March 2023 - MARMAM - devlists.uvic.ca

Registration open: 2023 Global Ocean Science Education Workshop
by Holly Morin 08 Mar '23

08 Mar '23

***apologies for cross-postings*** *Online registration <https://gose2023.eventbrite.com> is now open* for the *2023 Global Ocean Science Education (GOSE) Workshop, *which will be held from *May 23-25, 2023* on the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography campus in *Narragansett, Rhode Island USA.* The 2023 GOSE Workshop will focus on *sound in the ocean*, including the science of underwater sound, marine animal (including marine mammals) sound production and reception, and people's use of sound underwater. International regulations related to underwater sound, the technologies that use sound, and related workforce development will also be included in the program. Participants will share ideas about what people want to know and should know about these topics, related educational strategies, and resources for a variety of audiences, including students, the public, existing workforce, and policymakers. The registration fee is $275; lunch and break refreshments will be provided each day. Travel expenses, including airfare, housing, ground transportation, breakfasts, dinners, and transportation to/from campus will be the responsibility of workshop participants. There is limited travel support. Priority for travel support will be given to speakers, graduate students, community college students, and faculty from minority serving institutions. Only airfare and hotel costs can be covered. If you would like to inquire about travel support, please complete the online travel support application form at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2023GOSEtravel <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.surveymonkey.com_r…> . Please note, only the first 139 registrants will be accomodated and apologize in advance if the workshop fills up quickly. You will be notified by email when your registration is confirmed. Once your registration is confirmed, you will also be sent a list of local hotels. There are also a good deal of airbnbs within a short distance from campus. Please forward this email and the registration site ( https://gose2023.eventbrite.com) to your colleagues who may be interested in participating. Questions? Please contact Gail Scowcroft (gailscow(a)uri.edu ). Best Regards, The GOSE Workshop Steering Committee

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Khmer Ocean Life - Marine Mammal Internship in Cambodia
by Khmer Ocean Life 08 Mar '23

08 Mar '23

*Marine Mammal Research and Conservation Internship – Coastal Cambodia * Khmer Ocean Life is a new NGO in Cambodia, based in the coastal town of Kampot. The organisation focuses on supporting the conservation of coastal cetacean species (Irrawaddy dolphin, Indo-pacific humpback dolphin) and dugongs through research, capacity building and outreach. Khmer Ocean Life was founded by two experienced marine mammal researchers and conservationists, with support from the Royal Government of Cambodia’s Fisheries Administration. We are currently looking for marine mammal research interns to join the team from *April until December 2023!* * Project activities: * · observational land surveys · observational boat surveys with community fishers · photo-identification · passive acoustic monitoring · social science · data entry, processing, and analysis · potential for aerial surveying using drones · turning findings into reports and articles for peer-review · responding to marine mammal strandings · social media and content creation · education and outreach *Basic internship training schedule* Session 1: Introduction to Khmer Ocean Life Session 2: Research method training on observational land and boat surveying techniques Session 3: Marine mammal identification and behaviour training Session 4: Marine vessel identification training Session 5: Data sheet and data entry training Session 6: Drone footage analysis training Session 8: Theory test Session 9: Photo ID training Session 10: GIS training You are also welcome to conduct your own research or outreach project with us, depending on your interest, skill set and length of stay. *Internship requirements:* We are looking for individuals with a keen interest in marine mammals and their conservation. We are looking for dedicated, motivated, and hard-working interns that are likely university students or recent graduates. We are looking for those who can join us for a minimum period of two months and are happy to commit to early mornings for surveys. *Project site description:* The project is based in Kampot, Cambodia. The project office and intern accommodation are at the same site. Intern accommodation is fitted with everything you will need, a kitchen, washing machine and even a balcony – it is very comfortable and right in the heart of the town. The accommodation is included in the fee, but your food is not, giving you freedom with your meals and the chance to explore Khmer food as you like. *Application process and costs:* There is a cost associated with this internship, to cover : · Accommodation, · dolphin research training, What the fee does not cover: · Flights · Food · Insurance and vaccines There are limited spaces available, if interested, please send a CV/resume to Rose, stating your available dates and desired length of stay, to cambodiadolphinproject(a)gmail.com

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New publication: drivers of dolphin group size
by Severine Methion 07 Mar '23

