[MARMAM] REVISED Hawaii Marine Animal Response Summer Internships

2021-03-25 Thread marisa.goin
JOIN OUR FIELD RESPONSE TEAM on the beautiful island of Oahu in the State of Hawaii. We are accepting applications for interns for our Summer 2021 internship period. The deadline is March 31, however, applications will be reviewed as they come in, and positions will be assigned as responses

[MARMAM] New publication: Temporal and spatial lags between wind, coastal upwelling, and blue whale occurrence

2021-03-25 Thread Barlow, Dawn Renee
Dear MARMAM Community, On behalf of my coauthors, I am excited to share our recent publication in Scientific Reports: Barlow, D.R., Klinck, H., Ponirakis, D. Garvey, C., Torres, L. G. Temporal and spatial lags between wind, coastal upwelling, and blue whale occurrence. Sci Rep 11, 6915

[MARMAM] New paper on alliance formation in dolphins of Shark Bay

2021-03-25 Thread Simon Allen
G’day Marmamers, It seems that in at least some circumstances: the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb. We are pleased to draw to your attention to the latest (open access) paper out of Shark Bay Dolphin Research

[MARMAM] Immediate PSO/Manatee observer position(s) - Florida

2021-03-25 Thread Tide Env
Tide Environmental is recruiting individuals to monitor for manatees within Florida waters. Protected species observers monitor the impacts of ESA-listed species, including any potential interactions with or takes of those species. Tide Environmental specializes in providing individuals for marine

[MARMAM] New paper on contaminants and feeding ecology in Icelandic orcas

2021-03-25 Thread Anaïs Remili
Dear members of the MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce our recent publication in Environmental Science & Technology: Individual Prey Specialization Drives PCBs in Icelandic Killer Whales: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.est.0c08563 You can find an explanation

[MARMAM] Summer Online Course - Manatee Health

2021-03-25 Thread Larkin,Iskande (Iske)
Hi All, The University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, Aquatic Animal Health Program would like to announce that registration for our summer online course is open. Manatee Health and Conservation is an online course (3 academic credits) that will provide students (upper level

[MARMAM] New publication on feeding behavior of tropical killer whales in the Indian Ocean

2021-03-25 Thread Maeva Terrapon
Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our recent publication: Terrapon, M., Kiszka, J. J., & Wagner, J. (2021). Observations of Killer Whale (*Orcinus orca*) Feeding Behavior in the Tropical Waters of the Northern Mozambique Channel Island of Mayotte, Southwest Indian

[MARMAM] Seeking volunteer research assistants in Australia on dolphins

2021-03-25 Thread Kate Sprogis
Seeking volunteer research assistants to evaluate the ecology and biology of coastal dolphins in Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Project Outline: The Cetacean Ecology, Behaviour and Evolution Lab (CEBEL) at Flinders University is seeking full-time volunteer assistants for assistance on a

[MARMAM] VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED FOR A BEHAVIOURAL RESPONSE STUDY ON HUMPBACK WHALES IN AUSTRALIA

2021-03-25 Thread Michael Noad
The Cetacean Ecology and Acoustics Laboratories at the University of Queensland are seeking expressions of interest from volunteers for a five week behavioural response study (BRS) on humpback whales from September 12 to October 23 this year (2021). Due to the COVID epidemic, most Australian

[MARMAM] New publication on bottlenose dolphin behavioral adaptations to construction-related habitat degradation

2021-03-25 Thread Ann Weaver
We are pleased to announce two recent contributions. Weaver A (2021) An Ethology of Adaptation: Dolphins Stop Feeding but Continue Socializing in Construction-Degraded Habitat. Front. Mar. Sci. 8:603229. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.603229 Open access publication in Frontiers in Marine Science,

[MARMAM] Marine Mammal Observers in Virginia Beach

2021-03-25 Thread Amy Whitt
*Marine Mammal Observers (MMOs) in Virginia Beach* Azura is looking for MMOs based in or near the Virginia Beach, VA area. Potential work would include land-based monitoring and mitigation during construction for one year beginning this spring. Work may be sporadic, ranging from 1 day a week to 6