[MARMAM] New paper on porpoise by catch.

2012-06-29 Thread Torben Nielsen
Dear colleges We are happy to announce the publication of this new paper: Nielsen TP, Wahlberg M, Heikkilä S, Jensen M, Sabinsky P and Dabelsteen T (2012) Swimming patterns of wild harbour porpoises *Phocoena phocoena *show detection and avoidance of gillnets at very long ranges. *Marine ecolog

[MARMAM] Humpback whale sighting in the Pelagos Sanctuary for Marine Mammals

2012-06-29 Thread Sylvia Frey
Dear Colleagues, I would like to inform you about an extraordinary sighting of a humpback whale in the waters off the Côte d'Azur by OceanCare. Please find below some details of the sighting: - Date: June 28th, 2012 - Time: 11.45 a.m. - Position: approx. 20 nautical miles south of Nice - Dura

[MARMAM] Northcoast Marine Mammal Center now Accepting Intern Applications!

2012-06-29 Thread Robyn Walker
NMMC Fall Internship The Northcoast Marine Mammal Center is looking for one or two dedicated, passionate fall interns to help with daily operations around the Center, as well as marketing, fundraising and event planning. The internships are designed to give exceptional hands-on experience with al

[MARMAM] Internship, Dolphin Habitat Use, Key West, FL Aug-Sept 2012

2012-06-29 Thread Jennifer Lewis
The Tropical Dolphin Research Foundation (www.tropicaldolphin.org) needs volunteer field assistants to help with dolphin research off Key West, Florida between August 27 and Sept 24, 2012. Applicants must be upper division undergraduates or recent graduates (BS). Duties of interns will include he