07 Mar '23

Dear MARMAM colleagues, We are pleased to announce our new publication: Methion S, Giralt Paradell O, Padín XA, Corrège T, Díaz López B (2023). Group size varies with climate and oceanographic conditions in bottlenose dolphins. Marine Biology 170:7. Doi.org/10.1007/s00227-022-04154-4 AbstractAn understanding of animal grouping patterns is essential to increase knowledge about their social systems. We used a five-year continuous dataset to investigate grouping behavior in a free-ranging highly social mammal, the bottlenose dolphin. Our objective was achieved by examining the relationships between a set of oceanographic, climatic, topographic, anthropogenic and social variables and bottlenose dolphin group size. Modeling analysis revealed that bottlenose dolphin group dynamics was linked to both small-scale oceanographic variation and large-scale climatic variation. Larger groups of bottlenose dolphins were predicted with an elevated concentration of dissolved oxygen in the water column, a moderate concentration of chlorophyll-a 60 days before each encounter, and a neutral NAO index. The observed link between environmental variables and dolphin group size is likely associated to changes in dolphin prey availability. Bottlenose dolphin group dynamics are likely driven by multiple factors, and social variables may act synergistically with environmental parameters. Larger groups of bottlenose dolphins were indeed also predicted with a greater number of dependent calves, likely because of enhanced care towards the calves. This study illustrates the value of using multiple variables at different scales to explore the factors that shape animal societies. The current study therefore contributes to the growing body of literature on how environmental change, occurring at different spatio-temporal scales, is indirectly related to the social behavior of a marine top predator. The article can be found at the following link: https://rdcu.be/c1ZvL Feel free to contact me to request a pdf or for any question regarding our work at: severine(a)thebdri.com Kind regards, Séverine Methion, PhDshe/her/hersBDRI Research Scientist0034 640 119 669http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Severine_Methion https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9348-2592 Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute BDRIAv. Beiramar 192, 36980, O Grove, Pontevedra, Spainwww.thebdri.comFind us on Facebook & Instagram! This email is confidential to the intended recipient(s) and the contents may be legally privileged or contain proprietary and private informations. It is intended solely for the person to whom it is addressed. If you are not an intended recipient, you may not review, copy or distribute this email. If received in error, please notify the sender and delete the message from your system immediately. Please note that neither the Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute BDRI nor the sender accept any responsibility for any viruses and it is your responsibility to scan the email and the attachments (if any).

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UNH grad student advertisement
by Jennifer Miksis-Olds 07 Mar '23

07 Mar '23

The University of New Hampshire - Center for Acoustics Research & Education is looking to recruit a MS or PhD student to either the Ocean Engineering or Oceanography program starting Summer/Fall 2023. Full funding is available for 3-5 years in the topical area of passive acoustic monitoring of marine mammals and ocean soundscapes. Depending upon interests, the student will have the flexibility to conduct research on questions related to marine mammal behavior & distribution, density estimation, and/or the interactions between marine life and the environment. Required: college level calculus and physics. Desired: differential equations, skills in signal processing/coding, and statistics. Please send CV and unofficial transcript to Jennifer Miksis-Olds, j.miksisolds(a)unh.edu<mailto:j.miksisolds@unh.edu>. Jennifer L. Miksis-Olds, PhD. Director, Center for Acoustics Research and Education Research Professor School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping University of New Hampshire 24 Colovos Rd. Durham, NH 03824 603-862-5147, j.miksisolds(a)unh.edu<mailto:j.miksisolds@unh.edu> https://eos.unh.edu/center-acoustics-research-education<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feos.unh.e…>

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New publication on killer whale foraging ecology (Jennifer Tennessen)
by Jennifer B. Tennessen 07 Mar '23

