[MARMAM] New paper on abundance of endangered false killer whales in the main Hawaiian Islands

Aloha MARMAM community - On behalf of my coauthors, I would like to share our new paper on the abundance of endangered false killer whales in the main Hawaiian Islands: Bradford AL, Baird RW, Mahaffy SD, Gorgone AM, McSweeney DJ, Cullins T, Webster DL, Zerbini AN. 2018. Abundance estimates for ma

[MARMAM] FWC manatee internship availability

The Southeast manatee field station is currently seeking a candidate for the Winter 2019 internship! Application deadline is Sunday, September 23rd. Interns will assist with manatee rescue, carcass salvage, and research in South Florida. The Southeast Field lab is offering one internship: a 6

[MARMAM] FALKLAND ISLANDS - MARINE MEGAFAUNA - FIELD HELPERS WANTED

FALKLAND ISLANDS - MARINE MEGAFAUNA - FIELD HELPERS WANTED PROJECT: Long term study of MARINE MEGAFAUNA of the FALKLAND ISLANDS. POSITION: Volunteer (unpaid) field helper. DURATION: about 3 months, two shifts: 1) late September 2018 (arriving to the Fa

[MARMAM] Job announcement; tenure-track comparative vertebrate physiologist

Please post for the following tenure-track position; Assistant Professor in Comparative Mammalian Physiology Baylor University Baylor University is a private Christian university and a nationally ranked research institution, consistently listed with highest honors among The Chronicle of Highe

[MARMAM] Predatory publishing

Further to my recent post about predatory publishing, the following was published today in *Bioscience*: Clapham, P. 2018. Are Creative Commons licenses overly permissive? The case of a predatory publisher. *Bioscience* doi: 10.1093/biosci/biy098. This is available for download at: https://do

[MARMAM] New Publication: Kinship influences sperm whale social organization

The following paper has just been published: Kinship influences sperm whale social organization within, but generally not among, social units by: Christine M. Konrad, Shane Gero, Timothy Frasier, Hal Whitehead Royal Society Open Science 5: 180914 Abstract: Sperm whales have a multi-level soc

[MARMAM] U.S. Navy Living Marine Resource Program Need Topics - call for pre-proposals

The U.S. Navy Living Marine Resources (LMR) applied research program is seeking pre-proposals in six topic areas related to underwater sound produced by human activities and its effects on marine life. Topics include: 1) improving duration of medium-term telemetry tag attachment, 2) demonstrati

[MARMAM] EDGEWISE Environmental Courses (October)

EDGEWISE Environmental is delivering Canadian-MMO, Seabird Observer and PAM Operator courses in October. Space is limited but a few seats still remain. All courses include an at-sea practical. Payment plans available. Please email cour...@edgewiseenvironmental.com or visit www.edgewiseenvironment

[MARMAM] New publication: Using passive acoustic monitoring to assess humpback whale occurrence and breeding activity around La Réunion Island (Laura Ceyrac)

Dear MARMAM members, My co-authors and I are pleased to annonce the publication of our new manuscript " Using passive acoustic monitoring to assess humpback whale occurrence and breeding activity around La Réunion Island" in the Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science. Ceyrac L., Barrea

[MARMAM] New paper: Shark predation attempts on bottlenose dolphins in temperate Australian waters.

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the publication of a new paper: Sprogis KR, King C, Bejder L, Loneragan N (2018) Frequency and temporal trends of shark predation attempts on bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) in temperate Australian waters. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol. 508, 35-43, http

[MARMAM] Job Opportunity: Marine Mammal Bioacoustics

On behalf of Dr. Helen Bailey at the University of Maryland Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, we would like to share the following job opportunity: The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES), Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL), is accepting applications for a Faculty R

[MARMAM] New publication: Bio-telemetry as an essential tool in movement ecology and marine conservation

Dear MARMAM readers, my colleague and I are happy to announce the following new publication, published as a book chapter with Springer: Heylen, B. C., & Nachtsheim, D. A. (2018). Bio-telemetry as an Essential Tool in Movement Ecology and Marine Conservation. In YOUMARES 8–Oceans Across Bound

[MARMAM] INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL OF BELUGA WHALES (ST. LAWRENCE ESTUARY) - POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP

Hi, We are recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to develop an individual-based model of the endangered St. Lawrence beluga population. The project is part of a broader research program aimed at proposing effective solutions to mitigate the impacts of navigation on belugas in the St. Lawrence Estuary

[MARMAM] SMM Australia/New Zealand Student Chapter Conference

Dear ANZSCSMM members, We are delighted to announce the fourth ANZ Student Chapter Meeting of the Society of Marine Mammalogy. The conference will take place from *November 28th – 30th, 2018*, at *Griffith University (Brisbane, QLD)*. The first day will consist of a free half-day R workshop, which