[MARMAM] Beaked Whales and Acoustic Pingers

2008-11-03 Thread Jim Carretta
Dear colleagues, A new paper on beaked whale sensitivity to acoustic pingers has just been published in Marine Mammal Science: Carretta, J.V., J. Barlow, and L. Enriquez. 2008. Acoustic pingers eliminate beaked whale bycatch in a gill net fishery. Marine Mammal Science 24(4):956-961. The

[MARMAM] Publication about Hawaiian Spinner dolphins and Vessel and Swimmer Traffic

2008-11-03 Thread Sarah Courbis
The following article will be appearing in Marine Mammal Science (I can provide a pdf on request): Courbis, S. and G. Timmel. 2008. Effects of vessels and swimmers on behavior of Hawaiian spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) in Kealake‘akua, Honaunau, and Kauhako Bays, Hawai‘i.

[MARMAM] New Publication on Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling

2008-11-03 Thread Michael Tillman
This is to let you know that the following article was recently published in a journal that is likely not familiar to many of you: Tillman, M.F. 2008. The international management of aboriginal whaling. Reviews in Fisheries Science 16(4): 437-44. Abstract: Prior to the development of