07 Mar '23

Dear Marmam Community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our new paper, "Divergent foraging strategies between populations of sympatric matrilineal killer whales", published in *Behavioral Ecology*. The article is freely available, here <https://academic.oup.com/beheco/advance-article/doi/10.1093/beheco/arad002/…>. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arad002 Tennessen, J.B., Holt, M.M., Wright, B.M., Hanson, M.B., Emmons, C.K., Giles, D.A., Hogan, J.T., Thornton, S.J., Deecke, V.B. 2023. Divergent foraging strategies between populations of sympatric matrilineal killer whales, *Behavioral Ecology*, arad002, https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arad002 Abstract In cooperative species, human-induced rapid environmental change may threaten cost-benefit tradeoffs of group behavioral strategies that evolved in past environments. Capacity for behavioral flexibility can increase population viability in novel environments. Whether the partitioning of individual responsibilities within social groups is fixed or flexible across populations is poorly understood, despite its relevance for predicting responses to global change at the population and species levels and designing successful conservation programs. We leveraged bio-logging data from two populations of fish-eating killer whales to quantify patterns of fine-scale foraging movements and their relationships with demography. We reveal striking inter-population differences in patterns of individual foraging behavior. Females from the endangered Southern Resident (SRKW) population captured less prey and spent less time pursuing prey than SRKW males or Northern Resident (NRKW) females, whereas NRKW females captured more prey than NRKW males. The presence of a calf (<= 3 y) reduced the number of prey captured by adult females from both populations, but disproportionately so for SRKW. SRKW adult males with a living mother captured more prey than those whose mother had died, whereas the opposite was true for NRKW adult males. Across populations, males foraged in deeper areas than females, and SRKW captured prey deeper than NRKW. These population-level differences in patterns of individual foraging behavior challenge the existing paradigm that females are the disproportionate foragers in gregarious resident killer whales, and demonstrate considerable variation in the foraging strategies across populations of an apex marine predator experiencing different environmental stressors. Please contact Jennifer Tennessen with questions or to request a pdf, at jtenness(a)uw.edu. Cheers, Jennifer Tennessen -- Jennifer Beissinger Tennessen, Ph.D. Senior Research Scientist Center for Ecosystem Sentinels Department of Biology University of Washington Life Sciences Building, Box 351800 Seattle, WA 98195 jtenness(a)uw.edu https://ecosystemsentinels.org/

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New Paper - Precision of the Abaxis Vetscan VS2 for postmortem biochemical analysis of delphinid vitreous humor
by Zorotrian, Tiffany 07 Mar '23

07 Mar '23

My co-authors and I are happy to share that our paper detailing a methodology for running biochemistry of delphinid vitreous humor with the VetScan and assessing precision is now available online at: http://doi.org/10.1111/mms.13014. If you have access/permits for samples, please collect them. There are more questions to answer! Abstract Biochemical analysis of vitreous humor has several forensic applications, including toxicology, estimation of the postmortem interval, and as proxy for select antemortem serum analytes. Estimation of postmortem interval from vitreous humor analytes such as potassium has potential to be a valuable forensic tool for marine mammal strandings, as time of death is essential to provide spatial and temporal context for anthropogenic interactions. The Abaxis VetScan VS2 (VetScan) chemistry analyzer is inexpensive, compact, and requires low sample volume (100 μl), making it ideal for organizations with limited resources and limited samples. This pilot study compared accuracy of the Vetscan on delphinid serum/plasma (n = 7) to the Beckman Coulter AU480, validated the precision of the Vetscan for biochemical analysis of delphinid vitreous humor using the described sample processing protocol, and assessed analyte stability at room temperature in delphinid vitreous humor. Pooled samples (n = 12) of delphinid vitreous humor were serially analyzed and the between-run and within-run coefficient of variation of the VetScan was acceptable for most analytes tested but was not for creatinine, total bilirubin, amylase, and alanine aminotransferase. These results demonstrated the precision of the VetScan for the analysis of glucose, albumin, globulin, total protein, urea nitrogen, sodium, potassium, calcium, and phosphorus in delphinid vitreous humor. Tiffany Zorotrian, MSc, LVT | Marine Protected Species Biologist Mobile (202) 841-8106| Fax (617) 737-3480| Tiffany.Zorotrian(a)tetratech.com<mailto:Tiffany.Zorotrian@tetratech.com> | Pronouns: she/her Tetra Tech | Leading with Science® | CES 4433 Corporation Lane, Suite 300 | Virginia Beach, VA 23462 | www.tetratech.com<http://www.tetratech.com/> This message, including any attachments, may include privileged, confidential and/or inside information. Any distribution or use of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by replying to this message and then delete it from your system. [cid:image001.png@01D950CD.1CEECC70]<https://www.facebook.com/tetratech> [cid:image002.png@01D950CD.1CEECC70] <https://twitter.com/tetratech> [cid:image003.png@01D950CD.1CEECC70] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/tetra-tech/> [cid:image004.png@01D950CD.1CEECC70] <https://www.instagram.com/tetratech/> Please consider the environment before printing. Read more<http://www.tetratech.com/Sustainability/sustainability.html> [cid:image005.png@01D950CD.1CEECC70]

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Identification Catalog and Field Guide to Transient Killer Whales of Monterey Bay
by McInnes, Joshua 06 Mar '23

