[MARMAM] New publication: Interannual site fidelity by Svalbard walruses

Dear Marmam community On behalf of my co-authors I am pleased to announce the open-access publication of our paper: "Interannual site fidelity by Svalbard walruses" by Lonnie Mikkelsen, Kit M. Kovacs, Marie-Anne Blanchet, Gary Brodin & Christian Lydersen.

[MARMAM] New publication: Systematic Review of Pinniped Sightings and Strandings Along the Pacific Coast of Colombia: Implications for Pinniped Conservation

Dear MARMAM colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share our new publication in Aquatic mammals, Vol. 50 (4): Dalia C. Barragán-Barrera, Casandra Gálvez, Christian Bermúdez-Rivas, María del Pilar Aguirre-Tapiero, Isabel C. Avila, Katerin Arévalo-González, and Tatiana A.

[MARMAM] New publication on Cook Inlet beluga

Dear MARMAM recipients, We are happy to announce our new publication: Castellote, Gill, Garner, Gilstad, Hou, Brewer, Knoth. 2024. Using passive acoustics to identify a quiet winter foraging refuge for an endangered beluga whale population in Alaska. Frontiers in Marine Science 11:1393380. doi:

[MARMAM] New publication: Delphinid postmortem vitreous humor biochemistry as proxy for antemortem blood analyte concentrations

Dear MARMAMs, My co-authors and I are happy to share our note on delphinid postmortem vitreous humor biochemistry, available online at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10./mms.13157. Please let me know if you cannot access the document, as I am happy to share a .pdf with anyone

[MARMAM] New publication - Pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata attenuata) abundance estimates in Maui Nui, Hawaiʻi reveal small population in need of monitoring

Aloha MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce our recent publication: Barber-Meyer, S.M., Olson, G.L., and Currie, J.J. 2024. Pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata attenuata) abundance estimates in Maui Nui, Hawaiʻi reveal small population in need of monitoring.

[MARMAM] New Publication: First paired observation of sexual behavior and calls in wild leopard seals

Hi MARMAM’ers! My co-authors and I are excited to share our recently published open-access paper on leopard seal sexual behavior: Kienle, S. S., Bonin, C. A., Gómez, G., Goebel, M. E., Donke, M., Sperou, E. S., Guerrero, A. I. & Borras-Chavez, R. (2024). First paired observations of sexual

[MARMAM] New Publication - Assessing the body condition of a threatened dolphin population in an anthropized area

We are happy to announce our new article about Guiana dolphins in Sepetiba Bay. It shows that most of the animals are in unhealthy body conditions. The data also show that the population was unhealthy before the outbreak of morbillivirus between November 2017 and March 2018. This may have

[MARMAM] New publication: Biogeographic patterns of Pacific white-sided dolphins based on long-term passive acoustic records

Dear MARMAM community, We are excited to share our recent publication in Diversity and Distributions: Alksne, M. N., Kok, A. C. M.,Agarwal, A., Frasier, K. E., & Baumann-Pickering, S. (2024).Biogeographic patterns of Pacific white-sided dolphins based on long-term passive acoustic records.

[MARMAM] New publication: Use of acoustic signals in Cape fur seal mother-pup reunions: individual signature, signal propagation and pup home range

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of all authors, we are pleased to announce our recent publication in Journal of Experimental Biology: Martin M, Gridley T, Immez A, Elwen S, Charrier I (2024). *Use of acoustic signals in Cape fur seal mother-pup reunions: individual signature, signal

[MARMAM] New Publication: Foraging dives of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) in relation to larger zooplankton size prey availability in Golfo Nuevo, Península Valdés, Argentina

Dear MARMAM Community, My co-authors and I are excited to share our new publication in Scientific Reports titled "Foraging dives of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) in relation to larger zooplankton size prey availability in Golfo Nuevo, Península Valdés, Argentina." D’Agostino, V.C.,

[MARMAM] New Publication: Drone-based photogrammetry reveals differences in humpback whale body condition and mass across North Atlantic foraging grounds

Hello MARMAM community, My coauthors and I are pleased to share the recent publication of our new article "Drone-based photogrammetry reveals differences in humpback whale body condition and mass across North Atlantic foraging grounds" published in Frontiers in Marine Science. Napoli C, Hirtle

[MARMAM] New Publication - Growing into it: evidence of an ontogenetic shift in grey whale use of foraging tactics

