Mason Weinrich, chief scientist at the Whale Center of New England, shares extensive findings on reproduction, social organization, ecology and behavior that have resulted from his work. Humpback whales that feed in New England's waters have been studied extensively since the late 1970s. Many individual whales return to the area each year. This, combined with the unprecedented access to the population granted by whale watch boats, has led to unusually detailed knowledge of baleen whale population biology.
Mason has been the Executive Director of WCNE since 1980; he is also the head naturalist at Capt. Bill and Son's Whale Watch, the Vice President of the Board of Directors of the American Cetacean Society, the Chair of Massachusetts Coastal Advocacy Network, a member of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council, and a technical advisor to New England's Large Whale Recovery Team. He has published many articles, both popular and scientific, about the whales of New England. He is the primary captain of our research vessel, Mysticete. He holds a B.S. in Zoology from Cornell University.