientific articles, Mattila is well known for his involvement in two of the largest collaborative studies ever attempted on determining the population and status of humpback whales in the North Atlantic (YONAH) and now the North Pacific Ocean (SPLASH). His work has also played an integral role in developing equipment and techniques necessary to help researchers and managers free whales that are lethally entangled in fishing gear. Mattila's work with the conservation and management of humpback whale populations led him to receive the "Ocean Hero Award" from the Smithsonian Institution and the "Environmental Hero Award" by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Charles "Flip" Nicklin
Flip Nicklin is a world-renowned underwater photographer. He has spent his 30-year career specializing in the photography of marine mammals, especially whales and dolphins. Through 17 National Geographic articles from 1982 to the present, he has worked closely with top whale researchers from around the world. From this work Flip brings a unique, global perspective on the study of whales to Whale Trust. Flip has also assisted on studies of humpback whales in Hawaii since the 1980s, and lives in Maui for a portion of each year.
Flip Nicklin is a world-renowned underwater photographer. He has spent his 30-year career specializing in the photography of marine mammals, especially whales and dolphins. Through 17 National Geographic articles from 1982 to the present, he has worked closely with top whale researchers from around the world. From this work Flip brings a unique, global perspective on the study of whales to Whale Trust. Flip has also assisted on studies of humpback whales in Hawaii since the 1980s, and lives in Maui for a portion of each year.
Hugh Pearson
BBC
Hugh Pearson is a BBC Natural History Unit producer, directing and producing in The Blue Planet and Earth's Great Events TV series. Last year, Hugh worked with Mark Ferrari and the Center for Whale Studies capturing wonderful images of mothers and calves in Hawaii.
BBC
Hugh Pearson is a BBC Natural History Unit producer, directing and producing in The Blue Planet and Earth's Great Events TV series. Last year, Hugh worked with Mark Ferrari and the Center for Whale Studies capturing wonderful images of mothers and calves in Hawaii.
Adam Ravetch
Wildlife Film Maker
In his pursuit of the ultimate photographic challenge, award-winning-wildlife-film-maker Adam Ravetch has spent the last 18 years filming one-of-a-kind behavior beneath the Arctic ice cap; producing several TV documentaries for PBS, and National Geographic Television, as well as freelancing for the BBC's Planet Earth Series. Recently, Ravetch co-directed his first theatrical film for National Geographic Films and Paramount Vantage, ARCTIC TALE, and is currently in production on an Arctic Imax Film.
Wildlife Film Maker
In his pursuit of the ultimate photographic challenge, award-winning-wildlife-film-maker Adam Ravetch has spent the last 18 years filming one-of-a-kind behavior beneath the Arctic ice cap; producing several TV documentaries for PBS, and National Geographic Television, as well as freelancing for the BBC's Planet Earth Series. Recently, Ravetch co-directed his first theatrical film for National Geographic Films and Paramount Vantage, ARCTIC TALE, and is currently in production on an Arctic Imax Film.
Patricio Robles Gill
International League of Conservation Photographers
An artist with a passion for conservation, Patricio Robles Gil has forged a unique path to accomplish his goals. With Agrupacion Sierra Madre, an organization that he founded in 1989, he has published numerous books with stunning photographs illuminating the beauty and fragility of Mexico's ecosystems. With great business acumen, he has demonstrated that ecologically sustainable enterprises can be profitable. In 1993, Patricio founded Unidos para la Conservacion (United for Conservation) to carry out specific actions for the protection of wildlife and natural areas.
International League of Conservation Photographers
An artist with a passion for conservation, Patricio Robles Gil has forged a unique path to accomplish his goals. With Agrupacion Sierra Madre, an organization that he founded in 1989, he has published numerous books with stunning photographs illuminating the beauty and fragility of Mexico's ecosystems. With great business acumen, he has demonstrated that ecologically sustainable enterprises can be profitable. In 1993, Patricio founded Unidos para la Conservacion (United for Conservation) to carry out specific actions for the protection of wildlife and natural areas.
Dan Salden
Hawaii Whale Research Foundation
Dr. Salden began his study of humpback whales in 1978, and is the Founder and Research Director of Hawaii Whale Research Foundation, and Emeritus Professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. With over 6,500 hours spent observing and recording humpback whale social behavior in the waters off Maui, Dr. Salden is one of Maui's leading researchers. His research team focuses primarily on long-term social affiliation patterns, humpback whale competitive behavior with the goal of increasing our understanding of how males compete and interact with one another on the Hawaiian breeding grounds. Dr. Salden and the Hawaii Whale Research Foundation have been featured in numerous documentaries, including programs with Ocean Planet Images, Sea World, Tokyo Broadcasting System, and YNR Marketing.
