[MARMAM] Updates Table of Contents for Aquatic Mammals issue 50.2

[Kathleen Dudzinski]

Dear MARMAM Subscribers,
 
The Table of Contents for our recently published issue (50.2) was incomplete in 
the first post. 
Please see the full list of articles in issue 50.2 below. My apologies for the 
error.
 
Further information about the journal can be found at: 
http://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/
To submit a manuscript for publication consideration, please visit: 
http://am.expressacademic.org/actions/author.php
 
With regards,
 
Kathleen M. Dudzinski, Ph.D.
Editor, Aquatic Mammals Journal
busin...@aquaticmammalsjournal.org 

Articles with ** are open access:

Sarah G. Trabue, Melinda L. Rekdahl, and Howard C. Rosenbaum. (2024). 
Photo-Identification and Skin Lesion Prevalence of Bottlenose Dolphins 
(Tursiops erebennus) in the Waters of New York and New Jersey. Aquatic Mammals, 
50(2), 65-85.
 
**Britney E. Pepper, Marina A. Piscitelli-Doshkov, Paul K. Doshkov, and Andrew 
J. Read. (2024).Heading South for the Winter: The Seasonal Occurrence of Harbor 
Seals (Phoca vitulina vitulina) Near Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, USA. Aquatic 
Mammals, 50(2), 86-92.
 
Josh D. McInnes, Andrew W. Trites, Chelsea R. Mathieson, Marilyn E. Dahlheim, 
Jeffrey E. Moore, Paula A. Olson, and Kevin M. Lester. (2024). Evidence for an 
Oceanic Population of Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) in Offshore Waters of 
California and Oregon. Aquatic Mammals, 50(2), 93-106.
 
**Ronald A. Kastelein, Lean Helder-Hoek, Laura Van Acoleyen, Linde N. Defillet, 
and John M. Terhune. (2024). Temporary Hearing Threshold Shift in California 
Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) Due to a Noise Band Centered at 32 kHz. 
Aquatic Mammals, 50(2), 107-121.
 
Jaime Bolaños-Jiménez and Tulio Gutiérrez. (2024). An Antarctic Minke Whale 
(Balaenoptera bonaerensis) Live-Stranding in Venezuela: First Record for the 
Caribbean Sea. Aquatic Mammals, 50(2),122-126.
 
Andrés Moreira-Mendieta, Diego O. Urquía, Pacarina Asadobay, and Diego 
Páez-Rosas. (2024). Evidence of a Predatory Interaction of a Cookiecutter Shark 
(Isistius brasiliensis) on Galapagos Fur Seals (Arctocephalus galapagoensis). 
Aquatic Mammals, 50(2), 127-131.
 
**Marc A. Webber, William Keener, Tim M. Markowitz, David Chamberlin, Darrin 
Allen, Rebekah S. Lane, Josephine M. Slaathaug, Pilar N. Rodriguez, Kathi 
George, and Julia E. O’Hern. (2024). Fish Feeding and Rapid Foraging Behavior 
Switching by Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) in California. Aquatic 
Mammals, 50(2), 132-151.
 
Isabel C. Hernández-Candelario, Violeta Pardío-Sedas, Casandra Gálvez, and 
Eduardo Morteo. (2024). First Report of Organochlorine Pesticides and Heavy 
Metals in a Stranded Bottlenose Dolphin Off the Central Coast of Veracruz 
State: A Warning to Assess Pollution in a Reef Marine Ecosystem from the Gulf 
of Mexico. Aquatic Mammals, 50(2), 152-169.


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[MARMAM] New publication on cognitive welfare for marine mammals

[Kelly Jaakkola]

Dear colleagues, I’m happy to announce our new publication:

Jaakkola, K. (2024). Minding the minds: A primer on cognitive challenge 
for marine mammals in human care. Animals, 14, 949. 
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14060949


Abstract:

The past several decades have witnessed significant improvement in the 
physical welfare of marine mammals in zoos and aquariums. Over that same 
time period, research has revealed complex cognitive abilities in at 
least some of these species, yet there has been comparatively little 
attention paid to addressing their cognitive welfare per se. Studies 
primarily conducted with terrestrial animals have suggested that 
providing appropriate cognitive challenges in managed care settings can 
improve animal well-being. As a step toward facilitating this practice 
with marine mammals, this paper discusses factors relevant for creating 
appropriate cognitive challenges, outlines the three major categories of 
cognitive challenge that have been utilized with marine mammals, along 
with the logistical pros and cons of each, and calls on organizations 
that care for marine mammals to cultivate a bias for action with respect 
to providing cognitive care.


