[MARMAM] New publication: Drag reduction and locomotory power in dolphins: Gray's paradox revealed.

Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce our recently published paper on swimming energetics of free-ranging dolphins: Davis, R.W., Fiori, L., Würsig, B., Orbach, D.N. 2024. Drag reduction and locomotory power in dolphins: Gray's paradox revealed. *Journal of the Royal Society

[MARMAM] New publication: Pediatric Drone: Estimating morphometric measurements in spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) calves based on aerial photogrammetry (RIO et al., 2024)

Dear MarMam community, I am pleased to share my latest article published in Marine Mammal Science:  Pediatric Drone: Estimating morphometric measurements in spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) calves based on aerial photogrammetry (Raul Rio) The paper can be found here: http://doi.org/10.11

[MARMAM] New publication on historical killings of small cetaceans due to perceived competition with fisheries

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share with you our new paper on historical killings of small cetaceans in Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review: Petitguyot, M.A.C., Bearzi, G., van den Hurk, Y., Tejedor Fuentes, M., and Pierce, G.J. 2024. Intentional killi

[MARMAM] New publication: Baleen whales in the sub-Antarctic region

Good day MARMAM Colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I am happy to announce the publication of our below paper in Scientific Reports: Shabangu, F.W., Munoz, T., Van Uffelen, L., Estabrook, B.E.,Yemane, D., Stafford, K.M., Branch, T.A., Vermeulen, E., van den Berg, M.A.,Lamont, T. 2024. Dive

[MARMAM] New publication: Using satellite imagery to estimate abundance of beluga whales

Hello Marmam family, My co-authors and I are happy to announce our recent publication: Sherbo, B. A., Belanger, A., Charry, B., & Watt, C. A. Using satellite imagery to estimate abundance of Cumberland Sound beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in 2021. Frontiers in Marine Science, 11, 1422907

Re: [MARMAM] New publication: Whistle structure variation between two sympatric dolphin species in the Gulf of California

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my coauthors, I am pleased to share our recent article published in Hydrobiologia. Antichi, S., M. Rege‑Colt, M. Austin, L. J. May‑Collado, Ó. Carlón-Beltrán, J. Urbán R., S. Martínez-Aguilar, & L. Viloria-Gómora, 2024. Whistle structure variation between two s

[MARMAM] New Publication: Vessel Strike Risk to Rice's Whale in the Gulf of Mexico: Review of Previous Methodologies, Information Gaps, and Recommendations for Future Efforts to Predict Strike Risks

Dear Colleagues, BOEM is pleased to share with you a new study which assessed vessel strike risk to Rice’s whales in the northern Gulf posed by vessel traffic specifically related to BOEM authorized activities, including evaluating previously employed methodologies for predicting Rice’s whale st

[MARMAM] New publication on the biology, ecology and conservation of the Iberian Porpoise

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of all co-authors, I am pleased to share with you our new paper on Iberian porpoises in Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review: Pierce, G.J., Petitguyot, M.A.C., Gutierrez-Muñoz, P., Fariñas-Bermejo, A., Fernández-Fernández, D., Dolman, S., Fontaine,

[MARMAM] New Publication on detection probability for Antarctic blue whales in Southern Ocean

Dear Marmam community, My colleagues and I are pleased to share our new paper "Beyond counting calls: estimating detection probability for Antarctic blue whales reveals biological trends in seasonal calling", in the Frontiers in Marine Biology, Sec. Marine Megafauna. Access the manuscript and do

[MARMAM] New publication: Spatiotemporal Variability of Fin Whale and Blue Whale Calls Detected by Land Seismometers Along the Lower St. Lawrence Seaway

Dear all, My co-authors and I are thrilled to announce our recent open-access publication: Goblot, E., Liu, Y., Plourde, A., Cauchy, P., Mérindol, J., Bernier-Breton, C., Li, G., and Roth, B. (2024). Spatiotemporal Variability of Fin Whale and Blue Whale Calls Detected by Land Seismometers Alon

[MARMAM] New publication on southern sea otter fur buoyancy across ontogeny

Hi Marmam community, My co-authors and I are excited to share our new study on southern sea otter fur buoyancy across ontogeny, and how the fur buoyancy is affected by crude oil and Dawn dishwashing detergent. Riordan, K., Dean, A. E., Kerr, S. J., Thometz, N. M., Batac, F. I. and Liwanag, H. E.

