Naomi Rose
Dept. of Marine Biology Humane Society
International
University of Vienna2100 L Street,
N.W.
Althanstrasse 14, A-1090Washington, D.C.
20037 USA
Vienna, Austria
Hello MARMAM members:
I have just returned from a three-day visit to the Republic of Panama.
For the past two years or so, a company called Ocean Embassy
(www.oceanembassy.com http://www.oceanembassy.com/ and see press
release below) has been seeking permission of the Panamanian government
to
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Naomi Rose
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Naomi A. Rose, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
International Policy
Humane Society International
700 Professional Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20879 USA
Ph 301 258 3048
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In response to Eduardo Fernandez's May 27 request for a review of The
HSUS/WSPA booklet The Case Against Marine Mammals in Captivity, a
critical review is always welcome; among other reasons, it assists in
improving future editions. However, I would like to note that the
public display community
I would like to announce the publication of the following paper:
Rose, N.A., D. Janiger, E.C.M. Parsons, and M. Stachowitsch. 2011. Shifting
baselines in scientific publications: A case study using cetacean research.
Marine Policy 35: 477-482.
Abstract:
The marine sciences have
Dear colleagues:
As readers of MARMAM may recall, a two-volume special issue of the
International Journal of Comparative Psychology (IJCP special issue) was
produced last year, focused on the value of captive marine mammal
research. The editor of the special issue, Stan Kuczaj, stated in his
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
://www.fws.gov/international/CITES/CoP16/3rdFederalRegisterNoticeWeb.pdf
Best regards,
Naomi Rose
Naomi A. Rose, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, HSI-Wildlife
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Dear colleagues:
For those interested in the issues surrounding the public display of killer
whales, a new book by journalist David Kirby, which is available in bookstores
on July 17, discusses the topic thoroughly. Death at SeaWorld is not just
about the death of trainer Dawn Brancheau in
from the wild of
cetaceans for public display and will be submitting comments to this effect. I
would be happy to send talking points I have developed for this permit
application to anyone who requests them.
Regards
Naomi Rose
Naomi A. Rose, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, HSI-Wildlife
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If you go to the home page for the Society of Marine Mammalogy, you will see
the following announcement:
Panel discussions at the conference
There will be two very interesting panel discussions at the conference. One on
humane killing of marine mammals, on the afternoon of Monday 9 December.
inquiries.
Please direct any questions to Doug Wartzok or Helene Marsh.
Naomi Rose
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NAOMI A. ROSE, PH.D.
Marine Mammal Scientist
ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE
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Washington, DC 20003
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Dear MARMAMers:
As some here may know, SeaWorld has launched a new Twitter campaign, #Ask
SeaWorld. The link below takes you to a March 28 question and response from
the related website.
http://ask.seaworldcares.com/?p=276
From my knowledge of the literature and my time in the field, I know
Sanctuaries at SMMC 2015
Dear Friends and Colleagues - This is to let you know about an exciting
workshop organized by myself and Naomi Rose on sea pen sanctuaries for captive
dolphins and whales! YOU CAN SIGN UP NOW AND RESERVE YOUR ATTENDANCE AT:
https://www.marinemammalscience.org/conference
Dear MARMAMERs:
The Journal of Mammalogy has published an early-view paper by Robeck et al.
entitled Comparisons of life-history parameters between free-ranging and
captive killer whale (Orcinus orca) populations for application toward species
management
Dear MARMAMers:
A weeks-old calf has died at Planète Sauvage, a dolphinarium in France. Here is
the short press item on this death:
http://www.presseocean.fr/actualite/port-saint-pere-un-jeune-dauphin-meurt-a-planete-sauvage-29-08-2015-168169
For those who don't speak French, the article says:
point me to evidence that I am wrong about the lack of
ongoing research into this question.
Naomi Rose
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NAOMI A. ROSE, PH.D.
Marine Mammal Scientist
ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE
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Washington, DC 20003
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Dear MARMAMers:
For those interested in the welfare of captive marine mammals, the USDA's
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has published a proposed rule to
amend several provisions of the regulations governing the care and maintenance
of captive marine mammals (see the Federal
Dear MARMAMERs:
The journal Animal Behavior and Cognition has published a paper by Hill et al.
entitled "An inventory of peer-reviewed articles on killer whales (Orcinus
orca) with a comparison to bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)," available
at
Fellow MARMAMers:
I am pleased to announce the publication of the 5th edition of "The Case
Against Marine Mammals in Captivity." The 4th edition of this white paper,
first published by The Humane Society of the United States in 1995, was
released in 2009. After a decade, the Animal Welfare
es/uploads/documents/Open-Letter-Iberian-Orcas.pdf
Thank you,
Naomi Rose
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Marine Mammal Scientist
ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE
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Dear Marmam colleagues:
Don Baur, a mentor to many in the marine mammal policy world, passed away on
December 15 from cancer. Don joined Perkins Coie in 1987, after working as a
lawyer for the Department of the Interior and serving as General Counsel for
the U.S. Marine Mammal Commission. He
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