NMFS Marine Mammal Serious Injury Workshop (September 2007)

CONCUR worked with NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to organize, convene, and facilitate a 3-day expert workshop in September 2007. The workshop brought together NMFS staff, leading veterinarians, pathobiologists, and marine mammal scientists to share new data and information on serious injuries of marine mammals. The objectives of the workshop were to evaluate NMFS’ existing process and guidelines for determining what constitutes a serious injury of marine mammals, identify data and information needs, and develop updated guidelines and/or policy for serious injury determinations. The Serious Injury Workshop advanced NMFS’ ability to accurately evaluate serious injury of marine mammals through sharing new information on types and frequencies of injuries and the fate of seriously injured marine mammals.