[MARMAM] New Publication: Illustrated cross-sectional computed tomography of the cetacean abdomino-pelvic organs

Dear MARMAM Group Readers, On behalf of the Aquatic Animal Virtopsy Lab (https://www.facebook.com/AAVLab2014) in City University of Hong Kong, my colleagues and I are pleased to share our new paper “Illustrated cross-sectional computed tomography of the cetacean abdomino-pelvic organs”, in the

[MARMAM] New publication on movement and diving behavior of sperm whales in the Gulf of Alaska

My co-authors and I are pleased to share a publication on the sperm whale movement in the Gulf of Alaska: Wild, L.A., Mueter, F.J., Andrews, R.D., Straley, J.M. (2024). *Movement and diving behavior of satellite-tagged male sperm whales in the Gulf of Alaska.* Front. Mar. Sci., 11: 1394687. doi: 1

[MARMAM] New publication: Maritime traffic alters distribution of the harbour porpoise in the North Sea (Remi Pigeault)

Dear Colleagues, We are excited to share with you our new publication entitled 'Maritime traffic alters distribution of the harbour porpoise in the North Sea', published in Marine Pollution Bulletin. Pigeault, R., Ruser, A., Ramírez-Martínez, N.C., Geelhoed, S.C.V., Haelters, J., Nachtsheim,

[MARMAM] New publication on vessel noise interference with killer whale foraging success

Dear Marmam community, My co-authors and I are excited to share with you our new study on vessel noise interference with fine-scale foraging behavior of killer whales, published in Global Change Biology. The paper, "Males miss and females forgo: Auditory masking from vessel noise impairs foraging

[MARMAM] New publication: Marine mammals as indicators of Anthropocene Ocean Health (Stephanie Plön)

Dear marmamers, On behalf of my co-authors, I'm excited to share our new review paper published in *npj Biodiversity *"Marine mammals as indicators of Anthropocene Ocean Health" The article is fully open access and can be found here: https://rdcu.be/dTxqs Abstract: The current state of marine mam

[MARMAM] New publication - Female, juvenile, and calf sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus (Linnaeus 1758) records from Ireland

Dear MARMAM community, We are pleased to announce our recent publication on the presence of female, juvenile and calf sperm whales off Ireland detailed below. O'Callaghan, S.A., Griffin, B., Levesque, S., Gammell, M. and O'Brien, J. (2024). Female, juvenile, and calf sperm whale Physeter macrocep

[MARMAM] New Publication: Auto machine learning tools to distinguish between two killer whale ecotypes

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share with you our new paper entitled ‘’Auto machine learning tools to distinguish between two killer whale ecotypes’’, published in Marine Mammal Science. The paper is open access and available online at https://doi.org/10./mms.13177

[MARMAM] New Publication: "Humpback whale feeding behavior and defecation observed on the Hawaiian breeding grounds"

Aloha Friends and Colleagues, Lead author Marc Lammers and co-authors Julia Zeh, Eden Zang, Ed Lyman and I are excited to announce that our article "Humpback whale feeding behavior and defecation observed on the Hawaiian breeding grounds" has just been published in the journal *Marine Mammal Scien

[MARMAM] New Publication: Insights into Foraging Behavior from Multi-Day Sound Recording Tags on Goose-beaked Whales in the Southern California Bight

Dear MARMAM community, We are excited to share our newest publication: Coates, S.N., Sweeney, D.A., Falcone, E.A., Watwood, S.L., Rone, B.K., DeRuiter, S.L., Barlow, J., Dolan, K.A., Morrissey, R.P., DiMarzio, N.A. and Jarvis, S.M. (2024). Insights into foraging behavior from multi-day sound rec

[MARMAM] NEW PUBLICATION: Inferring dolphin population status: using unoccupied aerial systems to quantify age-structure

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share with you our new paper entitled "Inferring dolphin population status: using unoccupied aerial systems to quantify age-structure", published in *Animal Conservation*. The paper can be accessed here: - Animal Conservation: https:/

[MARMAM] New Publication: Stranded marine mammal detection by the public, trained responders, and drones using decoy carcasses

Dear MARMAM, We are excited to share our new publication "Stranded marine mammal detection by the public, trained responders, and drones using decoy carcasses" published in Marine Mammal Science. Ponti, M.J., M.L. Russell, C.D. Clark, C.S. Cloyed, R.H. Carmichael, C.L. Johnson, and J.C.G. Bloodgo

[MARMAM] New publication: Australian snubfin dolphin acoustics

G'day all, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share our new publication in Marine Mammal Science, "Australian snubfin vocal activity is influenced by behavioral state and group characteristics". Abstract: Acoustic communication is an important aspect of life for marine mammals, as the

[MARMAM] New publication: Deep-sea cabled video-observatory provides insights into the behavior at depth of sub-adult male northern elephant seals

Hello, On behalf of my co-authors, I’m excited to share our new open-access article on the deep-sea behavior of sub-adult male northern elephant seals. The study delves into their feeding strategies, prey preferences, and resting habits. Intriguingly, we found that several seals consistently ret

