Dear List Members, This general announcement is to let researchers know of the general availability of Mysticetus software for research and academic activities at a discount of 99.5% over commercial pricing. Mysticetus is a comprehensive software solution designed to support marine mammal research in an end to end fashion. Its functional feature design provides for: * Custom control how sighting data is identified, collected, and categorized. * Support for air, land, and sea based observers * Intuitive, simple GUI interface, no complex commands to master * A training mode for new users * Automatic report generation exports to .csv files Mysticetus is has been used for 100’s of research surveys including: Brown, M.W., Zani, M.A., Hamilton, P.K., Knowlton, A.R., and Kraus, S.D. 2016. Research, Monitoring and Conservation of North Atlantic Right Whales in the Bay of Fundy, the Waters South of Nova Scotia and Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence: 2015. M.M. MacKay, B. Würsig, C.E. Bacon, and J.D. Selwyn. 2016. North Atlantic humpback whale (*Megaptera novaeangliae*) hotspots defined by bathymetric features off western Puerto Rico. Canadian Journal of Zoology 94(7):517-527, 10.1139/cjz-2015-0198 Lomac-MacNair, K.S., Smultea, M. A., Cotter, M. P., Thissen, C., Parker, L. (2016). Socio-sexual and Probable Mating Behavior of Cook Inlet Beluga Whales, Delphinapterus leucas, Observed From an Aircraft. Marine Fisheries Review 77(2), 32-39. doi: dx.doi.org/10.7755/MFR.77.2.2 Data is accumulated in a data base defined by the project’s needs. A graphical representation of the observer records simplifies QC. All calculations (via bino reticles, declination angles, theodolite angles, etc.) are taken care of. Data backup is automatic to protect from data loss. Simple export via .csv, gpx, kml, mdb, and shp files is provided for. Mysticetus is found here: http://mysticetus.com, contact us at research@mysticetus.com. Mysticetus has a growing community of researchers for a reason. -Paul Donlan Mysticetus, LLC