Dear Colleagues The journal Endangered Species Research has become a major venue for publication of marine mammal literature. Our opening ISI Impact Factor was 1.3 last year. I expect this will rise quickly now, with a value of 1.5-2.0 for this year. We have recently hosted a special issue of 20 papers on the Effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on protected marine species http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v33/ and have another one underway on 21st century paradigms for measuring and managing the effects of anthropogenic ocean noise In total, 19 and 26 quality papers on marine mammals were published in each of 2015 and 2016, respectively. These are listed below. All articles are open access and links are embedded. I would, therefore, be grateful if you could cascade this list through your networks to maximise the dividends of all this excellent work. If you would like a word doc of the definitive list of marine mammal papers with links then drop me a line. I fear the links will not transmit through the listserver. One of the areas we would like to expand is our coverage of synthetic reviews, with several underway. Very happy to discuss possibilities with those who could potential lead such efforts. Brendan Godley (Editor in Chief, Endangered Species Research) 2016 Pavanato HJ, Melo-Santos G, Lima DS, Portocarrero-Aya M, Paschoalini M, Mosquera F, Trujillo F, Meneses R, Marmontel M, Maretti C Risks of dam construction for South American river dolphins: a case study of the Tapajós River ESR 31:47-60<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v31/p47-60/> Curé C, Isojunno S, Visser F, Wensveen PJ, Sivle LD, Kvadsheim PH, Lam FPA, Miller PJO Biological significance of sperm whale responses to sonar: comparison with anti-predator responses ESR 31:89-102<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v31/p89-102/> Pierszalowski SP, Gabriele CM, Steel DJ, Neilson JL, Vanselow PBS, Cedarleaf JA, Straley JM, Baker CS Local recruitment of humpback whales in Glacier Bay and Icy Strait, Alaska, over 30 years ESR 31:177-189<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v31/p177-189/> Dahlheim M, Castellote M Changes in the acoustic behavior of gray whales Eschrichtius robustus in response to noise ESR 31:227-242<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v31/p227-242/> Watt CA, Orr J, Ferguson SH A shift in foraging behaviour of beluga whales Delphinapterus leucas from the threatened Cumberland Sound population may reflect a changing Arctic food web ESR 31:259-270<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v31/p259-270/> McKenna MF, Shannon G, Fristrup K Characterizing anthropogenic noise to improve understanding and management of impacts to wildlife ESR 31:279-291<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v31/p279-291/> Southall BL, Nowacek DP, Miller PJO, Tyack PL REVIEW: Experimental field studies to measure behavioral responses of cetaceans to sonar ESR 31:293-315<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v31/p293-315/> Baker JD, Harting AL, Johanos TC, Littnan CL Estimating Hawaiian monk seal range-wide abundance and associated uncertainty ESR 31:317-324<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v31/p317-324/> Koivuniemi M, Auttila M, Niemi M, Levänen R, Kunnasranta M Photo-ID as a tool for studying and monitoring the endangered Saimaa ringed seal ESR 30:29-36<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v30/p29-36/> Zeh DR, Heupel MR, Hamann M, Limpus CJ, Marsh H Quick Fix GPS technology highlights risk to dugongs moving between protected areas ESR 30:37-44<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v30/p37-44/> Gailey G, Sychenko O, McDonald T, Racca R, Rutenko A, Bröker K Behavioural responses of western gray whales to a 4-D seismic survey off northeastern Sakhalin Island, Russia ESR 30:53-71<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v30/p53-71/> Ellison WT, Racca R, Clark CW, Streever B, Frankel AS, Fleishman E, Angliss R, Berger J, Ketten D, Guerra M, Leu M, McKenna M, Sformo T, Southall B, Suydam R, Thomas L Modeling the aggregated exposure and responses of bowhead whales Balaena mysticetus to multiple sources of anthropogenic underwater sound ESR 30:95-108<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v30/p95-108/> McCordic JA, Root-Gutteridge H, Cusano DA, Denes