Hi MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are excited to share with you our new publication in Animal Behaviour. Bird, C. N., Pirotta, E., New, L., Bierlich, K. C., Donnelly, M., Hildebrand, L., Fernandez Ajó, A., & Torres, L. G. (2024). Growing into it: Evidence of an ontogenetic shift in

[MARMAM] New publication: Spatial and temporal trends of Tamanend’s bottlenose dolphin strandings in South Carolina, USA

Hello MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our new publication in the Journal of Cetacean Research and Management: Krzewinski MM, McFee WE and Young RF (2024) Spatial and temporal trends of Tamanend’s bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops erebennus) strandings in South Carolina,

[MARMAM] New publication on the underwater soundscapes of Hawaiian monk seal critical habitats

Aloha colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, we are excited to share our recent open-access publication in Endangered Species Research: Parnell K, Merkens K, Huetz C, Charrier I, Robinson SJ, Pacini A, Bejder L (2024) Underwater soundscapes within critical habitats of the endangered Hawaiian

[MARMAM] New Publication: Behavioral hotspots of bottlenose dolphins in industrialized ship channels

Dear colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to announce our recent publication in Frontiers in Marine Science: Mills EMM, Piwetz S and Orbach DN (2024) Behavioral hotspots of bottlenose dolphins in industrialized ship channels. Front. Mar. Sci. 11:1334252. doi:

[MARMAM] New Publication: "Imitation of computer-generated sounds by wild Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis)"

Aloha Friends and Colleagues, My co-authors and I are delighted to share with you the publication of our article "*"Imitation of computer-generated sounds by wild Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis)"* in the journal *Animal Behavior and Cognition*. The paper is available online at

[MARMAM] New publication: Best practices for sample collection, processing, and storage in the 'omics era

Dear MARMAM, My coauthors and I are happy to share a new review paper published in Marine Mammal Science that synthesizes current scientific literature to provide a set of guidelines for the field collection, processing, and long-term storage of biological samples for use in existing and emerging

[MARMAM] New publication: Reintroduced European sturgeon uncovered in harbor porpoise stomachs (Eileen Hesse)

Topic: New publication: Reintroduced European sturgeon uncovered in harbor porpoise stomachs (Eileen Hesse) Dear MARMAM, On behalf of my co-authors and myself, I am very pleased to share our latest publication in Endangered Species Research which reports on the first known predation of

[MARMAM] New publication: Narwhal, beluga and bowhead whale responses to marine vessel traffic: A systematic map

Dear MARMAM, I am pleased to share with the marine mammal community our latest publication: Narwhal, beluga and bowhead whale responses to marine vessel traffic: A systematic map, published in Ocean and Coastal Management. You can access the article via this link:

[MARMAM] New publication on the abundance and survival of spinner dolphins off West Oahu, Hawaii

Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of our open-access paper in Scientific Reports: McPherson, L., Badger, J., Fertitta, K., Bejder, L. (2024) Quantifying the abundance and survival rates of island-associated spinner dolphins using a multi-state open

[MARMAM] New publication on dolphin interactions with bottom-set net fisheries in Southern Iberian Atlantic waters (Ana Marçalo)

Dear colleagues, On behalf of myself and my co-authors, I am happy to inform you of our last research published by the scientific journal Fisheries Research. Ana Marçalo, Vighnesh Samel, Flávia Carvalho, Magda Frade, Karim Erzini, Jorge MS Gonçalves, Evaluating dolphin interactions with

[MARMAM] New publication on killer whales habitat suitability in the Northeast Atlantic

Dear colleagues, On behalf of my co-author and myself, I am delighted to bring to your attention the publication of our last research published by the scientific journal Ocean & Coastal Management. This research leverages citizen science, satellite data, and AI to shed light on the ecology of

[MARMAM] New publication using multi-index approach to quantify changes in humpback whale health

Dear MARMAMers: My co-authors and I are pleased to announce our recent publication: 'Blubber gene expression and cortisol concentrations reveal changing physiological stress in a Southern ocean sentinel species' published in Marine Environmental Research. Our article is available open

[MARMAM] New publication on signals of reproductive events in humpback whales

Dear Marmam, my co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of our open-access paper in Conservation Physiology: Logan J Pallin, Claire Garrigue, Nicholas M Kellar, C Scott Baker, Claire D Bonneville, Solène Derville, Ellen C Garland, Debbie Steel, Ari S Friedlaender, Demographic

[MARMAM] New Publication: Four Cases of Severed Peduncles in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Along the Alabama Coast