06 Mar '23

Dear friends and colleagues, My co-authors and I are thrilled to announce that our new publication titled: McInnes, J.D., Mathieson, C.R., West-Stap, P.J., Marcos, S.L., Wade, V.L., Jeffrey E. Moore, Sarah L. Mesnick, and Lawrence M. Dill (2023). I dentification catalog and field guide for transient (Bigg’s) killer whales of Monterey Bay and California waters. NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center. This publication, in conjunction with our 2021 published technical memorandum, Transient Killer Whales of Central and Northern California and Oregon: a Catalog of Photo-identified Individuals, provides additional user friendly natural history information on transient killer whales off the California coast. Our research on transient killer whales in the California Current Ecosystem is co-managed by NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Oceanic Ecology Research Group<https://www.facebook.com/OceanicEcology?__cft__[0]=AZXcDiqpRhW5RI_Ce9QxxTzl…>, and Monterey Bay Marine Life Studies. Summary: There is nothing quite like staring out at the open Pacific and seeing a group of killer whales (Orcinus orca). Whether from a local whale watch tour out of Monterey Bay or from the cliff tops overlooking the open ocean off Point Lobos, killer whales are keenly sought by naturalists and visitors alike. The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and surrounding waters of the California Current ecosystem are home to three ecotypes, or forms, of killer whale. One may encounter endangered southern residents following seasonally abundant Chinook salmon, glimpse a group of rarely sighted offshores hunting deep-water sharks, or witness the dramatic hunt of a group of transient killer whales trying to separate a gray whale calf from its mother! Transient (Bigg’s) killer whales are marine mammal-hunting specialists, and by far the most commonly encountered ecotype of killer whale in Monterey Bay. However, current information regarding their ecology in waters south of the Pacific Northwest is scattered and varied. Most of it can only be found in unpublished reports or conference abstracts. This publication, in conjunction with our 2021 published technical memorandum, Transient Killer Whales of Central and Northern California and Oregon: a Catalog of Photo-identified Individuals, focuses specifically on transient killer whales identified in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS). For a comprehensive catalog of transient killer whales that use the waters of the outer coast of California and Oregon, see our recently published technical memorandum. >From May 2006 to April 2020 Marine Life Studies and the Transient Killer Whale Research Project have collected data and photographs of killer whales in Monterey Bay and the surrounding waters of California. Here we provide information on our research findings, natural history, and a compilation of 134 different individual transient killer whales photographed during our surveys. This publication was a result of numerous individuals from multiple organizations. I want to thank the Marine Mammal Research Unit UBC (MMRU)<https://www.facebook.com/ubcmarinemammal?__cft__[0]=AZXcDiqpRhW5RI_Ce9QxxTz…>, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries<https://www.facebook.com/ubcoceans?__cft__[0]=AZXcDiqpRhW5RI_Ce9QxxTzlq5gIa…>, NOAA Fisheries West Coast<https://www.facebook.com/NOAAFisheriesWestCoast?__cft__[0]=AZXcDiqpRhW5RI_C…>, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center<https://www.facebook.com/NOAA-Southwest-Fisheries-Science-Center-2541185980…>, Monterey Bay Marine Life Studies<https://www.facebook.com/MontereyBayMarineLifeStudies?__cft__[0]=AZXcDiqpRh…>, Noaa's Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary<https://www.facebook.com/Noaas-Monterey-Bay-National-Marine-Sanctuary-12336…>, Discovery Whale Watch<https://www.facebook.com/DiscoveryWhaleWatch?__cft__[0]=AZXcDiqpRhW5RI_Ce9Q…> Link to the publication https://drive.google.com/.../1wxRnUD9rNsyvrwWGJyR.../view...<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wxRnUD9rNsyvrwWGJyR5_8HXjQBPqUL7/view?usp=…> Please feel free to email me with any questions you have. Josh D. McInnes, MSc Candidate, j.mcinnes(a)oceans.ubc.ca Marine Mammal Research Unit Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries Aquatic Ecosystem Research Laboratory University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4 Josh D. McInnes, MSc Candidate Marine Mammal Research Unit Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries Aquatic Ecosystem Research Laboratory University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4 Research Associate | Pacific Wildlife Foundation Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada, V3H 1V6 Centre for Wildlife Ecology Department of Biological Sciences 8888 University Drive Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC

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Announcing the 26th Annual Meeting of the Northwest Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy (NWSSMM)
by Bankhead, Kyra 06 Mar '23

