[MARMAM] Webinar Recording: Redefining North Atlantic Right Whale Habitat-Use Patterns Under Climate Change

[Emily Knight]

Marmam community,

Thanks to all who were able to join our webinar on Redefining North Atlantic 
Right Whale Habitat-Use Patterns Under Climate Change, featuring Drs. Charles 
Greene, Cornell University, Erin Meyer-Gutbrod, University of South Carolina, 
and Kimberley Davies, University of New Brunswick. In their presentation, the 
research team discussed the main conclusions from their project, including the 
key results they produced over the last several years:

  *   Webinar recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJQaWYO7ZpI
  *   Paper: Ocean Regime Shift is Driving Collapse of the North Atlantic Right 
Whale,
 August 2021, Oceanography (blog 
summary)
  *   Paper: Redefining North Atlantic Right Whale Habitat-Use Patterns Under 
Climate Change, 
November 2022, Limnology and Oceanography (blog 
summary)
Please share these links with your networks! Thanks,
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[MARMAM] Abstracts close this week! Australia/New Zealand student chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy conference

[Rebecca Boys]

Dear MARMAMers,

This is a reminder that abstract submissions for the next Australia/New Zealand 
student chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy conference close this 
Friday 9th December.
The conference will be held in Hobart, Tasmania, on 14th and 15th of April 2023!

We are offering free accommodation for 20 students for the conference, so 
please ensure that you register and submit your abstracts ASAP so that we can 
book your accommodation!
You can find out more information on the conference website.

https://anzscsmm.wixsite.com/anzscsmm/home
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The Conference | ANZSCSMM
The theory and practise of establishing linkages between marine predators and 
their prey. This workshop will host a panel discussion on modelling ecosystem 
interactions between predators and prey.
anzscsmm.wixsite.com
We look forward to seeing you there!
ANZSCSMM Chapter Heads



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Rebecca M Boys



Marine Biologist

PhD Student

Cetacean Ecology Research Group

School of Natural Sciences

Massey University

Auckland

New Zealand

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[MARMAM] Reminder: Spring UF Aquatic Animal Health Courses

[Larkin,Iskande (Iske)]

Hi All,

The University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine would like to send 
notice that registration for our spring online courses are open.

Aquatic Wildlife Health Issues is offered as an online Undergraduate course 
(VME-4013 ), a Graduate level course (VME-6011) and for Continuing Education 
credit (CE).  These classes are designed to introduce students (upper level 
undergraduate and graduate) and professionals (with an AA or higher degree) to 
the natural history, anatomy, physiology, behavior and common health issues of 
aquatic species: whales and dolphins, seals and sea lions, manatees, sea 
turtles, crocodilians, fish and invertebrates. For more information about the 
class or enrollment, contact Dr. Iskande Larkin 
(ivlar...@ufl.edu).

Marine Mammal Biology (VME-6014) is an online Graduate or Continuing Education 
(CE) course that will provide graduate students with a detailed overview of 
marine mammal species including cetaceans, sirenians, pinnipeds, mustelids, and 
ursids. Each module will broadly explore a particular ecological, biological, 
or physiological theme related to the study of marine mammals, including 
taxonomy and biodiversity, diving physiology, thermoregulation, foraging 
ecology, and reproduction as well as the many conservation and management 
issues faced by different marine mammal species. For more information about the 
class or enrollment, contact Dr. Iske Larkin 
(ivlar...@ufl.edu).

Sincerely,
Dr Larkin

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University of Florida
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Office phone - 352-294-4095
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[MARMAM] PhD Opportunity - Sustainable Seal Tourism

[Sarah Marley]

Dear colleagues,

We are currently offering a competition-funded PhD project on sustainable seal 
tourism in collaboration between Scotland's Rural College and the University of 
Portsmouth. Summary included below, with a link to full advert and application 
instructions at the end.

***Sustainability of Seal Tourism in the Ythan Estuary***

Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) have shown an increasing population trend 
across the UK since the 1960s, leading to growing overlap between seal 
occurrence and human activities. In the UK, long-term monitoring of seals is 
important for meeting various conservation legislation and management 
requirements. However, in a more applied sense, monitoring is also important 
for the mitigation of mounting anthropogenic threats in the form of fisheries 
bycatch, vessel traffic, marine pollution, renewable energy, and tourism 
activities. Understanding seal abundance, behaviour, and habitat-use at a 
national, regional, and local level is necessary to support effective 
management and conservation at a range of scales.

The Ythan Estuary in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is home to a recently-established 
grey seal haul-out. Believed to be the fastest-growing seal haul-out in 
mainland Scotland, over 5,000 animals have been counted at this site, 
representing ~26% of grey seals in the East Coast of Scotland Seal Management 
Area.

