[MARMAM] New publication: evidence of link between marine mammal phylogeny and skin microbiota

Dear MARMAM, On behalf of my co-authors, I'm happy to announce the publication of our new paper, available at RSOS : Apprill A, Miller C, Van Cise A, U’Ren JM, Leslie MS, Weber L, Baird RW, Robbins J, Landry S, Niemeyer M, Rose K,

[MARMAM] Short review of whale carcass behavior

Please see the Open Access paper Moore MJ, Mitchell GH, Rowles TK, Early G (2020) Dead Cetacean? Beach, Bloat, Float, Sink. Frontiers in Marine Science https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00333 Abstract: Variably buoyant, dead Cetacea may float, or sink and later bloat to refloat if ambient

[MARMAM] Greece Cetacean Research Micro-Internships Summer 2020

Dear All, On behalf of MOm/ Hellenic Society for the Study and Protection of the Monk Seal I am pleased to announce that we are currently accepting applications for our summer 2019 research season of the Northern Aegean Dolphin Project. The project takes place in the pristine National Marine

[MARMAM] Funded PhD position available at the Centre for Marine Science and Technology, Curtin University, Perth, Australia

Funded PhD position available at the Centre for Marine Science and Technology, Curtin University, Perth, Australia We are seeking a PhD student to work on a marine acoustic habitat model for Australia’s Northwest Shelf. There are 9 species of baleen whales that annually migrate to the NW

[MARMAM] Marine Mammal Observers Needed for Falkland Islands

*Marine Mammal Observers (MMOs) for Falkland Islands* MMOs will be deployed on bottom trawl vessels in the Falkland Islands Loligo squid fishery. They will be fishing in the Southwest Atlantic. The main role of the MMO on each vessel will be to conduct observations to estimate seal abundance

[MARMAM] New publication: Life history and social structure as drivers of persistent organic pollutant levels and stable isotopes in Hawaiian false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens)

Dear Colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of the following paper in Science of the Total Environment: Kratofil MA, Ylitalo GM, Mahaffy SD, West KL, and Baird RW. 2020. Life history and social structure as drivers of persistent organic pollutant levels and

[MARMAM] Sealcentre Pieterburen Vet Internships 2020 & 2021

Dear all, We are pleased to announce: VETERINARY DEPARTMENT INTERNSHIP – SEALCENTRE PIETERBUREN The Sealcentre Pieterburen, the Netherlands, has an exciting opportunity for two Veterinary Interns to work in our Veterinary and Seal Care Departments. Both positions last one year, one is scheduled

[MARMAM] New publication on Sperm whales vocal clans in the western Atlantic Ocean (Thiago Amorim)

Dear colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to announce the publication of our new paper in Deep-Sea Research Part I: Amorim TOS, Rendell L, Di Tullio J, Secchi ER, Castro FR, Andriolo A. 2020. Coda repertoire and vocal clans of sperm whales in the western Atlantic Ocean. Deep Sea

[MARMAM] New Publication

We are pleased to announce the publication of our paper in Marine Mammal Science: Gray whales hear and respond to signals from a 21–25 kHz active sonar Adam S. Frankel and Peter J. Stein Shore‐based theodolite tracking of eastern gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) movements was conducted to