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CHRONOLOGY
Born in Connecticut, U.S.A.
1977-1978 Volunteered at the Human/Dolphin Society with Dr. J.C. Lilly; cataloged 2,000 audio recordings of dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
1977 Graduated Magna cum Laude from the American University in Washington D.C. with Bachelor of Science
1978-1979 Worked for Dr. Sam Ridgeway at Navel Oceans Systems Center on correlation of sound production of dolphins to physiological states.
1978-1981 Designed and conducted study to examine correlation between call types and behaviour, in captive killer whale pair. Published results (Morton, A.B. 1986)
1979 Lead three weeks of field work in Johnstone Strait, B.C. to continue sound/behaviour correlation work with free-ranging whales.
1980 Moved to British Columbia and conduct two month field season on killer whale acoustics
1981 Married filmmaker Robin Morton; form non-profit charitable society (Lore Quest) renamed Raincoast Research.
1984 Initiated long-term field study in the Broughton Archipelago. Commence daily records on cetacean activity, begin 24h/d underwater acousticmonitoring continuing to present to aid in detection of marine mammals. 1986 Widowed
1987 Expanded killer whale work to include influx of thousands of Pacific white-sided dolphins
1988 Observed arrival of first salmon aquaculture farm
1997 Become Canadian Citizen, (retain American citizenship)
1999 Co-found Broughton Archipelago Stewardship Alliance with Eric Nelson and Kate Pinnsonault to hire and educate local people to assess, monitor, recommend restoration and restore small salmon-bearing creeks in the Broughton Archipelago.
2002 Became Registered Professional Biologist of British Columbia #1414
PUBLICATION RECORD
Refereed Publications Morton, A. B., 1986. Sound and behavioral correlation in captive Orcinus orca. In: Kirkevold, B.C. and Lockhard, J.S. (eds.) Behavioral biology of killer whales. Alan R. Liss, Inc. New York. Pp. 303-333.
Morton, A.B., 1990. A quantitative comparison of the behaviour of resident and transient forms of the killer whale off the central British Columbia coast. Report of the International Whaling Commission. (special issue 12): 245-248.
Morton, A.B., 2000. Occurrence, photo-identification and prey of Pacific white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) in the Broughton Archipelago, Canada 1985-1997. Marine Mammal Science. 16(1):80-93.
Morton, A.B., and Symonds, H.K. 2002. Displacement of Orcinus orca by high amplitude sound in British Columbia, Canada. ICES Journal of Marine Science.
Morton, A.B., and Volpe J. 2002 A description of escaped farmed Atlantic salmon Salmo salar captures and their characteristics in one Pacific salmon fishery area in British Columbia Canada, in 2000. Alaska Fishery Research Bulletin, 9: 102-109.
Ford, J.K.B., G. Ellis, L. Barret-Lennard, A.B. Morton, R. Palm and K.C. Balcomb. Diet Specialization in two sympatric populations of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in coastal British Columbia and adjacent waters. Canadian Journal
Non-refereed Publications Morton, A.B., 1994/5. The Impact of Fish farms on Marine Mammals. B.C. Marine Mammal Journal vol.2
Morton, A.B., 1985. Humpback Reunion. International Wildlife Sept/Oct.
Morton, A.B., 1987. Into the World of Orcas. \ul International\ulnone \ul Wildlife.\ulnone
Morton, A.B., 1987. The Return of the Humpback. Beautiful B.C.
Morton, A.B., 1990. The Play' s the Thing. Nature Canada.
Morton, A.B., 1990. Life Afloat on the B.C. Coast. Canadian Geographic
Morton, A.B., 1994. These Whales Have Gotten to Know Me. Smithsonian Magazine Nov.
Morton, A.B., 1996. Dances with Dolphins. Equinox. June
Morton, A.B., 1996. Salmon Farming's Hidden Harm. Earth Island Institute. Summer
Morton, A.B., 1996. Fish Farming Growing too Fast? BBC Wildlife October
Morton, A.B., 1997 present. From the Archipelago. Wave-length Magazine regular column
Morton, A.B., 1997. Where the Wild Dolphins Play. California Wild
Morton, A.B., 1998. Strangers on the Shore. B.B.C. Wildlife July
Books Morton, A.B., 1991. Siwiti A Whale' s Story. Orca Books, Victoria
Morton, A.B., 1993. In the Company of Whales, from the Diary of a Whale Watcher. Orca Books Victoria,
Morton, A.B., 1998. Life among the Whales. In: Intimate Nature. Chapter. Ballantine Books New York
Morton, A.B., and Bill Proctor. 1998. Heart of the Raincoast. Horsdal and Schubart, Victoria
Morton, A.B., 2002. Listening to Whales. Random House, New York, April 2002
RESEARCH PROJECTS 1984-present Long-term monitoring of archipelago ecosystem with daily data collection on marine mammal presence and area usage and local rainfall.
