[MARMAM] SMM 2024 Australia (10.11.2024) Workshop: Vth Edition: “What is new in Marine Mammal Pathology”

[Antonio Jesús Fernández Rodríguez]

We are delightful to announce you that we will host the workshop
Vth Edition: “What is new in Marine Mammal Pathology”
Now open for inscription
https://www.smmconference.org/workshops/
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Workshops - SMM Conference
SMM2022 workshops are half day, full day, or two day events that are proposed 
and organised by individual researchers. Pre-conference workshops will be held 
on Saturday, December 11th and Sunday, December 12th, 2021, during the weekend 
just prior to the conference.
www.smmconference.org


This workshop provides a dedicated forum for experts and trainees in marine 
mammal pathology to share and discuss new pathologies, outbreaks, diagnostic 
tools, etc. in the context of marine mammal pathology and conservation within 
the conference. The workshop aims to use pathology as a tool for marine mammal 
health and conservation. Advances in marine mammal pathology, including field, 
laboratory diagnosis, new methodologies, and tools, will be presented and 
discussed. The workshop will consist of case report discussions and 
presentations. Pathologists working in this field are invited to submit a 
presentation title and brief outline (less than 200 words) by July 31st, 2024. 
We are looking for an interactive and dynamic atmosphere for exchanging 
knowledge. The expected outcome of the workshop is the in situ exchange of 
knowledge, continuing education in marine mammal pathology, and strengthening 
collaboration and networking among marine mammal pathologists. Previous 
workshops were very successful with high occupancy and received excellent 
feedback. We recommend early registration because we had full occupancy with a 
waiting list in the previous years.

Prof. Antonio Fernandez 
(antonio.fernan...@ulpgc.es)
Dr. Padraig Duignan (duign...@tmmc.org)


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Antonio Fernández
Full Professor. Histology and Veterinary Pathology. DVM, PhD, DECVP, DEFVP, 
DECZM (Wildlife Health), EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Pathology
Head of WOAH Collaborating Centre on Marine Mammal Health
Veterinary School. Morphology Department
University Institute of Animal Health and Food Safety (IUSA)
WOAH Collaborating Centre (Marine Mammal Health)
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

tel. 928459712
antonio.fernan...@ulpgc.es
ORCID -0001-5281-0521

Campus Universitario Cardones de Arucas
35413 · Arucas, Gran Canaria · España/Spain
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Re: [MARMAM] MARMAM Digest, Vol 176, Issue 25

[Antonio Jesús Fernández Rodríguez]

Dear sir/madam
Could you send it again as the EMAIL ADDRESS INCLUDES AN ERROR regarding email 
to be sent appliatons. SORRY.
Antonio Fernandez

Applications should be sent to:

Email: direccion_i...@ulpgc.es

International Veterinary Internship in Cetacean Pathology Programme at 
IUSA_ULPGC_OIEccMMH

The starting date of this Intership will be negociated  with the selected 
candidate, after COVID-19 world wide crisis.  Now it is time to apply by email 
(read the call)

www.iusa.eu

Applications should be sent to:

Email: direccion_i...@ulpgc.es


Programme Background

The Atlantic Centre of Cetacean Research (ACCR) is part of the University 
Institute of Animal Health and Food Safety (www.iusa.eu) 
at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 
(www.ulpgc.es). IUSA-ULPGC is a Collaborating Centre for 
Marine Mammals Health of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIEccMMH). 
The facilities are located within the Veterinary School Campus in Arucas, (Gran 
Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain).

The Canary Islands Cetacean Stranding Network is officially coordinated and 
co-funded by the Canary Islands Government, being the Veterinary Pathology 
Division at ACCR_ IUSA_ULPGC responsible for pathological studies and cause/s 
of death of every stranded cetacean. Our main objective is to provide 
morphological, etiological, and, when possible, final diagnoses of dead 
stranded cetaceans. In a multidisciplinary approach, we also try to define, 
whenever possible, cause/s of strandings. Our centre also collaborates closely 
with Veterinary Clinicians to attend live stranded cetaceans.

Our centre is very much committed with Animal Health, Welfare and Conservation, 
therefore we are also concerned and involved in public awareness through 
Education.

The Canary Islands are a cetacean biodiversity ?hot spot,? with 30 species 
reported with around 60-100 cetacean strandings each year. We also received a 
variable number of samples from cetaceans stranded in other national and 
international geographical areas.

