[MARMAM] New publication: Quantifying minimum survey effort to reliably detect Amazonian manatees using an unoccupied aerial vehicle (UAV) at an ex situ soft-release site

2024-04-30 Thread Sarah Farinelli
Dear Colleagues, My coauthors and I are excited to share our recent, open-access publication in the Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals Special Issue on the Biology and Conservation of Manatees. Our paper explores the factors affecting the probability of detecting an Amazonian manatee

[MARMAM] LAJAM Special Issue on the Biology and Conservation of Manatees

2024-04-30 Thread Meirelles, Carol
Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of the Editorial board of the Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals (LAJAM), led by our Editor-in-Chief Dr. Miriam Marmontiel and our Managing Editor Dr. Daniel González-Socoloske, I would like to announce the publication of a Special Issue on the Biology

[MARMAM] New publication on Antillean manatee feeding in Belize

2024-04-30 Thread Eric Angel Ramos
Greetings MARMAM, We are pleased to share our newest publication on manatee feeding in Belize in the *Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals *titled: "Antillean manatees feed on floating Halophila baillonii in Placencia Lagoon, Belize" The Open Access note can be downloaded free here:

[MARMAM] Reminder: UF Summer online aquatics courses - Manatee Health and Marine Mammal Biology

2024-04-30 Thread Larkin,Iskande (Iske)
Hi All, I just wanted to send a reminder, registration is currently open for Summer 2024. The University of Florida, Aquatic Animal Health Program is offering the Manatee Health & Conservation (upper level undergrad and grad) course and Marine Mammal Biology (grad), both fully online.

[MARMAM] JNCC MMO course (remote delivery) and online PSO course

2024-04-30 Thread Carolyn Barton
Spaces are available on a JNCC-recognised MMO course for UK waters on 27th and 28th May 2024, remote delivery by Zoom. Also available is an online self-navigated PSO course for the US Gulf of Mexico and US Atlantic. The JNCC-recognised MMO course will cover all the information needed for work as