June 2008 - MARMAM - devlists.uvic.ca

Last call for registration for Marine Mammal Observer Course
by Yvonne Miles 02 Jun '08

02 Jun '08

Hi All *Scanning Ocean Sectors – A Marine Mammal Observer (MMO) training company and Joint Nature Conservation Committee – JNCC, recognised course for industry and research.* We have years of research behind the effective training of MMOs with courses adapted to the requirements of the clients, and taught by professionals in their specialised fields. *Please note that the closing dates for late registration on the June courses close on * *FRIDAY 6TH JUNE 2008* NOTE – There will be *ONLY ONE MMO COURSE IN OCTOBER 27TH- 29TH * * ** Due to high request we will be running a Passive Acoustic Monitoring course for MMOs on 30 - **31st October 2008** * Please visit our website for more information and to register for all courses At the end of June there will be 2009 dates for training up on the website *Note – There are limited numbers for each course so please book early to avoid disappointment.* If anyone is interested in advertising in our newsletter please contact us for the next issue is due out in July www.scanningoceansectors.org info(a)scanningoceansectors.org -- Yvonne Miles 9 Long Street Point Vernon Hervey Bay QLD 4655 Australia 0432 812 465 mob 07 4124 8320 land line info(a)scanningoceansectors.org www.scanningoceansectors.org

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Study Killer Whales in the Wild next Spring
by Tracy- Beam Reach Marine Science and Sustainability School 02 Jun '08

02 Jun '08

Spend 10 weeks studying the environment of endangered killer whales in the wild! Beam Reach is for you if you want to: study endangered orcas in the wild work with experts in killer whale conservation sail on a biodiesel electric catamaran learn in a small group and get lots of individual time with instructors work on science that matters and your own research project explore the San Juan Islands in the Pacific Northwest learn about marine conservation and sustainability earn 18 credits from the University of Washington Check it out: http://beamreach.org/?1sp09mrm080602 You dont have to be a science major to apply; you just have to be interested in the marine environment and want to spend 10 weeks studying off campus. We are now accepting applications for our Spring 2009 program: Spring 2009 March 29-June 07 Currently we have our Spring program in session. So if you'd like to see what it would be like, check out the student blogs: http://www.beamreach.org/blog/category/081/?2sp09mrm080602 Dive In for more information: http://www.beamreach.org/is-beam-reach-for-you.html?3sp09mrm080602 Let us know if you have any questions! Tracy tracy(a)beamreach.org _____________________________________________________________________ Beam Reach | Marine Science and Sustainability School www.beamreach.org tracy(a)beamreach.org 206.371.1254 7044 17th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115 If you'd like to receive our newsletter, hit reply and put subscribe in the subject line and we'll add you right away. If you don't want to receive emails from us, please hit reply and put unsubscribe in the subject line and we'll remove you right away.

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CSI grant request
by Comisión RT 2008 02 Jun '08