Dear colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share with you our new publication in the Journal of Wildlife and Zoo Medicine: McKenzie R. Munday, Mackenzie L. Russell, Cristina Díaz Clark, Martha A. Delaney, Michael J. Kinsel, Ruth H. Carmichael, and Jennifer C.G. Bloodgood

[MARMAM] new publication on Hector's dolphin

Dear colleagues, On behalf of Jesu Valdés Hernández and collaborators, I'm pleased to share our latest publication on Hector's dolphins: Hernández MJV, Dawson S, Pavanato H, Leunissen E, Rayment W. 2024. Using passive acoustic monitoring to assess the overlap between endemic endangered Hector's

[MARMAM] New publication on density and abundance estimates of dolphins and porpoises in the Black Sea

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of me and my co-authors I am pleased to announce the open-access publication of our paper: “Density and abundance estimates of cetaceans in the Black Sea through aerial surveys (ASI/CeNoBS)” DOI=10.3389/fmars.2024.1248950 This first synoptic, collaborative,

[MARMAM] New publication: Distribution models of baleen whale species in the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone to inform management and conservation.

Dear colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share with you our new, open access, publication in Marine Environmental Research: Blázquez, M., Whooley, P., Massett, N., Keogh, H., O'Brien, J. M., Wenzel, F. W., O'Connor, I., and Berrow, S. D. (2024). Distribution models of

[MARMAM] New publication on harbor seal in-water site fidelity

Dear Marmam community, On behalf of my co-authors I am pleased to announce the open-access publication of our paper: "In-Water Photo Identification, Site Fidelity, and Seasonal Presence of Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) in Burrows Pass, Fidalgo Island, Washington" by Ciera J. Edison

Re: [MARMAM] New publication: A review of beaked whale stranding incidents from the inshore waters of eastern Canada

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share our recent publication: McAlpine, D.F., T. Wimmer, W. Ledwell, P.-Y. Daoust, L. Bourque, J.W. Lawson, W. Bachara, Z.N. Lucas, G.A. Reid, S.Lair, A. François, and R. Michaud. 2023. A review of beaked whale (Ziphiidae)

[MARMAM] New publication on rhythm in cetacean vocalizations

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my coauthors, I'm please to share our recent open access paper: Hersh, T. A., Ravignani, A., & Whitehead, H. (2024). Cetaceans are the next frontier for vocal rhythm research. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(25), e2313093121.

[MARMAM] New publication on large whale strandings on the US East Coast

Dear colleagues, My coauthor and I are pleased to announce the publication of a new paper “Evaluating drivers of recent large whale strandings on the East Coast of the United States" Thorne LH and Wiley DN. 2024. Evaluating drivers of recent large whale strandings on the East Coast of the United

[MARMAM] New publication: Bottlenose dolphin habitat partitioning in relation to age classes

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our recent publication: Fontanesi E., Ascheri D., Salvioli F., Bertulli C.G., McGinty N. (2024) Bottlenose dolphin (*Tursiops truncatus*) habitat partitioning in relation to age classes in the northwest Mediterranean Sea. Mar Biol

[MARMAM] New publication: Comparison of Infrared thermography of the blowhole mucosa with rectal temperatures in killer whales (Orcinus orca)

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of the authors, we are pleased to announce a new publication, “Comparison of infrared thermography of the blowhole mucosa with rectal temperatures in killer whales (Orcinus orca).” Russell JP, Germain MS, Osborn SD, Schmitt TL, Herrick KES and Robeck T (2024)

[MARMAM] New publication: Seasonal prevalence of skin lesions on dolphins across a natural salinity gradient

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of all authors, we are pleased to announce our recent publication in Sustainability: Guinn, M. A., Toms, C. N., Sinclair, C., & Orbach, D. N. (2024). Seasonal Prevalence of Skin Lesions on Dolphins across a Natural Salinity Gradient. Sustainability,

[MARMAM] New publication: Short Communication: Lateralised lunge­-feeding behaviour in Southern Hemisphere fin whales at Antarctic feeding grounds

Dear MARMAM community, We are pleased to announce our recent publication in the Journal of Cetacean Research and Management: Rychwalski AN, Herr H (2024) Short Communication: Lateralised lunge­-feeding behaviour in Southern Hemisphere fin whales at Antarctic feeding grounds. *J. Cetacean Res.

[MARMAM] New publication: Inhalant anesthesia for minimally invasive procedures in free‐ranging Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus philippii townsendi) (Barbosa et al.)

