{"product_id":"gear-down-virtual-workshop-2026","title":"Gear Down Virtual Workshop 2026","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGear Down Workshop for Marine Naturalists\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFriday, November 20, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm PT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVirtual Workshop\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin The Whale Museum’s Virtual 2026 Gear Down Workshop this fall! Presentations will be hosted live on \u003cem\u003eZoom\u003c\/em\u003e, with a recording available to registrants who cannot make the live time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis year’s theme is: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Exploration into Whale Foraging Behavior \u0026amp; Ecology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCome join us! This workshop is open to everyone! If interested, please register by Wednesday, November 18.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eInvited Presenters include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e• Dr. David E. Cade, Post-Doc, Institute of Marine Science, University of California, Santa Cruz \u0026amp; Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University \u003c\/strong\u003eon\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eAntarctic minke whales and minimum size limit for lunge-feeding strategy \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e•\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJanie Wray, CEO, North Coast Cetacean Society\u003c\/strong\u003e on bubble-net feeding and the social bonds that have developed over time between humpback whales participating in this cooperative foraging technique\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e• Cascadia Research Collective Staff\u003c\/strong\u003e on current gray whale research, the Unusual Mortality Event (UME), and how prey availability may be impacting this\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e• \u003cspan\u003eDr. Marla Holt, Research Wildlife Biologist, NOAA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eon diel patterns of biosonar-based foraging efforts in endangered \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSouthern Resident killer whales \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e• \u003cspan\u003eDan Olsen, Field Biologist, North Gulf Oceanic Society \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eon fish-eating killer whales switching diet across Alaska hotspots \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026amp; potentially an additional presenter (TBD) \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe registration fee is $40 for non-members; $30 for TWM or SSAMN members.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZoom link and workshop agenda\u003c\/strong\u003e will be sent to the email address provided at registration closer to the start of the workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuestions can be directed to \u003ca href=\"mailto:tracie@whalemuseum.org\" title=\"Gear Up 2021\"\u003eTracie Merrill through email.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRenew your \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/whalemuseum.org\/collections\/become-a-member\"\u003eWhale Museum membership\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eRenew your \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/whalemuseum.org\/products\/ssamnmembershipa\"\u003eSSAMN membership\u003c\/a\u003e (Marine Naturalist Training Program graduates only).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Event","offers":[{"title":"Member","offer_id":67747747987758,"sku":"164163","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Non-Member","offer_id":67747748020526,"sku":"164164","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/whalemuseum.org\/products\/gear-down-virtual-workshop-2026","provider":"The Whale Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}