[MARMAM] Marine Mammal Field Techniques and Humpback Whale Field Intensive Programs in Puerto Rico, USA

2015-10-07 Thread Mithriel MacKay
The Marine and Coastal Ecology Research Center (MCERC), a 501c3 non-profit organization, is accepting registration for the following programs: *Marine Mammal Field Techniques and Humpback Whale Field Intensive Program* *Puerto Rico, USA* Each

[MARMAM] WCA World Whale Conference revised itinerary and deadlines

2015-10-07 Thread Dylan Walker
Dear Marmamers, Please find below the revised itinerary for the WCA World Whale Conference, taking place in Horta, Faial, Azores, Portugal, on 26-27 October 2015. Deadline for short presentations (see details below) is 16 October. For those interested in attending the adjoining Whale Heritage

[MARMAM] MMO and PSO training courses, Inverness, UK

2015-10-07 Thread Carolyn Barton
MMO and PSO training courses are running in Inverness, Scotland, in November and December: JNCC-recognised MMO course for UK waters, 10 November 2015, GBP 125 PSO course for the Gulf of Mexico, meets BOEM/ BSEE requirements, 11 November 2015, GBP 55 (when taken in conjunction with the MMO

[MARMAM] new right whale paper

2015-10-07 Thread Aaron N. Rice
Dear Colleagues- We're happy to share our new paper on right whale occurrence in Georgia and North Carolina that has just been published in the latest issue of Endangered Species Research: Hodge, K. B., C. A. Muirhead, J. L. Morano, C. W. Clark, A. N. Rice. 2015. North Atlantic right whale

[MARMAM] New review article on marine megafauna in tidal-stream habitats

2015-10-07 Thread Steven Benjamins
Dear colleagues,On behalf of my co-authors, I am happy to announce therecent publication of the following review article on usage of energetictidal-stream habitats by marine megafauna (marine mammals and seabirds):  Reference:Benjamins, S., Dale, A. C., Hastie, G., Waggitt, J. J., Lea,M. A.,

[MARMAM] New Paper: Can Static Habitat Protection Encompass Critical Areas for Highly Mobile Marine Top Predators

2015-10-07 Thread Sergi Pérez
Dear MARMAM colleagues, We are happy to announce the publication of the following paper in PLoS ONE: Pérez-Jorge S, Pereira T, Corne C, Wijtten Z, Omar M, Katello J, et al. (2015) Can Static Habitat Protection Encompass Critical Areas for Highly Mobile Marine Top Predators? Insights from

[MARMAM] New article - JASA: Killer whale (Orcinus orca) whistles from the western South Atlantic Ocean include high frequency signals.

2015-10-07 Thread Thiago Amorim
Dear MARMAM members, We are pleased to announce the following publication: Andriolo A.; Reis S.S.; Amorim T.O.S.; Sucunza F.; Castro F.R.; Maia Y.G.; Zerbini A.N.; Bortolotto G.A.; Dalla Rosa L. (2015). Killer whale (Orcinus orca) whistles from the western South Atlantic Ocean include high