[MARMAM] NRC post-doctoral position in Pacific Grove, CA

The National Research Council and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration are seeking applications for a Postdoctoral Research Award tenable at the Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Environmental Research Division, of the National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Grove, CA. The

[MARMAM] Pinnipeds and reactions to light

Title: Pinnipeds and reactions to light Hi New Zealand sea lions are currently caught in high numbers (150 animals in the 2005/06 fishing season) in squid trawl nets in the NZ sub-Antarctic. SLEDs (sea lion exclusion devices) are used within this fishery - however there is currently no

[MARMAM] Hawaii Peponocephala stranding report available

Southall, B.L., R. Braun, F.M.D. Gulland, A.D. Heard, R.W. Baird, S.M. Wilkin and T.K. Rowles. 2006. Hawaiian melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra) mass stranding event of July 3-4, 2004. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-OPR-31. 73 pp. Available from

[MARMAM] correction to web link for Peponocephala report

The web link for the Southall et al. 2006 Hawaiian melon-headed whale mass stranding event report is: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/health/mmume/event2004jul.htm --- -To submit a message to MARMAM, send it to: marmam@lists.uvic.ca