September 2011 - MARMAM - devlists.uvic.ca

Assistant positions for a cetacean study in the Mediterranean (Barcelona)
by Lara Delgado 11 Dec '14

11 Dec '14

Dear all, Positions are open for assisting with a cetacean survey in the Mediterranean Sea (Barcelona-Mallorca), Spain. Dates from 22nd of July to 30th of July 2011. DESCRIPTION: The EDMAKTUB association for the study and disclosure of aquatic environments, specially focused in the study of cetaceans; offer positions for volunteers for one of the trips of the summer campaign of the project “Cetacean population study of the Mediterranean Sea area: Barcelona-Balearic Islands, BCNCET 2010-2011”. The aim of the project is to study the cetacean species present in the Mediterranean Sea (Balearic Sea). The association catamaran will set sail to Mallorca, from the Barcelona port the 22nd of July and be back to Barcelona the 30th of July, both days included. Visual and acoustical surveys will be conducted from early morning to evening during the 9 days in the boat, studying the distribution, behaviour, and sound production of the sighted species. The assistants would be able to learn: species identification, environmental and behavioural data collection, sound collection, and basic marine navigating skills. Accommodation and food is offered in the catamaran during the 9 days, but assistants are required to pay 400€ for food and accommodation expenses. No previous experience is required, as the scientist present in the campaign will provide species identification information and teach assistants. If you are interested or want more information, please contact us to: edmaktub(a)edmaktub.com Thanks! EDMAKTUB association for the study and disclosure of the aquatic environment. www.edmaktub.com

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computer assisted dorsal fin matching software programs
by Marthajane Caldwell 03 Apr '12

03 Apr '12

Greetings List Members, I am interested in computer assisted dorsal fin matching software programs. Any information regarding the efficacy as well as pros and cons of such programs would be greatly appreciated. Please contact me directly at marthajane_c(a)yahoo.com rather than replying to MARMAM. Thank you for your time and consideration of this request, Mj Caldwell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marthajane Caldwell, Ph.D., Marine Mammal Behavioral Ecology Studies, Inc. 8429 Cresthill Avenue Savannah, GA 31406 marthajane_c(a)yahoo.com 912-655-1765 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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SMM Biennial Workshop on AIS
by Mueller, Mark 19 Oct '11

19 Oct '11

You are invited to participate in a workshop on Saturday November 26, 2011 1:00-5:00pm in Room #10, preceding the Society for Marine Mammalogy Biennial Conference in Tampa. "The maritime Automatic Identification System: harnessing its potential for marine mammal research" will feature an overview of AIS technologies, trends in implementation, options for AIS data collection, examples of software packages and data processing and QA/QC methods, and real-world case studies of AIS being used in marine mammal research and management. If you are interested in presenting a talk or leading an informal discussion, please contact me directly (mark.mueller(a)myfwc.com<mailto:mark.mueller@myfwc.com>) to discuss. To see the full agenda and to register visit: http://www.marinemammalscience.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=articl… There is no registration fee for this workshop. Let me know if you have any questions. Mark Mueller Research Associate Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 100 Eighth Ave. SE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 mark.mueller(a)myfwc.com<mailto:mark.mueller@myfwc.com> (727) 896-8626, ext. 1904 Fax: (727) 893-9176

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Public Comments on Draft 2011 Marine Mammal SARs due by 11/22/11
by Jonathan Shannon 30 Sep '11

30 Sep '11

As a reminder, NOAA Fisheries is accepting public comments on the Draft 2011 Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports until November 22, 2011. NOAA Fisheries reviewed the Alaska, Atlantic, and Pacific regional marine mammal stock assessment reports (SARs) in accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and revised them according to new information. PDF's of the Federal Register Notice, Draft Summary Tables, and Draft Reports are available at: http://go.usa.gov/8HL Additionally, all NOAA Fisheries Protected Resources actions currently open for public comment are listed at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/comment.htm, with links to more information. Best Regards, Jonathan Shannon -- Jonathan Shannon NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr Outreach Specialist * (301) 427-8431 * New phone number jonathan.shannon(a)noaa.gov

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Photo-Identification Workshop Announcement at WhaleFest 2011
by Nicola Clark 30 Sep '11

