[MARMAM] Whale Watching review panel: expert needed

2019-05-21 Thread Diana Rocha
Dear Marmamers, The World Cetacean Alliance is seeking input from a researcher with a track record of studying the impacts of whale and dolphin watching on cetaceans to be a part of a new International Whale Watching Review Panel. The panel will consist of five WCA partner experts and one

[MARMAM] Ship strike risk reduction measure adopted by Antarctic expedition tourism operators

2019-05-21 Thread Ted Cheeseman
Dear Marmam community, We are very pleased to share news of a recent step taken by Antarctic expedition tour operators to proactively manage risk to whales from ship operations on the Antarctic Peninsula. The following short working paper is being tabled at IWC presently: Ship Strike Risk

[MARMAM] PART-FUNDED SCHOLARSHIPS - Stable Isotope Mixing Models Using R

2019-05-21 Thread Oliver Hooker
PART-FUNDED SCHOLARSHIPS - Stable Isotope Mixing Models Using R https://www.prstatistics.com/course/stable-isotope-mixing-models-using-r-simm05/ We have just had a late group cancellation for the above course. The institute involved in collaboration with PR statistics are using the cancellation

[MARMAM] New Article: A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) based method for assessing the hydrodynamic impact of animal borne data loggers on host marine mammals.

2019-05-21 Thread Chris McKnight
New Article: A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) based method for assessing the hydrodynamic impact of animal borne data loggers on host marine mammals. Dear MARMAM, We are pleased to announce our publication: Kyte A., Pass C., Pemberton R., Sharman M. and McKnight J. C (2019). A computational

[MARMAM] DOLPHIN RESEARCH INTERNSHIP IN PORTUGAL

2019-05-21 Thread AIMM Internships
*BACKGROUND: *The Marine Environment Research Association - AIMM, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization focused on the research and conservation of marine species, running an ongoing study of cetaceans in southern Portugal (Algarve). This project aims to obtain baseline information on