[MARMAM] Indian Ocean Cetacean Symposium July 2009 - call for abstracts

2009-01-02 Thread Dr. Charles Anderson

Dear Colleagues,

For those planning to attend the Indian Ocean Cetacean Symposium in 
Maldives, July 2009, we are now receiving abstracts. The deadline is 15 
March, but please do submit early if possible.

Dates:  18-20 July 2009

Venue:  Sun Island Resort and Spa, Ari Atoll, Maldives
www.sun-island.com

Symposium website:
www.mrc.gov.mv
http://www.mrc.gov.mv/index.php?cID=69

Details can also be found at:
http://www.saveourseas.com

To register and to receive further information, including guidelines for 
abstracts, contact Ms. Shahaama Sattar:
sasat...@mrc.gov.mv

For more information about the Maldives:
www.visitmaldives.com

With best wishes for the New Year to all,

Charles Anderson
Convening Committee
Male'
Republic of Maldives 

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[MARMAM] FW: ESR Vol. 5, Bycatch Theme Section

2009-01-02 Thread Godley, Brendan
Dear Colleagues

See below for details of major new volume from Endangered Species Research on 
Bycatch. All articles are fully open access. Feel free to forward this message 
far and wide.

With kind regards

Brendan


Dr. Brendan J. Godley

Senior Lecturer in Conservation Biology

Centre for Ecology  Conservation

School of Biosciences

University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus



Editor-in-Chief, Endangered Species Research

http://www.int-res.com/journals/esr/


ESR - Vol. 5, No. 2-3 - Table of 
contentshttp://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v5/n2-3/
Endang Species Res (Print ISSN: 1863-5407; Online ISSN: 1613-4796)
Copyright © 2008 Inter-Research. Published December 23

Articles are freely available to all users, compliments of Inter-Research.

ESR THEME SECTION
Fisheries Bycatch: Problems and 
Solutionshttp://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v5/n2-3/

TITLE PAGE
Full text in pdf 
formathttp://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/5/n005title.pdf -Open Access

Soykan CU, Moore JE, Zydelis R, Crowder LB, Safina C, Lewison RL
Why study bycatch? An introduction to the Theme Section on fisheries bycatch
ESR 5:91-102http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v5/n2-3/p91-102/ | Full text 
in pdf formathttp://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/5/n005p091.pdf -Open 
Access

Zador SG, Parrish JK, Punt AE, Burke JL, Fitzgerald SM
Determining spatial and temporal overlap of an endangered seabird with a large 
commercial trawl fishery
ESR 5:103-115http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v5/n2-3/p103-115/ | Full 
text in pdf formathttp://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/5/n005p103.pdf 
-Open Access

Petersen SL, Phillips RA, Ryan PG, Underhill LG
Albatross overlap with fisheries in the Benguela Upwelling System: implications 
for conservation and management
ESR 5:117-127http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v5/n2-3/p117-127/ | Full 
text in pdf formathttp://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/5/n005p117.pdf 
-Open Access

Alfaro Shigueto J, Mangel J, Seminoff JA, Duttone PH
Demography of loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta in the southeastern Pacific 
Ocean: fisheries-based observations and implications for management
ESR 5:129-135http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v5/n2-3/p129-135/ | Full 
text in pdf formathttp://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/5/n005p129.pdf 
-Open Access

Bugoni L, Mancini PL, Monteiro DS, Nascimento L, Neves TS
Seabird bycatch in the Brazilian pelagic longline fishery and a review of 
capture rates in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean
ESR 5:137-147http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v5/n2-3/p137-147/ | Full 
text in pdf formathttp://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/5/n005p137.pdf 
-Open Access

Benjamins S, Kulka DW, Lawson J
Incidental catch of seabirds in Newfoundland and Labrador gillnet fisheries, 
2001-2003
ESR 5:149-160http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v5/n2-3/p149-160/ | Full 
text in pdf formathttp://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/5/n005p149.pdf 
-Open Access

