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Christopher T. Taggart

Christopher T. Taggart

Overview

Christopher T. Taggart is affiliated with Dalhousie University in Canada and has focused their research on marine animal studies, underwater acoustics, and related fields. Their work spans several intersecting disciplines including Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant contributions in subfields such as Ecology, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, and Ocean Engineering.

The scientist's recent publications mostly address topics related to marine mammal detection, habitat characterization, and dynamic management strategies for endangered whale species, particularly the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis).

Among their published papers are:

  • "Acoustic detection range of right whale upcalls identified in near-real time from a moored buoy and a Slocum glider" (2022) in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • "Estimating North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) location uncertainty following visual or acoustic detection to inform dynamic management" (2020) in Conservation Science and Practice
  • "Comparison of visual and acoustic surveys for the detection and dynamic management of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in Canada" (2022) in Conservation Science and Practice
  • "Using ocean gliders to characterize baleen whale habitat in the Northwest Atlantic" (2025) in Marine Ecology Progress Series

Frequent co-authors in Taggart's research include Hansen D. Johnson, Mark F. Baumgartner, Arthur E. Newhall, Ying-Tsong Lin, and Valentina Ceballos.

Taggart's work has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Conservation Science and Practice
  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Marine Ecology Progress Series

Their research topics cover a range of areas related to marine and environmental sciences, notably:

  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Underwater Acoustics Research
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Maritime Navigation and Safety
  • Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems

Christopher T. Taggart's interdisciplinary approach bridges the natural sciences of marine ecology and oceanography with technological applications in underwater acoustic monitoring and ocean engineering, contributing knowledge relevant to conservation and navigation safety in marine environments.

Best Publications

  • Vessel collisions with whales: The probability of lethal injury based on vessel speed

    Angelia S. M. Vanderlaan;Christopher T. Taggart

  • The growing degree-day and fish size-at-age : the overlooked metric

    Anna B Neuheimer;Christopher T Taggart

  • Microsatellite polymorphism and the population structure of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the northwest Atlantic

    Paul Bentzen;Christopher T. Taggart;Daniel E. Ruzzante;Doug Cook

  • Genetic differentiation between inshore and offshore Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) off Newfoundland : microsatellite DNA variation and antifreeze level

    Daniel Eduardo Ruzzante;Christopher T. Taggart;Doug Cook;Sally Goddard

  • Parallel adaptive evolution of Atlantic cod on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean in response to temperature

    Ian R. Bradbury;Sophie Hubert;Brent Higgins;Tudor Borza

  • A nuclear DNA basis for shelf- and bank-scale population structure in northwest Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua): Labrador to Georges Bank

    D. E. Ruzzante;C. T. Taggart;D. Cook

  • Spatial and temporal variation in the genetic composition of a larval cod (Gadus morhua) aggregation: cohort contribution and genetic stability

    Daniel Eduardo Ruzzante;Christopher T. Taggart;Doug Cook

  • A review of the evidence for genetic structure of cod (Gadus morhua) populations in the NW Atlantic and population affinities of larval cod off Newfoundland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence

    Daniel Eduardo Ruzzante;CT Taggart;D. Cook

  • Isolation by distance in the Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, at large and small geographic scales.

    Grant H. Pogson;Christopher T. Taggart;Kathryn A. Mesa;Robert G. Boutilier

  • Stability in the historical pattern of genetic structure of Newfoundland cod (Gadus morhua) despite the catastrophic decline in population size from 1964 to 1994

    Daniel Eduardo Ruzzante;Christopher T. Taggart;Roger W. Doyle;Doug Cook

  • Genomic islands of divergence and their consequences for the resolution of spatial structure in an exploited marine fish

    Ian R. Bradbury;Ian R. Bradbury;Ian R. Bradbury;Sophie Hubert;Brent Higgins;Sharen Bowman

  • Bay-scale population structure in coastal Atlantic cod in Labrador and Newfoundland, Canada

    Daniel Eduardo Ruzzante;JS Wroblewski;CT Taggart;RK Smedbol

  • Reducing the risk of lethal encounters: vessels and right whales in the Bay of Fundy and on the Scotian Shelf

    Angelia S. M. Vanderlaan;Christopher T. Taggart;Anna R. Serdynska;Robert D. Kenney

  • The role of the International Maritime Organization in reducing vessel threat to whales: Process, options, action and effectiveness

    Gregory K. Silber;Angelia S.M. Vanderlaan;Angelia S.M. Vanderlaan;Ana Tejedor Arceredillo;Lindy Johnson

  • Efficacy of a voluntary area to be avoided to reduce risk of lethal vessel strikes to endangered whales.

    Angelia S. M. Vanderlaan;Christopher T. Taggart

  • MIXED-STOCK ANALYSIS OF ATLANTIC COD NEAR THE GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE BASED ON MICROSATELLITE DNA

    Daniel E. Ruzzante;Christopher T. Taggart;Shelley Lang;Doug Cook

  • Genetic differentiation between inshore and offshore Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) off Newfoundland : a test and evidence of temporal stability

    Daniel Eduardo Ruzzante;Christopher T. Taggart;Doug Cook;Sally V. Goddard

  • Accelerometer tags: detecting and identifying activities in fish and the effect of sampling frequency.

    Franziska Broell;Takuji Noda;Serena Wright;Paolo Domenici

  • Lipid Condition and Survival in Shrimp (Pandalus borealis) Larvae

    Patrick Ouellet;Christopher T. Taggart;Kenneth T. Frank

  • Family relationships and effective population size in a natural cohort of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) larvae

    C. M. Herbinger;R. W. Doyle;C. T. Taggart;SE Lochmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth T. Frank
Kenneth T. Frank Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Paul Bentzen
Paul Bentzen Dalhousie University
Daniel E. Ruzzante
Daniel E. Ruzzante Dalhousie University
William C. Leggett
William C. Leggett Queen's University
Ellen Kenchington
Ellen Kenchington Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Iain M. Suthers
Iain M. Suthers University of New South Wales
Paul V. R. Snelgrove
Paul V. R. Snelgrove Memorial University of Newfoundland
Jeffrey A. Hutchings
Jeffrey A. Hutchings Dalhousie University
Alex E. Hay
Alex E. Hay Dalhousie University
Keith R. Thompson
Keith R. Thompson Dalhousie University

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