The focus of the symposium and accompanying workshop is to review the strengths and weaknesses of current and new methods for studying living whales in the Southern Ocean. Specifically, the objectives are to advance the synergies of non-lethal methods for investigations addressing three broad themes:

• Population dynamics, health status and life history parameters of recovering whales
• Ecological linkages, functional roles and relationships of whales in their ecosystem(s)
• The response of whales to climate change and anthropogenic impacts

Presentations will focus on methodological, analytical or technological advances in non-lethal methodology, including those that are still under development. There will be a focus on presentations that integrate methods. The symposium and workshop are part of the work of the Southern Ocean Research Partnership.

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Venue: Puerto Varas, Chile