[MARMAM] New publication: Ontogeny of horizontal movement patterns of rehabilitated grey seal juveniles (Halichoerus grypus) in the Baltic Sea

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce our latest open access publication "Ontogeny of horizontal movement patterns of rehabilitated grey seal juveniles (Halichoerus grypus) in the Baltic Sea" now available in Frontiers in Marine Science. Kuncienė L, Nachtsheim D, Siebert U and Kleiva Ž (2

[MARMAM] New publication: Novel Gammaherpesvirus Infections in Narrow-Ridged Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis) and False Killer Whales (Pseudorca crassidens)

Dear MARMAM colleagues, We are excited to announce our new publication, "Novel Gammaherpesvirus Infections in Narrow-Ridged Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis) and False Killer Whales (Pseudorca crassidens) in the Republic of Korea," now available in Viruses. Lee SB, Lee KL, Kim SW,

[MARMAM] new publication: static netters fishing trajectories with high resolution data and their evolution in the Bay of Biscay

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to share with you a new open access article which proposed method for identifying fishing trajectories of gillnetters in the Bay of Biscay (NE Atlantic), explore their possible changes since 2015 and their potential impact on the recent increase of common dolphi

[MARMAM] New publication: How low can you go? Exploring impact of drones on haul out behaviour of harbour - and grey seals

Dear colleagues, We are excited to announce our latest open access publication, “How low can you go? Exploring the impact of drones on haul-out behaviour of harbour and grey seals,” now available in Frontiers in Marine Science. Stepien EN, Khan J, Galatius A and Teilmann J (2024) How low can you

[MARMAM] New Publication: Genetic Diversity and Population Dynamics of Lobodon carcinophaga in Danco Coast, Antarcticat

Dear MARMAM,  My co-authors and I are pleased to share ournew publication titled: Genetic Diversity and Population Dynamics of Lobodon carcinophagain Danco Coast, Antarcticat.  Prosdocimi, L.,Ibañez, E. A., Gariboldi, M. C., Negrete, J., Bobinac, M., Cappozzo, H. L.,& Túnez, J. I. (2024). Gen

[MARMAM] New publication: Proximity analysis between icebreakers and narwals in Tasiujaq, Nunavut, Canada (Mayette et al.)

Dear marmam community, My co-authors and myself are pleased to share with you our new open access article titled "Proximity analysis between icebreakers and narwals in Tasiujaq, Nunavut, Canada", in the Journal of Wildlife Management. https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jw

[MARMAM] New publication: Solitary humpback whales manufacture bubble-nets as tools to increase prey intake

Dear MARMAM, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our new publication titled: Solitary humpback whales manufacture bubble-nets as tools to increase prey intake. Szabo, A., L. Bejder, H. Warick, M. van Aswegen, A. S. Friedlaender, J. Goldbogen, J. M. Kendall-Bar, E. M. Leunissen, M. Angot,

[MARMAM] New Publication: Contemporary sightings of eastern North Pacific right whales, 2006 to 2023

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to share our new open access publication: Crance, J., & Kennedy, A. (2024). Contemporary sightings of eastern North Pacific right whales, 2006 to 2023. *Endangered Species Research*, *54*, 427–441. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01349 Abstract: North Pacific right whal

[MARMAM] New publication: Serological Investigation for Brucella ceti in Cetaceans from the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea (L. Martino)

Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our new open access publication titled 'Serological Investigation for Brucella ceti in Cetaceans from the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea', in the journal Animals. Martino, L.; Cuvertoret-Sanz, M.; Wilkinson, S.; Allepuz, A.; Perlas, A.; Ga

[MARMAM] New publication: "Brain injuries and cetacean strandings: A lot of food for evidence-based thoughts"

Dear MARMAM Community, We want to share an e-letter titled “*Brain injuries and cetacean strandings: A lot of food for evidence-based thoughts*” in response to “ A Big Bang Theory of Big Brain Trauma” by Terrie Williams. *The e-letter can be read at the end of the article*: https://www.science.org

[MARMAM] New publication: Analysis of right whale science and conservation in six US newspapers from 2010 to 2023

MARMAM Community, Please see below for information about a new article about US news media coverage about right whale science and conservation. It is published open access through Frontiers in Communication

[MARMAM] New publication: KBAs in the Southern Ocean

Dear All We are thrilled to announce publication of the following article in Conservation Biology: Scaling up ocean conservation through recognition of key biodiversity areas in the Southern Ocean from multispecies tracking data Sarah L. Becker

