[MARMAM] Protected Species Observer Training in Galveston, TX - February 26-27

MPSC will be holding Protected Species Observer training in Galveston, Texas on February 26-27. This BOEM/BSEE-compliant PSO certification course covers the regulations for reducing seismic survey impacts to marine mammals and sea turtles, and how to visually locate and identify the animals.

[MARMAM] Research Intern opportunity at The Marine Mammal Center

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT INTERNSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT Research Department The Marine Mammal Center (TMMC) is a non-profit hospital dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of sick, injured or orphaned marine mammals. Also integral to the Center’s mission are the research and education

[MARMAM] archived samples

Dear MarMammers, As we start the New Year, at The Marine Mammal Center, we are consolidating our tissue archive of liver and kidney samples from marine mammals that stranded along the central California coast over the last decade. If you are interested in requesting samples of liver or kidney

[MARMAM] Last call for applicants for Education & Outreach Assistant & Research Intern opportunity with Sea Watch Foundation in Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK in 2016.

Please see two different internship opportunities listed below – Deadline 10th January Sea Watch Foundation – Voluntary Education and Outreach Assistant opportunity based in Cardigan Bay for the 2016 summer season The Sea Watch Foundation is

[MARMAM] Volunteer/Intern Position for Whale Research Station North Coast BC

Cetacea Lab is a whale research facility located along the remote north coast of British Columbia, Canada. We are accepting applications for the 2016 field season from May until the end of September. All positions are for 1 to 2 month duration. There is a weekly fee for food and

[MARMAM] Summer Animal Care Internships at Clearwater Marine Aquarium

*CALL FOR INTERNSHIP APPLICATIONS* (Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Clearwater, FL) Clearwater Marine Aquarium conducts rescue, rehabilitation, and release efforts for sick or injured marine life. If rescued animals are deemed un-releasable due to their physical limitations or need for continuous

[MARMAM] LAJAM Pteronura Special Issue_announcement

Dear Readers: We are happy to let you know that the Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals has just published its latest issue 10(2) (Special Issue on Giant Otter *Pteronura brasiliensis*) at http://lajamjournal.org/index.php/lajam. We invite you to review the Table of Contents and visit our

[MARMAM] JOB OPPORTUNITY AS AN ON-BOARD NATURALIST FOR ELDING WHALE WATCHING REYKJAVIK, ICELAND SUMMER 2016.

JOB OPPORTUNITY AS AN ON-BOARD NATURALIST FOR ELDING WHALE WATCHING REYKJAVIK, ICELAND SUMMER 2016. Elding Whale Watching Reykjavik is a family owned company and has been running since 2000. We are the original operator in Reykjavik, strict in abiding by IceWhale’s (www.icewhale.is) guidelines

[MARMAM] RESEARCH ASSISTANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ELDING WHALE WATCHING REYKJAVIK, ICELAND SUMMER 2016.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ELDING WHALE WATCHING REYKJAVIK, ICELAND SUMMER 2016. Elding Whale Watching Reykjavik is a family owned company and has been running since 2000. We are the original operator in Reykjavik, strict in abiding by IceWhale’s (www.icewhale.is) guidelines in vessel

[MARMAM] 15 Jan 2016 (23:45 CET) – early registration deadline of the 30th Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Madeira, 14 - 16 March, 2016.

The EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE for the 30th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society is near - *15 Jan 2016 (23:45 CET). Please register before in order to take advantage of the lower registration fees.* The theme of the conference is *‘Into the Deep: Research and Conservation on

[MARMAM] Beluga whales shift hearing

Work on beluga whale hearing in which either a 32 or 45 kHz tone was presented prior to a loud 32 kHz tone showed that either warning tone caused the whale to dampen its hearing in anticipation of the loud sound. This response was quickly learned within a single day but took three days to

[MARMAM] Missing fin whale skeleton

I am trying to track down the skeleton of a fin whale (*Balaenoptera physalus*) that was once hanging at the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, PA USA. The skeleton was collected by Edward Cope from San Clemente, California in 1895 and donated to the Wistar a few years later. It was described in