UMass Boston

Timothy Werner

Department:
SFE - Dean's Office
Title:
Hourly Research Fellow
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Areas of Expertise

Conservation biology, fisheries by - catch, species and ecosystem conservation, marine mammals. 

Degrees

PhD Biology, Boston University
MS Business Management, Stanford University
MS Marine Zoology, University of Maryland
BA History, Boston University

Professional Publications & Contributions

  • Baumgartner, M., T. Werner and M. Moore. 2019. Urgent need for ropeless fishing: Removing end lines to protect right whales. Sea Technology 60(3):23-27.
  • Berninsone, L., P. Bordino, M. Gnecco, M. Foutel, A.I. Mackay, and T.B. Werner. 2020. Switching gillnets to hand-lines: An alternative to mitigate the bycatch of Franciscana dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei) in Argentina. Frontiers in Marine Science https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00699.
  • Bordino P., A.I. Mackay, T.B. Werner, S.P. Northridge, and A.J. Read. 2013. Franciscana bycatch is not reduced by acoustically reflective or physically stiffened gillnets. Endangered Species Research 21:1-12.
  • Howle, L.E., S.D. Kraus, T.B. Werner and D.P. Nowacek. 2018. Simulation of the entanglement of a North Atlantic Right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) with fixed fishing gear. Marine Mammal Science. DOI: 10.1111/mms.12562.
  • Jordan, J., J. Mandelman, D. McComb, S. Fordham, J. Carlson, and T.B. Werner. 2013. Linking sensory biology and fisheries bycatch reduction in elasmobranch fishes: A review with new directions for research. Conservation Physiology 1: doi: 10.1093/conphys/cot002.
  • Knowlton, A.R., Robbins, J., Landry, S., McKenna, H.A., Kraus, S.D., and T.B. Werner. 2016. Implications of fishing rope strength on the severity of large whale entanglements. Conservation Biology, 30(2):318-328.
  • Myers, H.J., M.J. Moore, M.F. Baumgartner, S.W. Brillant, S.K. Katona, A.R. Knowlton, L. Morissette, H.M. Pettis, G. Shester, and, T.B. Werner. 2019. Ropeless fishing to prevent large whale entanglements: Ropeless Consortium report. Marine Policy 107:103587. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103587.
  • Reeves R.R., K. McClellan, and T.B. Werner. 2013. Marine mammal bycatch in gillnet and other entangling net fisheries, 1990-2011. Endangered Species Research 20:71-97.
  • Werner, T.B., S. Northridge, K.M. Press, and N. Young. 2015. Mitigating bycatch and depredation of marine mammals in longline fisheries. ICES Journal of Marine Science 72 (5):1576-1586.
  • Werner, T., S. Kraus, A. Read, and E. Zollett. 2006. Fishing techniques to reduce the bycatch of threatened marine animals. Marine Technology Society Journal 40(3):50-68.
  • Žydelis, R., B.P. Wallace, E.L. Gilman, and T.B. Werner. 2009. Conservation of marine megafauna requires avoiding and minimizing fisheries bycatch. Conservation Biology 23(3):608-616. Mandelman, J.W., P.W. Cooper, T.B. Werner, and K.M. Lagueux. 2008. Shark bycatch and depredation in the U.S. Atlantic pelagic longline fishery. Rev Fish Biol Fisheries 18(4):427-442.

Additional Information

I am a marine zoologist, fisheries scientist, and conservation biologist. My research currently focuses on identifying bycatch solutions for marine wildlife that also support the livelihoods of fishermen and coastal communities. My appointments include Fisheries Scientist on the U.S. NMFS Pelagic Longline Take Reduction Team, member of the U.S. Atlantic Large Whale Reduction Team, and member of the Expert Panel for the International Whaling Commission’s Bycatch Mitigation Initiative. I collaborate with fishermen, engineers, marine biologists, governments, and others to evaluate novel fishing practices, and I maintain the Global Bycatch Exchange (bycatch.org) which was recognized by a Katerva Award in Ecosystem Conservation. In addition to my current research focus, I have spent many years advancing conservation objectives on land and in ocean environments, particularly in the South Pacific and Latin America.

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