[MARMAM] Ocean Sciences Session 28080: Machine learning in biologial oceanography (acoustic DCL and Visual ID of marine mammals welcome)

Dear Colleagues, The 2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting will take place 11-16 February 2018 in Portland, Oregon. The meeting is an important venue for scientific exchange across broad marine science disciplines, with sessions on all aspects of oceanography. We kindly invite

[MARMAM] internship and volunteer positions at A Seal, rescue center for Harbour- and Grey seals in Holland

A Seal, a rescue center for Harbour- and Grey seals in Stellendam, Holland is accepting applications for internship and volunteer positions from the 1st of October 2017 onwards A Seal is a nonprofit organization that aims to be a centre of expertise for marine mammals with a focus on

[MARMAM] Bayesian Capture-Recapture workshop at 2017 SMM conference

Dear MARMAM'ers, We are pleased to announce a Bayesian Capture-Recapture (CR) workshop at the upcoming 2017 Biennial SMM Conference. This is a full-day workshop held on Sunday, October 29, 2017, 08:00-17:00. This workshop is run in response to recent advances in CR modelling showing that there

[MARMAM] New publication on multi-state species distribution modeling (case study species: New Zealand sea lion)

My colleagues and I are pleased to announce the publication of our new paper: Frans VF, Auge AA, Edelhoff H, Erasmi S, Balkenhol N, Engler JO (2017). Quantifying apart what belongs together: A multi-state species distribution modelling framework for species using distinct habitats. Methods in

[MARMAM] New paper on humpback whale song culture

Dear Colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of our paper in PNAS: Song hybridization events during revolutionary song change provide insights into cultural transmission in humpback whales. Garland, E. C., Rendell, L., Lamoni, L., Poole, M. M. & Noad, M. J.

[MARMAM] PSO / MMO Training in Charleston, SC October 7-8

MPSC is holding Protected Species Observer (also known as Marine Mammal Observer) training on October 7-8 in Charleston, South Carolina. This class will include a tour of the Sea Turtle Care Center at the South Carolina Aquarium, where we can discuss key identifying traits and behaviors of

[MARMAM] Fall Online Course - Aquatic Animal Conservation Issues

Hi All, The University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine would like to send notice that registration for our fall online course is open. Aquatic Animal Conservation Issues is an online course (3 credits) designed to introduce students (upper level undergraduate and graduate) and

[MARMAM] new publication on beluga whale summer habitat associations in the Nelson River estuary, western Hudson Bay

Dear Marmamm Community, We are pleased to announce our recent publication: Beluga whale summer habitat associations in the Nelson River estuary, western Hudson Bay, Canada Abstract To understand beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) estuarine use in the Nelson River estuary, southwest Hudson