[MARMAM] New publication on an uncommon stranding event of bottlenose dolphins in San Diego, CA

2021-05-22 Thread Kerri Danil - NOAA Federal
We are pleased to announce our new publication: Danil, K, N. Beaulieu-McCoy, S. Dennison, D. Rotstein, T. Rowles, S. Wilkin. 2021. Uncommon Stranding Event of Bottlenose Dolphins (*Tursiops truncatus*) in San Diego, California (October 2015). NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-SWFSC-641, 26 p.

[MARMAM] New publication on the carbon cycling role of marine vertebrates

2021-05-22 Thread Heidi Pearson
Dear colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I'm pleased to announce our paper just published in One Earth entitled, "Integral functions of marine vertebrates in the ocean carbon cycle and climate change mitigation". This is a comprehensive review of the role of marine mammals and other marine

[MARMAM] Volunteering/Internship for students in Baltic Sea - harbor porpoises

2021-05-22 Thread Isabella Kratzer
Dear MARMAM-members, we have an exciting opportunity coming up for (student) volunteers/interns this summer. We will be conducting a behavior study on the beautiful island Fyn in Denmark where we will observe harbor porpoises around gillnets and modified gillnets. The goal is to find out how

[MARMAM] New publication: Shifting trends - Detecting changes in cetacean population dynamics in shifting habitat

2021-05-22 Thread Charlotte Boyd
Dear Colleagues We are pleased to announce the publication of our new paper: Boyd C, Punt AE. 2021. Shifting trends: Detecting changes in cetacean population dynamics in shifting habitat. PLoS ONE 16(5): e0251522. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251522 Abstract: The ability to monitor

[MARMAM] Flukebook.org: Release v.2021-04-30

2021-05-22 Thread Jason Holmberg
We are pleased to announce the Wildbook software release v.2021-04-30, which is reflected in the Flukebook.org platform for cetacean photo ID. Wildbook DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4776841 Wildbook Image Analysis (WBIA) DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4477622 For an overview of Flukebook's multi-species,

[MARMAM] Fall and Winter Internships

2021-05-22 Thread Erich Dietterle
Hi MARMAM community, I would like to announce internship opportunities with Atlantic Marine Conservation Society for the upcoming fall and winter based out of Long Island, New York. Sea Turtle and Marine Mammal Internship Program Atlantic Marine Conservation Society (AMSEAS) is a 501 © 3

[MARMAM] New publication: an increase in the detection rate of the Critically Endangered Baltic Proper harbour porpoise

2021-05-22 Thread Ms Kylie Owen
Hey everyone, My coauthors and I are pleased to announce the publication of a new article showing an increase in the detection rate of the Critically Endangered Baltic Proper harbour porpoise in Swedish waters. Owen K, Sköld M, Carlström J (2021) An increase in detection rates of the

[MARMAM] JNCC approved MMO training course.

2021-05-22 Thread Admin Team
Ocean Science Consulting Limited (OSC) is pleased to announce that we are now offering Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)-approved Marine Mammal Observer (MMO) training courses. JNCC-certified MMOs comply with UK regulations to minimise the risk of injury and disturbance to marine