[MARMAM] Deciphering the tuna-dolphin bond

2012-07-05 Thread Michael Scott
Tuna and dolphins swim together in the waters of the eastern tropical Pacific (ETP) and this association has long benefitted tuna fishermen and intrigued scientists. Despite decades of observations and scientific study, researchers still have questions about how the species benefit from the

[MARMAM] Deadline extended: JASA special issue on Marine Mammal Passive Acoustics

2012-07-05 Thread sara.heimlich
Dear Colleagues, The deadline has been extended for submission to JASA of papers for the special issue on Marine Mammal Passive Acoustics, with emphasis on new methods for detection, classification, localization, and density estimation. The new deadline is July 14, 2012. The full

[MARMAM] Airguns along the U.S. east coast

2012-07-05 Thread Jasny, Michael
Dear All, On behalf of several NGOs, NRDC has submitted extensive comments to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, about its plan to open up the U.S. mid-Atlantic and south Atlantic to seismic surveys. We are deeply concerned about the government's analysis of marine mammal impacts.