August 2006 - MARMAM - devlists.uvic.ca

Call for Abstracts - AGU Fall meeting
by Daniel Palacios 07 Aug '06

07 Aug '06

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Advances in Biologging Technology and the Emergence of Apex Marine Predators as Prolific Ocean Samplers Session at the American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting San Francisco, California, December 11-15th, 2006 Conveners: Steven Bograd (NOAA, SWFSC), Barbara Block (Stanford), Dan Costa (UCSC) Recent developments in telemetry and biologging technology have greatly enhanced our ability to enlist apex marine predators to sample their environment. These “animal oceanographers” identify critical foraging habitat, migration corridors, and regions of high occupancy, i.e., biological hot spots. They also provide a significant amount of physical data from some of the most dynamic and biologically important regions of the ocean. In this context, the Tagging of Pacific Pelagics (TOPP) program has contributed more than 2000 animal tracks, 100,000 animal tracking days, and nearly 2,000,000 water column profiles from electronic tags deployed on 23 marine species throughout the North Pacific Ocean. TOPP and other international biologging programs have demonstrated the efficacy and reliability of electronically-tagged animals to greatly enhance operational ocean observing systems, both in the coastal and open ocean, and to provide large quantities of highly-resolved oceanographic data for hydrographic archives and for use in ocean model validation and assimilation. Continued use of tagged marine animals will allow for improved monitoring and management of critical biological habitat, and will augment developing ocean observing systems. This session will showcase the latest developments in tag technology and oceanographic data collection by apex marine predators from various parts of the world ocean. See session listings at: http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm06/? content=search Submit abstracts at: http://submissions4.agu.org/submission/entrance.asp Deadline for electronic abstract submission is September 7th, 2006.

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New publications week 31
by Jan Herrmann 07 Aug '06

07 Aug '06

Dear all, here are some new publications of week 31 / 2006, which haven't been announced on MARMAM earlier AFAIK. By clicking the following link you are guided to a website, where the following references are linked to their according journal homepages. There you can find abstracts and contact information: http://www.mmbib.com/news.html Please do not contact MARMAM, the MARMAM editors or me for reprints. Thank you. Kindest Regards, Jan Herrmann CETACEA Fahlman, A. et al. (2006): Deep diving mammals: Dive behavior and circulatory adjustments contribute to bends avoidance. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology 153(1): 66-77. Heithaus, M.R. and L.M. Dill (2006): Does tiger shark predation risk influence foraging habitat use by bottlenose dolphins at multiple spatial scales? Oikos 114(2): 257-264. Hunt, K.E. et al. (2006): Analysis of fecal glucocorticoids in the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis). General and Comparative Endocrinology 148(2): 260-272. O'Hara, T.M. et al. (2006): Essential and non-essential elements in eight tissue types from subsistence-hunted bowhead whale: nutritional and toxicological assessment. International Journal of Circumpolar Health 65(3): 228-242. Palsbøll, P.J. et al. (2006): DNA Registers of Legally Obtained Wildlife and Derived Products as Means to Identify Illegal Takes. Conservation Biology 20(4): 1284-1293. Smolarek, B.K.A. et al. (2006): Identification of novel alpha- and gammaherpesviruses from cutaneous and mucosal lesions of dolphins and whales. Journal of Virological Methods 136(1-2): 261-266. Yang, W.C. et al. (2006): Morbilliviral infection in a pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) from Taiwanese waters. Veterinary Microbiology 116(1-3): 69-76. Law, R.J. et al. (2006): Levels and trends of brominated flame retardants in the European environment. Chemosphere 64(2): 187-208. Gales, N., M.A. Hindell, and R. Kirkwood (2003): Marine Mammals: Fisheries, Tourism, and Management Issues. ISBN 0 643 06953 4. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia. PINNIPEDIA Sigler, M.F. et al. (2006): Diet of Pacific sleeper shark, a potential Steller sea lion predator, in the north-east Pacific Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology 69(2): 392-405. Ferguson, S.H. (2006): The influences of environment, mating habitat, and predation on evolution of pinniped lactation strategies. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 13(1): 63-82. Gray, R., P. Canfield, and T. Rogers (2006): Histology of selected tissues of the leopard seal and implications for functional adaptations to an aquatic lifestyle. Journal of Anatomy 209(2): 179-199. Hanke, W., R. Römer, and G. Dehnhardt (2006): Visual fields and eye movements in a harbor seal (Phoca vitulina). Vision Research 46(17): 2804-2814. OTHER MARINE MAMMALS de Wit, C.A., M. Alaee, and D.C.G. Muir (2006): Levels and trends of brominated flame retardants in the Arctic. Chemosphere 64(2): 209-233. Newman, L.A. and P.R. Robinson (2006): The visual pigments of the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus). Vision Research 46(20): 3326-3330. -- --> jan.herrmann -at - cetacea.de

