Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the publication of the following paper: Weller, D.W. and Defran, R.H. (2016). Coastal bottlenose dolphins off California and Northern Baja California, Mexico: Photo-Identification Catalog 1981-2014. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS. NOAA-TM-NMFS-SWFSC-566. 1297 p. Available at: https://swfsc.noaa.gov/publications/TM/SWFSC/NOAA-TM-NMFS-SWFSC-566.pdf This catalog presents identification photographs of 1,291 Pacific coast bottlenose dolphins (*Tursiops truncatus*) obtained during dedicated research surveys carried out between 1981 and 2014 in five coastal study areas: Ensenada, Mexico; San Quintı́n, Mexico; San Diego, CA; Orange County, CA; and Santa Barbara, CA. These images were primarily collected by the Southwest Fisheries Science Center (National Marine Fisheries Service, NMFS), the Cetacean Behavior Laboratory (San Diego State University, CBL), and Scripps Whale Acoustics Lab (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, SIO). The overarching objectives of making this catalog publicly available are twofold: (1) to facilitate regional and international cooperation and collaboration between current and future research groups collecting data on Pacific coast bottlenose dolphins; and (2) to provide an individual identification numbering scheme and standardized images of Pacific coast bottlenose dolphins that can be used for comparison by other research groups and organizations. All best, R.H. Defran - rh.def...@gmail.com
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