[MARMAM] New publication: Characterizing offshore polar ocean soundscapes using ecoacoustic intensity and diversity metrics

Dear MARMAM Members, On behalf of all co-authors, I am pleased to announce our new publication "Characterizing offshore polar ocean soundscapes using ecoacoustic intensity and diversity metrics” The full article is available on https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.231917 Mattm

[MARMAM] New publication: Assessment of PFAS and physiological biomarkers in bottlenose dolphins and killer whales

Hello MARMAMers, My co-authors and I are excited to share our new publication at Chemosphere: Lemos LS, Silva EM, Steinman KJ, Robeck TR, Quinete NS. 2024. Assessment of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and physiological biomarkers in aquarium-based bottlenose dolphins and killer whales. Ch

[MARMAM] New publication - Effectiveness of marine protected areas in safeguarding important migratory megafauna habitat

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my coauthors, I'm please to share our recent open-access publication: Zhang, X., Carroll, E. L., Constantine, R., Andrews-Goff, V., Childerhouse, S., Cole, R., … & Riekkola, L. (2024). Effectiveness of marine protected areas in safeguarding important migrator

[MARMAM] New publication and announcement: A Big Bang Theory of Big Brain Trauma

Dear MARMAM Community, I am excited to share a new Expert Voices publication in Science this week: Williams, Terrie M. (2024) A Big Bang Theory of Big Brain Trauma. Science 385, https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp9363 This article is a perspective on parallel scientific advancemen

[MARMAM] New publication: Preparing killer whale bone for stable isotope analysis

Hello all, Please see below for details regarding our open-access publication on preparing killer whale bone for stable isotope analysis: Bowen KR, Kurle CM. Effects of pre‐treatment, historical age, and sample characteristics on the stable isotope analyses of killer whale (*Orcinus orca*) bone.

[MARMAM] New publication - Bubble blasts! An adaptation for buoyancy regulation in shallow foraging gray whales

Hi MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are excited to share with you our new publication in Ecology and Evolution. Bird, C. N., Pirotta, E., New, L., Bierlich, K. C., Hildebrand, L., Fernandez Ajó, A., & Torres, L. G. (2024). Bubble blasts! An adaptation for buoyancy regulation in shallow fo

[MARMAM] New publication: Identifying the best spatio-temporal scales of environmental covariates to model the distribution of a small cetacean

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share with you our recent publication in Ecology and Evolution: Tiffany Goh, Mark Jessopp, Emer Rogan, Enrico Pirotta. (2024). A matter of scale: Identifying the best spatial and temporal scale of environmental variables to model the di

[MARMAM] New Publication: Reproductive dynamics of an inshore delphinid reflect demographic consequences of large-scale coastal constructions

Dear MARMAM colleagues, We are pleased to share with you our recent publication in Biological Conservation. Chan SCY, Ho Y-W & Karczmarski L. (2024). Reproductive dynamics of an inshore delphinid reflect demographic consequences of large-scale coastal constructions. Biological Conservation

[MARMAM] New publication demonstrating that dolphin serum is geroprotective for arterial function.

Dear Colleagues, We are glad to announce a new publication entitled "*The bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus): A novel **model for studying healthy arterial aging"* *ABSTRACT:* Endothelial function declines with aging and independently predicts future cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. Div

[MARMAM] New publication on epimeletic behaviour of a bottlenose dolphin in the Marmara Sea, Türkiye

Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. We would like to inform you that the new paper on Epimeletic behaviour of a bottlenose dolphin in the Marmara Sea, Türkiye has been published in the J. Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment as open access. Tonay, A.M., Güler, A., Dede, A., Öztürk Amaha

[MARMAM] New publication on passive acoustic monitoring of marine mammals in Hudson Bay

Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to share with you our recent publication on passive acoustic monitoring of marine mammals in a proposed marine protected area of Hudson Bay. Veronica L.M. Coppolaro, Kaushik Gupta, Lisa Loseto, C.J. Mundy, and Marianne Marcoux. Seasonal and diur

[MARMAM] New publication: Using eDNA to track cetacean habitat use

Dear All, Please see below details of our new open access publication on using eDNA to track seasonal spatial variation in habitat use of cetaceans and their prey species. Very well done to Betty Boyse who led this work as part of her PhD research. Boyse, E., Robinson, K. P., Beger, M., Carr,

[MARMAM] New publication: Transferability of SDMs for Hector's dolphins

Kia ora all, we are pleased to share our latest publication on the spatial transferability of species distribution models for Hector's dolphin. Article is available here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.70074. Abstract: Species distribution models (SDMs) can be used to predict

