Andrew J. Read, Ph.D.
Rachel Carson Assistant Professor of Marine Conservation Biology.
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Zoology, University of Guelph
Research
interests
Ecology and conservation biology of marine mammals, focusing on how dolphins and porpoises obtain prey in a three-dimensional environment and how energy is partitioned among the competing demands of growth, maintenance and reproduction. Dr. Read also studies the impacts of human activities on populations of marine mammals and attempts to find solutions to such conflicts, particularly between marine mammals and commercial fisheries. This work involves examination of the behavior of animals around nets, modification of fishing practices to reduce mortality, and demographic analyses of the effects of removals. He is particularly interested in the development and application of new conservation tools to resolve such conflicts.
Selected Relevant Publications
Read, A.J. and A.J. Westgate. 1997. Monitoring the movements of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena with satellite telemetry. Mar. Biol. 130:315-322.
Caswell, H., S. Brault, A.J. Read and T.D. Smith. 1998. Harbor porpoise and fisheries: an uncertainty analysis of incidental mortality. Ecol. Appl 8:1226-1238.Kraus, S.D., A.J. Read, E. Anderson, K. Baldwin, A. Solow, T. Spradlin and J. Williamson. 1997. Acoustic alarms reduce porpoise mortality. Nature (London) 388:525.