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Right Whale Researchers Predict Calf's Birth Whale Scientists Bring Expertise to Aquarium 50 Years of Aquarium Memories Members’ Magazine Volume 53, Number 2 Spring 2020 Photo: WebbPhoto: Chappell In This Issue At the time this issue was being prepared, the Aquarium, the City of Boston, and most SCIENCE IN ACTION Science in Action of the world were facing enormous Birth of whale calf no surprise challenges brought about by the COVID-19 to our scientists 1 outbreak. We greatly appreciate the continued support of our members during Cool Jobs these difficult days. Much has changed and Reproducing Results Leigh Clayton, DVM, Vice President much more will change, but our mission to of Animal Care 2 protect the blue planet remains steadfast. How our team predicted the birth of a right whale calf 50 Years of Conservation The Aquarium is very fortunate to be Aquarium welcomes two located on Boston’s flourishing downtown From the President and CEO As North Atlantic right whales face important health conditions in even touching the whale—is a declining numbers and the threat of whale experts 4 waterfront, overlooking a clean and vibrant right whales. testament to our innovative science to extinction, each newborn calf is worth study whales at sea,” said Elizabeth Boston Harbor. When the Aquarium opened its doors on Central Wharf in “Studying the health of large whales is celebrating. Burgess, Research Scientist at the ™ 1969, that was not the case; Boston Harbor was literally a dump. challenging. Fecal samples are a gold live blue Anderson Cabot Center. This research Learning this fall that Harmonia (Catalog mine of information, providing us the Visitors advocate for ocean issues 7 continues a rare long-term study that #3101), a mature 18-year-old female right rare opportunity to learn about Around that time, early environmental activists were sounding the alarm has amassed an unmatched database whale, had elevated levels of reproductive right whale reproduction and health Members’ Notes about our natural resources and the need to protect them. The first Earth Day on changes in right whale health hormones (such as progesterone beyond what is revealed from visual Members share Aquarium memories 8 was celebrated in 1970, the same year the federal government established the through time. and estrogen) suggesting that she observations,” said Katie Graham, Environmental Protection Agency. The Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act was pregnant was both exciting and Assistant Scientist at the Anderson —Jon Kinson followed soon after. In 1985, by court order, the Boston Harbor cleanup began. important. North Atlantic right whales are Cabot Center. @neaq.org Thirty-five years and billions of dollars later, a revitalized Boston Harbor and not reproducing as often as they should Interestingly, this is the second Our website is full of conservation information, animal facts, and be. Knowing whether this is because miles-long Harbor Walk attract residents and visitors alike. pregnancy we have been able to detect details that will help you plan your next trip to the Aquarium. females are not able to get pregnant or for Harmonia. In addition to studying On the cover: California sea lions. Photo: Keith Ellenbogen females are getting pregnant and failing On April 22, we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. For those of hormones in feces, we were the first to to bring the fetus to term is critical to you who choose to mark the day with a walk on the beach, scan the surface of develop methods to quantify hormones blue is a quarterly magazine exclusively for members of understanding why their reproduction in exhaled breath, or blow, of right the New England Aquarium produced and published by the water for whales. is so low. New England Aquarium, Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110. whales. In 2015, while this innovative “There were only 12 births in the last Publishing office is located at 177 Milk St., Boston. This spring we look forward to the annual migration of North Atlantic right study was in progress, our team blue and all materials within are property of the three years compared to the 60-plus we collected two blow samples whales from their winter calving grounds off the coast of the southeastern Unit- New England Aquarium. Reproduction of any materials expected, so every pregnancy is a cause and a fecal sample from Harmonia. is possible only through written permission. © blue 2020 ed States to the northernmost regions of the Gulf of Maine. Between 2017 and for celebration,” said Philip Hamilton, These showed levels of reproductive Editor: Jon Kinson 2019, only 12 North Atlantic right whale births were observed. Ten new calves Research Scientist at the Aquarium’s hormones characteristic of Cathy LeBlanc Designer: have been spotted this season—hopeful news for a species with fewer than 411 Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life. pregnancy, and Harmonia Contributors: Emily Greenhalgh, Jon Kinson, Kelly Kryc, Hannah Pickard, and Clayton Starr individuals remaining. One of those calves was born