06 Mar '23

Hello all, We are excited to announce that the 26th Annual Meeting of the Northwest Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy (NWSSMM) will take place this spring on May 6, 2023, hosted by the Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon State University (OSU). This will be a hybrid conference held at the Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building in Newport, OR with a zoom attendance option. We are looking forward to hosting an in-person NWSSMM meeting again! We would like to invite all graduate and undergraduate students in the Pacific Northwest (British Columbia, Washington, Alaska, Yukon, Oregon, Northern California, and Idaho) doing research on marine mammals to present their work at this conference. The purpose of the meeting is to gather students in a relaxed atmosphere to share their research and practice presenting it in a low-stakes, less formal situation. We also see this as an opportunity to meet other undergraduate and graduate students in the region. PI’s and other professionals involved in student led research projects are welcome to attend, but cannot present. There will be oral presentations with two presentation styles: long form oral presentations (12 minutes) and shorter lightning talks (3 minutes), as well as a poster session. The poster session will take place in-person; any virtual presenters who have a poster will be assigned to a lightning talk session so they can receive real-time feedback from both virtual and in-person attendees. We are encouraging students that are in the early stages of their projects to present a poster, and researchers with results to give an oral presentation. Please indicate your method of presentation preference on the registration form and we will do our best to accommodate everyone’s wishes. We will kick off the conference with a keynote presentation given by our institute’s director, Lisa Ballance. We will also be holding a “career conversation bingo” event, similar to what was held at SMM Conference in Barcelona just a few years ago. We are hoping this event will provide attendees a fun opportunity to engage and network with other students and professionals. There is no registration fee for attending the conference. Abstract submission for the NWSSMM conference is due Friday, April 7th 2023. All attendees planning on attending in-person must register by April 14th, 2023. Virtual attendees can register for the event until May 4th, 2023. If you initially register to attend in-person, but need to change to virtual, please let us know ASAP. We will be providing coffee/tea, light snacks, lunch, and a conference swag item for in-person guests and need to provide our vendors appropriate estimates in a timely manner. All registrants will receive information on how to attend the conference using the email that was used for the registration at a later date. Presentations will not be recorded. Registration and abstract submissions will be done via Google forms (link below). If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us: Michaela Kratofil <michaela.kratofil(a)oregonstate.edu> and/or Clara Bird <clara.bird(a)oregonstate.edu> Thanks so much, and we look forward to meeting everyone virtually and hearing about your research! Registration and abstract submission link: https://bit.ly/NWSSMM23 NWSSMM webpage: https://sites.google.com/uw.edu/nwssmm/home Best regards, Kyra Bankhead, Michaela Kratofil and Clara Bird <michaela.kratofil(a)oregonstate.edu> <clara.bird(a)oregonstate.edu> <kyra.bankhead(a)oregonstate.edu> Graduate Students | Marine Mammal Institute Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, & Conservation Sciences Oregon State University https://mmi.oregonstate.edu/ [cid:f9b04abc-b97c-44b3-9bbb-eb7a34cc3fa2]

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Barcelona Autonomous University (UAB) Summer School Course - Diseases of Marine Mammals -
by Mariano Domingo Alvarez 06 Mar '23

06 Mar '23

Dear All, I am glad to inform you about the third edition of the course Diseases of Marine Mammals. This international Barcelona Autonomous University (UAB) summer school course is full presential, from June/9 to July/7. Registration is now open. Participants (with a limit of 30 students) will learn about the main diseases and threats that affect wild cetaceans and pinnipeds (bacterial, viral, and parasitic infections, as well as anthropogenic influences and other non-infectious problems). The course will also pay attention to the methodologies of disease detection and investigation. As part of the practical training, a full necropsy of a dolphin (frozen and thawed for the course) will be performed. The course will be presential, from Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and students are expected to spend between two and three hours per day on self-guided learning. A total of 6 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) will be certified once the course has been satisfactorily completed. The course is directed to veterinary and marine biology students in the last years of training, and to master students willing to get a comprehensive view of marine mammal diseases. For registration and further details visit the UAB web site through this link Diseases of Marine Mammals<https://www.uab.cat/web/courses/cursos-de-ciencies-de-la-salut-134584408450…> For questions about the contents of the course, mail to: mariano.domingo(a)uab.cat<mailto:mariano.domingo@uab.cat> Best regards Mariano Domingo Professor del Departament de Sanitat i Anatomia Animals, UAB Investigador del Subp. Malalties Exòtiques del CReSA Programa de Sanitat Animal, IRTA [signature_2904226681] [signature_1168766894] Edifici CReSA, s/n, Campus de la Universitat Autònoma 08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Catalunya Tel.: +34 93 581 3144 +34 626164714 mariano.domingo@<applewebdata://1B5B6AA4-A69D-49E3-9534-AFE3F9CA2974/mariano.domingo@cresa.uab.cat>uab.cat<applewebdata://1B5B6AA4-A69D-49E3-9534-AFE3F9CA2974/mariano.domingo@cresa.uab.cat>

