[MARMAM] Recent papers on Antarctic minke whales and humpback whales

2021-07-20 Thread Ari Friedlaender
On behalf of my co-authors I am pleased to share two new papers that have recently been published on the behavioral ecology and anatomy of Antarctic minke whales and humpback whales. Sympatry and resource partitioning between the largest krill consumers around the Antarctic Peninsula

[MARMAM] National Marine Mammal Foundation - Undergraduate Marine Mammal Health Internship

2021-07-20 Thread Brittany Novick
*National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF) U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program (NMMP)* *Animal Health and Welfare TeamMarine Mammal Health Internship (Undergraduate)Supervisors: Brittany Novick & Veronica Cendejas* *Estimated Hours: *Full Time, M - F 0700 – 1500 *Location: *San Diego, California,

[MARMAM] New Publication: sUAS Acoustic Analysis for Noninvasive Marine Mammal Response

2021-07-20 Thread Sarah Callan
Abstract As in countless other fields of human endeavor, small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) have the potential to benefit pinniped (Pinnipedia; e.g., Phocidae [seals], Otariidae [sea lions], and Odobenidae [walruses]) response efforts. The employment of sUAS could give responders a

[MARMAM] 3 lectureship vacancies at the University of Plymouth, UK

2021-07-20 Thread Simon Ingram
The University of Plymouth, UK is currently advertising three lectureships to join our team in the School of Biological and Marine Sciences. We are looking for candidates with a wide range of expertise combining enthusiastic and research-informed teaching with an aspiration to be world-class in

[MARMAM] New article in the Journal of Political Ecology on whaling and whale watching

2021-07-20 Thread Benedict Singleton
Dear list members, Some of you may be interested in this article recently published open access in Journal of Political Ecology. It builds partially upon my interviews with marine mammal scientists. Details and link below. Yours sincerely, Benedict Singleton The whale watched and whaled:

[MARMAM] UK Marine Mammal Adviser post

2021-07-20 Thread Declan Tobin
Hi all, I would like to shamelessly plug two Senior Marine Mammal Adviser posts currently being advertised at JNCC (one of the UK's main statutory nature conservation bodies). To see more on the posts please visit the UK civil service

[MARMAM] R Programmer for Cetacean Abundance Estimation

2021-07-20 Thread Amy Whitt
Azura is looking for an experienced R programmer to develop a unified tool for generating design-based estimates of cetacean abundance. This work will be conducted for NOAA Fisheries in the Pacific, and the tool should be easily adapted for use by analysts in other regions. This project will