Test the use of stable isotopes to analyse dietary composition for Southern Resident killer whales in the Salish Sea using naturally occurring chemical tracers. Project will measure how stable isotopes in fecal matter and breath samples reflect diets from a feeding study on captive killer whales and compare to archived collected samples from Southern Resident killer whales.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Killer Whale Research and Conservation Program
Project Title: Non-invasive Diet Characterization of Southern Resident Killer Whales (WA)
Organization:
NOAA Fisheries
Project ID:
0314.22.072132
Description:
Award Amount:
$148760.00
Location:
Salish Sea, Washington; San Diego, California; San Antonio, Texas; Orlando, Florida