[MARMAM] Petition to Ban Vaquita-Harmful Fish and Fish Products from Mexico

2017-05-25 Thread Smith, Zak
Dear Marmamers, Last week the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Center for Biological Diversity, and the Animal Welfare Institute filed a petition with the U.S. federal government seeking the immediate implementation of the MMPA prohibition on imports of fish and fish products from

[MARMAM] New publication on abundance of humpback whales in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean

2017-05-25 Thread Heloíse Pavanato
Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce our recent publication in Ecological Modelling: Pavanato HJ, Wedekin LL, Guilherme-Silveira FR, Engel MH, Kinas PG. 2017. Estimating humpback whale abundance using hierarchical distance sampling. Ecological Modelling, 358: 10-18.

[MARMAM] New Publication: Can whale watching be a conduit for spreading educational and conservation messages?

2017-05-25 Thread Gabrille Lopez
Dear MARMAM community: Dr. Pearson and I are pleased to announce the following publication through Tourism in Marine Environments. *Lopez, G. and Pearson, H. C. "Can whale watching be a conduit for spreading educational and conservation messages? A case study in Juneau, Alaska." Tourism in

[MARMAM] Marine Mammal and Fall 2017 Internships with New England Aquarium

2017-05-25 Thread Brendon Dempsey
The New England Aquarium is recruiting for Fall 2017 internships in roles dedicated to animal care & training as well as marine mammal research. Interns work closely with a direct supervisor who will train, mentor, and guide individuals over the 12-16 week internship time period. We will begin

[MARMAM] The Marine Mammal Center - Fall Rescue and Response Internship

2017-05-25 Thread Laura Chapman
FALL RESCUE & RESPONSE INTERNSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT: August 30th-December 6th, 2017 The Rescue & Response team at The Marine Mammal Center is seeking applicants for internships working primarily with stranded pinnipeds, as well as occasional cetaceans and sea otters. These positions are unpaid and

[MARMAM] Call for Submissions: 2018 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference

2017-05-25 Thread suzanne garrett
The 2018 GoMOSES Conference invites you to submit an abstract and volunteer as a session organizer. This year's theme, “Response, Restoration, and Resiliency in the Gulf,” continues the discussion of how fundamental science can help restore and maintain Gulf ecosystem integrity, inform