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Amy Knowlton
Senior Scientist
Kraus Marine Mammal Conservation Program, Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean LifeEducation
MA, Marine Affairs, University of Rhode Island, 1997
About
Amy Knowlton is a senior scientist who has worked on the Right Whale Research Program since 1983. She has been involved in all aspects of the program, including fieldwork, curation of the photo-identification catalog, assessment of human impacts, and policy efforts to protect right whales.
Amy’s main focus has been the detailed documentation of human impacts on right whales, including fishing-gear entanglement and vessel strikes. By evaluating these data in-depth and linking these findings with the operational aspects of the fishing and shipping industries, she has been able to share these findings with industry groups and guide policy changes in order to improve the protection of right whales from these activities.
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Recent Publications
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The combined effects of multiple stressors in an endangered, long-lived species: Lessons learned and ways forward
Aquarium Affiliate Author(s): John Durban, PhD, Amy Knowlton, Scott Kraus, PhD, Heather Pettis, Jessica V. Redfern, PhD
Published December 08, 2025 -
North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis summer habitat in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada: 2017-2019
Aquarium Affiliate Author(s): Hansen Johnson, PhD, Amy Knowlton, Philip Hamilton
Published December 04, 2025 -
Unobserved Individual and Population Level Impacts of Fishing Gear Entanglements on North Atlantic Right Whales
Aquarium Affiliate Author(s): Amy Knowlton, Heather Pettis, Philip Hamilton
Published February 12, 2025
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