Greetings Colleagues, My coauthors and I are excited to share our recent, open-access publication in Marine Mammal Science on anesthesia in free-ranging Guadalupe fur seals (*Arctocephalus philippii townsendi*). Our paper explores the effects of biometric and logistical factors (pursuit and

[MARMAM] New publication: Fin whale song in the North Atlantic

Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are happy to announce the following open-access publication: Guazzo RA, Stevenson DL, Edell MK, Gagnon GJ and Helble TA (2024). A decade of change and stability for fin whale song in the North Atlantic. Front. Mar. Sci. 11:1278068. doi:

[MARMAM] New publication: Automated body length and body condition measurements of whales from drone videos for rapid assessment of population health

Greetings MARMAM, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to announce our recent publication in Marine Mammal Science titled "Automated body length and body condition measurements of whales from drone videos for rapid assessment of population health". The article is open-access and available

[MARMAM] New publication: Environmental disturbances and OCs contamination in Guiana dolphins (Juliana Brião)

Dear MARMAM colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce our new publication entitled "Back on top: Resuspended by dredging and other environmental disturbances, organochlorine compounds may affect the health of a dolphin population in a tropical estuary, Sepetiba Bay" recently

[MARMAM] New publication: No distinct local cuisines among humpback whales: A population diet comparison in the Southern Hemisphere

Dear colleagues, On behalf of my coauthors, I'm pleased to announce our new open-access publication: Groß, J., Franco-Santos, R.M., Virtue, P., Nichols, P.D., Totterdell, J., Marcondes, M.C.C., Garrigue, C., Botero-Acosta, N., Christiansen, F., Castrillon, J., Caballero, S.J., Friedlaender,

[MARMAM] New Publication: Historical baleen plates indicate that once abundant Antarctic blue and fin whales demonstrated distinct migratory and foraging strategies

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our recent *open-access* publication in Ecology and Evolution: Historical baleen plates indicate that once abundant Antarctic blue and fin whales demonstrated distinct migratory and foraging strategies Smith, M. E. K., Ososky,

[MARMAM] New publication on bottlenose dolphin signature whistles

Hello MARMAM, My co-authors are pleased to announce our recent publication investigating signature whistles in bottlenose dolphins. Fandel AD, Silva K, Bailey H (2024) Vocal signatures affected by population identity and environmental sound levels. PLoS ONE 19(4): e0299250.

[MARMAM] New publication: Tragedy of the Commons in a Mediterranean MPA: The Case of Gyaros Island Marine Reserve

Dear colleagues, We would like to inform you of our new publication entitled Tragedy of the Commons in a Mediterranean MPA: The Case of Gyaros Island Marine Reserve at the Journal Sustainability 2024, 16, 1918. The pdf copy is available online via the following link

[MARMAM] New publication: Quantifying minimum survey effort to reliably detect Amazonian manatees using an unoccupied aerial vehicle (UAV) at an ex situ soft-release site

Dear Colleagues, My coauthors and I are excited to share our recent, open-access publication in the Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals Special Issue on the Biology and Conservation of Manatees. Our paper explores the factors affecting the probability of detecting an Amazonian manatee

[MARMAM] New publication on Antillean manatee feeding in Belize

Greetings MARMAM, We are pleased to share our newest publication on manatee feeding in Belize in the *Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals *titled: "Antillean manatees feed on floating Halophila baillonii in Placencia Lagoon, Belize" The Open Access note can be downloaded free here:

[MARMAM] new publication: From the sky and on the beaches: complementary tools to evaluate common dolphin bycatch in the Bay of Biscay

Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are enthusiastic to inform you of the publication of this new paper in open access. It presents an estimate of mortality at sea based on small cetacean carcasses observed during aerial surveys in French Atlantic waters and analysed by Distance Sampling

[MARMAM] New publication: polar bear diet and space-use strategies using fatty acid analysis

Dear colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to announce our new publication: Stern, Jennifer H., Kristin L. Laidre, Erik W. Born, Øystein Wiig, and Melissa A. McKinney. 2024. “Space-Use Strategies Drive Diet Composition of Baffin Bay Polar Bears.” Ecosphere 15(4): e4826.

[MARMAM] New publication on Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins' response to oceanographic processes

Dear Colleagues, My co-authors and I would like to share with you our recent publication in Ocean & Coastal Management: Quan Xie, Duan Gui, Wenbo Wang, Yi Zhang, Heng Zhang, Lirong Yuan, Wenping Gong, Predictable oceanographic processes drive the formation of a distribution hotspot for

[MARMAM] New publication on guiana dolphin (S guianensis) brain

Dear MARMAM Community, On behalf of my coauthors, I am pleased to share our recent publication in Brain, Structure and Function, as part of the Special Issue: "Towards multi-modal, multi-species brain atlases". Avelino-de-Souza, K., Mynssen, H., Chaim, K. *et al.* Anatomical and volumetric

[MARMAM] New publication on Cuvier's beaked whale mass stranding in Northern Cyprus

> > Dear All, > > We would like to inform you that the new paper on preliminary findings on > Cuvier’s beaked whale mass stranding in Northern Cyprus has been published > in the J. Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment. > > The pdf copy is available online via the following link. > > Tonay, A.M.,

[MARMAM] New publication: Three decades of gray whale habitat use, distribution, and abundance

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my coauthors, I am pleased to share our recent publication in Scientific Reports: Barlow, D.R., Strong, C.S. & Torres, L.G. Three decades of nearshore surveys reveal long-term patterns in gray whale habitat use, distribution, and abundance in the Northern

[MARMAM] New publication: free-ranging beluga aerial photogrammetry paired with lipidomic analysis (Meredith Sherrill)

Dear Colleagues, My co-authors and I would like to share with you our recent publication in Frontiers in Marine Science: Sherrill, M., Bernier-Graveline, A., Ewald, J., Pang, Z., Moisan, M., Marzelière, M., et al. 2024. Scaled mass index derived from aerial photogrammetry associated with

[MARMAM] New publication: harbour porpoise habitat use and vulnerability to fishing and offshore wind development

Dear colleagues, On behalf of my co-author and myself, I am delighted to bring to your attention the publication of our last research published by the scientific journal Marine Biology. This article on the species' habitat use addresses the status of the harbour porpoise population in the

[MARMAM] New publication: "A longitudinal study of endocrinology and foraging ecology of subadult gray whales prior to death based on baleen analysis"

Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to share with you our recent publication describing the longitudinal hormonal patterns and stable isotope variation in gray whale baleen prior to their death. You can access this publication here: Link to the publication

[MARMAM] new publication on Blast fishing acoustics and its potential impacts to marine mammals

Dear Marmam colleagues, We are pleased to share this recent publication about blast fishing acoustic characterization in Brazil and its potential impact to marine mammal conservation. This work is part of a long term research project on Behavioral ecology of Guiana Dolphins (Sotalia

[MARMAM] New publication : Effects of duty cycle on passive acoustic monitoring metrics:The case of blue whale songs

Dear Marmam community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our recent publication: Effects of duty cycle on passive acoustic monitoring metrics:The case of blue whale songs in Indian Ocean, published in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. You can view the article

[MARMAM] New Publication - Baleen whale microsatellite panel for individual identification and parentage assignment in Mysticeti (Marcos Suárez Menéndez & Martine Bérubé)

Dear all, On behalf of all the co-authors I'm happy to share our new publication in *Global Ecology and Conservation "*Baleen whale microsatellite panel for individual identification and parentage assignment in *Mysticeti"* https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e02947 *Abstract* Highly

[MARMAM] New Publication Bottlenose Dolphin Stock Structure in the Gulf of Mexico

My co-authors and I are pleased to announce our publication describing sampling of bottlenose dolphins within estuaries and nearshore coastal waters of the western Gulf of Mexico to elucidate population structure amongst adjacent groups of bottlenose dolphins. This study was initially funded in

[MARMAM] New Publication: Dusky dolphin habitat use in a mussel farming region and changes over time (Sarah Piwetz)

My co-authors and I are pleased to announce our publication describing dusky dolphin habitat use in a mussel farming region, and changes over time: Sarah Piwetz, Heidi C. Pearson, Krysta A. Honkus and Bernd Würsig. 2024. Dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) habitat use in a mussel farming

[MARMAM] New publication on Bryde's whales in Nicaragua

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our recent publication in the Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. De Weerdt J, Patulny C, Ruiz Pérez N, Blanchet L (2024). Sightings of Bryde’s whale, *Balaenoptera edeni*, off the Pacific coast of

[MARMAM] New publication on Cuvier’s beaked whale’s eDNA

Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to share with you our publication describing a molecular assay able to detect Cuvier’s beaked whale’s DNA traces: Boldrocchi G, Conte L, Galli P, Bettinetti R and Valsecchi E 2024. “Cuvier's beaked whale (*Ziphius cavirostris*) detection

