[MARMAM] New paper on Japanese whaling

This was published online today - it's Open Access so a pdf reprint can be downloaded for free directly from the website: http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/2/7/150177 Ivashchenko, Y.V. and Clapham, P.J. 2015. What’s the catch? Validity of whaling data for Japanese catches of

[MARMAM] New publication: Effects of subsampling on passive acoustic monitoring data

Dear colleagues, we are pleased to announce the publication of the following article: Effects of subsampling of passive acoustic recordings on acoustic metrics (2015). Karolin Thomisch, Olaf Boebel, Daniel P. Zitterbart, Flore Samaran, Sofie Van Parijs and Ilse Van Opzeeland. Journal of the

[MARMAM] SMM Workshop: Ecological roles and importance of marine mammals in aquatic ecosystems

Dear colleagues: Apologies for cross posting! We would like to inform you of the workshop to be held at the 21st Biennal Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals in San Francisco. *ECOLOGICAL ROLES AND IMPORTANCE OF MARINE MAMMALS IN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS *Date/time: Saturday, December

[MARMAM] PhD opportunity - Dr. Thibaut Bouveroux - Coastal and Marine Research Institute, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), South Africa

PhD opportunity – Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) population ecology. The Cetacean Research Group of the Coastal and Marine Research Institute (CMR, www.cmr.nmmu.ac.za http://www.cmr.nmmu.ac.za/) at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in Port Elizabeth (Eastern

[MARMAM] Manatee Internship in Tequesta, FL

The Southeast manatee field station is currently seeking candidates for a Fall 2015 internship! Application deadline is Friday, July 31st. Interns will assist with manatee rescue, carcass salvage, and research in South Florida. Minimum of 3 month commitment. Looking for a fall intern with

[MARMAM] New publication: Persistent organic pollutants in free-ranging adult northern elephant seals

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce publication of the following article: Peterson SP, Peterson MG, Debier C, Covaci A, Dirtu A, Malarvannan G, Crocker DE, Schwarz LK, Costa DP (2015) Deep-ocean foraging northern elephant seals bioaccumulate persistent organic pollutants. Science of the

[MARMAM] BRS Workshop at SMM Conference in San Francisco

We are pleased to announce the workshop “Perspectives and future steps in behavioral response studies of cetaceans in relation to anthropogenic sound” will be held at the SMM Conference on Saturday the 12th of December 2015. We hope for an interactive workshop with a wide range of participants

[MARMAM] Workshop on new mitigation technologies for seismic surveys and other underwater acoustic activities at the 21st Biennial Marine Mammal Conference

Dear Colleagues, Apologies for cross posting. We would like to inform you of the following workshop to be held at the 21st Biennial Conference of Marine Mammals in San Francisco. Incorporating new mitigation technologies into guidelines for seismic surveys and other underwater acoustic