Dear MARMAM and ECS-talk subscribers, Apologies to those of you who will receive duplicate emails due to cross-posting. The following titles represent the contents of the most recent issue (Volume 44, issue 2, 2018) of Aquatic Mammals. This issue is a Special Issue on Animal Welfare and each PDF is available at no cost from the journal website (see the home page): http://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/ <http://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/> Links to each article are included below. For individuals with a print subscription, the double print copy of 44.1/44.2 will be mailed later this month. 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/ <http://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/> To submit a manuscript for publication consideration, please visit: http://am.expressacademic.org/actions/author.php <http://am.expressacademic.org/actions/author.php> Thank you for your continued interest in the journal and abstract postings. With regards, Kathleen M. Dudzinski, Ph.D. Editor, Aquatic Mammals Journal business@aquaticmammalsjournal.org <mailto:business@aquaticmammalsjournal.org> aquaticmammals@gmail.com <mailto:aquaticmammals@gmail.com> Heather M. Hill, Kelly Jaakkola, Rachel T. Walker, and Kathleen M. Dudzinki. (2018). Special Issue on Animal Welfare: Introduction. Aquatic Mammals, 44(2), 115. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.44.2.2018.115 <https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.44.2.2018.115> David S. Miller, Raymond Anthony, and Gail Golab. (2018). Assessing Aquatic Mammal Welfare While Assessing Differing Values and Imperfect Tradeoffs. Aquatic Mammals, 44(2), 116-141. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.44.2.2018.116 <https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.44.2.2018.116> Laura van der Meer, Ira Kasdan, and Joan Galvin. (2018). The Importance of Evidence, Animal-Based Measures, and the Rule of Law to Ensure Good Animal Welfare. Aquatic Mammals, 44(2), 142-149. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.44.2.2018.142 <https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.44.2.2018.142> Amber J. de Vere, Malin K. Lilley, and Erin E. Frick. (2018). Anthropogenic Impacts on the Welfare of Wild Marine Mammals. Aquatic Mammals, 44(2), 150-180. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.44.2.2018.150 <https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.44.2.2018.150> Isabella L. K. Clegg and Fabienne Delfour. (2018). Can We Assess Marine Mammal Welfare in Captivity and in the Wild? Considering the Example of Bottlenose Dolphins. Aquatic Mammals, 44(2), 181-200. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.44.2.2018.181 <https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.44.2.2018.181> Yumi Yamanashi. (2018). Is Hair Cortisol Useful for Animal Welfare Assessment? Review of Studies in Captive Chimpanzees. Aquatic Mammals, 44(2), 201-210. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.44.2.2018.201 <https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.44.2.2018.201> Lorenzo von Fersen, Dag Encke, Tim Hütner, and Katrin Baumgartner. (2018). Establishment and Implementation of an Animal Welfare Decision Tree to Evaluate the Welfare of Zoo Animals. Aquatic Mammals, 44(2), 211-220. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.44.2.2018.211 <https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.44.2.2018.211> Radhika N. Makecha and Lauren E. Highfill (2018). Environmental Enrichment, Marine Mammals, and Animal Welfare: A Brief Review. Aquatic Mammals, 44(2), 221-230. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.44.2.2018.221 <https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.44.2.2018.221>