However, this site is also growing in popularity with tourists. Since the 
appearance of the seal-watching point in 2008, this area has become a hotspot 
for nature-based recreational activities, with over 63,000 visitors in 2020 
alone. Concerns are frequently raised about the potential for seals to be 
disturbed by visitors and past incidents have resulted in hundreds of seals 
stampeding into the water. Such events have received considerable public 
interest and news coverage.

In 2017, the Scottish Government designated the Ythan Estuary as a seal 
haul-out site to provide additional protection for the seals from harassment. 
Other management interventions have tried to mitigate disturbance (e.g. 
fencing, signage), with varying levels of success. Discussions are currently 
underway about creating additional viewing platforms and a visitor centre to 
help with public education and visitor management.

Yet, despite growing seal numbers at this site and on-going concerns over the 
impact of human disturbance, relatively little is known about the Ythan Estuary 
seals. There is a need to better understand how both seals and people are using 
this site to inform effective management.

This project aims to examine the sustainability of seal tourism in the Ythan 
Estuary. This will be achieved by: (i) determining seal haul-out patterns and 
environmental drivers, (ii) quantifying disturbance events, (iii) investigating 
the socio-economics of current and future seal tourism, and (iv) exploring 
potential mitigation scenarios for reducing seal disturbance.

Prospective students should have relevant fieldwork experience, strong data 
analysis skills, and be able to liaise confidently and sensitively with rural 
stakeholders.

***Supervisory Team***
Dr Sarah Marley (SRUC)
Dr Nick Littlewood (SRUC)
Dr Hannah Grist (SRUC)
Prof Alex Ford (University of Portsmouth)

***Funding Notes***
This 3.5 year PhD studentship is open to UK and international students, 
providing funding to cover UKRI level stipend and UK level tuition fees.

***Closing Date***
Thursday 5th January 2023

***For more information or to apply, please see the full advert***
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/sustainability-of-seal-tourism-in-the-ythan-estuary/?p149092

All the best,

Sarah

Dr Sarah Marley
Lecturer in Ecology | Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) | Aberdeen Campus
Programme Leader | MSc Wildlife and Conservation Management | Scotland's Rural 
College (SRUC)
Associate Editor | Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Pronouns | she/her

Email: sarah.mar...@sruc.ac.uk | Publications: 
Google Scholar | 
Web: www.sarahmarley.com

Recent Papers:
Residency estimation for whale shark 
aggregations
Benefits of guide training for sustainable 
dolphin-watching
Shipping patterns in the North East 
Atlantic
Likely year-round presence of beaked whales in the Bay of 
Biscay
Increasing seal numbers in the 
Solent
Regional assessment of conservation status of snubfin 
dolphins
Moving towards sustainable cetacean-based 
tourism
Effects of ship noise on 

[MARMAM] New publication: Temporal occurrence of three blue whale populations in New Zealand waters from passive acoustic monitoring

[Barlow, Dawn Renee]

Dear MARMAM community,

On behalf of my coauthors, I am pleased to share our recent publication in the 
Journal of Mammalogy:

Barlow, D.R., Klinck, H., Ponirakis, D., Holt Colberg, M., Torres, L.G. (2022). 
Temporal occurrence of three blue whale populations in New Zealand waters from 
passive acoustic monitoring, Journal of Mammalogy. 
https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyac106

Abstract: Describing spatial and temporal occurrence patterns of wild animal 
populations is important for understanding their evolutionary trajectories, 
population connectivity, and ecological niche specialization, with relevance 
for effective management. Throughout the world, blue whales produce stereotyped 
songs that enable identification of separate acoustic populations. We harnessed 
continuous acoustic recordings from five hydrophones deployed in the South 
Taranaki Bight (STB) region of Aotearoa New Zealand from January 2016 to 
February 2018. We examined hourly presence of songs from three different blue 
whale populations to investigate their contrasting ecological use of New 
Zealand waters. The New Zealand song was detected year-round with a seasonal 
cycle in intensity (peak February-July), demonstrating the importance of the 
region to the New Zealand population as both a foraging ground and potential 
breeding area. The Antarctic song was present in two distinct peaks each year 
(June-July; September-October) and predominantly at the offshore recording 
locations, suggesting northbound and southbound migration between feeding and 
wintering grounds. The Australian song was only detected during a 10-day period 
in January 2017, implying a rare vagrant occurrence. We therefore infer that 
the STB region is the primary niche of the New Zealand population, a migratory 
corridor for the Antarctic population, and outside the typical range of the 
Australian population.

The full article is available online: 
https://academic.oup.com/jmammal/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jmammal/gyac106/6873135?searchresult=1
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or to request a PDF 
copy.

Cheers,
Dawn

Dawn Barlow, PhD (she/her)
Postdoctoral Scholar
Marine Mammal Institute | Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation 
Sciences
Oregon State University | Hatfield Marine Science Center
Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna Lab
dawn.bar...@oregonstate.edu

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