Dr. Peter S. Ross is a Research Scientist (Marine mammal toxicologist) with the
Institute of Ocean Sciences (Fisheries and Oceans Canada) in Sidney, British
Columbia, Canada. He has an active research program on (1) the effects of
persistent environmental contaminants on the health of marine mammals and (2)
the sources, movement and fate of persistent environmental contaminants in
marine food chains. He conducts his research in collaboration with colleagues at
universities and government laboratories in Canada and internationally.
Dr. Ross is an Adjunct Professor at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Burnaby,
B.C., and supervises graduate students at SFU, the University of British
Columbia and the University of Victoria. Dr. Ross obtained his PhD from the
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences (Utrecht University, the Netherlands), MSc from
Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia), and BSc (Honours) from Trent
University (Peterborough, Ontario).
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Dr. Ross is currently conducting research on several projects,
many of which involve opportunities for graduate students and
collaboration. The following projects are currently underway:
-
Marine mammals as sentinels of environmental contamination
by Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
-
Endocrine-disrupting effects of POPs on Pacific killer
whales
-
Killer whales as sentinels of marine ecosystem contamination
in Puget Sound
-
POPs in Puget Sound harbor seals: where are they coming
from?
- British Columbia's killer whales
at risk from contaminants?
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We often work with live, free-ranging marine mammals. Our
toxicology research combines an active field program with high
quality laboratory research. Such an approach is not possible
without the support and collaboration of many agencies. Our work
on marine mammals inhabiting the shared waters between British
Columbia (Canada) and Washington State (USA) involves
collaborations with the B.C. Animal Health Center (Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and Fisheries), the Washington Department of
Fish and Wildlife, the Puget Sound Water Quality Action Team, and
the Vancouver Aquarium. Financial support is afforded by the
Environmental Sciences Strategic Research Fund (Fisheries and
Oceans Canada or DFO), the Species at Risk Act (DFO), the Toxic
Substances Research Initiative (TSRI), the Puget Sound Water
Quality Action Team, and the University of California (Davis)
Marine Ecosystem Health Program, among others.
Here is a short selection of links to our research partners, and
to other sites of interest to those studying marine mammals and/or
toxicology:
Vancouver
Aquarium
B.C.
Animal Health Center
Washington
Department of Fish and Wildlife
Puget
Sound Action Team
U.C.
Davis Marine Ecosystem Health Program
Puget
Sound Ambient Monitoring Program
Cascadia
Research
Environment
Canada (Pacific-Yukon Region)
Species
at Risk Act (Environment Canada)
Georgia
Basin - Puget Sound Ecosystem Indicators Report
Georgia
Strait Alliance
Friends
of the San Juans
Simon
Fraser University (School for Resource and Environmental
Management)
University
of Victoria
University
of British Columbia
B.C.
State of the environment report 2002
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