Dear All As Editor in Chief of Endangered Species Research, it is a pleasure to see how a growing number in the community of marine mammal researchers has adopted the journal. We have many more forthcoming in the new year but to close 2007, the following have been published Open Access: Michaud J, Taggart CT Lipid and gross energy content of North Atlantic right whale food,Calanus finmarchicus, in the Bay of Fundy ESR 3:77-94 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v3/n1/p77-94/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2007/3/n003p077.pdf> Slooten E Conservation management in the face of uncertainty: effectiveness of four options for managing Hector's dolphin bycatch ESR 3:169-179 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v3/n2/p169-179/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2007/3/n003p169.pdf> Johnston DW, Chapla ME, Williams LE, Mattila DK Identification of humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae wintering habitat in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands using spatial habitat modeling ESR 3:249-257 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v3/n3/p249-257/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2007/3/n003p249.pdf> Calleson CS, Kipp Frohlich R REVIEW: Slower boat speeds reduce risks to manatees ESR 3:295-304 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v3/n3/p295-304/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2007/3/n003p295.pdf> Middleton DAJ, Starr PJ, Gilbert DJ COMMENT: Modelling the impact of fisheries bycatch on Hector's dolphin: comment on Slooten (2007) ESR 3:331-334 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v3/n3/p331-334/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2007/3/n003p331.pdf> Slooten E REPLY COMMENT: Criticism is unfounded: reply to Middleton et al. (2007) ESR 3:335-339 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v3/n3/p335-339/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2007/3/n003p335.pdf> With kind regards and all the best for 2008! Brendan Dr. Brendan J. Godley Senior Lecturer in Conservation Biology Centre for Ecology & Conservation School of Biosciences University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus TR10 9EZ, UK Tel: +44 1326 371 861 Editor-in-Chief, Endangered Species Research <http://www.int-res.com/journals/esr/> Homepage <http://www.seaturtle.org/mtrg/>