*IMMA Communications and Outreach Internship (6 Month Volunteer Post)*
IUCN Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force (MMPATF)
*Type: *Volunteer (Part-Time)
*Contact:* immacoordina...@gmail.com (Michael J. Tetley - IMMA Programme
Coordinator)
*Sectors: *Conservation & Wildlife; Marine
MMO and PSO training courses are running in Inverness, Scotland, in August:
JNCC-recognised MMO course for UK waters, 6 August 2018, GBP 130
PSO course for the Gulf of Mexico, meets BOEM/ BSEE requirements, 7 August
2018, GBP 55 (when taken in conjunction with the MMO course).
These
Counting with DNA in metabarcoding studies: How should we convert sequence
reads to dietary data?
Bruce E. Deagle, Austen C. Thomas, Julie C. McInnes, Laurence J. Clarke,
Eero J. Vesterinen, Elizabeth L. Clare, Tyler R. Kartzinel, J. Paige Eveson
Molecular Ecology. 2018;00:1–16.
New publications on odontocete hearing and soundscapes
We are pleased to announce two new publications on hearing in wild
belugas, variation within a population, and a comparison to natural
noise in their soundscapes. Abstracts and information on accessing the
articles can be found below.