On behalf of my coauthors I pleased to announce a new publication on pilot
whale social structure:
Mahaffy, S. D., Baird, R. W., McSweeney, D. J., Webster, D. L. and Schorr, G.
S. (2015), High site fidelity, strong associations, and long-term bonds:
Short-finned pilot whales off the island o
The Society for Marine Mammalogy would like to remind eligible members (see
below) that this year's application window opens on 1 June 2015. Applications
will be accepted during the entire month of June. The Committee of Scientific
Advisors will review applications and make recommendations on f
On April 6, 2015, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced a
90-day finding on a petition to list the Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s whale
(*Balaenoptera
edeni*) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
We
determined that the petition presented substantial scientific or com