The paper is open access, available here: 
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/6/949


All the best,
Kelly

Kelly Jaakkola, PhD
Director of Research
Dolphin Research Center


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[MARMAM] New article on habitat use of Florida manatees

[Eric Angel Ramos]

Greetings MARMAM,

I am happy to share our newest publication on habitat use of Florida
manatees in PLOS One titled “Persistent long-term habitat use by Florida
manatees at Fort Pierce, Florida from 1997 to 2020.”

*Abstract*
To survive cold winters, Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
depend on artificial (i.e., power plants) and natural warm water sources
such as springs and passive thermal basins. Passive thermal basins can
provide critical habitat for manatees for short or extended periods of
time. The Henry D. King Powerplant in Fort Pierce, Florida discharged warm
water into Moore’s Creek until it went offline in 1995. However, it is
unknown to what degree manatees continue to occupy this area and how
environmental factors influence their occurrence in the creek. To explore
this, we examined the habitat use of Florida manatees in Moore’s Creek
after the shutdown from November 1997 to March 2020 from daily counts of
manatees. In addition, we correlated local environmental data (ambient air,
temperature, salinity) to assess if Moore’s Creek had properties indicative
of a passive thermal basin. Results indicated there was not an increase or
decrease in habitat use over twenty years in the Creek. The consistent use
of Moore’s Creek over the study period suggests that this habitat possesses
thermal and freshwater resources to support manatee occurrence long-term.
These findings provide robust support for the importance of this habitat
and passive thermal basins for Florida manatees.

The Open Access article can be downloaded free here:
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0297636

*Reference:*
Tennant, R., Brady, B., Love, K.R., Ramos, E.A., Schloesser, R. (2024).
Persistent long-term habitat use by Florida manatees at Fort Pierce,
Florida from 1997 to 2020. PloS One.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the
corresponding author: Beth Brady at biobbr...@gmail.com

Best regards,

*Eric Angel Ramos, Ph.D.*
Scientist at FINS (Fundación Internacional para la Naturaleza y la
Sustentabilidad)

Member of the IUCN SSC Sirenian Specialist Group for Mesoamerica

www.finsconservation.org 
E-mail: eric.angel.ra...@gmail.com
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[MARMAM] Request for Harbour Porpoise Broadband Recordings

[Ellen White]

Hello MARMAM network,

I am a post-doc at the University of Southampton, and I am just enquiring if 
anyone has any broadband Harbour Porpoise acoustic recordings, they would be 
willing to share with me. The data will be used to test several detections 
algorithms and may form part of the training data if permissible. I am testing 
algorithms for their performance in variable soundscapes and ambient noise 
conditions, but I am currently struggling to source Harbour Porpoise data. 
Ideally the sample rate would be around 384 kHz, and any quantity of data is 
suitable.

Thanks in advance 

Please get in contact via: elw1...@soton.ac.uk

All the best
Dr Ellen White
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[MARMAM] DOSITS Educator Professional Development Opportunity

[Ellen Bellagamba Fucile]

The Discovery of Sound in the Sea (DOSITS) program hosts a resource rich 
website 
(https://dosits.org/)
 aimed at introducing users to the science and uses of Sound in the Sea by 
people and animals, with specific sections on how marine mammals use underwater 
sound and the potential effects of underwater sound on marine mammals.

To highlight and engage educators with the resources, DOSITS is launching a new 
(and free) online Educator Professional Development Certificate program. We are 
inviting the first cohort of educators to participate in the online program 
over the Spring of 2024. The program will be limited to 20 formal (grades 5-16) 
and informal science educators. We encourage marine mammal specialists from 
aquaria and whale watch operations to participate!

To participate, please register using the link below.  Registration is open 
until Monday, April 1, 2024. We will be in touch by Thursday, April 4th 
regarding registration status. DOSITS Educator Professional 
Development

Please note, we will host additional cohorts of education professionals over 
the next year, and we will reach out directly to registrants who were not 
selected for the first cohort when registration opens for the next program.

For details about the Professional Development content, please 
visit:https://dosits.org/resources-dosits-online-educator-professional-development-certificate-program/

The DOSITS Team

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[MARMAM] DOSITS Webinar April 2024

[Ellen Bellagamba Fucile]

The Discovery of Sound in the Sea (DOSITS) 

 Team is pleased to announce that it will again facilitate a free, four-part 
webinar series on underwater sound. Topics covered will include Underwater 
Radiated Noise, UN Ocean Decade, Multibeam Echosounders (MBES), and Impulsive 
Sound and Offshore Wind. All topics will touch on marine mammals in some aspect.

Each webinar will run approximately 60 minutes in length and will consist of a 
presentation by one or more experts followed by a period of facilitated 
discussion. The webinar series is open to all interested individuals; however, 
registration is required. For a registration link and other details, please 
visit the 2024 Webinar Series page on the DOSITS website: 2024 Webinar Series - 
Discovery of Sound in the Sea 
(dosits.org).