to Harmonia, whose preg- In early January, an aerial survey team gave birth 10 months later. nancy was discovered this summer by the New England Aquarium right whale from the Florida Fish and Wildlife General Information: 617-973-5200 “Being able to track Membership: 617-973-6555, [email protected] team. Read more about our hormone analysis research and Harmonia on page 1. Conservation Commission spotted Harmonia’s pregnancies Navigator and Conservation Societies: Harmonia and her newborn calf off the using rather unconventional 617-226-2622, [email protected] In this issue, you will also meet three of the newest members of the Aquarium’s coast of Georgia, verifying what our samples, like poop and The Tide: 617-973-5224, [email protected] team. Senior Scientists Peter Corkeron and Jessica Redfern and Vice President samples had intimated: She had been blow—which can be pregnant! for Animal Care Leigh Clayton share a dedication to animal welfare both in the collected without wild and in our care. Read more about them on pages 2-3 and 4-6. So how did our scientists predict the calf’s birth ahead of time? You will also hear from Director of Conservation Policy and Leadership Kelly In August, a team from the Anderson Kryc about how Aquarium visitors are helping advocate for policies that support Cabot Center’s Kraus Marine Mammal sustainable ocean use (page 7). Conservation Program collected a sample of Harmonia’s feces in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, where she was sighted with Thank you all for helping us carry on the work started decades ago New England Aquarium two other right whales. The analysis of Proudly Recognizes Our Lead Sponsors protecting our blue (and green!) planet. her hormone levels by our Marine Stress and Ocean Health team indicated she Best, was pregnant. For years, our scientists have been scooping whale feces from the ocean and using it to identify vital hormone 50th anniversary sponsors signals, including pregnancy diagnosis, Vikki N. Spruill reproductive activity, stress responses, President and CEO, New England Aquarium and nutritional state, as well as other 1 cool jobs
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“We’re facing some really serious “It’s not just supporting the adults. It’s issues coming up, and none of us has how to support the adults so they can Leigh Clayton, DVM the answer, so we’re going to have successfully breed. How to support the to get really serious about what win- eggs. How to support every stage of the win solutions look like,” she said. “I baby fish, because most of the fish we’re Vice President of Animal Care think zoos and aquariums have an working with aren’t live-bearers,” she important role to play in that dialogue. said. (This means the fish lay eggs rather We can pull people together to have that than breed live young). conversation.” From turtles to tunicates, is there a With that many animals relying on her Her favorite part of the job? Working cooler job than being in charge of the and her team, Clayton pointed to a quote When asked about the hardest part of closely with the animals, seeing their Aquarium’s animals? Dr. Leigh Clayton, she says has always stuck with her: her job, Clayton said it is taking care of behaviors, and seeing how they interact Vice President of Animal Care, certainly “Our quality of care is their quality of animals we have never worked with not just with each other, but with the doesn’t think so. life.” It’s her professional philosophy before, something we do often at the humans who care for and come to visit New England Aquarium. them. According to our last marine life census when working with animals, especially (yes, we do those!), there are about here at the Aquarium. Clayton works A great example is our larval fishes “It is great to see how animals behave, to 19,380 animals between Central Wharf closely with not just the members on program at our Quincy facility. The see the light in their eyes, and see how and our behind-the-scenes facility in her team, but other Aquarium groups, animal care staff responsible for that they process their world,” Clayton said. Quincy, MA. That number includes a such as Facilities staff members, since program is working on a complex “That will never, ever grow old for me.” Photo: Vanessa Kahn variety of animals, such as Myrtle the they are responsible for the life support environmental puzzle. Photo: Jeff Fillman turtle, Ron the California sea lion, comb systems our animals rely on. jellies, sea cucumbers, and juvenile Clayton joined the New England “I believe zoos and fishes. It doesn’t count our temporary Aquarium in fall 2019, coming from charges, such as the turtles currently the National Aquarium, located in aquariums are being treated by our Sea Turtle Baltimore, and she took a circuitous Rescue Team. route to get where she is. She earned important places With nearly 20,000 animals under her her undergraduate degree in political care, Clayton says it’s tough to pick a science, but was always interested for people to connect favorite. in animals. She said she went to veterinary school because she thought with animals and “I definitely