In addition, we are carrying out several research projects on cetacean Health, 
Welfare and Conservation using Veterinary Pathology as a tool.



Internship Duties

To be fully integrated into a multidisciplinary TEAM, who will have the 
following learning and working duties: (Learning and working duties will be 
guided and supervised by Veterinary Pathologists in a team working system)

  *   Stranding coverage: answer calls, document reports, complete associated 
paperwork and enter data.
  *   Cetacean Stranding response and necropsy: all aspects of cetacean 
stranding response, including mainly post-mortem examinations and sampling in 
both field and laboratory settings, but also, occasionally, live animal health 
assessment, and supportive care and biological data collection.
  *   Stranding / necropsy readiness: cleaning, organizing, and maintaining 
stranding response and necropsy gear, equipment and facilities, restocking kits 
and supplies.
  *   Data entry / sample processing: entry of stranding data, organizing, 
cataloguing, disseminating and archiving of photos, datasheets, samples and 
tissue bank maintaining.
  *   Histopathology and lab techniques: microscopical diagnosis of own and 
received samples, perform diagnostic techniques when necessary (histochemistry, 
immunohistochemistry and molecular techniques).
  *   Reports: write and/or reviewing pathological reports of the cases.
  *   Outreach: assist staff with training and outreach material preparation 
and organization, participate in opportunistic outreach at stranding sites, and 
participate in community and scientific events.



Requirements

  *   DVM degree is mandatory.
  *   Valid driver?s license and secure reliable transportation (international 
license is also valid).
  *   Good physical fitness, able to lift/carry 40lbs, walk long distances in 
difficult terrain, be comfortable on small boats in near shore waters, able to 
swim, and work in harsh weather conditions.
  *   Able to follow written and oral staff directions and protocols 
effectively and able to work in teams and individually (spanish and/or english).
  *   Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  *   Must be able to commit to a minimum 5 working days per week, including 
weekends.



Preferred candidates (not having any of the following conditions does not 
preclude to be candidate)

  *   Basic marine mammal stranding response/research experience.
  *   Necropsy experience in marine mammal or other taxa.
  *   Basic histopathology diagnostic experience.
  *   Experience caring for or handling animals.
  *   Flexible daily schedules (stranding events are unpredictable, our days 
may start earlier or end later than scheduled).

Important Information

  *   This internship is paid (15.000 - 18.000 euros for a total period of 12 
months), based on candidate experience.
  *   Housing a

[MARMAM] Open call for Intership in Cetacean Pathology. Canary Islands, Spain. www.iusa.eu Prof. Antonio Fernandez

[Antonio Jesús Fernández Rodríguez]

International Veterinary Internship in Cetacean Pathology Programme at 
IUSA_ULPGC_OIEccMMH

The starting date of this Intership will be negociated  with the selected 
candidate, after COVID-19 world wide crisis.  Now it is time to apply by email 
(read the call)

www.iusa.eu



Programme Background

The Atlantic Centre of Cetacean Research (ACCR) is part of the University 
Institute of Animal Health and Food Safety (www.iusa.eu) at the University of 
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (www.ulpgc.es). IUSA-ULPGC is a Collaborating Centre 
for Marine Mammals Health of the World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIEccMMH). The facilities are located within the Veterinary School Campus in 
Arucas, (Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain).

The Canary Islands Cetacean Stranding Network is officially coordinated and 
co-funded by the Canary Islands Government, being the Veterinary Pathology 
Division at ACCR_ IUSA_ULPGC responsible for pathological studies and cause/s 
of death of every stranded cetacean. Our main objective is to provide 
morphological, etiological, and, when possible, final diagnoses of dead 
stranded cetaceans. In a multidisciplinary approach, we also try to define, 
whenever possible, cause/s of strandings. Our centre also collaborates closely 
with Veterinary Clinicians to attend live stranded cetaceans.

Our centre is very much committed with Animal Health, Welfare and Conservation, 
therefore we are also concerned and involved in public awareness through 
Education.

The Canary Islands are a cetacean biodiversity “hot spot,” with 30 species 
reported with around 60-100 cetacean strandings each year. We also received a 
variable number of samples from cetaceans stranded in other national and 
international geographical areas.

In addition, we are carrying out several research projects on cetacean Health, 
Welfare and Conservation using Veterinary Pathology as a tool.