Tomás J, Gozalbes P, Raga JA, Godley BJ
Bycatch of loggerhead sea turtles: insights from 14 years of stranding data
ESR 5:161-169http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v5/n2-3/p161-169/ | Full 
text in pdf formathttp://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/5/n005p161.pdf 
-Open Access

Peckham SH, Maldonado Diaz D, Koch V, Mancini A, Gaos A, Tinker MT, Nichols WJ
High mortality of loggerhead turtles due to bycatch, human consumption and 
strandings at Baja California Sur, Mexico, 2003 to 2007
ESR 5:171-183http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v5/n2-3/p171-183/ | Full 
text in pdf formathttp://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/5/n005p171.pdf 
-Open Access

Anderson DJ, Huyvaert KP, Awkerman JA, Proaño CB, Milstead WB, 
Jiménez-Uzcátegui G, Cruz S, Grace JK
Population status of the Critically Endangered waved albatross Phoebastria 
irrorata, 1999 to 2007
ESR 5:185-192http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v5/n2-3/p185-192/ | Full 
text in pdf formathttp://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/5/n005p185.pdf 
-Open Access

Chilvers BL
New Zealand sea lions Phocarctos hookeri and squid trawl fisheries: bycatch 
problems and management options
ESR 5:193-204http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v5/n2-3/p193-204/ | Full 
text in pdf formathttp://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/5/n005p193.pdf 
-Open Access

Karamanlidis AA, Androukaki E, Adamantopoulou S, Chatzispyrou A, Johnson WM, 
Kotomatas S, Papadopoulos A, Paravas V, Paximadis G, Pires R, Tounta E, 
Dendrinos P
Assessing accidental entanglement as a threat to the Mediterranean monk seal 
Monachus monachus
ESR 5:205-213http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v5/n2-3/p205-213/ | Full 
text in pdf formathttp://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/5/n005p205.pdf 
-Open Access

Scheidat M, Gilles A, Kock KH, Siebert U
Harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena abundance in the southwestern Baltic Sea
ESR 5:215-223http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v5/n2-3/p215-223/ | Full 
text in pdf formathttp://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/5/n005p215.pdf 
-Open Access

Southwood A, 

[MARMAM] New article on resource partitioning between humpback and minke whales in Antarctica

2009-01-02 Thread Ari Friedlaender

The following articles has been published on line:

Friedlaender, A.S., G.L. Lawson, and P.N. Halpin.  2008. Evidence of  
resource partitioning between humpback and minke whales around the  
western Antarctic Peninsula. Marine Mammal Science DOI: 10./j. 
1748-7692.2008.00263.x


ABSTRACT

For closely related sympatric species to coexist, they must differ to  
some degree in their ecological requirements or niches (e.g., diets)  
to avoid interspecific competition. Baleen whales in the Antarctic  
feed primarily on krill, and the large sympatric prewhaling community  
suggests resource partitioning among these species or a nonlimiting  
prey resource. In order to examine ecological differences between  
sympatric humpback and minke whales around the Western Antarctic  
Peninsula, we made measurements of the physical environment,  
observations of whale distribution, and concurrent acoustic  
measurements of krill aggregations. Mantel's tests and classification  
and regression tree models indicate both similarities and differences  
in the spatial associations between humpback and minke whales,  
environmental features, and prey. The data suggest (1) similarities  
(proximity to shore) and differences (prey abundance versus deep water  
temperatures) in horizontal spatial distribution patterns, (2)  
unambiguous vertical resource partitioning with minke whales  
associating with deeper krill aggregations across a range of spatial  
scales, and (3) that interference competition between these two  
species is unlikely. These results add to the paucity of ecological  
knowledge relating baleen whales and their prey in the Antarctic and  
should be considered in conservation and management efforts for  
Southern Ocean cetaceans and ecosystems.


Society Members can access this manuscript from the journal web site  
via the Members Area: www.marinemammalogy.org

or contact me for a pdf: a...@duke.edu

Thank you.

Ari Friedlaender



Ari S. Friedlaender, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Scientist
Duke University Marine Laboratory
135 Pivers Island Road
Beaufort, NC 28516
p 919 672 0103
f 252 504 7648
a...@duke.edu



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