30 Sep '11

Introductory Workshop on Photo-Identification MARINElife are hosting an introductory workshop on Photo-Identification at WhaleFest 2011 on Sunday 6th November in Brighton. Individual dolphins can be recognised through the marks on their fins which act much like a human fingerprint - this is known as photo-identification. This is one of the most commonly used research techniques for many marine mammal studies throughout the world. In this Introduction to Photo-Identification Workshop, the charity MARINElife will teach you this valuable skill, from its uses and application through to practical demonstrations as you attempt to identify the individual animals in the group and piece together their story so we can better protect them. Workshops are free for all WhaleFest participants. For more information on this and other workshops at WhaleFest that offer key knowledge and skills in the field of marine mammals please follow the link http://www.planetwhale.com/WhaleFest-Workshops or contact nicola(a)planetwhale.com. Hope to see you there. Nicola Nicola Clark Marine Wildlife Project Team Manager Gardline Environmental ________________________________ Tel: +44(0)1493 845600 Mobile: +44(0) 7815 312237 Fax: +44(0)1493 852106 http://www.gardlinemarinesciences.com<http://www.gardlinemarinesciences.com/> Gardline Environmental Limited Registered in England No 4589816 Registered office: Endeavour House, Admiralty Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 3NG Visit us 5-6th Nov 2011 at [cid:435252013@30092011-3170] ________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY - This e-mail and any attached files contain information that is confidential and/or may be subject of legal privilege, intended only for use by the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this message in error and that any dissemination, copying or use of this message or attachment is strictly forbidden, as is the disclosure of the information therein. If you have received this message in error please notify the sender immediately and preserve this confidentiality by deleting the message. No binding contract will result from this e-mail until and unless an officer, on behalf of the sender, signs a written document. Sender accepts no responsibility for the completeness or accuracy of this message as it has been transmitted over public networks. Unless otherwise specifically stated any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not represent those of the sender Company. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System, on behalf of the Gardline Group of Companies. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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MMO Workshop Announcement at WhaleFest 2011
by Nicola Clark 30 Sep '11

30 Sep '11

Dear All, Gardline Environmental Ltd are hosting an introduction being a Marine Mammal Observer (MMO) at WhaleFest 2011 on the 5th and 6th November in Brighton. The workshop is an introduction to the full 3 day, JNCC approved, Pro-MMO and will demonstrate what MMOs do, identification of marine mammals, how they aid in the conservation of whales and dolphins and what it's like to work offshore? If you are interested in an exciting career looking for whales and dolphins all over the world with lots of travel and adventure, come and learn more! Workshops are free for all WhaleFest participants. For more information on this and other workshops at WhaleFest that offer key knowledge and skills in the field of marine mammals please follow the link http://www.planetwhale.com/WhaleFest-Workshops or contact nicola(a)planetwhale.com. Hope to see you there. Nicola Nicola Clark Marine Wildlife Project Team Manager Gardline Environmental ________________________________ Tel: +44(0)1493 845600 Mobile: +44(0) 7815 312237 Fax: +44(0)1493 852106 http://www.gardlinemarinesciences.com<http://www.gardlinemarinesciences.com/> Gardline Environmental Limited Registered in England No 4589816 Registered office: Endeavour House, Admiralty Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 3NG Visit us 5-6th Nov 2011 at [cid:138555212@30092011-3162] ________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY - This e-mail and any attached files contain information that is confidential and/or may be subject of legal privilege, intended only for use by the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this message in error and that any dissemination, copying or use of this message or attachment is strictly forbidden, as is the disclosure of the information therein. If you have received this message in error please notify the sender immediately and preserve this confidentiality by deleting the message. No binding contract will result from this e-mail until and unless an officer, on behalf of the sender, signs a written document. Sender accepts no responsibility for the completeness or accuracy of this message as it has been transmitted over public networks. Unless otherwise specifically stated any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not represent those of the sender Company. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System, on behalf of the Gardline Group of Companies. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Papers in ESR
by Godley, Brendan 29 Sep '11