The first webinar in the 2024 series will take place on April 24, 2024, at 12 
pm EST. The webinar titled Underwater Radiated Noise from Vessels 
(SATURN)
 features Johann Bosschers from the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands 
(MARIN) and Christ de Jong from the Acoustics and Sonar Research Group, 
Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO). This webinar, 
and others in the 2024 series, will be hosted via Zoom and streamed live on 
YouTube. Participants can ask questions through either platform. All webinars 
will be recorded, and the webinar recordings will be available on the DOSITS 
website (and on Vimeo).

DOSITS will again offer a free Certificate of Professional Development in 
association with the 2024 Underwater Acoustics Webinar Series. For certificate 
requirements and other details, please visit the 2024 DOSITS Webinar Series 
page (link above).

Questions? = Please contact the DOSITS Team at 
dositswebi...@etal.uri.edu.


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[MARMAM] Job Openings - Acoustic Project Lead Position at Maine Department of Marine Resources

[Murray, Anita]

Dear MARMAM Community,

Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is hiring a Marine Resource 
Scientist II - Acoustic Project Lead. This is a supervisory position in our 
Passive Acoustics Program, which is a program within DMR's Division of Marine 
Mammal Research. This 
position will be part of a three-person management team that consists of the 
Passive Acoustics Program Lead and two Acoustic Project Leads. The Program and 
Project Leads will work together to outline the goals and timelines for 
multiple passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) projects that address critical data 
gaps and fulfil management needs. The Acoustic Project Leads will manage and 
conduct the fieldwork needed to maintain a large network of PAM sites for 
acoustic data collection. This position will also supervise a team of four 
Marine Resource Scientist I - Acoustic Analysts positions. In addition, this 
position will be responsible for disseminating information about the PAM 
projects by representing DMR at meetings and conferences as well as publishing 
peer-reviewed literature. This position may foster and manage collaborations 
with external partners for various PAM projects and seek grant funding 
opportunities as appropriate. This position is located at the DMR laboratory in 
West Boothbay Harbor, Maine, USA.

For more information, please see the job posting link below and the job 
description which is pasted below.

Link to the job posting: https://mainebhr.hire.trakstar.com/jobs/fk0viqd/

Feel free to contact me (anita.mur...@maine.gov) 
with any questions about this position.

Cheers,
Anita

Anita Murray, PhD (she/her)
Lead, Passive Acoustics Program
Division of Marine Mammal Research
Maine Department of Marine Resources
194 McKown Point Road
West Boothbay Harbor, ME., 04575, USA
anita.mur...@maine.gov

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Direct Hire Application forms can be obtained at the NRSC website: 
https://www.maine.gov/nrsc/jobs/application.shtml



If you are unable to apply online, please mail all application materials to:
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APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY:
April 11, 2024




Direct Hire Career Opportunity Bulletin
DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES
State House Station #21, Augusta, ME 04333 - *Offices Located at 32 Blossom 
Lane, Augusta
ACOUSTICS PROJECT LEAD
(Marine Resource Scientist II)

Opening Date:
March 21, 2024
Closing Date:
April 11, 2024
Location:
West Boothbay Harbor*
Position #'s:
07200-2725
Position Type:
Full Time (Limited Period)
Class Code:
9363
Grade/Salary:
Grade 25 (Supervisory) - $58,801.60 - $79,851.20/Annually
(*This includes the 5.5% salary adjustment)


BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTION: The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is seeking a 
candidate for a Marine Resource Scientist II - Acoustic Project Lead position. 
This position will be part of a three-person management team that consists of 
the Passive Acoustics Program Lead and two Acoustic Project Leads. The Program 
Lead and Project Leads will work together to outline the goals and timelines 
for multiple passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) projects that address critical 
data gaps and fulfil management needs. Working together the Acoustic Project 
Leads will manage and conduct the fieldwork needed to operate and maintain a 
large network of PAM sites for acoustic data collection. This position will 
also supervise a team of four Marine Resource Scientist I - Acoustic Analysts 
positions. Supervisory duties include delegating fieldwork and acoustic 
analysis tasks to staff, setting staff priorities and timelines, leading 
project meetings, overseeing data quality assurance/quality control, and 
conducting staff performance reviews. In addition, this position will be 
responsible for disseminating information about the PAM projects by 
representing DMR at meetings and conferences, publishing peer-reviewed 
literature, and making recommendations to DMR's policy group and Commissioner's 
Office. This position may foster and manage collaborations with external 
partners for various PAM projects as well as seek grant funding opportunities 
as appropriate.  Finally, the position will work across programmatic lines 
within the DMR's Division of Marine Mammal Research or the Division of Ecology 
and the