have a soft spot for our it would be an interesting way to touch harbor seals, and as a kid growing up on conservation work and work with to connect with in Massachusetts, they were one of the animals. species I was always drawn to,” she said. “I also love anemones, particularly She also thinks zoos and aquariums each other.” Pacific Northwest species. But I really play a vital role in communicating that conservation work to the public. do love them all!” “There are a lot of people on the planet, but there are not a lot of people who really care about animals and animal conservation,” Clayton said. “I believe zoos and aquariums are important places for people to connect with animals and to connect with each other.” Those conversations can go beyond conservation and straight into the planet’s biggest challenge: climate change. “Climate change is impacting us more and more. The weather isn’t as stable. Habitats are less stable than they were even five years ago. No one has the answer, and it’s a really ambiguous future,” Clayton said. “But that’s part of what we do. We think about animals. We think about habitats. We think about the spaces and places we exist, and that conversation is becoming more Dr. Leigh Clayton regularly meets with Aquarium staff to discuss animal care. Photo: Vanessa Kahn and more important. Photo: Caitlin Cunningham
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—Clayton Starr DR. JESSICA REDFERN studies where whales will be and finds ways to minimize risks they face WHALE Q Could you describe the Aquarium’s new project with Draper Dr. Jessica Redfern is a Senior to monitor whales from space? Scientist and Chair of the Spatial The basic idea is to find whales Ecology, Mapping, and Assessment where we haven’t been looking for (EcoMap) Program at the Anderson them. Draper can help us do that by Cabot Center for Ocean Life. She SCIENTISTS integrating satellite imagery with other develops models of whale habitats forms of data to detect and sort through images of whales. This could be applied and uses these models to find ways to Photo: Vanessa Kahn Bring Expertise to Aquarium to, for example, some populations of minimize risks to whales. Her current projects include assessing the risk blue whales that we don’t completely of collisions between ships and whales in areas with high shipping traffic and understand—where they go, what their developing methods to assess entanglement risk. She comes to the Anderson story is, how many there are. We know Cabot Center from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s DR. PETER CORKERON tackles large challenges that there are populations of some whales that we know almost nothing (NOAA) Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, CA, where she facing the world’s biggest animals about—whales are rather big things to developed models to map the spatial distribution of blue, humpback, have missed, but then the ocean is a and fin whales, among other marine species. Peter Corkeron, Ph.D., now leads the whale research team at the Kraus Marine big place. Learning more about those Mammal Conservation Program of the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life. populations would be a significant step Q What does it mean to be a forward for their conservation. Q How has your work been applied His current work focuses on how humans and environmental changes affect spatial ecologist? to conservation? the number and migrations of North Atlantic right whales. Dr. Corkeron uses Q What challenges do you hope I create models that assess the risks At NOAA’s Southwest Fisheries and what he learns to inform sustainable management strategies and advocate to tackle at the New England that whales face from human use of the Science Center, I developed models for this endangered species. His research has taken him from the Ross Sea Aquarium? ocean. My research is about identifying to map the spatial distribution of many in Antarctica to near the North Pole, and many places in between. Along with This is such an amazing group, and areas where we expect there to be lots of ocean species. My work began with whales and planning human activities in other researchers at the Anderson Cabot Center, he believes in using the best there’s so much good work happening efforts to help the U.S. Navy plan training here that it’s a bit intimidating to walk areas where there will be fewer whales. exercises to mitigate their effects on available science to overcome the many challenges facing marine wildlife and in. But North Atlantic right whales are This planning ensures that we are using marine mammals. In 2009, I started to to help ensure vibrant oceans for generations to come. the ocean wisely and sustainably. My Photo: Vanessa Kahn facing huge problems. It’s important to focus on the risk of ship strikes, collisions solve those problems because we need goal has always been to contribute to between ships and large whales. New to have a habitable planet for all life. We wildlife conservation. Something that’s California air pollution regulations had Q How did you get into marine those questions is complicated because Q Why is this species