[MARMAM] Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute - BDRI INTERNSHIPS (Winter -Spring, 2013)

2012-09-12 Thread Bruno Diaz
Hi everyone, on behalf of the Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute (BDRI)on Sardinia Island, Italy, I am pleased to announce that we are currently accepting internship applications for the Winter-Spring term 2013 (a minimum of 60 days of participation between February and June 2012). BDRI's r

[MARMAM] One volunteers needed to help with seabird and cetacean fieldwork in South of Spain (Andalusia)

2012-09-12 Thread Joan Giménez Verdugo
One volunteers needed to help with seabird and cetacean fieldwork in South of Spain (Andalusia) CIRCE (http://www.circe.info) is seeking applications from one volunteer to help in the motorboat ELSA in the study of abundance and distribution of seabirds and cetaceans in the Gulf of Cadiz (Andalu

[MARMAM] World Whale Conference Schedule Announced

2012-09-12 Thread Dylan Walker
Dear Marmamers, The full schedule for the forthcoming World Whale Conference is now available and listed below: *INTRODUCING THE WORLD WHALE CONFERENCE* *25-26 October 2012, Hilton Brighton Metropole, near London, UK * * * The first World Whale Conference will be held over two days during Wh

[MARMAM] New Special Issue of Journal of Marine Biology

2012-09-12 Thread Marino, Lori
Dear Colleagues, I'd like to call your attention to a new special issue in the Journal of Marine Biology guest edited by myself, Frances Gulland, and Chris Parsons entitled: Protecting Wild Dolphins and Whales: Current Crises, Strategies, and Future Projections Summary: In this special issue,

[MARMAM] Humpback Whale Field Intensive in Puertio Rico: dates announced

2012-09-12 Thread Mithriel MacKay
*Humpback Whale Field Intensive Program at MCERC in Puerto Rico: * *1 week “Shorty” programs $900.00USD* The Marine and Coastal Ecology Research Center is inviting interested students to participate in the third season for 7 day field intensive focused on cetacean behavioral ecology in Puerto

[MARMAM] Sound Analysis Workshop, April 22-26, 2013

2012-09-12 Thread Liz D. Rowland
The Bioacoustics Research Program at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, NY will be running a Sound Analysis Workshop from 22 to 26 April, 2013. The maximum class size is 10, and there are currently 9 places available. Please see here for more details http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp/sou

[MARMAM] Marine mammal welfare, cognition and behavior seminar in San Diego, CA - USA

2012-09-12 Thread Sabrina Brando
Dear Colleagues, Apologies for cross-postings. In collaboration with Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute we are organizing a seminar titled "Marine mammal welfare, cognition and behavior". The dates are November 9th - 11th, 2012 in San Diego, CA - USA. For more information, the provisional progra

[MARMAM] Dolphin Research Internships

2012-09-12 Thread Emily Guarino
Dolphin Research Internships Dolphin Research Center (DRC) is currently accepting applications for Research Interns for the Winter / Spring term. DRC is a not-for-profit education and research facility, home to a family of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions. DRC is located on G

[MARMAM] Orca Aware Campaign - Photo Request

2012-09-12 Thread Samantha Lipman
I would like to introduce a new UK-based orca awareness campaign sponsored by British Divers Marine Life Rescue called Orca Aware. BDMLR: Orca Aware is a campaign dedicated to raising awareness about wild and captive killer whales found around the world. It is an information campaign which will ac

[MARMAM] ACS Conference: Early Bird Rates Extended through September!

2012-09-12 Thread Uko Gorter
Dear MARMAM subscribers, EARLY BIRD RATES EXTENDED THROUGH SEPTEMBER! American Cetacean Society 13th International Conference November 9-11, 2012, San Diego, California. http://acsconference2012.eventbrite.com The American Cetacean Society is currently taking registrations for the 13th Bienn

[MARMAM] Field Course in Cetacean Ecology

2012-09-12 Thread Yeater, Prof. Deirdre M.
Join SHU Faculty member Dr. Deirdre Yeater and DCP's Bimini Research Manager Kelly Melillo Sweeting in Bimini, The Bahamas. Learn more at http://www.sacredheart.edu/ pages/41483_bimini.cfm or email DCP at i...@dcpmail.org. Where is it located? The field portion of this

[MARMAM] New paper

2012-09-12 Thread Yulia Ivashchenko
The following paper has just been published: Ivashchenko, Y.V. & Clapham, P.J. 2012. Soviet catches of bowhead (*Balaena mysticetus*) and right whales (*Eubalaena japonica*) in the North Pacific and Okhotsk Sea. *Endangered Species Research *18: 201-217. ABSTRACT: Both bowhead *Balaena mystice