I have spent the past 6 years stationed in the Samoa archipelago, Polynesia.
In November 2015 I have bought from the people of a village located in the
NE coast of Upolu a tooth extracted from the carcass of a sperm whale that
had rolled few days earlier within a deep lagoon. I explored the
To follow up with the Monday, July 9 post from Phil Clapham regarding
Syrawood Publishing and the book of republished *PLoS One* articles
entitled *An Integrated Study of Marine Mammals*, please be on the lookout
for similar publications from these other publishers:
Syrawood Publishing
Dear colleagues:
We hereby inform you that we extended thesis submission for the X
International Conference "Marine mammals of the Holarctic" dedicated to the
memory of Professor Alexei Vladimirovich Yablokov, until July 15, 2018.
Publication of abstracts is possible only if the registration
Dear MARMAM Colleagues,
The World Cetacean Alliance has just launched its new publication – *Global
Best-Practice Guidance for Responsible Whale and Dolphin Watching. *
This publication is free to download here:
http://worldcetaceanalliance.org/global-guidelines/
This is a product of
Dear MARMAM community,
The Aquatic Mammal Study Group of Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
(GEMAM/MPEG), in Belém, Pará, Brazil, is searching for literature and
published data on multiple uses of cetaceans (food, bait, love charms,
talismans, medicine, etc.) as a contribution for a national database.
Cetacean Research/Field Training in Comoros Islands, Indian Ocean
Moidjio C.R.C.A.D. (Centre for Research Conservation and Devolpment) and the
Marine Mammals Research Association (DMAD) are happy to announce the upcoming
cetacean research and field training in the Comoros Island, Indian Ocean.
*BACKGROUND: *The Marine Environment Research Association - AIMM, is a
non-profit, non-governmental organization focused on the research and
conservation of marine species, running an ongoing study of cetaceans in
southern Portugal (Algarve). This project aims to obtain baseline
information on
Please see this funding opportunity for assessment and mitigation of marine
mammal bycatch in developing country fisheries:
http://bycatch.org/sites/default/files/GlobalFundAnnouncementFinal_0.pdf
Timothy B. Werner, PhD
Senior Scientist, and
Director, Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction
