[MARMAM] Rare sighting of an anomalously white sperm whale in the north western mediterranean sea

Dear Marmamers, A white sperm whale (*Physeter macrocephalus*) was spotted from an helicopter off Toulon, France, on the 6th of August 2015. The animal, completely white, was probably a leucistic individual. Pictures of the sighting are available on the following link:

[MARMAM] Volunteers needed for bottlenose dolphin project, New Zealand

Bottlenose Dolphin Behavioural Volunteer Position at Great Barrier Island, New Zealand A volunteer is required to assist with a MSc study investigating the behaviour of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) at Great Barrier Island (GBI) and part of the Auckland coastline, New Zealand. This

[MARMAM] Call for Autumn Marine Mammal Internship Opportunities

Dear all, We would like to inform you about internship, study abroad and research opportunities we are offering in Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation http://archipelago.gr/en/ in the Aegean Sea islands. Please see the information below and feel free to ask us for any further

[MARMAM] New Human-Wildlife Conflict Book

Aloha colleagues, I wanted to let you know about a new book on human-wildlife conflict in marine ecosystems that has just been published by Oxford University Press. You can find it on OUP's website: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199687152.do and it will eventually be available on Amazon

[MARMAM] Protected Species Aerial Survey Openings

IAP Worldwide services is recruiting for Aerial Surveyors for a short term (Sept 13 - 26, 2015) survey based out of Destin, FL. Contractors will perform duties of marine mammal and sea turtle observer during aerial surveys to be conducted aboard a NOAA aircraft. Responsibilities include rotation

[MARMAM] Anouncement: SMM Workshop - Unmanned Aerial Systems: Powerful and Cost-Effective Tools for Marine Science and Conservation

Good morning everyone, we are organizing a workshop on hardware, applications, and issues associated with using unmanned aerial systems (UAS) at the Biennial conference in San Francisco. UAS offer a very capable and dynamic platform to study a growing variety of marine issues, and marine

[MARMAM] Large Marine Vertebrate Session at the 2016 GoMRI Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, February 1-4, 2016

Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2016 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. The 2016 conference theme, One Gulf: healthy ecosystems, healthy communities, will focus on opportunities to promote and sustain a healthy Gulf environment, communities, and economy,

[MARMAM] MMO and PSO training courses, Inverness, UK

A few spaces left on MMO and PSO training courses in Inverness, Scotland, 5-6 September 2015 JNCC-recognised MMO course for UK waters, 5 September 2015, GBP 125 PSO course for the Gulf of Mexico, meets BOEM/ BSEE requirements, 6 September 2015, GBP 55 (when taken in conjunction with the MMO