[MARMAM] Soundwatch Internship Oppurtunity

The Whale Museum's Soundwatch Boater Education Program: 2019 Summer Internships Available! Soundwatch is a successful and internationally acclaimed education and monitoring program working to reduce vessel disturbance to orcas and other marine wildlife in the Salish Sea region of Washington

[MARMAM] New publication: First determination of high levels of organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers in dolphins from Southern European waters.

Dear all, We are pleased to announce the publication of the following paper in "Environmetal Research": Sala, B., Giménez, J., de Stephanis, R., Barceló, D., & Eljarrat, E. (2019). First determination of high levels of organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers in dolphins from Southern

[MARMAM] NEW PhD Positions with The Southern Ocean Persistent Organic Pollutants Program (SOPOPP)

Dear MARMAM Colleagues, The Southern Ocean Persistent Pollutants Program (SOPOPP) at Griffith University's Environmental Futures Research Institute, is currently seeking 3 highly motivated PhD students to join our team on 3 exciting research projects: 1) Cetacean Adiposity This

[MARMAM] Comments requested: Proposed Rule/LOA request for the Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to the Navy's SURTASS LFA Sonar Activities

NOAA Fisheries is requesting information, suggestions, and comments concerning the Navy’s request for rulemaking and subsequent Letter of Authorization under the Marine Mammal Protection Act to govern the incidental take of marine mammals by the U.S. Navy’s Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System

[MARMAM] Sperm whale ship-strikes along the Hellenic Trench, Greece: Can we reduce collision risks?

Dear Marmam and ECS members, (sorry for cross-postings!) My co-authors and I are pleased to share with you our recent publication in PLoS ONE: *Frantzis A, Leaper R, Alexiadou P, Prospathopoulos A, Lekkas D (2019) Shipping routes through core habitat of endangered sperm whales along the

[MARMAM] Registration open for WCA World Whale Conference 2019

Dear Marmamers Registration and Early Bird tickets are now open for the WCA's 5th World Whale Conference, co-hosted by Fraser Coast Tourism & Events (FCTE) and the World Cetacean Alliance (WCA). This 4 day event will be held in Hervey Bay, Queensland

[MARMAM] New publication; Osteology of Whales (In Japanese)

Dear MARMAM colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the following book is now published: Uekusa Y, Ichishima H, Ito H, Ueda K (2019) "Osteology of Whales" 151pp. Midori-Shobo.ISBN：978-4-89531-365-0 In Japanese.

[MARMAM] TIME IS APPROACHING FOR THE ICMMPA5 IN APRIL: REGISTER NOW!

Dear MARMAMers, We are just over a month before the 5th International Conference on Marine Mammal Protected Areas which will be held in Greece, April 8th- 12th 2019. For registrations and further inquiries please visit

[MARMAM] Paid Undergraduate Summer Research Program in One Health and the Environment

The University of Maine Initiative for One Health and the Environment is excited to announce a new NSF-funded REU program for summer 2019, entitled Accelerating New Environmental Workskills (ANEW). REU ANEW is a 10-week paid summer research internship. Each summer, we will invite 10 motivated

[MARMAM] New publication using UAS to detect seal entanglements

Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are delighted to announce a recent publication of our paper in Marine Mammal Science: Martins, M. C., Sette, L. , Josephson, E. , Bogomolni, A. , Rose, K. , Sharp, S. M., Niemeyer, M. and Moore, M. (2019), Unoccupied aerial system assessment of entanglement

[MARMAM] DOLPHIN RESEARCH INTERNSHIP IN PORTUGAL

*DOLPHIN RESEARCH INTERNSHIP IN PORTUGAL* *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

[MARMAM] Deadline Approaching: Volunteer Dolphin Research Assistants/Interns - Summer 2019 Florida, USA and Bimini, The Bahamas

Dolphin Communication Project (DCP) - Volunteer Research Assistants/Interns - Summer 2019 Florida, USA and Bimini, The Bahamas The Dolphin Communication Project (DCP, www.dolphincommunicationproject.org) is currently seeking two interns for the summer of 2019. These internships have field and

[MARMAM] Last-minute Call for internship in Madeira Archipelago

*LAST-MINUTE CALL FOR INTERNSHIPS FOR APRIL* *CIIMAR-Madeira/OOM/ARDITI is looking for 2 interns to participate in CETUS-Madeira, a marine mammals’ research project based in Madeira Island, Portugal* We are currently filling *2 positions for 1st April – 31 May 2019*. *Internship Details:*

[MARMAM] JOB: Senior Scientist and Marine Mammal Program Chair, New England Aquarium.

https://neaq.applicantpro.com/jobs/991628.html Senior Scientist and Marine Mammal Program Chair -- Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life NEAq We seek a dynamic and accomplished Senior Scientist with a proven record of fundraising and scholarship