[MARMAM] New publication - Chemical pollution in S. frontalis

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are excited to share our new paper entitled "*Organohalogen compounds in a hotspot for chemical pollution: Assessment in free-ranging Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis)*" recently published in Science of The Total Environment! Abstract: The

[MARMAM] New publication: Collecting baleen whale blow samples by drone for conservation genetics

Dear colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I am thrilled to share our new open access publication in Molecular Ecology Resources titled “Collecting baleen whale blow samples by drone: A minimally intrusive tool for conservation genetics.” O’Mahony, É. N., Sremba, A. L., Keen, E. M.,

[MARMAM] New publication: Accurate species classification of Arctic toothed whale echolocation clicks using one-third octave ratios

Dear colleagues, On behalf of my coauthors, I am pleased to announce our new publication: Marie J. Zahn, Michael Ladegaard, Malene Simon, Kathleen M. Stafford, Taiki Sakai, Kristin L. Laidre. (2024). Accurate species classification of Arctic toothed whale echolocation clicks using one-third

[MARMAM] New Publication: Harbour porpoises respond to chronic acoustic deterrent device noise from aquaculture

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our recent Open Access publication in Biological Conservation: Findlay, C.R., Coomber, F.G., Dudley, R., Bland, L., Calderan, S.V., Hartny-Mills, L., Leaper, R., Tougaard, J., Merchant, N.D., Risch, D., & Wilson, B. (2024).

[MARMAM] New publication: Bryde's whale swimming and acoustic behavior in Hawaiian waters

Dear Colleagues, My co-authors and I are happy to announce the following open-access publication: Helble, T.A., Alongi, G. C., Guazzo, R. A., Allhusen, D. R., Martin, C. R., Martin, S. W., Durbach, I.N., & Henderson, E. E. (2024). Swimming and acoustic calling behavior attributed to Bryde’s

[MARMAM] New publication on evaluating tourism impacts to Florida manatees

Greetings MARMAM, I am pleased to share our newest publication on evaluating tourism exposure to manatees in Florida titled: “Evaluating wildlife tourism exposure to Florida manatees using citizen science, public interviews, and trail cameras” in the journal *Aquatic Conservation: Marine and

[MARMAM] New publication: A risk-based forecast of extreme mortality events in small cetaceans

Dear MARMAM colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share our new open-acces publication in the journal Ecological Indicators, 160, March 2024, 111820: Authier, M. / Bouchard, C. / Dars, C. / Spitz, S. A risk-based

[MARMAM] New publication reviewing gray whale post mortem findings during the eastern Pacific Unusual Mortality Event

Hello We are pleased to share a review of gray whale post mortem findings during the recent unusual mortality event in the eastern Pacific, entitled "Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) post-mortem findings from December 2018 through 2021 during the Unusual Mortality Event in the Eastern North

[MARMAM] New publication reviewing gray whale biology and threats

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my co-authors, I would like to share our recent publication in the Journal of Cetacean Research and Management with you. The manuscript reviews the biology and threats to gray whales since the last Implementation Review by the International Whaling Commission

[MARMAM] New publication: Evaluating the performance of semiautomated photographic identification programs for leopard seals.

Dear MARMAM colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I’m happy to announce our recent publication: Grabham, A. A., K. van der Linde, and X. J. Nelson. 2024. Evaluating the performance of semiautomated photographic identification programs for leopard seals. Wildlife Society Bulletin e1520.

[MARMAM] New publication: the impact of rerouting a major shipping lane through important harbour porpoise habitat

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share with you our recent publication published in Marine Pollution Bulletin. Kylie Owen, Julia Carlström, Pia Eriksson, Mathias Andersson, Robin Nordström, Emilia Lalander, Signe Sveegaard, Line A. Kyhn, Emily T. Griffiths,

[MARMAM] New publication: Vulnerability to fluctuations in prey and predation landscape in a central place foraging marine predator

Dear MARMAM, My coauthors and I are excited to share our latest paper in Frontiers in Marine Science: Speakman CN, McHuron EA, Arnould JPY (2024) Vulnerability to fluctuations in prey and predation landscape in a central place foraging marine predator. Abstract Introduction: Human-induced