02 Jun '08

Estimados Colegas, les enviamos les enviamos el formulario para la application de becas de la CSI Suerte!!! La Comision Thank you for your request for support from Cetacean Society International. Our goal since 1980 has been to assist cetacean conservation-oriented people and projects in developing regions, particularly graduate students. We will consider any project that does not conflict with CSI's ethical positions. CSI will give many small grants to help as many people as possible, rather than give large grants to support entire projects. While CSI may now be able to give more than US$500, consider other funding options first, tell us what they are, and request only the minimum amount you need from CSI to fulfill your need. There are several ways CSI can help you besides a direct grant, such as providing useful resources, letters of support, and equipment. READ THIS CAREFULLY: If you want help you must help CSI. CSI will consider many grant requests between now and July 2009. It is very important for you to comply with all our instructions and provide all the information we need. Too many grants have been delayed because of incomplete information or email problems. If you do not understand something in this form please ask us about it. Please answer every question, or tell us why you cannot. Return the entire form; do not edit out questions or this introduction. Use only one of your email addresses for all your communications. Tell us of an alternate person and email, someone we can reach if your email is unreliable or you are away. Do not use earlier forms as some things have changed. Return this entire form so we know what version you are using. Please do not make us search for you, or delay processing your grant because of these problems. - Return the *entire* form as email text or attached file to both: rossiter(a)csiwhalesalive.org and bshall(a)csiwhalesalive.org. - Title your email "your last name: CSI grant request". "Last name" means the name you use officially, often maternal for women and paternal for men. Do not use MIME messages, cells or color graphics in your email; we are impressed by substance, not big fonts and fancy presentations. You may submit any other material you wish as attachments, but save your money for the project; do not use postal mail. Please tell us if your request is urgent. - No grants will be approved before 20 July, unless your request is urgent. - For travel grants to the XIII RT in Uruguay requests will be considered in the order received. CSI will give priority to students. - Except for travel grants, CSI will expect a report at the completion of your project and the text of papers submitted for publication, by attached file. We do not want documents sent by postal mail, because that is too expensive for you and we prefer to file electrons, not paper. - You will receive an acknowledgment that your grant request has been received. If you do not receive an acknowledgment within five days (except during 7-24 June) please email us again. - CSI will not give more than one project grant and one travel grant to any one person or project during a one-year period from 1 June to 31 May, although there may be exceptions. Your name, address, and CV (attach CV, non-English OK): _______________ (you may send names and CV's of other participants if you wish, but that is not required.) Is this a travel grant?: Y / N____ (If yes, give the dates, location and reason for attending.) Project Title:_________________ (if this is a travel grant, give your project(s) accepted for presentation or workshop participation. Include your abstract as an attached file to your reply email form.) An alternate contact person for emails to you, someone you know will help CSI to reach you if you are away, or your email address does not respond: Name, affiliation, and email address: ________________________ Project Description and Objectives: _________________ Expected scientific or conservation benefits or results: _______________ Will the project require harassing, capturing, tagging, biopsy sampling, or any form of invasive research: Y / N? If yes please explain______________ Schedule or Timetable:______________(if this is a travel grant, dates of meeting) What other resources have you requested funds from: _______________________ General Budget: ___________________ What is the minimum amount from CSI that you need to complete the project?________________ How did you learn that CSI may provide small grants?_______ Contact information for a reference, such as your faculty graduate advisor, that we may ask about you and your project_____________________ Supplementary Comments (of any length you wish): ________ When do you need the funds?_______ Please carefully read the following questions about getting money to you, to ensure that you provide us with sufficient and correct information so that there are no complications or delays. - If CSI provides a grant it is extremely important that we know when you will be able to collect the funds; for example, if you will be away from your home area tell us the dates so we do not send the funds during that time: ______________. - If CSI provides a grant what is the safest, fastest, and cheapest way to get the funds to you? (1) Do you want a money transfer using Western Union? ___________ (2) Do you want (a) a CSI check in US$ ________ (b) a bank-certified check in US$? (3) Do you want a bank transfer__________? If yes, we will send you a form with all required details. VERY IMPORTANT RECENT CHANGE: Please note that, because of increased security concerns, many banks, agencies and visa authorities may require a letter from CSI confirming the purpose of this money to you. It is your responsibility to tell us as soon as possible what to send you to meet the requirement, including all necessary contact information. This CSI letter will be sent as a PDF to your email address for printing. If CSI provides a grant, and you are unable to collect sufficient funding for your project or need, or complete your project as planned (for example, due to illness), will you return the grant immediately to CSI?___ If CSI provides a grant, and you are unable to travel, for example because of visa complications, will you return the grant immediately to CSI?___ If you do not receive verification from CSI within five days that we have received your request please repeat it until we do reply. The Internet email system is not perfect. If you receive support from CSI will you be willing to provide a report of your work in progress, at completion, and send to us any subsequent publications? Will you be willing to allow CSI to publish an informal report written by you in our "Whales Alive!" newsletter? ___________ William W. Rossiter President Cetacean Society International P.O.Box 953, Georgetown, CT 06829 USA ph 203-770-8615, fx 860-561-0187 rossiter(a)csiwhalesalive.org www.csiwhalesalive.org -- Comisión Organizadora 13er Reunión de Trabajo de Especialistas en Mamíferos Acuáticos de América del Sur- 7o Congreso SOLAMAC Montevideo - Uruguay E-mail: comisionrt08(a)gmail.com Web: www.cetaceos.org.uy/congreso

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New publications week 18
by Jan Herrmann 02 Jun '08

