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REPORTS & PROCEEDINGS

"In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth."

- Rachel Carson -

Technical Reports

Ampela, K., M. DeAngelis, R. DiGiovanni, Jr., and G.G. Lockhart. 2018. Seal Tagging and Tracking in Virginia, 2017-2018. Prepared for U.S. Fleet Forces Command. Submitted to Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, under Contract No. N62470-15-8006, Task Order 17F4058, issued to HDR, Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia. March 2019.

Barco, S.G., Lockhart, G.G., Rose, S.A., Mallette, S.D., Swingle, W.M., Boettcher, R. 2015. Virginia/Maryland sea turtle research & conservation initiative.

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Barco, S.G., S.A. Rose, G.G. Lockhart, and A. DiMatteo. 2018. Turtle tracking and tagging in Chesapeake Bay and coastal waters of Virginia: Annual progress report.

 

Barco, S.G., Lockhart, G.G.,  Lageuex, K.M.,  Knowlton, A.R., Swingle, W.M. 2009.  Characterizing large vessel traffic in the Chesapeake Bay ocean approach using AIS and RADAR.

 

Lockhart, G.G. 2013.  A spatial analysis of vessel behavior and risk reduction as a result of the 2008 Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) Ship Strike Reduction Rule. 

 

Lockhart, G.G., DiMatteo, A., Barco, S.G., 2015.  Characterizing foraging behavior for loggerhead sea turtles in Virginia and Maryland:  Appendix A of the 2015 Virginia and Maryland sea turtle conservation plan. 

 

Mallette, S.D.,  Lockhart, G.G., McAlarney, R.J.,  Cummings, E.C.,  McLellan, W.A.  Pabst, A.D., Barco, S.G. 2014. Documenting whale migration off Virginia’s coast for use in marine spatial planning: Aerial and vessel surveys in the proximity of the Virginia Wind Energy Area (VA WEA).

 

Swingle, W.M., Trapani, C.M., Lockhart, G.G. 2006. Marine mammal and sea turtle stranding response 2006 grant report.

 

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Swingle, W.M., Lockhart, G.G., Trapani, C.M. Barco, S.G.  2009. Protocol for examining stranded Sea Turtles for Signs of Human Interaction.

 

Conference Proceedings 

Lockhart, G.G. and Barco, S.G. 2014. Defining loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) intensive use areas: A cumulative analysis of seasonal utilization distributions.  Oral presentation to the International User Conference on Argos Wildlife Applications.  November 18-20. Baltimore, MD

 

Lockhart, G.G. and  DiMatteo, A. 2015.  Virginia sea turtle satellite telemetry project. Oral presentation to the Atlantic Marine Species Monitoring and Technical Review Meeting. March 30-31, Virginia Beach, VA. 

Lockhart, G.G., Barco, S.G., Swingle, W.M.  2011. Using AIS and RADAR to characterize shipping traffic in the Chesapeake Bay ocean approach. Oral presentation to the Maritime Automatic Identification System: Harnessing its Potential for Marine Mammal Research workshop at the 19th Biennial Conference of the Biology of Marne Mammals. November 26-December 5. Tampa, FL.

 

Lockhart, G.G., Cook, M., Barco, S.G. 2008. Using geospatial data to assess the introduction of a rehabilitated green female sea turtle back into the wild. Oral Presentation to the Northeast Region Stranding Conference. April 15-18. Warrick, RI.

 

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Lockhart, G.G., Swingle, W.M., Bort, J., Lynott, M.C., Barco, S., DiGiovanni, R.  2012.  A crowded ocean: Including biological monitoring results in marine spatial planning efforts.  Oral presentation to the Oceans 12 Science Meeting. October 14-19, Virginia beach, VA.  

 

Mallette, S.D.,  Lockhart, G.G., McAlarney, R.J., Cummings, E.W., Yeo, D., Tackabery, J., Stevick, P., Robbins, McLellan, W.A., Fernald, T., J., Bort, J.E., Pepe, M., McLellan, W.A.,Pabst, A.,  Barco, S.G.  2015.  A review of whale occurrance in Virginia using multiple platforms.  Oral presenation to 19th Biennial Conference of the Biology of Marne Mammals.  

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