[MARMAM] Taiji pushing through plan for whale ranch

Translated by a colleague - I thought this might be of interest to the community: Taiji pushing through plan for whale ranch Yomiuri Newspaper, Feb. 28th, 2012 http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20120227-0680-yom-soci http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20120227-0680-yom-sociIn the town

[MARMAM] New publication on Bryde's Whale sightings in the Southern California Bight

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the following recent publication in Aquatic Mammals. Smultea, M.A., A. E. Douglas, C.E. Bacon, T. A. Jefferson, andL. Mazzuca. 2012. Bryde’s Whale (Balaenoptera brydei/edeni) Sightings in the Southern California Bight. Aquatic Mammals 38(1), 92-97,