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2nd Announcement - Bycatch Workshop
by jeremy.kiszka 06 Aug '06

06 Aug '06

Dear colleagues, This is the second announcement for the Workshop on: INCIDENTAL CATCH OF NON-TARGETED MARINE SPECIES IN THE WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: PROBLEMS AND MITIGATION MEASURES - 3 - 15 NOVEMBER 2006, MAYOTTE The event will take place in Mayotte at Sakouli Hotel (eastern part of the island, http://www.anthurium.com/regions/mayotte/sakouli/sakoulieng.html) for the room sessions (13 & 14 November) and at N'Gouja Hotel Le Jardin Maoré (south part of the island, http://www.hotel-jardin-maore.com/site_en/index_en.php) for the field session (15 November). There are limited grants for travel and accommodation as well as limited participator capacity. Therefore, we encourage you to register as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. The deadline for registration is 10th of September 2006. The deadline for abstract submission is 10th of September 2006. Please submit to jeremy.kiszka(a)wanadoo.fr If you have any queries regarding the Workshop, including travel and accommodation, please do not hesitate to contact either Jeremy Kiszka (jeremy.kiszka(a)wanadoo.fr) or Catharine Muir (seasense(a)cats-net.com) For any details on the workshop, please go to the website of WIOMSA (Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association, www.wiomsa.org, in the event list to download the first announcement). Best wishes, The Organizing Committee.

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Contents: Marine Mammal Science Vol 22(3)
by Jan Herrmann 06 Aug '06