SL, Parks SE Calls of North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis contain information on individual identity and age class ESR 30:157-169<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v30/p157-169/> Hatch LT, Wahle CM, Gedamke J, Harrison J, Laws B, Moore SE, Stadler JH, Van Parijs SM Can you hear me here? Managing acoustic habitat in US waters ESR 30:171-186<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v30/p171-186/> Williams SH, Gende SM, Lukacs PM, Webb K Factors affecting whale detection from large ships in Alaska with implications for whale avoidance ESR 30:209-223<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v30/p209-223/> Tennessen JB, Parks SE Acoustic propagation modeling indicates vocal compensation in noise improves communication range for North Atlantic right whales ESR 30:225-237<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v30/p225-237/> Thomisch K, Boebel O, Clark CW, Hagen W, Spiesecke S, Zitterbart DP, Van Opzeeland I Spatio-temporal patterns in acoustic presence and distribution of Antarctic blue whales Balaenoptera musculus intermediain the Weddell Sea ESR 30:239-253<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v30/p239-253/> Estabrook BJ, Ponirakis DW, Clark CW, Rice AN Widespread spatial and temporal extent of anthropogenic noise across the northeastern Gulf of Mexico shelf ecosystem ESR 30:267-282<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v30/p267-282/> Pirotta V, Slip D, Jonsen ID, Peddemors VM, Cato DH, Ross G, Harcourt R Migrating humpback whales show no detectable response to whale alarms off Sydney, Australia ESR 29:201-209<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v29/n3/p201-209/> Muir JE, Ainsworth L, Racca R, Bychkov Y, Gailey G, Vladimirov V, Starodymov S, Bröker K Gray whale densities during a seismic survey off Sakhalin Island, Russia ESR 29:211-227<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v29/n3/p211-227/> Brough TE, Henderson S, Guerra M, Dawson SM Factors influencing heterogeneity in female reproductive success in a Critically Endangered population of bottlenose dolphins ESR 29:255-270<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v29/n3/p255-270/> Racca R, Austin M, Rutenko A, Bröker K Monitoring the gray whale sound exposure mitigation zone and estimating acoustic transmission during a 4-D seismic survey, Sakhalin Island, Russia ESR 29:131-146<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v29/n2/p131-146/> Muir JE, Joy R, Bychkov Y, Bröker K, Gailey G, Vladmirov V, Starodymov S, Yakovlev Y Delineation of a coastal gray whale feeding area using opportunistic and systematic survey effort ESR 29:147-160<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v29/n2/p147-160/> Muir JE, Ainsworth L, Joy R, Racca R, Bychkov Y, Gailey G, Vladimirov V, Starodymov S, Bröker K Distance from shore as an indicator of disturbance of gray whales during a seismic survey off Sakhalin Island, Russia ESR 29:161-178<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v29/n2/p161-178/> Oedekoven C, Fleishman E, Hamilton P, Clark JS, Schick RS Expert elicitation of seasonal abundance of North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis in the mid-Atlantic ESR 29:51-58<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v29/n1/p51-58/> Paudel S, Pal P, Cove MV, Jnawali SR, Abel G, Koprowski JL, Ranabhat R The Endangered Ganges River dolphin Platanista gangetica gangetica in Nepal: abundance, habitat and conservation threats ESR 29:59-68<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v29/n1/p59-68/> 2015 Bröker K, Gailey G, Muir J, Racca R Monitoring and impact mitigation during a 4D seismic survey near a population of gray whales off Sakhalin Island, Russia ESR 28:187-208<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v28/n3/p187-208/> Dmitrieva L, Härkönen T, Baimukanov M, Bignert A, Jüssi I, Jüssi M, Kasimbekov Y, Verevkin M, Vysotskiy V, Wilson S, Goodman SJ Inter-year variation in pup production of Caspian seals Pusa caspica2005-2012 determined from aerial surveys ESR 28:209-223<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v28/n3/p209-223/> Hodge KB, Muirhead CA, Morano JL, Clark CW, Rice AN North Atlantic right whale occurrence near wind energy areas along the mid-Atlantic US coast: implications for management ESR 28:225-234<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v28/n3/p225-234/> Osterrieder