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VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED FOR A BEHAVIOURAL RESPONSE STUDY ON HUMPBACK WHALES IN AUSTRALIA
by Michael Noad 05 Mar '23

05 Mar '23

The Cetacean Ecology and Acoustics Group at the University of Queensland are seeking expressions of interest from volunteers for a six-week behavioural response study (BRS) on humpback whales from September 3 to October 15 this year (2023). The study will be the third in a series to determine the hearing range of humpback whales by measuring their behavioural response to tones of various frequencies. The study will be conducted at Peregian Beach on the Sunshine Coast, just north of Brisbane, and follows several successful studies of humpback whale vocalisations and behaviour at the same site during the Humpback whale Acoustic Research Collaboration (HARC; 2002 - 2008), the BRAHSS experiments in 2010 - 2015 (http://www.brahss.org.au/; https://www.ceal.lab.uq.edu.au/ ) and years 1 and 2 (2021, 2022) of this project, "Hearing in Humpbacks". Volunteers are required mainly to conduct land-based observations of the whales as they pass our study site. Approximately 5,000 whales should migrate southwards within 10 km of Peregian Beach during the field period making the site ideal for land-based tracking and observations of behaviour. Some whales will be tagged with Acousonde suction cup tags. Although volunteers will be used to help out on the boats, opportunities for volunteers to participate in boat work are limited, and most time will be spent doing land-based observations. Volunteers will receive detailed training at the beginning of the project and therefore successful applicants must be available for the entire 6 weeks of the project. A high standard of safety will be maintained throughout the field work and volunteers will be trained in safety procedures. Peregian Beach is a beautiful area on the Sunshine Coast, and there are plenty of things for volunteers to do during downtime. Favourite activities in previous projects here have included surfing, hanging out at cafes (within walking distance of our field site), diving, walking the Noosa National Park, trips to Fraser Island and Australia Zoo, etc. Volunteers must be sociable as they will be expected to work and live as part of teams with shared cooking and cleaning duties. We expect that there will be up to 30 people (researchers, staff, and volunteers) at the site. Volunteers must organise and pay for their own transport to the study site (approximately 1.5 h from the Brisbane International Airport or 30 mins from the Sunshine Coast Airport) but food and accommodation are provided once there. Meals are communal. This project will suit people with a background in science (including recent graduates and graduate students as well as higher level undergraduate students) keen to gain experience in cetacean survey techniques, acoustics, and behavioural response studies. Applicants should also be highly motivated, enthusiastic, sociable, and able to concentrate for several hours at a time. Those with previous survey experience of marine mammals or other taxa will be preferred. The research project is being funded by the U.S. Navy Living Marine Resources (LMR) applied research program. Applicants should reply with an email to Rebecca Dunlop (r.dunlop(a)uq.edu.au<mailto:r.dunlop@uq.edu.au>), Kelsey Stone (kelsey.stone(a)uq.edu.au<mailto:kelsey.stone@uq.edu.au>), Riona McNamara (r.mcnamara(a)uq.net.au<mailto:r.mcnamara@uq.net.au>) and Michael Noad (mnoad(a)uq.edu.au<mailto:mnoad@uq.edu.au>) outlining why they would be suitable for this work, why they would like to participate, an outline of previous relevant experience, and any other relevant details. The email should include an attached CV and the names and contact details of two professional referees. The closing date for volunteer applications is 30 April and successful field applicants will be notified in late May. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Prof. Michael Noad BVSc(Hons) Qld PhD Sydney Director, Centre for Marine Science Professor, School of Veterinary Science The University of Queensland - Gatton campus Gatton Qld 4343 Australia M +61 416 270 567 E mnoad(a)uq.edu.au<mailto:mnoad@uq.edu.au> W https://marine.uq.edu.au/ https://www.uq.edu.au/moreton-bay-research-station/ CRICOS 00025B * TEQSA PRV12080 [UQ own unknown w diver banner]

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