Dr. Chris Parsons
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E.C.M. Parsons
BA MA
PhD CBiol MIBiol FRGS
Room
3047
USA
E-mail:
ecm-parsons@earthlink.net
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Chris Parsons is currently an Assistant Professor and graduate advisor teaching at the Department of Environmental
Science and Policy, George Mason
University in
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SUMMER SEMESTER 2007 ·
Whales, Dolphins, Seals and Turtles (at Millport Marine Lab Scotland) ·
Marine Conservation Policy (Seminar) [EVPP 692/991-X02] FALL SEMESTER 2007 ·
Introduction to Oceanography [BIOL 309/GEO 309]
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Marine
Conservation [BIOL 507-001/EVPP 490-003/EVPP 505-006]
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Fundamentals of
Ecology [BIOL/EVPP 607] SPRING SEMESTER 2008 ·
Marine Ecology [BIO 449] ·
Marine
Mammal Biology & Conservation[BIOL 507/EVPP 490/505] ·
Tropical Ecosystems (Field Class - Costa Rica) [BIOL/EVPP 543-201]
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Underwater Research Techniques (Field Class - The Bahamas) [BIOL 505] |
An Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin in Hong Kong |
Dr Parsons has been involved in whale and dolphin research for over a decade
and has conducted projects in
He earned his PhD in 1997 from the
An acknowledged international expert on cetaceans, Dr. Parsons has been a member of the scientific committee of the International Whaling Commission since 1999 and a board member of the Society for Conservation Biology's Marine Section since 2006. He was awarded a Fellowship by the Royal Geographical Society in 1997, won a Scottish Thistle Award in 2000 for his work in Environmental Tourism, and was acknowledged a young achiever in Scotland for his achievements in cetacean conservation by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in 1999. In addition, Dr. Parsons has published over 80 scientific papers and reports, some of which are listed below.
GMU Marine Mammal Class 2005 – trip to the Smithsonian
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Selected
Scientific Publications
Scarpaci,
C., Parsons, E.C.M.,
and LŸck, M. 2008. Recent advances in
whalewatching research: 2006-2007. Tourism in Marine
Environments :
in
press.
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Bola–os-Jimnez, J., Auristela Villarroel-Marin, A., Rose, N.A. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2007. Origin and development of whalewatching in the state of Aragua, Venezuela: is it sustainable? Balancing Marine Tourism, Development, and Sustainability. Proceedings of the 5th International Coastal and Marine Tourism Congress. Ed. LŸck, M., Graeupl, A., Miller, M.L., Auyong, J., and Orams, M.B.
Jiang,
Y., LŸck, M. and Parsons, E.C.M.
2007. Public awareness
and marine mammals in captivity. Tourism Review International
11:
in press.
Parsons,
E.C.M
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and Rose, N.A. 2007. Sustainable versus
non-sustainable dolphin tourism in the
Caribbean: a case study in the Dominican Republic. Balancing
Marine Tourism, Development,
and Sustainability.
Proceedings of the 5th International Coastal and Marine Tourism
Congress. Ed.
LŸck, M., Graeupl, A., Miller, M.L., Auyong, J., and Orams,
M.B.
Parsons.
E.C.M.,
Bonnelly De Calventi, I, Whaley, A., Rose, N.A. and Sherwin, S. 2007. A
note on
illegal captures of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
in the
Dominican Republic. International Journal of Wildlife Law and
Policy
10(3):
in press.
Stachowitsch, M., Parsons,
E.C.M.
and Rose, N.A. 2007. State Of the Cetacean Environment Report (SOCER)
2006. Journal
of Cetacean Research and Management
9 (Suppl.): 275-293.
Whaley, A.R. Wright,
A.J., Bonnelly De Calventi, I., and Parsons,
E.C.M.
2007. Humpback whale sightings in southern waters of the Dominican
Republic lead to proactive conservation measures. Journal
of the
Marine Biological Association 2: Biodiversity Records
5751:
4pp.
