[MARMAM] Report of tagged porpoise in UK

2012-12-10 Thread Peter G.H. Evans
Apologies for cross-posting I wonder if anyone has been tagging porpoises recently in NW Europe using a tag of the following description passed to us by a fisherman in UK coastal waters from last month: The tag was like a lollipop, the lolly part being a circular orange/vermilion disc,

[MARMAM] New paper on blue whale feeding behavior

2012-12-10 Thread Brandon Southall
MARMAM subscribers, We are proud to announce the publication of a new paper on blue whale feeding behavior that features tagging data collected within the Southern California Behavioral Response Study (SOCAL-BRS) project. The paper is entitled “Underwater acrobatics by the world’s largest

[MARMAM] New publication of franciscana dolphins from Patagonia Argentina

2012-12-10 Thread Mauricio Failla
Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to inform about the new publication on the biology of franciscana dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei) in Patagonia Argentina: Failla M, Seijas VA, Esposito R y Iñiguez MI. 2012. Franciscana Dolphins, Pontoporia blainvillei, of the Río Negro Estuary, Patagonia,