[MARMAM] New Publication Announcement

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my co-authors, we're pleased to share our recent publication, "*Ziphius cavirostris* presence relative to the vertical and temporal variability of oceanographic conditions in the Southern California Bight", in Ecology and Evolution: Schoenbeck, C. M., Solsona-Be

[MARMAM] New publication: Cetaceans of north-western continental Africa (Morocco to Liberia): diversity and distribution

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce our new review article on diversity and distribution of cetaceans along the north-western continental Africa. The full article is available here: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1427334 ABSTRACT: The north-western coast of Africa is one of the most

[MARMAM] New publication: Environmental DNA reveals fine-scale spatial and temporal variation of marine mammals and their prey species in a Scottish marine protected area (Elizabeth Boyse)

Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are delighted to share with you our recent publication utilising environmental DNA metabarcoding to investigate fine-scale marine mammal habitat use in relation to key prey species: Boyse, E., Robinson, K. P., Beger, M., Carr, I. M., Taylor, M., Valsecchi, E

[MARMAM] New publication - Sperm whale demographics in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands: An overlooked female habitat (Natalie Posdaljian)

Dear colleagues, On behalf of all co-authors we are pleased to announce our new publication "Sperm whale demographics in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands: An overlooked female habitat" The full article is now available here: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/j

[MARMAM] New publication: A novel hypopigmentation for southeast Pacific humpback whales

Dear MARMAMs, My co-author and I are happy to share our note on a novel hypopigmentation for southeast Pacific humpback whale, available online at: https://journal.iwc.int/index.php/jcrm/article/view/933/759 Avila, I.C. & C. Castro. 2024. A novel hypopigmentation for southeast Pacific humpback wh

[MARMAM] New publication: Interannual site fidelity by Svalbard walruses

Dear Marmam community On behalf of my co-authors I am pleased to announce the open-access publication of our paper: "Interannual site fidelity by Svalbard walruses" by Lonnie Mikkelsen, Kit M. Kovacs, Marie-Anne Blanchet, Gary Brodin & Christian Lydersen. https://www.nature.com/articles/s4159

[MARMAM] New publication: Systematic Review of Pinniped Sightings and Strandings Along the Pacific Coast of Colombia: Implications for Pinniped Conservation

Dear MARMAM colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share our new publication in Aquatic mammals, Vol. 50 (4): Dalia C. Barragán-Barrera, Casandra Gálvez, Christian Bermúdez-Rivas, María del Pilar Aguirre-Tapiero, Isabel C. Avila, Katerin Arévalo-González, and Tatiana A. Acosta-Pa

[MARMAM] New publication on Cook Inlet beluga

Dear MARMAM recipients, We are happy to announce our new publication: Castellote, Gill, Garner, Gilstad, Hou, Brewer, Knoth. 2024. Using passive acoustics to identify a quiet winter foraging refuge for an endangered beluga whale population in Alaska. Frontiers in Marine Science 11:1393380. doi: 10

[MARMAM] New publication: Delphinid postmortem vitreous humor biochemistry as proxy for antemortem blood analyte concentrations

Dear MARMAMs, My co-authors and I are happy to share our note on delphinid postmortem vitreous humor biochemistry, available online at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10./mms.13157. Please let me know if you cannot access the document, as I am happy to share a .pdf with anyone int

[MARMAM] New publication - Pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata attenuata) abundance estimates in Maui Nui, Hawaiʻi reveal small population in need of monitoring

Aloha MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce our recent publication: Barber-Meyer, S.M., Olson, G.L., and Currie, J.J. 2024. Pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata attenuata) abundance estimates in Maui Nui, Hawaiʻi reveal small population in need of monitoring.

[MARMAM] New Publication: First paired observation of sexual behavior and calls in wild leopard seals

Hi MARMAM’ers! My co-authors and I are excited to share our recently published open-access paper on leopard seal sexual behavior: Kienle, S. S., Bonin, C. A., Gómez, G., Goebel, M. E., Donke, M., Sperou, E. S., Guerrero, A. I. & Borras-Chavez, R. (2024). First paired observations of sexual be

[MARMAM] New Publication - Assessing the body condition of a threatened dolphin population in an anthropized area

We are happy to announce our new article about Guiana dolphins in Sepetiba Bay. It shows that most of the animals are in unhealthy body conditions. The data also show that the population was unhealthy before the outbreak of morbillivirus between November 2017 and March 2018. This may have increa

[MARMAM] New publication: Biogeographic patterns of Pacific white-sided dolphins based on long-term passive acoustic records

Dear MARMAM community, We are excited to share our recent publication in Diversity and Distributions: Alksne, M. N., Kok, A. C. M.,Agarwal, A., Frasier, K. E., & Baumann-Pickering, S. (2024).Biogeographic patterns of Pacific white-sided dolphins based on long-term passive acoustic records. *Diver