[MARMAM] New publication about pinniped cardiovascular physiology

Dear MARMAM community, I am happy to announce our new publication in JEZ-A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology titled “Ultrasound images of the ascending aorta of anesthetized northern fur seals and Steller sea lions confirm that the aortic bulb maintains continuous blood flow”. Abstract

[MARMAM] New publication on humpback whale entanglements in aquaculture farms in BC

Dear MARMAM community, We are pleased to share our recent publication in PLoS ONE titled “Aquaculture related humpback whale entanglements in coastal waters of British Columbia from 2008–2021”. Abstract Over the past two decades, increasing numbers of humpback whales have been returning to

[MARMAM] New publication: Comparison of common bottlenose dolphin whistles in tropical waters (RIO et al., 2024)

Dear MarMam community, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share our latest article published in Marine Mammal Science: Comparison of common bottlenose dolphin whistles in tropical waters (Raul Rio, Daniel Romero-Mujalli, Sergio Cobarrubia-Russo, Hiram Rosales Nanduca, Flávio Medeiros

[MARMAM] New publication on cognitive welfare for marine mammals

Dear colleagues, I’m happy to announce our new publication: Jaakkola, K. (2024). Minding the minds: A primer on cognitive challenge for marine mammals in human care. Animals, 14, 949. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14060949 Abstract: The past several decades have witnessed significant

[MARMAM] New Publication: Foraging Behaviour and Ecology of Transient Killer Whales Within a Deep Submarine Canyon System

Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are please to announce the publication of our new paper titled: Foraging Behaviour and Ecology of Transient Killer Whales Within a Deep Submarine Canyon System. McInnes, J.D., Lester, K.L., Dill, L.M., Mathieson, C.R., West-Stap, P.J., Marcos, S.L., and

[MARMAM] New publication!! Peale's dolphins (Lagenorhynchus australis) are acoustic mergers between dolphins and porpoises

Dear Colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I am excited to share our new publication in the Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology: *Morgan J. Martin, Sara Torres Ortiz, Magnus Wahlberg, and Caroline R. Weir. (2024). Peale's dolphins (Lagenorhynchus australis) are acoustic mergers

[MARMAM] New publication: "A chromosome-level genome assembly for the dugong (Dugong dugon)"

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my co-authors we are pleased to share our recent genome resources article published in the Journal of Heredity: "A chromosome-level genome assembly for the dugong (Dugong dugon)"

[MARMAM] New publication: "Mitochondrial Variation of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Canary Islands Suggests a Key Population for Conservation with High Connectivity within the Nort

Dear MARMAN community, On behalf of my co-authors, we are pleased to share our recent paper published in Animals as part of the Special Issue Protecting Endangered Species, which is open access and available here https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/6/901 Abstract: In recent decades, worldwide

[MARMAM] New Publication on the body condition of south-east Indian Ocean pygmy blue whales

To the marmam community, We are extremely pleased to announce the publication of our recent article titled: Comparatively poorer body condition of south-east Indian Ocean pygmy blue whales on their southern migration. Russell, G., Jolliffe, C., Elsdon, B., Christiansen, F., Colefax, A., &

[MARMAM] New publication: New Urban Habitat for Endangered Humpback Whales: San Francisco Bay

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my co-authors, we are pleased to share our recent paper in Aquatic Conservation. Markowitz, T. M., Keener, W., Webber, M. A., Payne, A. R., Lane, R. S., Fahlbusch, J. A., & Calambokidis, J. (2024). New urban habitat for endangered humpback whales: San

[MARMAM] New publication: Fish Feeding and Rapid Foraging Behavior Switching by Gray Whales in California

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my co-authors, we are pleased to share our recent paper in Aquatic Mammals: Marc A. Webber, William Keener, Tim M. Markowitz, David Chamberlin, Darrin Allen, Rebekah S. Lane, Josephine M. Slaathaug, Pilar N. Rodriguez, Kathi George, and Julia E. O’Hern.

[MARMAM] New publication on Antarctic minke whale in the Caribbean Sea

Dear Marmam community: On behalf of my coauthor MSc Tulio Gutiérrez, I am very pleased to announce the publication of the short note Bolaños-Jiménez, J. and Gutiérrez, T. 2024. An Antarctic Minke Whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) Live-Stranding in Venezuela: First Record for the Caribbean Sea. 

