Dear MARMAM and ECS-talk subscribers, Apologies to those of you who will receive duplicate emails due to cross-posting. The most recent issue (volume 41, issue 1) of Aquatic Mammals is a special issue with articles related to "Biologically Important Areas for Cetaceans within U.S. Waters." Sponsored by NOAA Fisheries, the issue is available from the journal web site for free access and download. The issue is now available at this Aquatic Mammals journal link: http://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=categ... Additionally, in early March, the issue can be found and downloaded at http://cetsound.noaa.gov/important The NOAA Cetsound site provides additional background information about the Biologically Important Areas (BIA) project, an interactive map for exploring and visualizing the BIAs, as well as the ability to download these products. The site also provides information on NOAA's Ocean Underwater Noise and Marine Life strategy and other tools that are available for both scientists and managers. Aquatic Mammals is the longest running peer-reviewed journal dedicated to research on aquatic mammals and is published quarterly with manuscripts available as published PDFs in real time. Further information about the journal can be found at: http://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/ Thank you for your continued interest in the journal. We encourage you to read this special issue! With Regards, Kathleen M. Dudzinski, Ph.D., Managing Editor, Aquatic Mammals aquaticmammals@gmail.com and Sofie Van Parijs, Ph.D., Special Guest Editor sofie.vanparijs@noaa.gov