[MARMAM] New publication: Use of acoustic signals in Cape fur seal mother-pup reunions: individual signature, signal propagation and pup home range

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of all authors, we are pleased to announce our recent publication in Journal of Experimental Biology: Martin M, Gridley T, Immez A, Elwen S, Charrier I (2024). *Use of acoustic signals in Cape fur seal mother-pup reunions: individual signature, signal propagatio

[MARMAM] New Publication: Foraging dives of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) in relation to larger zooplankton size prey availability in Golfo Nuevo, Península Valdés, Argentina

Dear MARMAM Community, My co-authors and I are excited to share our new publication in Scientific Reports titled "Foraging dives of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) in relation to larger zooplankton size prey availability in Golfo Nuevo, Península Valdés, Argentina." D’Agostino, V.C., N

[MARMAM] New Publication: Drone-based photogrammetry reveals differences in humpback whale body condition and mass across North Atlantic foraging grounds

Hello MARMAM community, My coauthors and I are pleased to share the recent publication of our new article "Drone-based photogrammetry reveals differences in humpback whale body condition and mass across North Atlantic foraging grounds" published in Frontiers in Marine Science. Napoli C, Hirtle N,

[MARMAM] New Publication - Growing into it: evidence of an ontogenetic shift in grey whale use of foraging tactics

Hi MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are excited to share with you our new publication in Animal Behaviour. Bird, C. N., Pirotta, E., New, L., Bierlich, K. C., Donnelly, M., Hildebrand, L., Fernandez Ajó, A., & Torres, L. G. (2024). Growing into it: Evidence of an ontogenetic shift in grey

[MARMAM] New publication: Spatial and temporal trends of Tamanend’s bottlenose dolphin strandings in South Carolina, USA

Hello MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our new publication in the Journal of Cetacean Research and Management: Krzewinski MM, McFee WE and Young RF (2024) Spatial and temporal trends of Tamanend’s bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops erebennus) strandings in South Carolina, U

[MARMAM] New publication on the underwater soundscapes of Hawaiian monk seal critical habitats

Aloha colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, we are excited to share our recent open-access publication in Endangered Species Research: Parnell K, Merkens K, Huetz C, Charrier I, Robinson SJ, Pacini A, Bejder L (2024) Underwater soundscapes within critical habitats of the endangered Hawaiian mon

[MARMAM] New Publication: Behavioral hotspots of bottlenose dolphins in industrialized ship channels

Dear colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to announce our recent publication in Frontiers in Marine Science: Mills EMM, Piwetz S and Orbach DN (2024) Behavioral hotspots of bottlenose dolphins in industrialized ship channels. Front. Mar. Sci. 11:1334252. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2024

[MARMAM] New Publication: "Imitation of computer-generated sounds by wild Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis)"

Aloha Friends and Colleagues, My co-authors and I are delighted to share with you the publication of our article "*"Imitation of computer-generated sounds by wild Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis)"* in the journal *Animal Behavior and Cognition*. The paper is available online at http

[MARMAM] New publication: Best practices for sample collection, processing, and storage in the 'omics era

Dear MARMAM, My coauthors and I are happy to share a new review paper published in Marine Mammal Science that synthesizes current scientific literature to provide a set of guidelines for the field collection, processing, and long-term storage of biological samples for use in existing and emerging

[MARMAM] New publication: Reintroduced European sturgeon uncovered in harbor porpoise stomachs (Eileen Hesse)

Topic: New publication: Reintroduced European sturgeon uncovered in harbor porpoise stomachs (Eileen Hesse) Dear MARMAM, On behalf of my co-authors and myself, I am very pleased to share our latest publication in Endangered Species Research which reports on the first known predation of reintr

[MARMAM] New publication: Narwhal, beluga and bowhead whale responses to marine vessel traffic: A systematic map

Dear MARMAM, I am pleased to share with the marine mammal community our latest publication: Narwhal, beluga and bowhead whale responses to marine vessel traffic: A systematic map, published in Ocean and Coastal Management. You can access the article via this link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocec

[MARMAM] New publication on the abundance and survival of spinner dolphins off West Oahu, Hawaii

Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of our open-access paper in Scientific Reports: McPherson, L., Badger, J., Fertitta, K., Bejder, L. (2024) Quantifying the abundance and survival rates of island-associated spinner dolphins using a multi-state open robu

[MARMAM] New publication on dolphin interactions with bottom-set net fisheries in Southern Iberian Atlantic waters (Ana Marçalo)

