[MARMAM] Dr. Stan Kuczaj Memorial Travel Grant

2021-02-10 Thread Heather Hill
Applications are currently being accepted for the 2020-2021 “COVID-modified”Kuczaj Memorial Travel Grant, which is given to students attending theConference on Comparative Cognition. The grant is administered in memory of Dr.Stan Kuczaj, who was a leader in the study of comparative animal

[MARMAM] New publication: Vessel Traffic and Whale Behavior

2021-02-10 Thread Jens Currie
Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of a new article that is part of a Frontiers in Marine Science’s special issue on Whale-watching Impacts: Science, Human Dimensions and

[MARMAM] Fwd: Job Opening with NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) Office of Science & Technology

2021-02-10 Thread Erin McMichael
> Please post > > > Dear Colleagues, > > I'm writing to share a job announcement for an Assessment Branch Chief in > NOAA Fisheries' Office of Science and Technology (Assessment and Monitoring > Division). > > https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/591606700#duties >

[MARMAM] Dolphin Research Internship Program in Portugal

2021-02-10 Thread AIMM Internships
*DOLPHIN RESEARCH INTERNSHIP IN PORTUGAL* *BACKGROUND: *The Marine Environment Research Association - AIMM, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization focused on the research and conservation of marine species, running an ongoing study of cetaceans in southern Portugal (Algarve). This

[MARMAM] Presenting our new publication

2021-02-10 Thread Dóra Székely
Dear MARMAN team, We would like to present our newest publication, where you can read about how sampling the “footprints” of bowhead whales for environmental DNA has proven to be a useful way of obtaining genetic data. Székely, D., Corfixen, N.L., Mørch, L.L., Knudsen, S.W., McCarthy, M.L.,

[MARMAM] New publication: Walrus teeth as biomonitors of trace elements in Arctic marine ecosystems

2021-02-10 Thread Casey Clark
Hello MARMAM Members, On behalf of my co-authors and myself, I am pleased to share our new paper, titled “Walrus teeth as biomonitors of trace elements in Arctic marine ecosystems”, recently published in Science of the Total Environment. The paper is open access, and is available here:

[MARMAM] New article published on Atlantic spotted dolphin aggression in The Bahamas

2021-02-10 Thread Cassie Rusche
Dear MARMAM community, My co-author and I are pleased to share our new publication: Aggressive behaviors of adult male Atlantic spotted dolphins: Making signals count during intraspecific and interspecific conflicts, which has been published in Animal Behavior and Cognition. You can download the

[MARMAM] Online Learning Info Session (Edgewise Environmental)

2021-02-10 Thread Kayla Hunter
Edgewise Environmental will be holding a free Zoom webinar to discuss our transition from in-person to online learning for our observer courses (including marine mammal observer). During this webinar CEO and course instructor Ashley Noseworthy will discuss what to expect when taking our online

[MARMAM] Publication: Social structure, habitat use and injuries of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) reveal isolated, coastal and threatened communities in the South Pacific

2021-02-10 Thread claire . bonneville
Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our new publication: "Social structure, habitat use and injuries of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) reveal isolated, coastal and threatened communities in the South Pacific" This publication is available in

[MARMAM] Webinar of the European Cetacean Society 2021

2021-02-10 Thread Webeditor ECS
Dear MARMAM community, We hope this message finds you and your families safe and healthy. As previously announced, under the present circumstances we are forced to post-pone the Conference of the European Cetacean Society in Israel until Spring 2022. The current pandemic scenario opens too

[MARMAM] IMMS animal training internship (summer)

2021-02-10 Thread Jennifer Pishnyuk
The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport, MS is accepting applications for our summer term. *The deadline for applications is March 1st.* Please visit our website for details on how to apply or send questions to jpishn...@imms.org https://imms.org/internship/ The IMMS Animal Training

Re: [MARMAM] How do marine mammals avoid the bends during diving?

2021-02-10 Thread Andreas Fahlman
Dear All My apologies and the link to the paper below was to another article and for anyone interested in the review, it can be found here: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.598633/full Again, sincere apologies for the hassle. Best Andreas > On 6 Feb 2021, at 19:31,