02 Jun '08

Dear all, here are some new publications of week 18/ 2008, 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.php Please do not contact MARMAM, the MARMAM editors or me for reprints. Thank you. Thanks to all of you who sent in reprints to be included in the weekly announcements. Kindest Regards, Jan Herrmann CETACEA Certain, G. et al. (2008): Delphinid spatial distribution and abundance estimates over the shelf of the Bay of Biscay. ICES Journal of Marine Science 65(4): 656-666. Herman, L.M., R.K. Uyeyama, and A.A. Pack (2008): Bottlenose dolphins understand relationships between concepts. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 31(2): 139-140. Williamson, C. (2008): Dolphin Assisted Therapy: can swimming with dolphins be a suitable treatment? Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 50(6): 477. Kunito, T. et al. (2008): Arsenic in marine mammals, seabirds, and sea turtles. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 195(): 31-69. PINNIPEDIA Lyamin, O.I. et al. (2008): Electroencephalogram asymmetry and spectral power during sleep in the northern fur seal. Journal of Sleep Research 17(2): 154-165. Sanfelice, D. and T.R.O. de Freitas (2008): A Comparative Description of Dimorphism in Skull Ontogeny of Arctocephalus australis, Callorhinus ursinus, and Otaria byronia (Carnivora: Otariidae). Journal of Mammalogy 89(2): 336-346. OTHER MARINE MAMMALS Liu, A.G.S.C., E.R. Seiffert, and E.L. Simonsen (2008): Stable isotope evidence for an amphibious phase in early proboscidean evolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 105(15): 5786-5791. Rodrigues, F.R. et al. (2008): Reproductive Anatomy of the Female Amazonian Manatee Trichechus inunguis Natterer, 1883 (Mammalia: Sirenia). The Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology 291(5): 557-564. -- --> jan.herrmann -at - cetacea.de

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Marine Mammal Observer Positions
by griffin.g＠ecoes.com 01 Jun '08

01 Jun '08

Immediate openings for marine mammal observers in the Northeastern U.S. Must have previous marine mammal survey experience. Experience with NARW surveys is a plus. Must provide own binoculars, steel toed boots, hard hat, and general foul weather gear. Must be a U.S. citizen with a valid U.S. passport. Work consists of 12 hour shifts, 7 days a week on large live aboard construction vessels for a minimum of 5 weeks with no on-shore breaks anticipated. Preference given to individuals who can work the entire project and have previous whale monitoring experience. Interested parties should contact Gabrielle Griffin at employment(a)ecoes.com.

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[ECS-TALK] & MARMAM Summary of Cetacean news week 21/22 (May 22-31, 2008)
by Catharina Clausen 01 Jun '08

01 Jun '08

Dear ECS and MARMAM members, in the following you find some Cetacean news of the last weeks: (May 22, 2008) Humpback whale population rebounds - http:// www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080522/ NEWS01/805220358/1001 (May 22, 2008) Pictured: The deadly dolphin dance that proves killer whales DO attack their cousins - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ article-1021016/Pictured-The-deadly-dolphin-dance-proves-killer- whales-DO-attack-cousins.html (May 22, 2008) Beginning of end for Japanese whaling? - http:// www.cdnn.info/news/eco/e080522.html (May 23, 2008) Dolphin centre ready for summer - http://www.ross- shirejournal.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/3972/ Dolphin_centre_ready_for_summer.html (May 23, 2008) Humpback comeback makes researchers happy, but wary - http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html? id=e67b9b23-1d11-4257-8b91-10a2068008b9 (May 26, 2008) Bridget Vercoe: Endangered species relying on change in focus - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm? c_id=39&objectid=10512412 (May 27, 2008) International Scientists Speak Out - Hector’s And Maui’s Dolphins Need Full Protection - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ SC0805/S00063.htm (May 27, 2008) Illegal work done for a cause - http://www.stuff.co.nz/ timaruherald/4561303a6571.html (May 28, 2008) Dolphins have a splashing time - slideshow - http:// www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1217690.ece (May 29, 2008) Dead In The Water - Government’s Decision Spells Risks Continued Decline For New Zealand’s Hector’s And Maui’s Dolphins - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00487.htm (May 29, 2008) Sudden Decline of Minke Whale Population in Icelandic Waters - http://www.whalemuseum.is/the-museum/news/nr/245/ (May 30, 2008) Whale spotted in waters off Beaubear’s Island, UPM - http://miramichileader.canadaeast.com/news/article/310329 (May 30, 2008) Fuel costs hurt cruise industry - http:// nowra.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/fuel-costs-hurt-cruise- industry/780001.aspx (May 30, 2008) Four new reserves to protect dolphins - http:// www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=44&objectid=10513393 (May 31, 2008) Minke Whale Stock Declining - http:// www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/Daily_News/?ew_0_a_id=306919 (May 31, 2008) Casio Welcomes New Dolphin & Whale Eco-Network Watch - http://www.huliq.com/60817/casio-welcomes-new-dolphin-amp-whale- econetwork-watch All best, Catharina Clausen ************************************************************************ ** baiji.org foundation Kanzleistrasse 127 CH-8004 Zurich Switzerland tel. (+41) 43 317 10 00 fax (+41) 43 317 10 09 mobil (+41) 79 281 18 65 catharina(a)baiji.org ************************************************************************ **

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