Dear colleagues, On behalf of myself and my co-authors, I am happy to inform you of our last research published by the scientific journal Fisheries Research. Ana Marçalo, Vighnesh Samel, Flávia Carvalho, Magda Frade, Karim Erzini, Jorge MS Gonçalves, Evaluating dolphin interactions with bottom-se

[MARMAM] New publication on killer whales habitat suitability in the Northeast Atlantic

Dear colleagues, On behalf of my co-author and myself, I am delighted to bring to your attention the publication of our last research published by the scientific journal Ocean & Coastal Management. This research leverages citizen science, satellite data, and AI to shed light on the ecology of ki

[MARMAM] New publication using multi-index approach to quantify changes in humpback whale health

Dear MARMAMers: My co-authors and I are pleased to announce our recent publication: 'Blubber gene expression and cortisol concentrations reveal changing physiological stress in a Southern ocean sentinel species' published in Marine Environmental Research. Our article is available open acce

[MARMAM] New publication on signals of reproductive events in humpback whales

Dear Marmam, my co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of our open-access paper in Conservation Physiology: Logan J Pallin, Claire Garrigue, Nicholas M Kellar, C Scott Baker, Claire D Bonneville, Solène Derville, Ellen C Garland, Debbie Steel, Ari S Friedlaender, Demographic and

[MARMAM] New Publication: Four Cases of Severed Peduncles in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Along the Alabama Coast

Dear colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share with you our new publication in the Journal of Wildlife and Zoo Medicine: McKenzie R. Munday, Mackenzie L. Russell, Cristina Díaz Clark, Martha A. Delaney, Michael J. Kinsel, Ruth H. Carmichael, and Jennifer C.G. Bloodgood "FOU

[MARMAM] new publication on Hector's dolphin

Dear colleagues, On behalf of Jesu Valdés Hernández and collaborators, I'm pleased to share our latest publication on Hector's dolphins: Hernández MJV, Dawson S, Pavanato H, Leunissen E, Rayment W. 2024. Using passive acoustic monitoring to assess the overlap between endemic endangered Hector's d

[MARMAM] New publication on density and abundance estimates of dolphins and porpoises in the Black Sea

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of me and my co-authors I am pleased to announce the open-access publication of our paper: “Density and abundance estimates of cetaceans in the Black Sea through aerial surveys (ASI/CeNoBS)” DOI=10.3389/fmars.2024.1248950 This first synoptic, collaborative, and

[MARMAM] New publication: Distribution models of baleen whale species in the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone to inform management and conservation.

Dear colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share with you our new, open access, publication in Marine Environmental Research: Blázquez, M., Whooley, P., Massett, N., Keogh, H., O'Brien, J. M., Wenzel, F. W., O'Connor, I., and Berrow, S. D. (2024). Distribution models of baleen

[MARMAM] New publication on harbor seal in-water site fidelity

Dear Marmam community, On behalf of my co-authors I am pleased to announce the open-access publication of our paper: "In-Water Photo Identification, Site Fidelity, and Seasonal Presence of Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) in Burrows Pass, Fidalgo Island, Washington" by Ciera J. Edison *,C

Re: [MARMAM] New publication: A review of beaked whale stranding incidents from the inshore waters of eastern Canada

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share our recent publication: McAlpine, D.F., T. Wimmer, W. Ledwell, P.-Y. Daoust, L. Bourque, J.W. Lawson, W. Bachara, Z.N. Lucas, G.A. Reid, S.Lair, A. François, and R. Michaud. 2023. A review of beaked whale (Ziphiidae) strandi

[MARMAM] New publication on rhythm in cetacean vocalizations

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my coauthors, I'm please to share our recent open access paper: Hersh, T. A., Ravignani, A., & Whitehead, H. (2024). Cetaceans are the next frontier for vocal rhythm research. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(25), e2313093121. https://doi.

[MARMAM] New publication on large whale strandings on the US East Coast

Dear colleagues, My coauthor and I are pleased to announce the publication of a new paper “Evaluating drivers of recent large whale strandings on the East Coast of the United States" Thorne LH and Wiley DN. 2024. Evaluating drivers of recent large whale strandings on the East Coast of the United

[MARMAM] New publication: Bottlenose dolphin habitat partitioning in relation to age classes

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our recent publication: Fontanesi E., Ascheri D., Salvioli F., Bertulli C.G., McGinty N. (2024) Bottlenose dolphin (*Tursiops truncatus*) habitat partitioning in relation to age classes in the northwest Mediterranean Sea. Mar Biol

[MARMAM] New publication: Comparison of Infrared thermography of the blowhole mucosa with rectal temperatures in killer whales (Orcinus orca)

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of the authors, we are pleased to announce a new publication, “Comparison of infrared thermography of the blowhole mucosa with rectal temperatures in killer whales (Orcinus orca).” Russell JP, Germain MS, Osborn SD, Schmitt TL, Herrick KES and Robeck T (2024) C

