November 2016 - MARMAM - devlists.uvic.ca

Job Announcement - Marine Mammal Acoustician
by Kim Goetz 01 Nov '16

01 Nov '16

Marine Mammal Acoustician - NIWA NIWA is New Zealand's leading natural resources and environmental science services provider, specialising in atmospheric, freshwater and marine research. The Marine Ecology group at NIWA is seeking an experienced Marine Mammal Acoustician to conduct research on marine mammal vocalizations in the context of the overall ambient soundscape. You will take a lead role in an existing project to (1) address knowledge gaps about spatial and temporal distributions, habitat use, calling behaviour, and migration paths of marine mammal species and (2) quantify the ambient soundscape in New Zealand's Cook Strait, with the overarching aim of providing the knowledge required to monitor and assess potential anthropogenic impacts to ensure sustainable resource use. You will be responsible for expanding this project, developing new projects in New Zealand, the Sub-Antarctic Islands and Antarctica, as well as writing proposals focused around passive acoustic detection of cetacean species. Multi-disciplinary research is encouraged. In addition, you will provide policy advice and expert opinion to central and local government agencies about potential impacts of equipment used for science investigations on marine mammals. You will have a PhD degree and substantial experience in the field of bioacoustics, specifically in quantifying marine mammal vocalizations in the context of marine soundscapes. A breadth of knowledge in the field of passive acoustics is essential. You will have experience applying underwater acoustic signal processing tools to analyse acoustic datasets sampled at a variety of sample rates and duty-cycles and a proven track record showing your ability to conduct independent research, produce high quality scientific papers and make oral research presentations to a range of audiences. You will work in a team environment, with specialists in other disciplines, as well as liaise with industry and stakeholders. Please click on the following link for more information: https://careers.sciencenewzealand.org/jobdetails/ajid/QY128/Marine-Mammal-A… Job closes November 17, 2016 Dr Kim Goetz Marine Ecologist +64-4-382-1623 | 301 Evans Bay Parade, Greta Point, Wellington | www.niwa.co.nz<http://www.niwa.co.nz> [NIWA]<http://www.niwa.co.nz> To ensure compliance with legal requirements and to maintain cyber security standards, NIWA's IT systems are subject to ongoing monitoring, activity logging and auditing. This monitoring and auditing service may be provided by third parties. Such third parties can access information transmitted to, processed by and stored on NIWA's IT systems.

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Workshop on abundance estimation - SOLAMAC - Registration open
by Guilherme Augusto Bortolotto 01 Nov '16

01 Nov '16

Dear MARMAMers, We would like to announce the following update on the workshop *Estimating Marine Mammal Abundance from Line Transect Surveys* to be held in Chile (26th -27th November 2016, Valparaiso): >From today, November 1st, places are available for all who may be interested, including for those not registered at the SOLAMAC conference. So you don't need to attend the conference to attend the workshop. Please share this information. Registration can be done here: http://solamac2016.com/congress/inscripciones/ For more details please visit the conference/workshop website: http://solamac2016.com/congress/estimating-marine-mammal-abundance-from-lin… or send us an email: gabdo(a)st-andrews.ac.uk / ncrm(a)st-andrews.ac.uk Wee hope to meet you in Chile! Cheers, Gui and Nadya -- *Guilherme A. Bortolotto | *PhD Student SMRU • CREEM • School of Biology University of St Andrews *http://biology.st-andrews.ac.uk/contact/staffProfile.aspx?sunid=gabdo <http://biology.st-andrews.ac.uk/contact/staffProfile.aspx?sunid=gabdo>* Mobile UK: (44) 0 7884 398394 R3 Animal Association (http://en.r3animal.org/)

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Abstract Deadline Extension
by Katherine Indeck 01 Nov '16

01 Nov '16

Dear ANZSCSMM members, The ANZ Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy is delighted to announce that we have several accommodation and travel grants available for those giving presentations at our third meeting, which is going to be held on November 24th and 25th, 2016, at Flinders University (South Australia). The deadline to submit an abstract (max. 300 words) has been extended to Friday November 11th. Please send an email as soon as possible to anzscsmm(a)gmail.com<mailto:anzscsmm@gmail.com<mailto:anzscsmm@gmail.com%3cmailto:anzscsmm@gmail.com>> with the subject 'ANZSCSMM Abstract', along with your name, affiliation, presentation preference, abstract, the state/country you'll be traveling from, any dietary requirements, and a request for accommodation (if applicable). (NOTE: Please provide ALL of the above information.) We will make decisions about travel grants based on the final number of participants. Those chosen to receive a travel grant will be notified the week after the deadline and will be reimbursed at the conference. Remember, there will also be an optional half-day workshop (Introduction to DISCOVERY: Photo-Identification Data-Management System for Individually Recognisable Animals) on Wednesday afternoon, November 23rd, which will be run by our colleagues from the University of Hong Kong. This opportunity will be free and open to all interested conference participants. We look forward to seeing you in Adelaide in less than three weeks! Cheers, Kate Indeck The Cetacean Ecology and Acoustics Laboratory, University of Queensland Cecilia Passadore Cetacean Ecology, Behaviour and Evolution Laboratory, Flinders University Jessica Patino Perez Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation Group, Massey University Katherine Indeck PhD Candidate Cetacean Ecology and Acoustics Laboratory School of Veterinary Science University of Queensland Gatton Campus QLD 4343, Australia Phone: (07) 5460 1877 Mob: 0413 933 922 Email: k.indeck(a)uq.edu.au<mailto:k.indeck@uq.edu.au> CEAL website: https://ceal.lab.uq.edu.au/

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Dolphin sighting increase with environmental improvements
by Mike Bossley 31 Oct '16

31 Oct '16

My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of the following paper: Bossley, M I, Steiner, A, Rankin R W & Bejder, L (2016) A long-term study of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) in an Australian industrial estuary: Increased sightings associated with environmental improvements. Marine Mammal Science DOI: 10.1111/mms.12368. ABSTRACT Delphinids are long-lived, have delayed maturity and low reproductive rates which necessitate long-term monitoring programs to detect changes in abundance. Between 1990 and 2013, an observational study of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) was conducted in the Port River estuary (Adelaide, Australia). The estuary has received pollution from industry, sewage plants and storm water. In recent years, pollution entering the system has reduced and the establishment of the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary (ADS) increased dolphin protection from harassment and deliberate attacks. Nevertheless, the estuary remains a busy port. Over a 24 yr period, we conducted boat-based surveys (n = 735) for dolphin groups (n = 3,634) along a predetermined route in the Inner and Outer Estuary of Adelaide's Port River estuary. It is our conjecture that major infrastructure changes and pollution abatement have yielded a more favorable marine environment for dolphins, resulting in an estimated 6% annual increase in sightings, from a near absence of sightings in the 1980s. Increased dolphin numbers were likely the result of improved water quality, augmented by surveillance and education arising from the proclamation of the ADS. This study highlights the importance of long-term monitoring and has implications for dolphin conservation in heavily impacted urban areas and their protection via protected areas. The paper may be downloaded from the following link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.12368/full Enquiries to me at: bossley(a)internode.on.net Regards Mike Bossley

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