29 Sep '11

Dear All There is a marmam bias in the most recent issue of Endangered Species Research. With kind regards Brendan ________________________________ Hamer DJ, Ward TM, Shaughnessy PD, Clark SR Assessing the effectiveness of the Great Australian Bight Marine Park in protecting the endangered Australian sea lion Neophoca cinerea from bycatch mortality in shark gillnets ESR 14:203-216<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v14/n3/p203-216/> | Full text in pdf format<http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2011/14/n014p203.pdf> Witteveen BH, Straley JM, Chenoweth E, Baker CS, Barlow J, Matkin C, Gabriele CM, Neilson J, Steel D, von Ziegesar O, Andrews AG, Hirons A Using movements, genetics and trophic ecology to differentiate inshore from offshore aggregations of humpback whales in the Gulf of Alaska ESR 14:217-225<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v14/n3/p217-225/> | Full text in pdf format<http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr_oa/n014p217.pdf> [cid:part1.05000805.05030405@int-res.com] Loi P, Wakayama T, Saragustry J, Fulka Jr J, Ptak G REVIEW: Biological time machines: a realistic approach for cloning an extinct mammal ESR 14:227-233<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v14/n3/p227-233/> | Full text in pdf format<http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr_oa/n014p227.pdf> [cid:part1.05000805.05030405@int-res.com] Wiig Ø, Heide-Jørgensen MP, Lindqvist C, Laidre KL, Postma LD, Dueck L, Palsbøll PJ, Bachmann L Recaptures of genotyped bowhead whales Balaena mysticetus in eastern Canada and West Greenland ESR 14:235-242<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v14/n3/p235-242/> | Full text in pdf format<http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2011/14/n014p235.pdf> *********************************************************** This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list esr-contents(a)int-res.com<mailto:esr-contents@int-res.com>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: esr-contents(a)int-res.com<mailto:esr-contents-off@int-res.com> Send administrative queries to webmaster(a)int-res.com<mailto:webmaster@int-res.com> To change your email address, first unsubscribe from your old email address, then subscribe from your new email address. ***********************************************************

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New Articles
by David S. Janiger 28 Sep '11

