Dear Marmam Readers: I am pleased to announce the release of the following in press manuscript on the Marine mammal Science website: http://www.marinemammalogy.org/ MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE, 22(4): 1004-1007 (October 2006) C_ 2006 by the Society for Marine Mammalogy DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00073.x MULTIPLE-AGENT EUTHANASIA OF A JUVENILE FIN WHALE, BALANOPTERA PHYSALUS J. LAWRENCE DUNN The report documents the employment of multiple agents and routes of administration to safely and humanely euthanize a >13m fin whale without the environmental concerns associated with the more commonly used large quantities of sodium pentobarbital. J. Lawrence Dunn VMD Director of Animal Health Department of Research and Veterinary Services Mystic Aquarium 55 Coogan Blvd Mystic, CT 06355 860-572-5955 ext 103 860-572-5972 FAX ldunn@mysticaquarium.org jlarrydunn@wmconnect.com