more will solve those issues, and this center is really important to me is that all of shifted ship traffic farther offshore, and science? the number of right whales went into threatened now? going to be a big part of it. That gets me my research has had a management I wondered what this change meant for decline at the same time they started I’m from Australia and, as a kid, my Like other animals, some North Atlantic up in the morning. application. the risk of ship strikes. moving to new habitats. We had to family lived in Papua New Guinea for a right whales are moving to new habitats address the question, “How do you know couple years. I started snorkeling around in search of food. They are ending up Q Can you discuss your most they hadn’t just moved?” We solved that, recent paper? coral reefs, and it went from there. When places where there are challenges they so now it’s a matter of keeping track of I began my research, not many people haven’t encountered before or places My January 2020 paper uses multiple how things are going for right whales. were doing cetacean (whales, dolphins, where people have not had to plan years of ship traffic and whale data to or porpoises) work in Australia, so I was Q Previously, hadn’t the number around whales before. That’s the simple examine the risk of ship strikes for fin, finding my own way. I’ve worked with of North Atlantic right whales been version of what’s happening in the Gulf humpback, and blue whales in waters whales, dolphins, dugongs, and seals. increasing? of St. Lawrence. At the moment, and off California. Most studies use a single For me, it’s been much more about certainly if we don’t see any meaningful year of shipping data and a single map Yes, they had been increasing by being a marine wildlife conservation changes to human behavior, the of whale distributions that represents about 2% per year, but they should be biologist than being a specialist. North trajectory of the species is dire. There’s average patterns. My study is novel increasing by at least 4% annually. For Atlantic right whales are the main focus little indication that it will turn around because it looks at how changes in both the sake of comparison, there are at least of my work, but I intend to keep working anytime soon. We know enough about ship traffic and whale distributions affect four southern right whale populations on other species in trouble as well. North Atlantic right whales to save them. the risk of ship strikes. As expected, the that are increasing by 6 to 7% per year. It’s just a matter of getting ropes out of location of shipping traffic had an effect That 2% per year increase for North Q When it comes to North Atlantic the water and preventing ship strikes. on risk. But the management solutions right whales, what sorts of questions Atlantic right whales was not good are not straightforward because offshore do you try to answer? enough, and now the planet is changing. traffic is good for blue and humpback The big ones are, “How many are there?” whales, but dangerous for fin whales in and “How are they doing?” Answering most locations. (Continued on Page 6) 46 5 live blue TM A Career Dedicated to Marine Mammals —Kelly Kryc (Continued from page 5) Kraus Marine Mammal Q How do you balance whale Aquarium Inspires Visitors conservation and various stakeholder Conservation Program Named needs? In a paper that came out in July 2019, for Retiring Dr. Scott Kraus to Advocate for the Ocean my team and I helped stakeholders find ways to minimize ship strike risk Campaign generates 750 comment cards off Southern California. Stakeholders included the shipping industry, that were delivered to Congress conservation organizations, air pollution control districts, and several government For the past two years, the Aquarium in our exhibits to the agencies. We found that expanding has been building a policy and advocacy work our fisheries the area to be avoided surrounding program to help us engage with decision- experts do to ensure the Channel Islands National Marine makers on conservation priorities for that the seafood our Sanctuary was acceptable to all the Aquarium. These topics range from culinary partner, Patina stakeholders and reduced risk for all protecting endangered species like the Restaurant Group, three whale species. It’s a solution that North Atlantic right whale, preserving provides to both our is a win for all the different stakeholders special places in the ocean like the visitors and our animals and a win for the whales. That, to me, is Northeast Canyons and Seamounts meets our high science- the most exciting scenario. Marine National Monument, and based and sustainable supporting efforts that keep our fisheries sourcing standards, Q What new opportunities do the laws the strongest in the world. the Aquarium is committed to this issue As the Aquarium’s Director of New England Aquarium and This past August, Aquarium visitors across all aspects of our operations. Conservation Policy and Leadership, East Coast offer? took part in a national campaign to Thanks to this strong foundation, the New I was excited to see our visitors’ positive The East Coast