28 Sep '11

Hi, All Here's the latest posting of new PDF's that are available. File sizes have been included. Abstracts also available on request. Make all requests to: janiger(a)cox.net Cheers! David Janiger - Curatorial Assistant (Mammals) Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 900 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90007 (213) 763-3369 janiger(a)cox.net djaniger(a)nhm.org Janiger Journals ABRAMSON, JOSE Z.; VICTORIA HERNANDEZ-LLOREDA; JOSEP CALL and FERNANDO COLMENARES. ANIMAL COGNITION 14(5):695-706. 2011. Relative quantity judgments in South American sea lions (Otaria flavescens). 0.311 MB BAKER, J. D.; B. L. BECKER; T. A. WURTH; T. C. JOHANOS; C. L. LITTNAN and J. R. HENDERSON. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 144(11):2692-2701. 2011. Translocation as a tool for conservation of the Hawaiian monk seal. 0.467 MB BEARZI, GIOVANNI; NINO PIERANTONIO; MARCO AFFRONTE; DRASKO HOLCER; NICOLA MAIO and GIUSEPPE NOTARBARTOLO DI SCIARA. MAMMAL REVIEW 41(4):276-293. 2011. Overview of sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus mortality events in the Adriatic Sea, 1555-2009. 0.641 MB BECHSHOFT, T. O.; J. JAKOBSEN; C. SONNE and R. DIETZ. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 409(18):3508-3511. 2011. Distribution of vitamins A (retinol) and E (alpha-tocopherol) in polar bear kidney: Implications for biomarker studies. 0.554 MB BLICKLEY, JESSICA L. and GAIL L. PATRICELLI. JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE LAW AND POLICY 13(4):274-292. 2010. Impacts of anthropogenic noise on wildlife: Research priorities for the development of standards and mitigation. 0.127 MB CANNING, CLAIRE; DANIELLE CRAIN; T. SCOTT EATON JR.; KATHRYN NUESSLY; ARI FRIEDLAENDER; TOM HURST; SUSAN PARKS; COLIN WARE; DAVID WILEY and MASON WEINRICH. ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR 82(4):901-909. 2011. Population-level lateralized feeding behaviour in North Atlantic humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae. 0.641 MB FAHLKE, JULIA M.; PHILIP D. GINGERICH; ROBERT C. WELSH and AARON R. WOOD. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 108(35):14545-14548. 2011. Cranial asymmetry in Eocene archaeocete whales and the evolution of directional hearing in water. 0.472 MB FITZGERALD, ERICH M. G. JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY 31(4):929-931 2011. A fossil sperm whale (Cetacea, Physeteroidea) from the Pleistocene of Nauru, equatorial southwest Pacific. 0.658 MB FOOTE, ANDREW D.; PHILLIP A. MORIN; JOHN W. DURBAN; ESKE WILLERSLEV; LUDOVIC ORLANDO and THOMAS P. GILBERT. PLOS ONE 6(9) e24980. 7pp. 2011. Out of the Pacific and back again: Insights into the matrilineal history of Pacific killer whale ecotypes. 0.462 MB FRIE, ANNE K.; KJELL-ARNE FAGERHEIM; MIKE O. HAMMILL; FINN O. KAPEL; CHRISTINA LOCKYER; GARRY B. STENSON; AQQALU ROSING-ASVID and VLADISLAV SVETOCHEV. ICES (INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE SEAS) JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE 68(9):1942-1953. 2011. Error patterns in age estimation of harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus): Results from a transatlantic, image-based, blind-reading experiment using known-age teeth. 0.534 MB GAYDOS, JOSEPH K. and SCOTT F. PEARSON. NORTHWESTERN NATURALIST 92(1):79-94. 2011. Birds and mammals that depend on the Salish Sea: A compilation. 0.132 MB GENDE, SCOTT M.; A. NOBLE HENDRIX; KARIN R. HARRIS; BILL EICHENLAUB; JULIE NIELSEN and SANJAY PYARE. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 21(6):2232-2240. 2011. A Bayesian approach for understanding the role of ship speed in whale-ship encounters. 0.545 MB HABRAN, SARAH; CATHY DEBIER; DANIEL E. CROCKER; DORIAN S. HOUSER and KRISHNA DAS. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION 159(10):2523-2529. 2011. Blood dynamics of mercury and selenium in northern elephant seals during the lactation period. 0.363 MB HOFFMAN, J. I.; S. M. GRANT; J. FORCADA and C. D. PHILLIPS. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 20(19):3989-4008. 2011. Bayesian inference of a historical bottleneck in a heavily exploited marine mammal. 0.988 MB HORTON, TRAVIS W.; RICHARD N. HOLDAWAY; ALEXANDRE N. ZERBINI; NAN HAUSER; CLAIRE GARRIGUE; ARTUR ANDRIOLO and PHILLIP J. CLAPHAM. BIOLOGY LETTERS 7(5):674-679. 2011. Straight as an arrow: Humpback whales swim constant course tracks during long-distance migration. 0.464 MB HUANG, JING; LIGUANG SUN; XINMING WANG; YUHONG WANG and TAO HUANG. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 23(9):1431-1436 2011. Ecosystem evolution of seal colony and the influencing factors in the 20th century on Fildes Peninsula, West Antarctica. 0.611 MB ISOMURSU, MARJA and MERVI KUNNASRANTA. JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY 97(4):735-736. 2011. Trichinella nativa in grey seal Halichoerus grypus: Spill-over from a highly endemic terrestrial ecosystem. 0.052 MB JENSEN, FRANTS H.; JACOBO MARRERO PEREZ; MARK JOHNSON; NATACHA AGUILAR SOTO and PETER T. MADSEN. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 278(1721):3017-3025. 2011. Calling under pressure: Short-finned pilot whales make social calls during deep foraging dives. 0.488 MB LYONS, EUGENE T.; R. L. DELONG; S. A. NADLER; J. L. LAAKE; A. J. ORR; B. L. DELONG and C. PAGAN. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 109(3):581-589. 