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Dr. Laurens Howle is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University.  Dr. Howle's research interests include the disciplines of thermal science, fluid dynamics, and nonlinear dynamics.  He has created 3-D rendering of cetacean flippers to study the forces experienced by flippers during movement.  He is currently creating a 3-D model of North Atlantic right whales to be used to simulate interactions with fishing gear. Dr. Howle received his Ph.D. from Duke University.

Dr. Stephen Kajiura is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida Atlantic University. His area of expertise is the sensory biology of sharks and rays with an emphasis on the electrosensory system.  Dr. Kajiura has conducted research for various agencies, including the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, and the National Marine Fisheries Service.

Dr. David Kerstetter is a Research Scientist at the Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center. Dr.

Amy Knowlton is a Research Scientist at the New England Aquarium. Ms. Knowlton has been studying North Atlantic right whales since 1983 and is closely involved with all aspects of right whale research, including, photo-identification, field surveys, and documentation of human impacts. Ms.

Scott Landry is the Director of the Whale Rescue Team at Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies (PCCS). Mr. Landry has been working at PCCS as part of the Rescue Team for the past seven years. In addition to being a part of disentangling efforts, his primary role has been to carefully document the details of each large whale entanglement event on the PCCS website.

Dr. John Mandelman is presently a Research Scientist at the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium, where he has resided in various capacities since 2001.