[MARMAM] Keep On Gramping 2 Workshop

2019-09-02 Thread Nicola Hodgins
'Keep On Gramping 2' Calling all of those interested in Risso's dolphins. Nova Atlantis and WDC are hosting a Risso's dolphin workshop at the World Marine Mammal Conference in Barcelona and invite anyone with an interest to sign-up and come along! The workshop is intended to be relatively

[MARMAM] Workshop on Science Communication, Marine Mammal Conference, Barcelona

2019-09-02 Thread Jennifer Lewis
Want to save the marine mammals you care about? Want to convince others that the science you are doing is interesting and important? Want the public (donors and law makers) to support your work? Then you need to understand how we have evolved to communicate and then how to use that to do a

[MARMAM] Telework--Saltwater and Ocean Associates looking for ESA Section 7 expertise to support the SE Regional Office of NMFS

2019-09-02 Thread Tracy Collier
Please see this link to a position, open for applications now through September 3, to support the SERO in conducting Section 7 ESA consultations. The position can be done via telework, with occasional visits to

[MARMAM] Right Whale Aerial Survey Observer Job Announcement

2019-09-02 Thread Melanie White
Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute Right Whale Aerial Survey Observers Job Announcement Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, a non-profit research and conservation organization, is seeking temporary, seasonal aerial observers for marine mammal surveys from December 2019

[MARMAM] New Review Article - Mercury in cetaceans: Exposure, bioaccumulation and toxicity

2019-09-02 Thread Joanna Kershaw
Dear MARMAM, We are pleased to announce the publication of our review article in Science of the Total Environment - Mercury in cetaceans: Exposure, bioaccumulation and toxicity. Abstract: The fate and transportation of mercury in the marine environment are driven by a combination of

[MARMAM] dwarf sperm whales surface feeding

2019-09-02 Thread dinets .
Are there any records of dwarf sperm whales feeding on the surface? I recently saw them swimming in circles just outside a feeding aggregation of wedge-tailed shearwaters, strongly suggesting that they were also catching something (appr. 27.81N 141.78E). I looked through the few books I have and