[MARMAM] Opportunity to work on sperm whale's photo-identification in Pico Island, Azores

2016-06-03 Thread susana simiao
Espaço Talassa Photo-Identification Project Our Espaço Talassa Photo-Identification data base of sperm whale's fluke is the result of eight years' work taking pictures of flukes. These fluke pictures show signs of the bearer's hardships such as encounters with predators, driftnets, propellers

[MARMAM] VOLUNTEER NEEDED FOR LAND BASED BODY CONDITION STUDY ON SOUTHERN RIGHT WHALES USING UAVS

2016-06-03 Thread Fredrik
VOLUNTEER NEEDED FOR LAND BASED BODY CONDITION STUDY ON SOUTHERN RIGHT WHALES USING UAVS Murdoch University Cetacean Research Unit (MUCRU), Perth, Australia, is looking for a volunteer to assist land based Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) research on Southern right whales at the Head of the

[MARMAM] New publication on male grey seal cannibalism

2016-06-03 Thread Amy Bishop
Dear all, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of our short note: Bishop, A. M., Onoufriou, J., Moss, S., Pomeroy, P. P., & Twiss, S. D. (2016). Cannibalism by a male grey seal (*Halichoerus grypus*) in the North Sea. *Aquatic Mammals*, *42*(2), 137-143. DOI 10.1578/

[MARMAM] New publication on corkscrew seals: grey seal cannibalism showing strong evidence as to the cause of spiral lacerations in phocids.

2016-06-03 Thread Joseph Onoufriou
My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of our paper: Brownlow A, Onoufriou J, Bishop A, Davison N and Thompson D (2016) Corkscrew Seals: Grey Seal (*Halichoerus grypus*) Infanticide and Cannibalism May Indicate the Cause of Spiral Lacerations in Seals. PLoS ONE 11(6):

[MARMAM] Fall 2016 Internship Opportunities in Savannah, Georgia

2016-06-03 Thread Perrtree, Robin
The Savannah State University Dolphin Sciences Laboratory (SSUDS lab) is accepting applications for Fall 2016 interns. There are 2 positions available. Application deadline is June 24th. The SSUDS lab is located adjacent to the marsh on the campus of Savannah State University in coastal

[MARMAM] New paper on the management of tourism and dolphin-boat interactions

2016-06-03 Thread Marta Guerra
?Dear all We are happy to announce our recent publication: Boat-based tourism and bottlenose dolphins in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand: The role of management in decreasing dolphin-boat interactions. M. Guerra and S. M. Dawson (2016) Tourism Management 57: 3-9. For a PDF please follow this