Internship Duties

To be fully integrated into a multidisciplinary TEAM, who will have the 
following learning and working duties: (Learning and working duties will be 
guided and supervised by Veterinary Pathologists in a team working system)

  *   Stranding coverage: answer calls, document reports, complete associated 
paperwork and enter data.
  *   Cetacean Stranding response and necropsy: all aspects of cetacean 
stranding response, including mainly post-mortem examinations and sampling in 
both field and laboratory settings, but also, occasionally, live animal health 
assessment, and supportive care and biological data collection.
  *   Stranding / necropsy readiness: cleaning, organizing, and maintaining 
stranding response and necropsy gear, equipment and facilities, restocking kits 
and supplies.
  *   Data entry / sample processing: entry of stranding data, organizing, 
cataloguing, disseminating and archiving of photos, datasheets, samples and 
tissue bank maintaining.
  *   Histopathology and lab techniques: microscopical diagnosis of own and 
received samples, perform diagnostic techniques when necessary (histochemistry, 
immunohistochemistry and molecular techniques).
  *   Reports: write and/or reviewing pathological reports of the cases.
  *   Outreach: assist staff with training and outreach material preparation 
and organization, participate in opportunistic outreach at stranding sites, and 
participate in community and scientific events.



Requirements

  *   DVM degree is mandatory.
  *   Valid driver’s license and secure reliable transportation (international 
license is also valid).
  *   Good physical fitness, able to lift/carry 40lbs, walk long distances in 
difficult terrain, be comfortable on small boats in near shore waters, able to 
swim, and work in harsh weather conditions.
  *   Able to follow written and oral staff directions and protocols 
effectively and able to work in teams and individually (spanish and/or english).
  *   Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  *   Must be able to commit to a minimum 5 working days per week, including 
weekends.



Preferred candidates (not having any of the following conditions does not 
preclude to be candidate)

  *   Basic marine mammal stranding response/research experience.
  *   Necropsy experience in marine mammal or other taxa.
  *   Basic histopathology diagnostic experience.
  *   Experience caring for or handling animals.
  *   Flexible daily schedules (stranding events are unpredictable, our days 
may start earlier or end later than scheduled).

Important Information

  *   This internship is paid (15.000 - 18.000 euros for a total period of 12 
months), based on candidate experience.
  *   Housing and transportation are responsibility of the intern. After 
acceptation, we will try to help the intern with the search of a convenient 
housing.
  *   Interns will be required to work during holidays, depending on needed 
duties, in a variety of settings on any given day, including office, necropsy 
room, beach, landfill, laboratory or 

[MARMAM] Long term pathological studies (06.12)(99-05) Canary Islands

[Antonio Jesús Fernández Rodríguez]

Dear colleagues,


We are pleased to announce the recent publication of the following paper: 
Díaz-Delgado, J., Fernández, A., Sierra, E., Sacchini, S., Andrada, M., Vela, 
A.I., Quesada-Canales, Ó., Paz, Y., Zucca, D., Groch, K., and Arbelo, M. 
(2018). Pathologic findings and causes of death of stranded cetaceans in the 
Canary Islands (2006-2012). PLOS ONE 13, e020. This represents (PhD work) a 
the second long term systematic pathological study (06-12).

The article is open access, and available from: 
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.020

Abstract:

This study describes the pathologic findings and most probable causes of death 
(CD) of 224 cetaceans stranded along the coastline of the Canary Islands 
(Spain) over a 7-year period, 2006–2012. Most probable CD, grouped as 
pathologic categories (PCs), was identified in 208/224 (92.8%) examined 
animals. Within natural PCs, those associated with good nutritional status 
represented 70/208 (33.6%), whereas, those associated with significant loss of 
nutritional status represented 49/208 (23.5%). Fatal intra- and interspecific 
traumatic interactions were 37/208 (17.8%). Vessel collisions included 24/208 
(11.5%). Neonatal/perinatal pathology involved 13/208 (6.2%). Fatal interaction 
with fishing activities comprised 10/208 (4.8%). Within anthropogenic PCs, 
foreign body-associated pathology represented 5/208 (2.4%). A CD could not be 
determined in 16/208 (7.7%) cases. Natural PCs were dominated by infectious and 
parasitic disease processes. Herein, our results suggest that between 2006 and 
2012, in the Canary Islands, direct human activity appeared responsible for 19% 
of cetaceans deaths, while natural pathologies accounted for 81%. These 
results, integrating novel findings and published reports, aid in delineating 
baseline knowledge on cetacean pathology and may be of value to rehabilitators, 
caregivers, diagnosticians and future conservation policies.

