[MARMAM] Scientist 7 position open for applicants, working on marine mammal conservation in Anchorage AK

Hello MARMAM, Ocean Associates is seeking a person knowledgable about marine mammal conservation issues to support both formal and informal consultations conducted by the Alaska Regional Office of NOAA/NMFS, in Anchorage AK. To see the details of the job listing, and to apply, please go here

[MARMAM] ECS 2018

Dear MARMAMERS, For those of you attending the ECS conference in Italy in April, please be aware of some upcoming deadlines! For those of you still looking at accommodation for the La Spezia conference, please be aware that the special prices listed on the ECS website

[MARMAM] New paper on effect of pregnancy on diving behavior of northern elephant seals

Dear MARMAM, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce our recent publication in Biology Letters: Huckstadt LA, RR Holser, MS Tift and DP Costa. 2018. The extra burden of motherhood: reduced dive duration associated with pregnancy status in a deep-diving mammal, the northern elephant seal.

[MARMAM] New publication: New diagnostic descriptions and distribution information for Shepherd's beaked whale (Tasmacetus shepherdi) off Southern Australia and New Zealand

Dear list, My co-authors and I are very pleased to announce the publication of our recent article in Marine Mammal Science, Early View:  David M. Donnelly, Paul Ensor, Peter Gill, Rohan H. Clarke, Karen Evans, Michael C. Double, Trudi Webster, Will Rayment and Natalie T. SchmittNew diagnostic

[MARMAM] New papers on cognitive bias, anticipatory behaviour and Human-Animal Interactions in captive dolphins

Dear Colleagues, My co-authors and I are very pleased to be able to share with you two new publications: one showing that dolphins positively anticipated non-food interactions with their caretakers, and the other reporting a link found between dolphins' cognitive bias and anticipatory

[MARMAM] New paper: decrease in sea ice and an increase in harbour seal abundance in the Churchill River

Dear MARMAM, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of our paper in Polar Biology: Florko, K.R.N., Bernhardt, W., Breiter, C.C., Ferguson, S.H., Hainstock, M., Young, B.G., Petersen, S.D. Decreasing sea ice conditions in western Hudson Bay and an increase in abundance of

[MARMAM] *Final Reminder - Submissions of candidate IMMA areas of interest for the North East Indian Ocean and South East Asian Seas*

**Final Reminder - Submissions of candidate IMMA areas of interest for the North East Indian Ocean and South East Asian Seas** Dear Subscribers, This is a final reminder for submissions of Important Marine Mammal Area (IMMA)areas of interest in the North East Indian Ocean and South East Asian

[MARMAM] ECS Workshop on Communication

Dear Marmamers, we would kindly like to announce the 6th Workshop on "Communicating marine mammal science to the general public" focused on "Plastic litter and marine mammals: how communication can properly address the issue" Aim: * share information on the topic related to

[MARMAM] PhD opportunity: Humpback whale song ontogeny

We are seeking to recruit a PhD student for the following project: Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) song ontogeny, evolution and vocal learning Male humpback whales sing a long and elaborate vocal display. Thousands of males can rapidly and synchronously change their population-specific

[MARMAM] REMINDER: Alaska Whale Foundation is accepting volunteer applications for the 2018 field season (DEADLINE: This Friday @ 5pm PST)

Alaska Whale Foundation (AWF) is seeking volunteers to participate in a series of research, monitoring and data analysis projects at its remote field station on Baranof Island, Southeast Alaska (latitude 57.0877 N, longitude 134.8342 W). Volunteers will assist primarily in collecting and/or

[MARMAM] RESEARCH ASSISTANT - INTERN COORDINATOR - Dolphins Behaviour Project

Dear all, On behalf of the Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute (BDRI) , a marine science centre dedicated to promote the conservation of marine mammal species and their habitat through research and education, I am pleased to announce that we are currently accepting

[MARMAM] Does underwater footage of Shepherd’s beaked whale (Tasmacetus shepherdi) exist?

Hi all, I am trying to determine whether any underwater footage/photographs of Shepherd's beaked whale *(**Tasmacetus shepherdi**) *exist? I have searched the relevant scientific literature (see reference list below), news and other websites documenting strandings and sightings (e.g.