[MARMAM] New paper

2018-07-20 Thread Erdem Danyer
Dear MARMAM members, (sorry for cross-postings!) I am pleased to share with you a new publication in "Journal of Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment" regarding Stranding records of Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779) on the Aegean and Mediterranean Sea coasts of Turkey

[MARMAM] Arctic marine mammal image/video request to support live broadcasts from sea

2018-07-20 Thread Holly Morin
From August 23 - September 13, 2018, the University of Rhode Island's Inner Space Center (innerspacecenter.org), with major funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation and additional support from the Heising-Simons Foundation, will conduct a landmark expedition into the Arctic as part of

[MARMAM] New publication: Heaviside's dolphins (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) relax acoustic crypsis to increase communication range

2018-07-20 Thread Morgan J. Martin
Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce our recent publication on Heaviside's dolphin acoustic signals in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: * Martin MJ, Gridley T, Elwen SH, Jensen FH. (2018) Heaviside’s dolphins (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) relax acoustic crypsis to increase

[MARMAM] New publication on harbour porpoise conservation

2018-07-20 Thread IJsseldijk, L.L. (Lonneke)
Dear all, My coauthors and I would like to announce the following publication in journal of Marine Policy: Crossing boundaries for cetacean conservation: Setting research priorities to guide management of harbour porpoises Lonneke L. IJsseldijk, Mariel T.I. ten Doeschate, Nicholas J. Davison,

[MARMAM] PhD Opportunity

2018-07-20 Thread Debbie Russell
Please see below details of a funded PhD based at the University of Abertay, Scotland and in collaboration with the Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St Andrews. Application closing date: 23rd July. Seals as sentinels of antimicrobial resistance Abertay University, through its R-LINCS

[MARMAM] World Whale Conference, Hervey Bay, Australia | 7 - 11 October, 2019

2018-07-20 Thread Dylan Walker
Dear Marmamers, We are excited to announce that the 2019 World Whale Conference (7-9 October) and Whale Heritage Sites Summit (10-11 October) will take place in Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia. The event will be hosted by Fraser Coast Tourism and Events

[MARMAM] The Cambodian Marine Mammal Conservation Project

2018-07-20 Thread Sarah Tubbs
The Cambodian Marine Mammal Conservation Project Marine Conservation Cambodia (MCC) is an NGO based on the island of Koh Ach Seh, in Cambodia's Kep Archipelago. The organisation has many facets, including working to stop illegal fishing practices, ecological and social science research and

[MARMAM] Endangered Species Observers Needed - IMMEDIATE OPENINGS

2018-07-20 Thread Erin McMichael
ENDANGERED SPECIES OBSERVERS NEEDED - IMMEDIATE and FUTURE OPENINGS REMSA Inc's Coastal & Marine Division is seeking skilled and experienced Endangered Species Observers to monitor sea turtles, marine mammals, sturgeons, and birds during dredging and other marine construction projects on

[MARMAM] New publication: Inter-individual differences in contamination profiles as a tracer of social group association in stranded sperm whales

2018-07-20 Thread van Neer, Abbo
Dear MARMAM community, on behalf of our multi-national team, we would like to announce the publication of our new paper on the use of contaminant profiles as an indicator for social group association of young male sperm whales stranded in 2016 in the North Sea. Schnitzler, J. G., Pinzone, M.,