Hawaii Whale Research Foundation
Dr. Salden began his study of humpback whales in 1978, and is the Founder and Research Director of Hawaii Whale Research Foundation, and Emeritus Professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. With over 6,500 hours spent observing and recording humpback whale social behavior in the waters off Maui, Dr. Salden is one of Maui's leading researchers. His research team focuses primarily on long-term social affiliation patterns, humpback whale competitive behavior with the goal of increasing our understanding of how males compete and interact with one another on the Hawaiian breeding grounds. Dr. Salden and the Hawaii Whale Research Foundation have been featured in numerous documentaries, including programs with Ocean Planet Images, Sea World, Tokyo Broadcasting System, and YNR Marketing.
Brian Skerry
National Geographic Magazine
Brian Skerry is an award-winning National Geographic Magazine photographer who specializes in marine wildlife subjects and stories about the underwater world. For 30 years he has explored the world's oceans in an effort to produce images of elusive animals and rarely seen behavior. Brian typically spends up to 8 months each year in the field working in locations of extreme contrasts from polar climes to tropical reefs.
His impressive body of work, which includes 11 feature stories in National Geographic Magazine, has shed light on the natural history of a large variety of marine species and ecosystems. Recent stories have focused on subjects such as Sharks of The Bahamas, Right Whales, Harp Seals, Pristine Coral Reefs and the Global Fish Crisis.
Brian's work has also been featured in magazines such as Audubon, Sports Illustrated, National Wildlife, Smithsonian, People, Esquire and US News and World Report as well as in magazine and books worldwide. Brian is a member of the ILCP (International League of Conservation Photographers) and The Explorer's Club.
National Geographic Magazine
Brian Skerry is an award-winning National Geographic Magazine photographer who specializes in marine wildlife subjects and stories about the underwater world. For 30 years he has explored the world's oceans in an effort to produce images of elusive animals and rarely seen behavior. Brian typically spends up to 8 months each year in the field working in locations of extreme contrasts from polar climes to tropical reefs.
His impressive body of work, which includes 11 feature stories in National Geographic Magazine, has shed light on the natural history of a large variety of marine species and ecosystems. Recent stories have focused on subjects such as Sharks of The Bahamas, Right Whales, Harp Seals, Pristine Coral Reefs and the Global Fish Crisis.
Brian's work has also been featured in magazines such as Audubon, Sports Illustrated, National Wildlife, Smithsonian, People, Esquire and US News and World Report as well as in magazine and books worldwide. Brian is a member of the ILCP (International League of Conservation Photographers) and The Explorer's Club.
Jon Stern
International Whaling Commission
Jon has been an integral part of the project since 1980, joining first as a volunteer and quickly growing into the role of co-investigator. In 1984 he began a parallel study in Monterey Bay CA, and a renewed effort to collect data on foraging behavior of minke whales led him and Rus Hoelzel back to the San Juans in 2005. While they continue their field efforts in the San Juan Islands each summer Jon started another study off San Francisco, CA in 2007. The focus of this work is habitat use patterns. A central part of this work includes the use of Mass-Balance Models, focusing on food web-interactions and energy flux through the respective marine ecosystems. He currently teaches in the Biology Department at San Francisco State University and is the Conservation Chair of the American Cetacean Society and is on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary.
International Whaling Commission
Jon has been an integral part of the project since 1980, joining first as a volunteer and quickly growing into the role of co-investigator. In 1984 he began a parallel study in Monterey Bay CA, and a renewed effort to collect data on foraging behavior of minke whales led him and Rus Hoelzel back to the San Juans in 2005. While they continue their field efforts in the San Juan Islands each summer Jon started another study off San Francisco, CA in 2007. The focus of this work is habitat use patterns. A central part of this work includes the use of Mass-Balance Models, focusing on food web-interactions and energy flux through the respective marine ecosystems. He currently teaches in the Biology Department at San Francisco State University and is the Conservation Chair of the American Cetacean Society and is on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary.
Jason Sturgis
Whale Trust
Jason Sturgis is an independent cameraman who joined Whale Trust in 2003 to help document whale behavior above and below the surface. Jason has been an avid diver for over 20 years and it is this love of the ocean that drove him to pursue camera work and documentary filmmaking. Jason's groundbreaking underwater videography with humpback whales was featured in the Science Times of The New York Times, and his underwater footage of humpbacks in Hawaii was recently showcased in Decoding Humpbacks, a hi-definition television documentary that focused on the research of Whale Trust and premiered on Animal Planet in July 2008.
Whale Trust
Jason Sturgis is an independent cameraman who joined Whale Trust in 2003 to help document whale behavior above and below the surface. Jason has been an avid diver for over 20 years and it is this love of the ocean that drove him to pursue camera work and documentary filmmaking. Jason's groundbreaking underwater videography with humpback whales was featured in the Science Times of The New York Times, and his underwater footage of humpbacks in Hawaii was recently showcased in Decoding Humpbacks, a hi-definition television documentary that focused on the research of Whale Trust and premiered on Animal Planet in July 2008.
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