[MARMAM] A new dugong species (Sirenia, Dugongidae) from the Eocene of Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula)

Hello, I send you some information about a recent publicacion in fossil sirenians. *A new dugong species (Sirenia, Dugongidae) from the Eocene of Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula)* A new stem dugongid species, *Prototherium ausetanum* sp. nov. (Dugongidae, Halitheriinae),is described based on a

[MARMAM] Research Assistant required for April and May for the Mandurah Dolphin Research Project in Western Australia

Research Assistants required for April and May for the Mandurah Dolphin Research Project in Western Australia (WA) Murdoch University Cetacean Research Unit (MUCRU) is commencing a new research project aimed at gaining a solid understanding of the bottlenose dolphins using th

[MARMAM] Drivers for patchiness and marine vertebrate dynamics - Challenger Conference session

Dear MARMAM, I would like to invite you to consider attending the Challenger Society 2016 Conference - Oceans and Climate, in Liverpool, England, 5-8th September 2016. In particular I encourage you to submit an abstract to a session linking oceanographic processes to the physical and biological

[MARMAM] EXTENDED Expert Consultation: Visualizing genetic data to identify IMMAs

Dear MARMAM community, We are pleased to announce that the expert consultation period for the visualization of genetic data to identify Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) has been extended until Thursday 31st March. Given the importance of this work with respect to developing a section of th

[MARMAM] Alaska Field Experience Through Texas A&M University at Galveston

ALASKA FIELD EXPERIENCE THROUGH TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON Summer 2016 Course Name: COASTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND GEOLOGY OF ALASKA Course Number: MARB/MARS 415, MARB/MARS 615 or as an INTERNSHIP WITHOUT UNIVERSITY CREDIT Session dates: Session 1: June 6-17; Session 2: June 20-July 1; Session

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

MMO and PSO training courses are running in Inverness, Scotland, in April: JNCC-recognised MMO course for UK waters, 18 April 2016, GBP 125 PSO course for the Gulf of Mexico, meets BOEM/ BSEE requirements, 19 April 2016, GBP 55 (when taken in conjunction with the MMO course). For details of co

[MARMAM] REQUEST FOR ARTICLES - SIRENEWS

The editors of Sirenews, the newsletter of the IUCN Sirenia Specialist Group, would like to request articles for the upcoming edition. Updates on manatee and dugong research, management, education, and conservation activities from around the world are encouraged. The deadline for submissions is A