[MARMAM] New publication: Vulnerability of threatened Australian humpback dolphins to flooding and port development within the southern Great Barrier Reef coastal region

Dear colleagues, On behalf of Daniele Cagnazzi and co-authors, we are pleased to bring to your attention the following publication: Cagnazzi, D., G. J. Parra, P. L. Harrison, L. Brooks, and R. Rankin. 2020. Vulnerability of threatened Australian humpback dolphins to flooding and port

[MARMAM] New publication on food-sharing in rough-toothed dolphins off southwestern Mexico  (Eric A Ramos)

Greetings MARMAM, We are excited to announce the publication of our newest Note in Marine Mammal Science titled "Food-sharing in rough-toothed dolphins off southwestern Mexico." Access the article here:https://doi.org/10./mms.12727 Lay abstract:Food sharing is common in the animal kingdom but

[MARMAM] Call for applicants for a funded PhD project: population assessments for insular cetaceans in the Main Hawaiian Islands

*Call for applicants for a funded PhD project: population assessments for insular cetaceans in the Main Hawaiian Islands* The Marine Mammal Research Program at the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, NOAA Fisheries’ Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center and Cascadia Research Collective are

[MARMAM] New publication: anthropogenic injuries disrupt dolphin social associations

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are very happy to announce the publication of our paper in Marine Mammal Science "Anthropogenic injuries disrupt social associations of common bottlenose dolphins (*Tursiops truncatus)* in Sarasota Bay, Florida." Greenfield, M.R., McHugh, K.A., Wells,

[MARMAM] Seal Rescue Ireland - Animal Care Manager Job Description

Animal Care Manager- Seal Rescue Ireland (SRI) Registered Charity No 20108519 About Seal Rescue Ireland: Seal Rescue Ireland (SRI) is a registered charity that works around the clock to rescue, rehabilitate and release seals found sick, injured or orphaned from across the coast of Ireland.

[MARMAM] New sperm whale paper

Dear MARMAM community We are very happy to announce that our new paper on the echo scene of a sperm whale has been published. Using dtags, we have for the first time recorded prey echoes from a hunting sperm whale, showing that the whale uses long-range echolocation and encounters several

[MARMAM] Australiasian Student Chapter meeting - abstracts opening soon!

Dear Marine Mammal Community, The committee of the Australia and New Zealand Regional Student Chapter (ANZSC) of the Society for Marine Mammalogy are pleased to announce our 5th annual conference. This conference will be held virtually to ensure there are no disruptions from Covid! This will be

[MARMAM] New publication on trend detection

Dear all, on behalf of Matthieu Authier and co-authors, I am pleased to announce the publication of our recent article on estimating and detecting trends in cetacean abundance. Happy reading! Authier M, Galatius A, Gilles A, Spitz J. 2020. Of power and despair in cetacean conservation: