[MARMAM] Special screening of vaquita film and panel discussion

2018-03-17 Thread Thomas Jefferson
VIVA Vaquita would like to announce that we will be participating in a special screening of the short documentarySouls of the Vermilion Sea, followed by a panel discussion on Sunday, March 25th, from 3-5 PM PST. Co-hosted by ASU’s Center for Biodiversity Outcomes (CBO) and several local

[MARMAM] Job opening for MMO/PAM operators

2018-03-17 Thread MMO-PAM Project
Dear MARMAM members, at least 2 qualified MMO/PAM Operators for 2 months (April 1-May 31, 2018) are needed for a mitigation project in the Mediterranean Sea (Italy). If you are interested and immediately available, please provide valid copies of your CV, passport, offshore survival

[MARMAM] Interdisciplinary Research project offering field work opportunities in Northern British Columbia

2018-03-17 Thread zoogle zoogle
*Interdisciplinary Research project offering field work opportunities in Northern British Columbia* Zoogle is an interdisciplinary research project merging bio-acoustics, behavior research and machine learning/neural network/pattern recognition. A range of machine-learning / pattern

[MARMAM] New Publication: Rissos dolphins plan foraging dives

2018-03-17 Thread Brandon Southall
MARMAM, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to provide information regarding our recent publication on interesting aspects of fine scale foraging behavior that we argue demonstrate advance planning in echolocation search strategies. The reference, link, and abstract are provided below

[MARMAM] Publication of Cook Inlet beluga satellite-tagging technical report

2018-03-17 Thread Kim Shelden - NOAA Federal
The following publication is now available for viewing/download: Shelden, K. E. W., K. T. Goetz, R. C. Hobbs, L. K. Hoberecht, K. L. Laidre, B. A. Mahoney, T. L. McGuire, S. A. Norman, G. O’Corry-Crowe, D. J. Vos, G. M. Ylitalo, S. A. Mizroch, S. Atkinson, K. A. Burek-Huntington, and C. Garner.

[MARMAM] New Paper - Resilience of the endangered sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus to foraging disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico, USA: a bioenergetic approach

2018-03-17 Thread Nick Farmer - NOAA Federal
Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce our new publication: Citation: Farmer NA, Noren DP, Fougères EM, Machernis A, Baker K. Resilience of the endangered sperm whale *Physeter macrocephalus* to foraging disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico, USA: a bioenergetic approach.

[MARMAM] New Publication: Habitat use pattern of the giant parasitic nematode Crassicauda magna within the pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps

2018-03-17 Thread Keenan-Bateman, Tiffany Fay
Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the recent publication of the following paper in Diseases of Aquatic Organisms: Keenan-Bateman TF, McLellan WA, Costidis AM, Harms CA, Gay DM, Rotstein DS, Rommel SA, Potter CW, and DA Pabst. (2018) Habitat use pattern of the giant parasitic

[MARMAM] New Publication

2018-03-17 Thread Nicola Quick, Ph.D.
All, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of the following article: Southall, B., Quick, N., Hastie, G., Tyack, P. And Boyd, I. (2017) Mitigation of harm during a novel behavioural reponse study involving active sonar and wild cetaceans. Journal of Ceatcean Research and

[MARMAM] MMOs Positions Available

2018-03-17 Thread Erin McMichael
REMSA Inc is an Environmental Consulting Firm located in Hampton, VA. Through our Marine Endangered Species Observer (MESO) Program, we are seeking skilled and experienced Marine Mammal Observers (MMOs) for a large marine construction project. Both Lead and Assistant MMOs are needed. JOB

[MARMAM] New Pub: Gallagher et al 2018

2018-03-17 Thread Cara Gallagher
Dear members of MarMam, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce our new publication: Citation: Gallagher, C. A., Stern, S. J. and Hines, E. (2018). The metabolic cost of swimming and reproduction in harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) as predicted by a bioenergetic model. Mar Mam Sci.

[MARMAM] Intern Recruitment for South Adriatic Sea

2018-03-17 Thread aylin akkaya
VOLUNTEER AND INTERN RECRUITMENT FOR THE MONTENEGRO DOLPHIN PROJECT (SOUTH ADRIATIC SEA) OUR PROJECT The Montenegro Dolphin Project is a scientific project born from the partnership between the Marine Mammals Research Association (DMAD) and the Natural History Association of Montenegro. Our