[MARMAM] New publication: Seasonal prevalence of skin lesions on dolphins across a natural salinity gradient

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of all authors, we are pleased to announce our recent publication in Sustainability: Guinn, M. A., Toms, C. N., Sinclair, C., & Orbach, D. N. (2024). Seasonal Prevalence of Skin Lesions on Dolphins across a Natural Salinity Gradient. Sustainability, 16(10),

[MARMAM] New publication: Short Communication: Lateralised lunge­-feeding behaviour in Southern Hemisphere fin whales at Antarctic feeding grounds

Dear MARMAM community, We are pleased to announce our recent publication in the Journal of Cetacean Research and Management: Rychwalski AN, Herr H (2024) Short Communication: Lateralised lunge­-feeding behaviour in Southern Hemisphere fin whales at Antarctic feeding grounds. *J. Cetacean Res. M

[MARMAM] New publication: Inhalant anesthesia for minimally invasive procedures in free‐ranging Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus philippii townsendi) (Barbosa et al.)

Greetings Colleagues, My coauthors and I are excited to share our recent, open-access publication in Marine Mammal Science on anesthesia in free-ranging Guadalupe fur seals (*Arctocephalus philippii townsendi*). Our paper explores the effects of biometric and logistical factors (pursuit and hol

[MARMAM] New publication: Fin whale song in the North Atlantic

Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are happy to announce the following open-access publication: Guazzo RA, Stevenson DL, Edell MK, Gagnon GJ and Helble TA (2024). A decade of change and stability for fin whale song in the North Atlantic. Front. Mar. Sci. 11:1278068. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2024.1278

[MARMAM] New publication: Automated body length and body condition measurements of whales from drone videos for rapid assessment of population health

Greetings MARMAM, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to announce our recent publication in Marine Mammal Science titled "Automated body length and body condition measurements of whales from drone videos for rapid assessment of population health". The article is open-access and available

[MARMAM] New publication: Environmental disturbances and OCs contamination in Guiana dolphins (Juliana Brião)

Dear MARMAM colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce our new publication entitled "Back on top: Resuspended by dredging and other environmental disturbances, organochlorine compounds may affect the health of a dolphin population in a tropical estuary, Sepetiba Bay" recently publishe

[MARMAM] New publication: No distinct local cuisines among humpback whales: A population diet comparison in the Southern Hemisphere

Dear colleagues, On behalf of my coauthors, I'm pleased to announce our new open-access publication: Groß, J., Franco-Santos, R.M., Virtue, P., Nichols, P.D., Totterdell, J., Marcondes, M.C.C., Garrigue, C., Botero-Acosta, N., Christiansen, F., Castrillon, J., Caballero, S.J., Friedlaender, A.

[MARMAM] New Publication: Historical baleen plates indicate that once abundant Antarctic blue and fin whales demonstrated distinct migratory and foraging strategies

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our recent *open-access* publication in Ecology and Evolution: Historical baleen plates indicate that once abundant Antarctic blue and fin whales demonstrated distinct migratory and foraging strategies Smith, M. E. K., Ososky, J.

[MARMAM] New publication on bottlenose dolphin signature whistles

Hello MARMAM, My co-authors are pleased to announce our recent publication investigating signature whistles in bottlenose dolphins. Fandel AD, Silva K, Bailey H (2024) Vocal signatures affected by population identity and environmental sound levels. PLoS ONE 19(4): e0299250. https://doi.org/10.137

[MARMAM] New publication: Tragedy of the Commons in a Mediterranean MPA: The Case of Gyaros Island Marine Reserve

Dear colleagues, We would like to inform you of our new publication entitled Tragedy of the Commons in a Mediterranean MPA: The Case of Gyaros Island Marine Reserve at the Journal Sustainability 2024, 16, 1918. The pdf copy is available online via the following link https://doi.org/10.3390/su16

[MARMAM] New publication: Quantifying minimum survey effort to reliably detect Amazonian manatees using an unoccupied aerial vehicle (UAV) at an ex situ soft-release site

Dear Colleagues, My coauthors and I are excited to share our recent, open-access publication in the Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals Special Issue on the Biology and Conservation of Manatees. Our paper explores the factors affecting the probability of detecting an Amazonian manatee usi

[MARMAM] New publication on Antillean manatee feeding in Belize

Greetings MARMAM, We are pleased to share our newest publication on manatee feeding in Belize in the *Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals *titled: "Antillean manatees feed on floating Halophila baillonii in Placencia Lagoon, Belize" The Open Access note can be downloaded free here: https:/

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