Re: [MARMAM] Disentangling small cetaceans

2009-02-15 Thread Kathrynwoodward
Dear MARMAMERS, We are currently working for Archipelagos Institute of Marine and Environmental Research of the Aegean Sea and are producing a leaflet for local fishermen regarding what they should do if a marine mammal becomes entangled in their nets or lines. In particular we will be looking

[MARMAM] Society for Marine Mammalogy Student Abstract Mentoring Service

2009-02-15 Thread lynnee . williams
Society for Marine Mammalogy Student Abstract Mentoring Service If you are a student submitting an abstract for either an oral or poster presentation to the upcoming 18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals (to be held in Quebec City October 12-16, 2009) and English is not your fi

[MARMAM] Job Announcement: Research Assistants/Observers

2009-02-15 Thread Lucie Hazen
Please post the following job announcement: Duke University Marine Laboratory is seeking potential applicants for two full-time Research Assistant positions to conduct aerial/shipboard surveys for marine mammals and sea turtles in a proposed Navy training range off Jacksonville FL. Surveys w

[MARMAM] New publication on the "whales eat fish" issue in Science

2009-02-15 Thread Lyne Morissette
Scientists Conclude That Culling Whales Will Not Help Fisheries in Tropical Regions Science Article Weighs In on International Whaling Commission Debate WASHINGTON - Culling whales will not increase fisheries catches in tropical waters, according to a new paper supported by the Lenfest Ocean

[MARMAM] US Federal Government Interagency Task Force on Anthropogenic Sound and the Marine Environment -- REPORT AVAILABLE

2009-02-15 Thread Brandon Southall
Colleagues, The final report from the U.S. federal government's Interagency Task Force on Anthropogenic Sound and the Marine Environment, /Addressing the Effects of Human-Generated Sound on Marine Life: An Integrated Research Plan for U.S. Federal Agencies/, is now available. The report's dir