[MARMAM] Resubmit: Article announcement - Habitat use of bottlenose dolphins in Doubtful Sound, NZ

2020-11-20 Thread Steph Bennington
The Marine Mammal Research Group at Otago University is pleased to announce two new publications on the distribution and habitat preferences of bottlenose dolphins in Fiordland, NZ: Bennington S, Rayment W, Currey R, Oldridge L, Henderson S, Guerra M, Brough T, Johnston D, Corne C, Johnson D,

[MARMAM] Migratory insights from singing humpback whales recorded around central New Zealand - new publication

2020-11-20 Thread Victoria Warren
Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of the following article: Migratory insights from singing humpback whales recorded around central New Zealand. Victoria E. Warren, Rochelle Constantine, Michael Noad, Claire Garrigue and Ellen C. Garland. Royal Society

[MARMAM] Discussion Panel on Unpaid Positions in Science

2020-11-20 Thread Eric Archer and Tara Cox Ad hoc Diversity Committee
Dear Colleagues, We all agree that our marine mammal community, and science in general, benefits from increased diversity. We all agree that barriers to diversity and inclusiveness, where they exist, should be dismantled. In July 2020, the SMM received a petition

[MARMAM] New publication: From science only to science for conservation: a personal journey

2020-11-20 Thread Sarah Piwetz
Dear All, On behalf of Bernd Würsig, I am pleased to announce the following publication in the journal Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics (ESEP). This Open Access paper is part of a Theme Section entitled “Marine biology in a world of wounds”. Würsig, B. (2020) From science only to

[MARMAM] Florida Manatee and Marine Turtle Management Job Opportunity

2020-11-20 Thread Pasawicz, Michelle
Greetings everyone, The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is seeking a Fisheries and Wildlife Biological Scientist IV to aid the Imperiled Species Management Section with developing conservation measures to reduce potential adverse impacts to species under the

[MARMAM] Last reminder: Survey on definitions of delphinid groups and related terms - Invitation to participate (closes 2nd December)

2020-11-20 Thread Jonathan Syme
Dear MARMAM community, Thank you to all who have already completed the survey, your responses are much appreciated. Thank you as well to all MARMAM subscribers for being patient with the many reminders (this is the last one!). If you haven't had the chance to complete the survey yet, it will be

[MARMAM] New Publication on Beaked Whale Foraging Ecology

2020-11-20 Thread Brandon Southall
MARMAMers, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of a new paper on beaked whale ecology and behavior as the featured article in the most recent volume of Marine Ecology Progress Series. The citation and abstract are given below and the full .pdf is available via Open