presents new challenges advocate for strong, science-based England Aquarium was selected by the response to our advocacy messaging. for me. As waters warm, the North fisheries management policies in the Ocean Project as one of six aquariums This campaign also gave staff from Atlantic right whale’s range is shifting. From left: Dr. John Mandelman, Vice President and Chief Scientist, Anderson Cabot United States. After learning about how across the country to participate in the Center for Ocean Life; Vikki Spruill, President and CEO, New England Aquarium; and different departments across the How do you manage a species with a Dr. Scott Kraus, Former Vice President and Senior Science Advisor, Anderson Cabot sustainable fishing can have a profound campaign, which was funded by the Aquarium the opportunity to work together changing distribution? That will be an Center for Ocean Life and Chief Scientist, Kraus Marine Mammal Conservation Program. positive impact both locally and globally, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The in support of a shared outcome. The important question to pursue. There’s more than 750 people signed comment Ocean Project is a nonprofit organization success of this effort was shared by the already great work being done here For 40 years, marine mammal research science and conservation, especially cards addressed to their representatives that works with aquariums, zoos, and Policy, Marketing and Communications, and great groups that I’m excited to at the New England Aquarium has been around the North Atlantic right whale,” in Washington, D.C., joining advocates other partners to implement innovative Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, collaborate with. I’m also excited about synonymous with Dr. Scott Kraus. said Dr. John Mandelman, Vice across the country in this vital effort. public engagement programs and Education, Visitor Experience, and Fishes the tools I’ve developed and how they President and Chief Scientist, Anderson Overfishing of the world’s ocean is a true campaigns for conservation impact. The teams, in addition to our volunteers. can be used to solve conservation Kraus joined the Aquarium’s Research goals of the campaign were to Cabot Center for Ocean Life. global challenge, and maintaining In October, Katie Cubina, Senior Vice challenges. Department in 1980 and advanced to raise visitors’ awareness healthy and diverse fish stocks President of Mission Programs at Mystic the position of Aquarium Vice President To honor Kraus’s leadership and of seafood issues globally is important for Aquarium, and I hand-delivered more and Chief Scientist Marine Mammals countless contributions, the Anderson and document their many reasons. Biological than 2,000 comment cards to 165 House before stepping down at the end of Cabot Center’s Marine Mammal support for science- diversity helps make offices, which constituted 38 percent of 2019. Conservation Program—the program based fisheries ecosystems more resilient Congress. It was an incredible opportunity that studies North Atlantic right management During his tenure, Kraus published more to the impacts of climate to visit congressional offices across the than 110 papers on marine mammals, whales—has been renamed the Kraus policies. Marine Mammal Conservation Program. change. Seafood has a country and share that their constituents bluefin tuna, harbor porpoise, fisheries, smaller carbon footprint We partnered with had visited our aquariums and wanted and bycatch. He spent a portion of 40 “By renaming the marine mammal Acadian Redfish than land-based proteins and (Sebastes fasciatus) Mystic Aquarium to their representatives to know they cared summers in the field at the Aquarium’s conservation program for Scott, we could play an important role in create a public service about strong, science-based fisheries field station in Lubec, ME, studying are honoring his enormous legacy and reducing harmful emissions of greenhouse announcement that told the story management policies in this country. endangered North Atlantic right whales. carrying his dedication well into the gases. Seafood is also an important of the Acadian redfish, a local fish species So, the next time a fisheries bill comes up future,” said Mandelman. source of food and nutrition for billions of whose numbers have recovered due to the He has been a constant advocate for for a vote, a congressman from Kansas people around the world, and it provides strong national fisheries policy we have marine animals and environments, from Kraus continues his important work as or congresswoman from New Mexico— livelihoods for millions of them. here in the United States. After audiences testifying last year in Washington, D.C., an Affiliate Scientist in the Anderson places where the ocean may not be watched a video (neaq.org/redfish) in our on right whale protections to penning Cabot Center and Chair of the North As part of the Aquarium’s mission to front of mind—may remember that their Simons Theatre, we asked them to show op-eds in support of the Northeast Atlantic Right Whale Consortium. protect the blue planet, we are working constituents took the time to communicate Canyons and Seamounts Marine their support by signing a comment card – Emily Greenhalgh on many fronts to help ensure that with them about the need for sustainable to Congress. The more than 750 cards we National Monument. global fisheries are sustainable. From fisheries management in the United collected made our first policy messaging “Scott Kraus is a true pioneer, with our aquarists’ innovative and sustainable States. That may be all that is needed to campaign with visitors a success. fierce dedication to marine mammal efforts to collect and cultivate the fishes inform and influence their vote. 6 7 members’ notes
