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Amy Warren

Amy Warren

Scientific Program Officer
Kraus Marine Mammal Conservation Program, Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life

Education

BS, Marine and Freshwater Biology, University of New Hampshire, 2011

About

Amy Warren focuses on right whale research at the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life. As operational lead for data processing of the Right Whale Photo-identification Catalog, she is responsible for quality control, training, incorporating new whales, and other catalog maintenance. Also, as a core member of the field team, participating in vessel-based right whale surveys, Amy holds a USCG Captain’s License and is a FAA licensed UAS (drone) pilot. Before joining the New England Aquarium team in October 2019, her work included nearly a decade of summers as a naturalist aboard commercial whale watching vessels in New England, and winters as a Right Whale Aerial Observer in the Southeast United States.

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