[MARMAM] Workshop on Manatee Salvage and Necropsy Techniques

2011-07-29 Thread Bassett, Brandon
Workshop on Manatee Salvage and Necropsy Techniques, 26 November 2011 Prior to the 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, 27 November - 2 December 2011. This workshop will focus on providing a comprehensive overview of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's

[MARMAM] Volunteers Needed in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand

2011-07-29 Thread Katie H
Volunteers Needed in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand Wanted: Two enthusiastic and reliable volunteers are required to assist me in the field as I begin my PhD study on marine mammal habitat use in Admiralty Bay, Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. In addition to dusky dolphins, the proposed

[MARMAM] VOLUNTEER REQUIRED FOR A FINE SCALE FEEDING BEHAVIOUR PROJECT ON HUMPBACK WHALES IN AUSTRALIA

2011-07-29 Thread kylie . owen3
The Cetacean Ecology and Acoustics Lab at the University of Queensland is seeking applications from volunteers for a 3 week behaviour study on humpback whales from September 09 to October 03 this year. The study will be conducted at Eden, New South Wales (about 6 hours south of Sydney). The

[MARMAM] New book: Whales and Dolphins: Cognition, Culture, Conservation and Human Perceptions.

2011-07-29 Thread Rob Lott
Dear List Members, This new publication may be of interest to MARMAMers. Whales and Dolphins Cognition, Culture, Conservation and Human Perceptions Edited By Philippa Brakes and Mark Peter Simmonds This is a must have for every keen marine mammal enthusiast and scholar. Via a series of concise

[MARMAM] Start of SOCAL-11 BRS project

2011-07-29 Thread Brandon Southall
MARMAM, We are about to kick off the most recent phase of our biological and behavioral response studies of marine mammals in southern California. SOCAL-11 is second field season of a multi-year (2010-2014) interdisciplinary study, more generally referred to as “SOCAL-BRS” (Behavioral

[MARMAM] New Articles

2011-07-29 Thread David S. Janiger
Hi, All Here's the latest posting of new PDF's that are available. File sizes have been included. Abstracts also available on request. Make all requests to: jani...@cox.net Cheers! David Janiger - Curatorial Assistant (Mammals) Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 900 Exposition

[MARMAM] DCLDE workshop update!

2011-07-29 Thread sara.heimlich
The 5th International Workshop on Detection, Classification, Localization, and Density Estimation of Marine Mammals using Passive Acoustics at Timberline Lodge near Portland, Oregon, August 22-25, is quickly approaching! Don't hesitate much longer to register and arrange your accommodations:

Re: [MARMAM] Green Scrubby Research

2011-07-29 Thread Mauvis Gore
Hi Andrew, We are trying it out for basking sharks which involves collecting some of the mucous on the surface of the shark as it swims by. Les Noble at Aberdeen Uni was working on the DNA extraction but not published as yet as far as I know. best wishes Mauvis On 21/07/2011 15:46, Andrew