[MARMAM] Call for Expression of Interest for PhD project: Body-condition and health of humpback whales on their Alaskan foraging grounds

Dear Marmam Readers, Call for Expression of Interest for PhD project: Body-condition and health of humpback whales on their Alaskan foraging grounds The Alaska Whale Foundation (AWF) and the Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) at the University of Hawaii are seeking applicants for a PhD

[MARMAM] Ruling to protect spinner dolphins in Hawaii

in the Federal Register: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/proposed-rule-establish-time-area-closures-hawaiian-spinner-dolphins-essential-habitats-main . Please do submit comments on this important rule. Kind regards, Lars Bejder

[MARMAM] Call for applicants for a funded PhD project: population assessments for insular cetaceans in the Main Hawaiian Islands

*Call for applicants for a funded PhD project: population assessments for insular cetaceans in the Main Hawaiian Islands* The Marine Mammal Research Program at the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, NOAA Fisheries’ Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center and Cascadia Research Collective are

[MARMAM] New publication: Cashing in on Spinners: Revenue estimates of wild dolphin-swim tourism in the Hawaiian Islands

Carlie: cwiener AT schmidtocean.org -- -- [image: University of Hawaii at Manoa] Lars Bejder | Director, Marine Mammal Research Program | University of Hawaii at Manoa | Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology

[MARMAM] Applications are now open for the 2020 summer course "Applying Innovative Technologies in Marine Science”.

Applications are now open for the 2020 summer course "Applying Innovative Technologies in Marine Science”. Location: Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology (University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa), USA Would you like to participate in an all expenses-paid class on new technologies and marine science at

[MARMAM] Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship: Estimating abundance of insular cetaceans in Hawaiian waters

ive acoustic monitoring. · Experience as a small boat operator. · Ability to travel for fieldwork and conferences. *Research Environment:* The postdoc will be based in the lab of Lars Bejder (www.mmrphawaii.org) at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB). HIMB is wit

[MARMAM] Course: Applying Innovative Technologies in Marine Science

Dear MARMAM readers, Please see details below on an opportunity to participate in a free four-week intensive course at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Course title: Applying Innovative Technologies in Marine Science Dates: May 13th to June 7th, 2019 Location: Coconut Island, Hawaii

[MARMAM] Recent publication Bejder et al 2019 Scientific Reports

://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36870-7 Kind regards, Lars, Simone, Line, Malene, Daniella and Peter -- -- [image: University of Hawaii at Manoa] Lars Bejder | Director, Marine Mammal Research Program University

[MARMAM] Book release: Whaling-watching, sustainable tourism and ecological management. Cambridge University Press.

the table of contents of the book: Introduction Chapter 1. Tourism, cetaceans and sustainable development: Moving beyond the binary debates (James Higham, Lars Bejder Rob Williams) Part I. The historical and contemporary contexts Chapter 2. Threats facing cetacean populations: The global context (Rob

[MARMAM] Publication: Northernmost record of Shepherd's beaked whale

. If this paper is of interest to you, please email Carly Holyoake (c.holyo...@murdoch.edu.aumailto:c.holyo...@murdoch.edu.au) or Lars Bejder (l.bej...@murdoch.edu.aumailto:l.bej...@murdoch.edu.au) for PDFs. Kind regards, Lars ___ MARMAM mailing list

[MARMAM] Publication: Ecological characteristics contribute to sponge distribution and tool use in bottlenose dolphins Tursiops sp.

(j.t...@murdoch.edu.au) or Lars Bejder (l.bej...@murdoch.edu.au) Best, Lars ~ Lars Bejder, PhD. Cetacean Research Unit Centre for Fish, Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystem Research Murdoch University South Street Murdoch

[MARMAM] MUCRU - launch of new website

Dear Marmam-readers: I would like to inform you of our newly launched website for Murdoch University's Cetacean Research Unit www.mucru.org Today, Murdoch University Cetacean Research Unit (MUCRU) launched a new website and public engagement strategy using social media to communicate

[MARMAM] SocProg workshop, Murdoch University, Western Australia

SOCPROG: population analyses Best, Lars Bejder ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam

[MARMAM] Workshops on spatial modeling of cetacean habitat use and abundance

the following webpage for further details on workshop outline, admission requirements, application process and accommodation options: http://www.cffr.murdoch.edu.au/mucru/habitatws.html Best, Guido Parra and Lars Bejder ___ MARMAM mailing list

[MARMAM] Publication in Environmental Conservation

framework could be applied to a wide range of wildlife management contexts. Please see Environmental Conservation home page to obtain a PDF of the manuscript or send me an email and I shall forward you a copy. All the best, Lars Bejder (l.bej...@murdoch.edu.au mailto:l.bej...@murdoch.edu.au

[MARMAM] Two PhD Positions Dolphin Genetics and Dolphin PVA Australia

. * _ Lars Bejder, PhD. Research Leadership Fellow Murdoch University Cetacean Research Unit (MUCRU) Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research Murdoch University South Street, Murdoch, 6150 Western Australia Mob: ++ 61 0424 508

[MARMAM] New publications (Higham and Bejder 2008)

of the paper is available from the following website: http://www.cffr.murdoch.edu.au/mucru/ http://www.cffr.murdoch.edu.au/mucru/ http://wwwscieng.murdoch.edu.au/centres/fish/index.html All the best, Lars Bejder __ Research Leadership Fellow Murdoch

[MARMAM] Publication in Animal Behaviour

findings led us to question the traditional premise that short-term behavioural responses are sufficient indicators of impacts of anthropogenic disturbance on wildlife. PDF's are available at Animal Behaviour's website (in press section). All the best, Lars Bejder Centre for Fish and Fisheries