1984-present Record killer whale acoustics with concurrent voice track describing whale identification, behaviour and circumstances to create database large enough to find relationships between calls and other parameters. Photo-identification done on the whales and sent to Department of Fisheries and Oceans database on killer populations in British Columbia
1987-present Initiated photo-identification of Pacific White-sided dolphins to examine social structure and site fidelity. Currently have records on 940 individual dolphins. Make recordings of these dolphins to conduct analysis similar to killer whale work. Finding an extraordinary repertoire.
August 2000-present collection and analysis of Atlantic salmon by-catch in Pacific salmon fishery
2001-present Responded to commercial shrimp fishermen' s report of unprecedented occurrence of an eye affixing copepod on sole by-catch. Collecting samples and shipping to interested expert in Mississippi for co-publication on this anomaly near salmon aquaculture pens.
2001-present Research on sealice impact on wild salmonids
2002-present Initiate work on bacterial colonies beneath salmon aquaculture pens
VOLUNTEER ENVIRONMENTAL WORK 1985-1992 volunteer as director and/or field assistant to the Scott Cove salmon enhancement facility
1996 Pesticide Appeal No. 98-PES-01 to limit spraying 127 kg of Vision over 59.6 ha and 10.8 kg of Release over 4.5 ha. in watershed of fish bearing habitat Elbow Creek, tributary of the Kakweikan River.
1998 Pesticide Appeal No. 98-PES-10 to disallow aerial spraying of glyphosate by the Ministry of Forests into the watersheds of Call Inlet and Port Neville. An agreement was reached outside the appeal between all parties not to use aerial application of glyphosate in any of the proposed areas and ground foliar spraying only on areas not in salmon-bearing watersheds. 1999 Pesticide Appeal No. 99-PES- 09 (a) to limit spraying of Vision into watershed of the Kingcome River . Lost this appeal, but further interaction with Tsawataineuk partners in this appeal encouraged Interfor to use manual brushing
2000 Pesticide Appeal No. 2001PES-002 to limit spraying of 657 kg of Vision and 2.4 kg of Release in the salmon bearing watershed of the Klinaklini at the head of Knight Inlet. Interfor withdrew application.
2001/2 Pesticide Appeal No. to limit application of Vision to the watershed of the Wakeman River. Appeal lost.
GOVERNMENT POSITION 1996-1999 Representative and alternative representative for Broughton Archipelago, Malcolm Island and part of Cormorant Island (Area A) on Mount Waddington Community Resource Board.
TELEVISION 1985, Aug. CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORP. "Footloose in B.C."
1990, Spring ABC TV "Beautiful Killers", One hour special on killer whales. Includes footage of me in the field and several interview clips Producer Nick Noxon
1991 OMNI PRODUCTIONS "Killer Whales in the Wild" purchased by National Geographic Explorers Program
1993 The Day the Whales Returned, Keg Productions, Profiles of Nature, series IV 24 min. Discovery Channel
1994 Animalia, #238 French Production
1995 JOURNEYS WITH LAUREN MILLAR "Alexandra Morton: Dolphin Dynamics Part 1, Part 2 BPN 591508 Discovery Channel January 1996 (416)484-2897
1996, Nov.18 U.NEWS "Whales in the Mist" and "Fish Farms-Whales" with Julia Foy
1997 WILD THINGS Episode #010 (213) 860-8081
1998 THE LIVING COAST Omni Films Vancouver
2001 THE PRICE OF SALMON BBC/CBC joint production
2001, January 7 ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE CBS Sunday Morning
2001, July 4 ROLF' S AMAZING WORLD OF ANIMALS ORCAS BBC
2001, Nov 14 WILD AND FARMED SALMON-Market Place CBC
2002 Killer Whales and dolphins French Public TV Thalassa
2002 Across Country Canada-CBC
2003 CBC Disclosure-salmon farms
Present Subject of documentary in production.
RADIO 1991 "Whale Correspondent" for CBC Radio, "Basic Black show" Multitude of radio interviews on killer whales and salmon farms
NOMINATION
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