About a year and a half ago, I took my As a leading, community-centric grandson Ethan to the Aquarium. He financial services company was then about 3 years old. We went headquartered in the Northeast, it I remember early on a Sunday for a members’ early is our mission to be an advocate for admission. We arrived a little early and financial well-being in the communities To celebrate our 50th we asked for your most memorable moments went over to the outside tank of harbor we serve, and we believe it starts with seals. Ethan was fascinated by them, creating an environment where we at the Aquarium, and you responded. Thank you! counting them, giving them names, can all thrive! Sustainability is a core Here are a few of the memories that were special to us. trying to rub noses through the glass … component of People’s United Bank’s We then went through all the exhibits, Corporate Social Responsibility strategy, and he was interested in everything. As and we understand that the health of we left, we visited the Gift Shop, and our oceans, waterways, marine wildlife, I told him he could pick out one item and the entire planet in which we call … he went straight for the stuffed baby home, is directly linked to creating seals and didn’t look at anything else. an environment where individuals, After paying, we went out and he pulled businesses, and our economy can me forcefully to the outdoor tank. He prosper. We are proud to support the then held up the stuffed seal against New England Aquarium in recognition the glass to “show” it to all the tank My favorite memory was created on of its 50th anniversary, and in their inhabitants! He patiently waited until the night of October 10, 1995. My mission to be a catalyst for change in all the animals had come to see 10-year-old son, Brendan (now 33), and our coastal communities and beyond.” the “baby.” I attended a Save the Oceans event in Bruce Figueroa Sherry Jones the Aquarium. Entertainment for the Head of Nonprofit Banking event consisted of a solo performance People’s United Bank by one of my favorite artists of all-time, In the 1960s, a group of Boston Bruce Hornsby. Bruce was seated at the Photo: Jake Levenson business and civic leaders had the piano on the first-floor landing directly audacious idea of building a major Our favorite memory is of Myrtle the adjacent to the penguin pool … As 50th anniversary sponsor aquarium on the city’s abandoned and turtle. I like to see her tank and watch the night wore on, the crowd began to decaying waterfront. Enthusiasm for her swim around and around. I also like depart whilst Mr. Hornsby continued to the enterprise was scarce, but The I first started coming to the Aquarium the light-up sharks on the wall. play and sing. My son and I positioned Boston Foundation saw the potential. in the late 1980s. There was a display ourselves standing right next to the The Wayne Family In 1965, it made a grant of $100,000 about the polluted Boston Harbor. piano and were entertained for some to the New England Aquarium. The Years later, I came back on business time. I even made requests for a few of grant provided a key endorsement. and visited the Deer Island Sewage When me and my mom went past the my favorite songs, and Bruce obliged. The Boston Foundation is proud to have Treatment Plant and visited the lobster tank right by the touch tank, I We in effect had a near private concert played such a pivotal role in launching Aquarium again. The exhibit was now almost touched the lobster, and it was for a time … It began to get late after the Aquarium. Effective philanthropy replaced by a clean shoreline exhibit. getting his pinchers ready. 9 p.m. and at one point we could hear is making informed bets on promising A real success story! the penguins in the pool making noises Lily and Ashley Williams people and ideas. In this case, it helped in unison with the song Bruce was Julie Ribes to build one of the greatest aquariums playing. They were enjoying the music in the world. I remember visiting the New England … I would imagine like us that Bruce Aquarium when I was a child. The Paul S. Grogan Hornsby too remembers this night Planned Giving darkness and the illuminated tanks President and CEO as how often do you have a group of Bequests and other revocable made an impression as there was The Boston Foundation penguins in the orchestra seats during planned gifts are a wonderful way to discovery in every corner. Searching for a live performance? 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