“50-Ton Patients: Adventures of a Whale Veterinarian at Sea” with New England Aquarium’s Dr. Rosalind Rolland

Join the NHA for a lecture with Dr. Rosalind Rolland, New England Aquarium Director of Ocean Health, as she presents her research on whale health and reproduction, and what whales can reveal to us about the ocean’s health in general. 

In 1999, Dr. Rolland, a research veterinarian, embarked on a mission to understand why highly endangered North Atlantic right whales were having so few calves. Since that time, Dr. Rolland and her colleagues have developed unique approaches and non-invasive methods to study health and reproduction in these 50-ton leviathans.