The first  long term systematical study (99-05) is also avaliable here:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236099462_Pathology_and_causes_of_death_of_stranded_cetaceans_in_the_Canary_Islands_1999-2005
Regards,

Dr. Antonio Fernández (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Antonio_Fernandez6)

Dr. Manuel Arbelo

Institute of Animal Health
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. www.iusa.eu



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[MARMAM] Correspondance in Nature: Whales: No mass strandings since sonar ban

[Antonio Jesús Fernández Rodríguez]

Dear MARMAM subscribers:  

 We are pleased to announce the publication of the following correspondence 
NATURE:  

  WHALES: No mass strandings since sonar ban 

Antonio Fernandez, Manuel Arbelo, Vidal Martín  

Corresponding author: afernan...@dmor.ulpgc.es 

Institute of Animal Health, Veterinary School, Universidad de Las Palmas de 
Gran Canaria, Trasmontaña S/N, 35416 Arucas, Las Palmas, Spain. SECAC. 
Lanzarote. Spain  

SCIENTISTS FROM INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH AT UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN 
CANARIA AND SECAC LED BY DR. ANTONIO FERNáNDEZ HAVE PUBLISHED CONCLUSIONS ON 
CETACEAN STRANDINGS´RESEARCH DONE DURING THE LAST 9 YEARS. CAUSES OF STRANDING 
AND DEATH HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED ON EACH STRANDED WHALE AND DOLPHIN IN THE 
CANARY ISLANDS.  

PROMPT POLITICAL ACTION MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A REMARKABLE CONSERVATION SUCCESS 
FOR WHALES AND DOLPHINS. THE CANARY ISLANDS USED TO BE A HOTSPOT FOR MASS 
STRANDINGS, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN NO MASS BEACHINGS SINCE THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT 
IMPOSED A MORATORIUM ON NAVAL EXERCISES IN THESE WATERS IN 2004.  

NAVAL SONAR OPERATIONS HAVE LONG BEEN IMPLICATED IN MASS STRANDINGS, 
PARTICULARLY OF BEAKED WHALES (R. FILADELFO /ET AL. AQUAT. MAMM. /35, 435–444; 
2009). IN 2002, THE STRANDING OF 14 BEAKED WHALES IN THE CANARY ISLANDS WAS 
LINKED TO THE USE OF MID-FREQUENCY NAVAL SONAR IN THE AREA (P. D. JEPSON /ET 
AL. NATURE /425, 575–576; 2003). IN 2004, FOUR CUVIER’S BEAKED WHALES (/ZIPHIUS 
CAVIROSTRIS/) WERE STRANDED THERE AFTER AN INTERNATIONAL NAVAL EXERCISE (A. 
FERNáNDEZ /ET AL. J. MAR. SCI. RES. DEV/. 2, 2; 2012). 

THESE EVENTS PROMPTED THE SPANISH MORATORIUM AND LED THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT TO 
ISSUE A NON-BINDING RESOLUTION IN 2004 TO STOP THE DEPLOYMENT OF HIGH-INTENSITY 
SONAR UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF A GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF ITS CUMULATIVE EFFECTS ON 
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[MARMAM] Two new papers

[Antonio Jesús Fernández Rodríguez]

Dear sir,
I annex the following information to be considered to send through [EMAIL 
PROTECTED]
Thanks in advance
Prof. Antonio Fernández

-- 
Dear colleagues,

For those who could be interested, the following two recently published papers
are available in pdf format upon request to:

email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

- Unusual cetacean mortality event in Taiwan, possibly linked to naval
activities. Veterinary Record, 162: 184-185.(2008).
W-C. Yang, L-S. Chou, P. D. Jepson, R. L. Brownell, Jr, D. Cowan, P-H. Chang,
H-I. Chiou, C-J. Yao, T. K. Yamada, J-T. Chiu, P-J. Wang, and A. Fernández

- Flavobacterium ceti sp. nov., isolated from beaked whales (Ziphius
cavirostris). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol ; 57: 2604-2608 (2007)
Vela I., A. Fernandez, C. Sanchez-Porro, E. Sierra, M. Mendez, M. Arbelo,
A.Ventosa, L. Dominguez and J. F. Fernandez-Garayzabal.

Antonio Fernández,
Veterinary Histology and Pathology
Institute for Animal Health
Veterinary School
Unversity of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Canary Islands
Spain





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