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Howard,
C. and Parsons,
E.C.M.
2006. Public awareness
of whale-watching opportunities in Scotland. Tourism
in Marine Environments 2:
103-109.
Parsons, E.C.M.
2006. Whalewatching and
the International Whaling Commission: a report of the 2005
sub-committee
meeting. Tourism in Marine Environments 2:
134-138.
Parsons, E.C.M.
and Rose, N.A. 2006.
Whalewatching and the International Whaling Commission: a report of the
2006
sub-committee meeting. Tourism in Marine
Environments 3:
191-195.
Parsons, E.C.M., LŸck, M. and Lewandowski, J. 2006. Recent advances in whalewatching research: 2005-2006. Tourism in Marine Environments 3: 179-189
Parsons, E.C.M., Lewandowski, J. and LŸck, M. 2006. Recent advances in whalewatching research: 2004-2005. Tourism in Marine Environments 2: 119-132.
Parsons,
E.C.M., Fortuna,
C.M.
Fortuna,
Ritter, F., Rose, N.A., Simmonds, M.P., Weinrich, M., Williams, R. and
Panigada S.
2006. Glossary of whalewatching terms. Journal
of
Cetacean Research and Management 8 (Suppl.):
249-251.
Parsons, E.C.M., Rose, N.A., Bass, C., Perry, C. and Simmonds, M.P. 2006. It's not just poor science – Japan's 'scientific'; whaling may be a human health risk too. Marine Pollution Bulletin 52: 1118-1120.
Stachowitsch,
M., Parsons,
E.C.M.
and Rose, N.A. 2006. State of the Cetacean Environment Report (SOCER)
2005. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 8
(Suppl.): 198-217.
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Howard,
C. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2005. Public awareness
of whale-watching opportunities in Scotland
Scott , N.J. Southwest Scotland on cetacean conservation issues. Aquatic Conservation 15: 299-312.
Stachowitsch, M., Parsons,
E.C.M. and Rose, N.A. 2005. State Of the Cetacean Environment Report
(SOCER) 2004. Journal of Cetacean
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Barros, N.B.,
MacLeod, K., Fairbairns, R., Gill, A., Fairbairns,
B., Gordon, J., Blair-Myers, C. and Parsons,
E.C.M. 2004. Seasonal distribution of minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in relation to physiography
and prey off the Isle of Mull, Scotland. Marine Ecology Progress Series 277: 263-274.
Parsons,
E.C.M.
2004. The potential impacts of pollutants on humpback dolphins – with a case
study on the
Parsons, E.C.M. 2004. The behaviour and ecology
of the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis). Aquatic Mammals 30: 38-55.
Parsons, E.C.M. 2004. Sea monsters and mermaids in Scottish folklore: can
these tales give us information on the historic occurrence of marine animals in
Parsons, E.C.M. 2004. Whalewatching and the
International Whaling Commission: a report of the 2004 sub-committee meeting. Tourism in Marine Environments
1: 133-134.
Parsons, E.C.M., Rose, N.A. and
Simmonds, M. 2004. Whales – individuals, societies and cultures. In Troubled
Waters (ed. P. Brakes, A. Butterworth, M. Simmonds & P. Lymbery), pp. 15-29. WSPA,
Rawles, C.J.G. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2004. Environmental motivation of
whale-watching tourists in
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Arlot, S., Parsons, E.C.M. and
Colbert, A. 2003. Marine
Special Areas of Conservation and Tourism: The Treshnish
Isles and the Firth of Lorn. Hebridean
Whale and Dolphin Trust, Mull. 116pp.
Chan,
H.M., Parsons, E.C.M. and Blackmore, G. 2003. Chemical pollution research in
De Boer,
M.N., Baldwin, R., Burton, C.L.K., Eyre, L., Jenner,
K.C.S., Jenner M-N.M., Keith, S.G., McCabe, K.A., Parsons, E.C.M., Peddemors,
V.M., Rosenbaum, H.C., Rudolph, P., Thiele, D. and Simmonds, M. 2003. Cetaceans
in the
Jones, R. and Parsons,
E.C.M. 2003. Sea
Kingdoms: Coll and Tiree.
Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust,
Parsons, E.C.M.
2003. Seal management in
Parsons,
E.C.M. 2003. Conservation of whales and dolphins. In: Conservation, Rehabilitation and Welfare. Proceedings of
the Ninth Annual Wildlife Symposium of the
Parsons, E.C.M. and Dolman, S. 2003. The
use of sound by cetaceans. Pages 44-52 in: Oceans
of Noise (ed. M. Simmonds, S. Dolman & L. Weilgart).
Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society, Chippenham.
165 pp.
Parsons, E.C.M. and Dolman, S. 2003. Noise
as a problem for cetaceans. Pages 53-61 in: Oceans
of Noise (ed. M. Simmonds, S. Dolman & L. Weilgart).
Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society, Chippenham.
165 pp.
Parsons, E.C.M.
and Rawles, C. 2003. The possible negative impacts of
whaling on the whale-watching industry in
Parsons, E.C.M. and Woods-Ballard, A. 2003. Acceptance of voluntary whalewatching codes
of conduct in
Parsons,
E.C.M. and Woods-Ballard, A.J. 2003. Whale-watching
in western
Parsons, E.C.M., Swift, R. and Dolman, S. 2003. Sources of marine noise. Pages 24-43 in: Oceans
of Noise (ed. M. Simmonds, S. Dolman & L. Weilgart).
Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society, Chippenham.
165 pp.
Parsons, E.C.M.,
Parsons, E.C.M.,
Woods-Ballard, A., Parsons, E.C.M.,
Hughes, A.J., Velander, K.A., Ladle, R.J. and
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Barros, N.B.,
Jones, R. and Parsons,
E.C.M. 2002. Sea
Kingdoms: The Isle of
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Parsons, E.C.M. and Chan, H.M. 2001. Organochlorine and
trace metal concentrations in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops
truncatus) from the
Parsons, E.C.M., Overstreet, R.M. and
Stockin, K., Fairbairns,
R.S., Parsons, E.C.M. and Sims, D. 2001. The effects of diel and seasonal cycles on the dive duration of the minke
whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) off
the Isle of Mull, Scotland. Journal of the Marine Biological
Association of the
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Barros, N.B., Parsons, E.C.M. and
Parsons, E.C.M. and
Parsons, E.C.M., Birks,
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Jeewoonarain, T., Parsons, E.C.M.
and Evans, P.G.H. 1999.
Operation sightings: sightings of cetaceans in the southern
Parsons, E.C.M. 1999. The determination of trace metals in
whole fish from
Parsons, E.C.M. 1999. Trace metal concentrations in the
tissues of cetaceans from
Parsons, E.C.M., Bossart, G. and
Kinoshita, R. 1999. Necropsy of a finless porpoise calf stranded in
Parsons, E.C.M., Chan, H.M. and Kinoshita, R. 1999.
Organochlorine and trace metal concentrations in a Pygmy Bryde’s
whale (Balaenoptera edeni)
from the
Parsons, E.C.M., Shrimpton, J. and
Evans, P.G.H. 1999. Cetacean conservation in
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Parsons, E.C.M. 1998. The behaviour
of
Parsons, E.C.M. 1998. Strandings of small cetaceans in
Parsons, E.C.M. 1998. Trace metal pollution in
Parsons, E.C.M. 1998. Observations of
Indo-pacific hump-backed dolphins in
Parsons, E.C.M. 1998. Trace metal concentrations in
crustaceans from
Parsons, E.C.M. and Wang J.Y. 1998. A review of finless
porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides)
from the
Parsons, E.C.M. and Chan, H.M. 1998. Organochlorines
in Indo-Pacific hump-backed dolphins (Sousa chinensis) and finless
porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides)
from