2011. Investigations of peritoneal and intestinal infections of adult hookworms (Uncinaria spp.) in northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) and California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) pups on San Miguel Island, California (2003). 0.193 MB LYSSENKO, NIKITA and ROBERTO MARTINEZ-ESPINEIRA. APPLIED ECONOMICS 44(15):1911-1930. 2012. Respondent uncertainty in contingent valuation: The case of whale conservation in Newfoundland and Labrador. 0.201 MB MANGOTT, ARNOLD HUBERT; ROBERT ALASTAIR BIRTLES and HELENE MARSH. JOURNAL OF ECOTOURISM 10(1):64-76. 2011. Attraction of dwarf minke whales Balaenoptera acutorostrata to vessels and swimmers in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area - the management challenges of an inquisitive whale. 0.269 MB MARTINEZ-CACERES, MANUEL and CHRISTIAN DE MUIZON. COMPTES RENDUS PALEVOL 10(7):517-526. 2011. A new basilosaurid (Cetacea, Pelagiceti) from the Late Eocene to Early Oligocene Otuma Formation of Peru. 0.970 MB MOLLER GABRIELSEN, KRISTIN; GRO DEHLI VILLANGER; ELISABETH LIE; MAHIN KARIMI; CHRISTIAN LYDERSEN; KIT M. KOVACS and BJORN MUNRO JENSSEN. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM) 105(3-4):482-491. 2011. Levels and patterns of hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (OH-PCBs) and their associations with thyroid hormones in hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) mother-pup pairs. 0.526 MB NYMO, INGEBJORG H.; MORTEN TRYLAND and JACQUES GODFROID. VETERINARY RESEARCH (PARIS) 42(93). 13pp. 2011. A review of Brucella infection in marine mammals, with special emphasis on Brucella pinnipedialis in the hooded seal (Cystophora cristata). 0.363 MB PEREIRA, J. N.; V. C. NEVES; R. PRIETO; M. A. SILVA; I. CASCAO; C. OLIVEIRA; M. J. CRUZ; J. V. MEDEIROS; J. P. BARREIROS; F. M. PORTEIRO and D. CLARKE. DEEP SEA RESEARCH PART I: OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS 58(11):1084-1090. 2011. Diet of mid-Atlantic Sowerby's beaked whales Mesoplondon bidens. 0.451 MB POISSANT, J. and C. S. DAVIS. CONSERVATION GENETICS RESOURCES 3(4):637-639. 2011. Isolation and characterization of ten polar bear (Ursus maritimus) microsatellite loci and cross-amplification in other Ursidae. 0.128 MB POLANOWSKI, A. M.; N. T. SCHMITT; M. C. DOUBLE; N. J. GALES and S. N. JARMAN. CONSERVATION GENETICS RESOURCES 3(4):645-649. 2011. TaqMan assays for genotyping 45 single nucleotide polymorphisms in the humpback whale nuclear genome. 0.156 MB POMPA, SANDRA; PAUL R. EHRLICH and GERARDO CABALLOS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 108(33):13600-13605. 2011. Global distribution and conservation of marine mammals. 1.075 MB ROBERTSON, BRUCE C. and B. LOUISE CHILVERS. MAMMAL REVIEW 41(4):253-275. 2011. The population decline of the New Zealand sea lion Phocarctos hookeri: a review of possible causes. 0.337 MB ROUTTI, HELI; ROBERT J. LETCHER; ERIK W. BORN; MARSHA BRANIGAN; RUNE DIETZ; THOMAS J. EVANS; AARON T. FISK; ELIZABETH PEACOCK and CHRISTIAN SONNE. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 13(8):2260-2267. 2011. Spatial and temporal trends of selected trace elements in liver tissue from polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Alaska, Canada and Greenland. 0.312 MB ST. LEGER, JUDY; GUANG WU; MARK ANDERSON; LES DALTON; ERIKA NILSON and DAVID WANG. EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES 17(8):1531-1533. 2011. West Nile Virus infection in killer whale, Texas, USA, 2007 0.234 MB STRANDBERG, URSULA; TERO SIPILA; JOUNI KOSKELA; MERVI KUNNASRANTA and REIJO KAKELA. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY 407(2):256-265. 2011. Vertical fatty acid profiles in blubber of a freshwater ringed seal - Comparison to a marine relative. 1.363 MB SUPIN, ALEXANDER YA.; PAUL E. NACHTIGALL and MARLEE BREESE. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 130(3):1711-1720. 2011. Interaction of emitted sonar pulses and simulated echoes in a false killer whale: An evoked-potential study. 0.676 MB VAN BONN, W.; E. MONTIE; S. DENNISON; N. PUSSINI; P. COOK; D. GREIG; J. BARAKOS; K. COLEGROVE and F. GULLAND. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 96(2):89-96. 2011. Evidence of injury caused by gas bubbles in a live marine mammal: Barotrauma in a California sea lion Zalophus californianus. 1.109 MB WEGE, MIA; MARTHAN N. BESTER; DEREK S. VAN DER MERWE and MARTIN POSTMA. JOURNAL OF ETHOLOGY 29(3):505-507. 2011. Oedipus complex in an Antarctic fur seal pup? 0.379 MB WEIJS, LIESBETH; ADRIAN COVACI; RAYMOND S. H. YANG; KRISHNA DAS and RONNY BLUST. TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY 256(2):136-145. 2011. A non-invasive approach to study lifetime exposure and bioaccumulation of PCBs in protected marinemammals: PBPK modeling in harbor porpoises. 1.659 MB WIEDENMANN, JOHN; KATHERINE A. CRESSWELL; JEREMY GOLDBOGEN; JEAN POTVIN and MARC MANGEL. ECOLOGICAL MODELLING 222(18):3366-3379. 2011. Exploring the effects of reductions in krill biomass in the Southern Ocean on blue whales using a state-dependent foraging model. 1.047 MB XIANHUA GUO; SHENGHUI CUI; TAO LIN and YU SONG. AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM HEALTH & MANAGEMENT 14(3):298-304. 2011. The ecological risk assessment of the Chinese white dolphins in Xiamen coastal waters. 0.195 MB XUMING ZHOU; SHIXIA XU; YUNXIA YANG; KAIYA ZHOU and GUANG YANG. MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION 61(2):255-264. 2011. Phylogenomic analyses and improved resolution of Cetartiodactyla. 0.548 MB

