Dear MarMam Subscribers, The following recently published article is available.... Smultea, M.A., J.R. Mobley, Jr., D. Fertl, and G.L. Fulling. 2008. An unusual reaction and other observations of sperm whales near fixed-wing aircraft. Gulf and Caribbean Research 20:75-80. The specific objectives of the paper are to report our visual observations of sperm whale reactions to straight-line aircraft fly-bys (i.e., passes), to report a unique observation of a recognized "stress behavioral reaction" exhibited by sperm whales during an overhead circling by a small fixed-wing aircraft, and to provide a summary review of published related studies. The observations detailed were made off Hawaii, but with application to conservation/management concerns in the Gulf of Mexico. Please direct pdf or other related inquiries to me (Mari Smultea, senior author) at: <mailto:msmultea@msn.com> msmultea@msn.com With regards, Mari A. Smultea, M.Sc. Marine & Terrestrial Wildlife Scientist Smultea Environmental Sciences, LLC & Cetos Research www.cetosresearch.org 29333 SE 64th St. Issaquah, WA 98027 (425) 222 9591 cell (206) 571 9578 msmultea@msn.com