[MARMAM] New Publication

2020-01-26 Thread Matteo M.
Dear Marmam members On behalf of my co-authors I am pleased to share our recent publication in Remote Sensing: "X-Band Radar for Cetacean Detection (Focus on Tursiops truncatus) and Preliminary Analysis of Their Behavior" We tested the capability of an X-band radar (ground based) to track and

[MARMAM] Protected Species Observer Training in Charleston, SC June 6 - 7, 2020

2020-01-26 Thread Angela Bostwick
MPSC is offering a training course in Charleston, SC which provides Protected Species Observer (also known as Marine Mammal Observer) certification on June 6th-7th, 2020. This class will include a tour of the sea turtle rehabilitation facilities at the South Carolina Aquarium, where we will di

[MARMAM] New publication: "DetEdit: A graphical user interface for annotating and editing events detected in long-term acoustic monitoring data"

2020-01-26 Thread Alba Solsona Berga
Dear colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors I am pleased to announce that we have recently published an article in PLoS Computational Biology, describing a new open-source software called DetEdit for annotating and editing acoustic events. This paper is accessible online at: https://journals.plos.

[MARMAM] New Publication: Whisker growth in Arctic and tropical seals

2020-01-26 Thread Elizabeth McHuron
Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of our recent note "Contrasting whisker growth dynamics within the phocid lineage" in Marine Ecology Progress Series. The abstract is pasted below and a link to the full article online can be found here https://www.int-re

[MARMAM] Marine Mammal Response & Recovery Volunteer Internship Opportunity- Oahu, Hawaii

2020-01-26 Thread Aliza Milette-Winfree - NOAA Federal
*VOLUNTEER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY* Are you interested in a career working with marine mammals or endangered species? The NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Pacific Islands Regional Office, in Honolulu, Hawaii, has a limited number of volunteer internship opportunities in marine mammal

[MARMAM] Interactive distance sampling training workshop 17-28 February 2020, registration now open

2020-01-26 Thread Eric Rexstad
I*nteractive introductory distance sampling training* The University of St Andrews has been training people in design and analysis of distance sampling studies for decades.  Perhaps you've wanted to attend but could not get permission for travel to Scotland or the scheduling of workshops in A