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Whale Watch Workshop announcement: Measuring sustainability
by Dylan Walker 28 Sep '11

28 Sep '11

Dear Marmamers, Planet Whale is pleased to announce a forthcoming workshop that will look at the sustainability of whale watching based on data gathered by the public under a new online ethical rating system. The workshop, which is supported by World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), will take place in Brighton, near London, UK, all day on the 4th November (the day before Europe's largest Whale Festival at the same location), and will review early results from an online database in which the public rate whale and dolphin watching trips from around the world based on five ethical questions: 1. How well did the trip publicise and use guidelines for safe approach to whales / dolphins? 2. How valuable was the trip as a learning experience? 3. How well did the trip meet your expectations? 4. How well did the trip minimise its impact on the marine environment? 5. Emphasis on the trip operator’s own research or support for conservation? These questions, defined as being the most important in developing a sustainable whale watching industry by a team of ethical whale watch operators and marine conservation charities (OceanCare, Dolphin-Care Africa, Australian Whale & Dolphin Watch Association, Sealife Surveys, and Whale Watch West Cork), will be used by whale watchers across the world to measure the sustainability of trips on www.PlanetWhale.com<http://www.planetwhale.com/>in the coming years. We would like to invite whale and dolphin watch operators and other stakeholders working closely with the industry to attend the workshop. For more information about the workshop and how to attend, please follow this link: http://www.planetwhale.com/WhaleFest-Whale-Dolphin-Watch-Operators-Workshop Regards, *Dylan Walker* ***______________________ **Co-Founder* *Planet Whale **www.planetwhale.com * Office: +44 (0)1273 355011 Planet Whale, 2a Church Road, Hove, East Sussex BN3 2FL, UK <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Planet-Whale/117831261593017?v=wall><http://twitter.com/planetwhale> This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Finally, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. Registered Office: Woodridge House, Earlsbrook, Bacton, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 4UA, UK. Company No. 06971130 Please consider the environment - think before you print.

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SMM Conference Video Expression of Interest REOPENED til Oct 7
by SMM Video Night 26 Sep '11

26 Sep '11

Greetings Marine Mammal Colleagues- Due to several requests from interested people, we are re-opening submissions for videos for the SMM Conference Video Night. We already have some amazing footage so you definitely do not want to miss this event. We are looking for more footage of some of the experiences you have had or discoveries you have made in your research with marine mammals. *Expression of Interest - DUE BY OCT 7* If you THINK YOU WILL LIKELY HAVE VIDEO TO SUBMIT then please send an email with your expression of interest to the SMMconferencevideo(a)gmail.com with the following information: 1. Subject line of email should be Your Last Name – Subject Species 2. Your name 3. Your Affiliation and contact info 4. A brief description of what the video will contain 5. Approximate duration 6. File Format and Size 7. Are you willing to have your video be viewable, but not downloadable, on the Society’s webpage before and after the conference? *YouTube Submission and Review of Video - DUE BY OCT 15 (unless you arrange something else with us) - Acceptance notification by OCT 31* If you already have your video, then please upload it to youtube for us to review. This must be done by Oct 15! If you don't want it accessible to the general public you can select for your video to be "UNLISTED" under the PRIVACY options in the Broadcasting and Sharing options. Then just send us the link for viewing. If this option doesn't work for you let us know and we can work it another way. - We would like to allow as many videos as possible so please try to keep your video as brief as possible. We will not accept videos longer than 5 minutes without prior approval. - This is a venue to share videos covering a variety of species and topics: natural history, research discoveries, extraordinary interactions, etc. We do not want videos that are political/polarizing/controversial in nature. *Submission of the actual video footage- BY NOV 11* Will advise all selectees how to submit video. If you are participating in the Heroes in Marine Mammal Science video project, we will be working with you separately. Looking forward to seeing all the great footage. Cheers, The Conference Video Team

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