[MARMAM] New publication: harbour porpoise abundance trend and mortality limit calculation

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share with you our recent publication published in Frontiers in Marine Science. Kylie Owen, Anita Gilles, Matthieu Authier, Julia Carlström, Mathieu Genu, Line Anker Kyhn, Dominik A. Nachtsheim, Nadya C. Ramírez-Martínez,

[MARMAM] New publication: Disentangling the influence of entanglement on recruitment in North Atlantic right whales

Dear MARMAN community, On behalf of my co-author, we are pleased to share our paper in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, which is open access and available here . Abstract: North Atlantic right whales are Critically

[MARMAM] New publication: Environmental drivers of odontocete occurrence in a nearshore temperate habitat

Dear MARMAM community, I'm pleased to be able to share with you our new publication in Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science titled: Environmental drivers of odontocete occurrence in a nearshore temperate habitat. It is available open access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2024.108697, for further

[MARMAM] New Publication: Evidence for an oceanic population of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in offshore waters of California and Oregon

Dear colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, we are pleased to share with you our recent publication published in Aquatic Mammals: McInnes, J.D., Trites, A.W., Mathieson, C.R., Dahlheim, M.E., Moore, J.E., Olson, P.A., and Lester, K.M. (2024). Evidence for an oceanic population of killer

[MARMAM] New publication: Molecular detection of herpesvirus in a skin lesion of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) from the Western Mediterranean Sea

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our most recent publication entitled: *Molecular detection of herpesvirus in a skin lesion of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) from the Western Mediterranean Sea*. You will find the open access publication at the *link*:

[MARMAM] New publication: Fin whales movements and behaviour in the Mediterranean Sea

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my coauthors, I am thrilled to share our new publication in Royal Society Open Science titled: Targeting fin whale conservation in the North-Western Mediterranean Sea: insights on movements and behaviour from biologging and habitat modelling. Abstract:

[MARMAM] New publication: isochrony in pinniped barks

Dear MARMAM folks, My co-authors and me and happy to share our recent work, presenting an exploratory study of the isochrony in Cape fur seal pup and adult barking sequences. Osiecka, A.N, Fearey, J., Ravignani, A., & Burchardt, L.S. 2024. Isochrony in barks of Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus

[MARMAM] New publication on G.griseus, G.melas, Z.cavirostris SDMs in Mediterranean Sea

Dear MARMAM colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share our new publication in Aquatic Conservation - Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems: Looking for reliable Species Distribution Models for low-density cetacean species: compared effectiveness of SDMs for *G.griseus, G.melas,

[MARMAM] New Publication: Threats on Marine Mammals: an Anthropological Perspective

Dear all, we are pleased sharing with you our new publication about the "Threats on Marine Mammals: an Anthropological Perspective" that is published in the Global Journal of Archaeology and Anthropology, by Stergios Pardalis, Athanasios Exadactylos, Anastasia Komnenou, Aimilia Drougas, Elena

[MARMAM] New Publication: Foraging behavior and age affect maternal transfer of mercury to northern elephant seal pups

My coauthors and I are pleased to announce the publication of our 10-year study: 'Foraging behavior and age affect maternal transfer of mercury to northern elephant seal pups' in Scientific Reports. Open access at Scientific Reports: https://rdcu.be/dzF32 Abstract: Deep ocean foraging northern

[MARMAM] New publication: selection of welfare indicators for Sousa chinensis

Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of our latest article entitled "Selection of parameters to assess the welfare of free-ranging Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins using expert opinion survey " in the journal Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater

[MARMAM] New Publication: Bellwethers of Change: population modelling of North Pacific humpback whales from 2002 through 2021 reveals shift from recovery to climate response

Dear friends, On behalf of all 75 (!!!) of us co-authors, pleased to share publication of a 20 year population model for N Pacific humpback whales where we’ve seen a major climate response to the Pacific Marine Heatwave Open access: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.231462 Abstract: For the 40

[MARMAM] New publication: Hector’s dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori) produce both narrowband high-frequency and broadband acoustic signals

Dear Colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I am very excited to share our new publication in JASA: *Nicoline Abildtrup Nielsen, Stephen M. Dawson, Sara Torres Ortiz, Magnus Wahlberg, and Morgan J. Martin (2024). Hector’s dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori) produce both narrowband high-frequency

[MARMAM] New publication: Behavioral repertoire of dolphins that interact with artisanal fishers

Dear MARMAM community, We are delighted to share our recent publication in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology on "Behavioral repertoire of Lahille’s bottlenose dolphins that interact with artisanal fishers". Abstract Many human cultures involve positive interactions with wildlife in the past

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