SK, Salgado Kent C, Robinson RW Variability in haul-out behaviour by male Australian sea lions Neophoca cinerea in the Perth metropolitan area, Western Australia ESR 28:259-274<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v28/n3/p259-274/> Baumann-Pickering S, Simonis AE, Oleson EM, Baird RW, Roch MA, Wiggins SM False killer whale and short-finned pilot whale acoustic identification ESR 28:97-108<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v28/n2/p97-108/> Carroll EL, Brooks L, Baker CS, Burns D, Garrigue C, Hauser N, Jackson JA, Poole MM, Fewster RM Assessing the design and power of capture−recapture studies to estimate demographic parameters for the Endangered Oceania humpback whale population ESR 28:147-162<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v28/n2/p147-162/> Širović A, Rice A, Chou E, Hildebrand JA, Wiggins SM, Roch MA Seven years of blue and fin whale call abundance in the Southern California Bight ESR 28:61-76<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v28/n1/p61-76/> Whitehead H, Gero S Conflicting rates of increase in the sperm whale population of the eastern Caribbean: positive observed rates do not reflect a healthy population ESR 27:207-218<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v27/n3/p207-218/> McKenna MF, Calambokidis J, Oleson EM, Laist DW, Goldbogen JA Simultaneous tracking of blue whales and large ships demonstrates limited behavioral responses for avoiding collision ESR 27:219-232<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v27/n3/p219-232/> Weng KC, Pedersen MW, Del Raye GA, Caselle JE, Gray AE Umbrella species in marine systems: using the endangered humphead wrasse to conserve coral reefs ESR 27:251-263<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v27/n3/p251-263/> Parsons ECM, Baulch S, Bechshoft T, Bellazzi G, Bouchet P, Cosentino AM, Godard-Codding CAJ, Gulland F, Hoffmann-Kuhnt M, Hoyt E, Livermore S, MacLeod CD, Matrai E, Munger L, Ochiai M, Peyman A, Recalde-Salas A, Regnery R, Rojas-Bracho L, Salgado-Kent CP, Slooten E, Wang JY, Wilson SC, Wright AJ, Young S, Zwamborn E, Sutherland WJ NOTE: Key research questions of global importance for cetacean conservation ESR 27:113-118<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v27/n2/p113-118/> Forney KA, Becker EA, Foley DG, Barlow J, Oleson EM Habitat-based models of cetacean density and distribution in the central North Pacific ESR 27:1-20<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v27/n1/p1-20/> Gendron D, Martinez Serrano I, Ugalde de la Cruz A, Calambokidis J, Mate B Long-term individual sighting history database: an effective tool to monitor satellite tag effects on cetaceans ESR 26:235-241<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v26/n3/p235-241/> Miller BS, Barlow J, Calderan S, Collins K, Leaper R, Olson P, Ensor P, Peel D, Donnelly D, Andrews-Goff V, Olavarria C, Owen K, Rekdahl M, Schmitt N, Wadley V, Gedamke J, Gales N, Double MC Validating the reliability of passive acoustic localisation: a novel method for encountering rare and remote Antarctic blue whales ESR 26:257-269<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v26/n3/p257-269/> Bort J, Van Parijs SM, Stevick PT, Summers E, Todd S North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis vocalization patterns in the central Gulf of Maine from October 2009 through October 2010 ESR 26:271-280<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v26/n3/p271-280/> Prieto R, Silva MA, Waring GT, Gonçalves JMA Sei whale movements and behaviour in the North Atlantic inferred from satellite telemetry ESR 26:103-113<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v26/n2/p103-113/> Pace RM III, Cole TVN, Henry AG Incremental fishing gear modifications fail to significantly reduce large whale serious injury rates ESR 26:115-126<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v26/n2/p115-126/> Calleson CS Issues and opportunities associated with using manatee mortality data to evaluate the effectiveness of manatee protection efforts in Florida ESR 26:127-136<http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v26/n2/p127-136/> Huang SL, Chang WL, Karczmarski L Population trends and vulnerability of humpback dolphins Sousa chinensis off the west coast of Taiwan ESR 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