[MARMAM] New publication: A long-term shift in the summer distribution of Hector’s dolphins is correlated with an increase in cruise ship tourism

My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of a paper on long-term trends in distribution of Hector's dolphins in the most recent volume of Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. The citation and abstract are given below and the full .pdf is available via Open

Re: [MARMAM] Semester by the Bay Program in Homer, Alaska

Dear Marmam Community, I am writing to ask and encourage you to share the following information with your colleagues and students about a wonderful program offered at the University of Alaska Anchorage, Kenai Peninsula College, Kachemak Bay Campus. The Semester by the Bay Program is an

[MARMAM] Article on Mindful Conservation

Dear Marmamers, with great pleasure I want to make you aware of a current article reflecting on marine mammal conservation in a more holistic manner. This article is based on my talk at this year's Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society (ECS), which many of you have encouraged me

[MARMAM] U.S. Navy Living Marine Resource Program Need Topic - call for pre-proposals

The U.S. Navy Living Marine Resources (LMR) applied research program is seeking pre-proposals pertaining to one need topic. The FY23 need topic pertains to automated detection of marine mammals for unmanned surface vessel strike avoidance. Details regarding the need topic mentioned above and what

[MARMAM] Publication on Risso's dolphin behaviors from Southern California

Dear marmam community, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of our recent research article: Rone BK, Sweeney DA, Falcone EA, Watwood SL and Schorr GS (2022) Movements and diving behavior of Risso’s dolphins in the Southern California Bight. Front. Mar. Sci. 9:873548. doi:

[MARMAM] Proposed Rule for the Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to the Construction of the Ocean Wind 1 Offshore Wind Facility off New Jersey

NOAA Fisheries has received a request for five-year Incidental Take Regulations and an associated Letter of Authorization from Ocean Wind, LLC, a subsidiary of Orsted Wind Power North America, LLC’s and a joint venture partner of the Public Service Enterprise Group Renewable Generation, LLC, for

[MARMAM] Open Senior Marine Wildlife Survey Consultant position

There is an open Senior Marine Wildlife Survey Consultant position available at APEM: Job Title: Senior Marine Wildlife Survey Consultant Salary:Competitive and Rewarding + Benefits Hours: 37.5 Location: Flexible across the UK Being an experienced consultant

[MARMAM] Open Senior Marine Mammal Consultant position

There is an open Senior Marine Mammal Consultant position available at APEM: Job Title: Senior Marine Mammal Consultant Salary: Competitive and Rewarding + Benefits Hours: 37.5 Location: Buckfastleigh -

[MARMAM] Please Post: Marine Genomics Tenure-track position at GELIFES, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

There is an opening for a tenure track position at the level of Assistant/Associate Professor at the Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES ) of the Faculty of Sciences and Engineering at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands of

[MARMAM] MMO Training Course, November 2022

JNCC-recognised MMO course for UK waters, 7 & 8 November 2022, remote delivery by Zoom. This course will cover all the information needed for work as a Marine Mammal Observer (MMO) in UK waters. Taught by an instructor with over 25 years experience, the course content includes: 1) Impacts

[MARMAM] FWC Southwest Field Lab Marine Mammal Internship

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Marine Mammals section at the Charlotte Harbor Field Lab in Port Charlotte, FL is accepting applications for an intern to start in January 2023. The Southwest Field Lab is offering two internships to driven, self-motivated individuals for

[MARMAM] New paper on empirical tests for changes in diving behavior

On behalf of my co-authors, I’m pleased to announce the recent publication of our paper that developed methods to detect changes in diving behavior of Ziphius cavirostris following exposure to simulated mid-frequency sonar. Publication details are: Kernel density estimation of conditional

[MARMAM] New publication on humpback whale response to noise

Dear Colleagues, We are happy to announce the publication of our new paper Girola, E., Dunlop, R. A., Noad, M. J. (2022). "Singing in a noisy ocean: vocal plasticity in male humpback whales." Bioacoustics: 1-24. DOI: 10.1080/09524622.2022.2122560 Abstract The songs produced by male