06 Aug '06

Dear all, Marine Mammal Science Vol 22(3) has the following table of contents. By clicking the following link you are guided to Blackwell Synergy, where you can find abstracts and contact information: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/toc/mms/22/3 Users of the Papyrus Bibliography System (for Mac and DOS/Windows) can download the references with abstracts and contact information from http://www.cetacea.de/mms. The Papyrus Bibliography System is now FREE: http://www.researchsoftwaredesign.com Please do not contact MARMAM, the MARMAM editors or me for reprints. Thank you. Kindest Regards, Jan Herrmann ------ Marine Mammal Science Vol. 22(3) ------ Kooyman, G.L. 2006. Mysteries of adaptation to hypoxia and pressure in marine mammals. The Kenneth S. Norris lifetime achievement award lecture. Presented on 12 December 2005, San Diego, California. Marine Mammal Science 22(3): 507-526. Smith, B.D. et al. 2006. Abundance of Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) and Ganges river dolphins (Platanista gangetica gangetica) estimated using concurrent counts made by independent teams in waterways of the Sundarbans mangrove forest in Bangladesh. Marine Mammal Science 22(3): 527-547. Mann, D.A., T.J. O'Shea, and D.P. Nowacek. 2006. Nonlinear dynamics in manatee vocalizations. Marine Mammal Science 22(3): 548-555. Newsome, S.D. et al. 2006. Using carbon and nitrogen isotope values to investigate maternal strategies in northeast pacific otariids. Marine Mammal Science 22(3): 556-572. Murphy, S. et al. 2006. Taxonomic status and geographical cranial variation of common dolphins (Delphinus) in the eastern north atlantic. Marine Mammal Science 22(3): 573-599. Santos, M.B. et al. 2006. Pygmy sperm whales Kogia breviceps in the northeast Atlantic: New information on stomach contents and strandings. Marine Mammal Science 22(3): 600-616. Frost, K.J. et al. 2006. Development of diving by harbor seal pups in two regions of alaska: Use of the water column. Marine Mammal Science 22(3): 617-643. Barreto, A.S. and F.C.W. Rosas. 2006. Comparative growth analysis of two populations of Pontoporia blainvillei on the Brazilian coast. Marine Mammal Science 22(3): 644-653. Mattson, M.C. et al. 2006. Age structure and growth of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) from strandings in the Mississippi sound region of the north-central Gulf of Mexico from 1986 to 2003. Marine Mammal Science 22(3): 654-666. Stensland, E. et al. 2006. Population size, distribution, and behavior of indo-pacific bottlenose (Tursiops aduncus) and humpback (Sousa chinensis) dolphins off the south coast of Zanzibar. Marine Mammal Science 22(3): 667-682. NOTES Hoberecht, L.K., D.J. Vos, and G.R. VanBlaricom. 2006. A remote biopsy system used to sample Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) blubber. Marine Mammal Science 22(3): 683-689. Aguilar Soto, N. et al. 2006. Does intense ship noise disrupt foraging in deep-diving Cuvier's beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris)? Marine Mammal Science 22(3): 690-699. Brodie, E.C. et al. 2006. Domoic acid causes reproductive failure in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). Marine Mammal Science 22(3): 700-707. Rankin, S., J. Barlow, and K.M. Stafford. 2006. Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) sightings and recordings south of the Aleutian islands. Marine Mammal Science 22(3): 708-713. Bertelsen, M.F., M. Acquarone, and E.W. Born. 2006. Resting heart and respiratory rate in wild adult male walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus). Marine Mammal Science 22(3): 714-718. Stamper, M.A., B.R. Whitaker, and T.D. Schofield. 2006. Case study: morbidity in a pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps due to ocean-bourne plastic. Marine Mammal Science 22(3): 719-722. Smith, T.D., K. Barthelmess, and R.R. Reeves. 2006. Using historical records to relocate a long-forgotten summer feeding ground of north atlantic right whales. Marine Mammal Science 22(3): 723-734. Durban, J.W. and K.M. Parsons. 2006. Laser-metrics of free-ranging killer whales. Marine Mammal Science 22(3): 735-743. Pitman, R.L. et al. 2006. Shepherd's beaked whale (Tasmacetus shepherdi): Information on appearance and biology based on strandings and at-sea observations. Marine Mammal Science 22(3): 744-755. BOOKS Hammill, M.O. 2006. Books: Marine Mammals: Fisheries, Tourism, and Management Issues, N. Gales, M. Hindell and R. Kirkwood, eds. ISBN 0 643 06953 4. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia. 446 pp. 2003. Available from CSIRO Publishing, Box 1139, Collingwood, Victoria 3066, Australia (www.publish.csiro.au) AU$ 155.00. In Europe, available from Eurospan, 3 Henrietta St., Covent Garden, Londnon WC2E 8LU, U.K. (www.eurospangroup.com) Marine Mammal Science 22(3): 756-757. -- Jan Herrmann <jan.herrmann - at - cetacea.de> Vorlesungsreihe Wal und Mensch +----> http://www.cetacea.de

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Marine Mammal Observers required
by Alison Gill 06 Aug '06

06 Aug '06

WANTED: EXPERIENCED MARINE MAMMAL PERSONNEL The Marine Team (www.marineteam.com) is looking for suitably qualified personnel for contracts offshore. This involves recording marine mammal sightings and to ensure that oil exploration activities comply with environmental guidelines issued by the governing bodies. This work is vessel based and most contracts last 4-6 weeks. Daily rates of pay depend upon location and contract. The following personnel are required: a.. Marine Mammal Observers b.. Passive Acoustic Monitoring Operators MARINE MAMMAL OBSERVERS Qualifications and experience required: a.. Degree in biological or environmental science, preferably marine biology b.. Experience of working on whale watching vessels or marine mammal research vessels c.. Ability to work in a team PASSIVE ACOUSTIC MONITORING OPERATORS Qualifications and experience required: a.. Degree in biological or environmental science, preferably marine biology b.. Experience of working with passive acoustic monitoring equipment c.. Experience of marine mammal acoustic detection and analysis d.. Ability to work in a team ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BOTH POSITIONS (If you have not completed these courses please still apply as these can be easily obtained) a.. Offshore medical certificate b.. Offshore survival training c.. Accredited marine mammal observer training APPLICATION Previous experience of working with marine mammals is essential for your application to be considered. Applications from all nationalities are welcome. Please note that a good level of written and spoken English is required for these positions. To apply please send a curriculum vitae and contact details of 2 referees to: Alison Gill alisongill(a)marineteam.com www.marineteam.com

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IUCN Red Book classification
by M.N.Seabrook-Davison＠massey.ac.nz 04 Aug '06

04 Aug '06

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Public Briefings-JSOST Ocean Research Priorities-PLEASE DISTRIBUTE
by Shelby Walker 03 Aug '06

03 Aug '06

Charting the Course for Ocean Science in the United States: Research Priorities for the Next Decade The National Science and Technology Council Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology is developing Charting the Course for Ocean Science in the United States: Research Priorities for the Next Decade, a draft document that outlines the national ocean research priorities for the United States for the next ten years. Called for in the U.S. Ocean Action Plan, this draft document, along with a follow-on Implementation Strategy, will describe a vision for U.S. ocean science and technology, highlight key areas of interaction of our society and the ocean, and identify critical ocean research priorities for these areas. The draft document is scheduled to be released for public comment late summer 2006. Public briefings on the national ocean research priorities will be held during the next few months in the following cities: Seattle, WA; Anchorage, AK; Miami, FL; Honolulu, HI; Baton Rouge, LA; West Long Branch, NJ; Chicago, IL; and La Jolla, CA. Town hall meetings and panels will also be held at several conferences across the country including Oceans 2006, California and the World Ocean '06, and the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting. A developing list of public briefings and meetings with venue details is located at: http://ocean.ceq.gov/about/sup_jsost_orpp_outreach.html Members from the research community, Industry groups, ocean educators, government representatives (federal, state, tribal, and local), international representatives, non-governmental organizations, and any interested individuals are invited to attend. For more information, contact: Shelby E. Walker, JSOST Project Manager USGCRP/CCSP Office, 1717 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006 T:202-419-3464; F:202-223-3064; e-mail:swalker@usgcrp.gov PLEASE DISTRIBUTE -- Shelby E. Walker, Ph.D. Project Manager Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (JSOST) USGCRP/CCSP Office 1717 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 250 Washington, DC 20006 T: 202-419-3464 F: 202-223-3064

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Cape fur seal genitalia
by Warren Nicholas 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

Dear Marmamers, I am doing some research on the Namibian fur seal trade. As part of this trade they sell dried genitalia to the Asian market. From export data (in kg), I am trying to infer the mass of the genitalia for both adult and pup Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus) and have come up with the values, once dried, of 15g for the bulls and 1.25g for the pups (6 months old). Does this make biological sense? In advance many thanks Nick

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new course on terrestrial and underwater bioacoustics
by Gianni Pavan 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

A new universitary course on terrestrial and underwater bioacoustics has been set at the University of Pavia, Italy. The course belongs to the specialistic degree in "Science of Nature", it offers 4 credits, and it will be held in the 2nd semester, starting with the academic year 2006-2007. The course include aspects of bioacoustics in all zoological classes with a special focus on marine mammals' acoustics, acoustic ecology, acoustical oceanography, the impact of noise, sound recording and analysis, basic signal processing techniques, techniques and instruments (microphones, hydrophones, arrays, sonobuoys, gps, tags, bottom recorders), and other topics. For information please visit the page http://www.unipv.it/cibra/edu_corso_ita.html (in italian) or write me at gpavan(a)cibra.unipv.it -------------------------------------------------------------- Gianni Pavan Centro Interdisciplinare di Bioacustica e Ricerche Ambientali Universita' degli Studi di Pavia Via Taramelli 24, 27100 PAVIA, ITALIA Tel +39-0382-987874 Fax +39-02-700-32921 Web http://www.unipv.it/cibra Email gpavan(a)cibra.unipv.it, gianni.pavan(a)unipv.it

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Projects related on pingers
by Andrea Dell'Apa 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

Dear all, i'm an italian researcher. I have tryed to find information about pingers, used as acoustical device to avoid cetaceans by-catch. I'm interested particularly on outcomes related on tursiops in open water. I have found some interesting results searching on internet: Stone, G. S., Cavagnaro, L., Hutt, A., Kraus, S., Baldwin, K., Brown, J. "Reactions of Hector's dolphins to acoustic gillnet pingers" 2000 Jefferson, T. A., Curry, B. "Acoustic methods of reducing or eliminating marine mammal-fishery interactions: do they work?" 1995 My problem is that all the works related with tursiops demonstrate that after a short period, mainly 3 months, dolphins get used to the sound , so this acoustical device works for a very short period. After that they are actracted by the sound because it remainds them a possible source of food. As i would like to continue the sperimentation for a project on dolphins located in the Pontine islands in Italy, i would like to take a look at as much results as it possible. If anyone could help me, please feel free to contact me. Thank you everyone. Andrea Dell'Apa

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