Greetings Marmam, Join us on Friday May 20th, 11 am NZST (Thursday May 19th, 4 pm PDT / 7 pm EDT / 11 pm GMT) for the next SMM Seminar Editors' Select Series: Feeding tactics of resident Bryde's whales in New Zealand with Dr. Sahar Izadi of the University of Auckland.
Free to attend. Registration required. Presented online on Zoom. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_90MvXhciTZ61bj-3rNwA-g Space on Zoom is limited to the first 500 attendees. The talk will also be streamed live on the SMM Facebook page. The SMM Seminar Editors' Select Series highlights the latest and most exciting marine mammal science published in the Marine Mammal Science Journal. This is your chance to engage with marine mammal scientists, learn and ask questions from anywhere in the world. All are welcome. About this talk: Baleen whales are the largest mammals on earth, but many questions about their behaviour remain unanswered as they are submerged in the pelagic environment. Among baleen whales, Bryde’s whales are one of the least known. They are a non-migrating species of baleen whale with a wide distribution. There is a small (∼ 135) year-round population of Bryde’s whales in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. We investigated their foraging behaviour using data collected by an archival tag (DTAG2), boat-based surveys, and drones. Our investigation not only revealed some interesting aspects of their foraging behaviour, but also helped us to understand other aspects of their lives such as rest. About the presenter: After receiving a masters in Marine Mammal Science from the University of St Andrews, Sahar moved to New Zealand to do a PhD at the University of Auckland. She completed her PhD on behavioural ecology of Bryde’s whales and graduated in 2019. Since then, she has been doing something completely different from marine mammal science; she is a co-founder at a tech start-up in New Zealand. But, she thinks she hasn’t distanced herself from science, still working on the papers from her PhD and believes she will get back to marine science world full time in the future. Best regards, SMM Student Members-At-Large *Ayça Eleman, Ph.D. Candidate* *Theresa-Anne Tatom-Naecker, Ph.D. Student* *Eric Angel Ramos, Ph.D.* -- *Ayça Eleman, Ph.D. Candidate* *Theresa-Anne Tatom-Naecker, Ph.D. Student* *Eric Angel Ramos, Ph.D.* *Student Members-at-Large* Society for Marine Mammalogy
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