Dear members of the MARMAM community, Join us on June 1st, 2023, at 10 am (Pacific Time) for episode 17 of Cetacean Sessions: <https://www.crowdcast.io/c/cetacean-session-17> Emerging Contaminants in Southern Residents and Transient Orcas. Cetacean Sessions is a free seasonal bi-weekly webinar series where we discuss impactful cetacean science with those conducting it around the world. It is informal, educational, interactive, and geared towards those studying or interested in cetaceans. Cetacean Sessions was created by Bay Cetology and is being hosted by Anais and Naomi, the co-founders of Whale Scientists. In this episode, we will discuss the results of a recent publication in Environmental Science and Technology <https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.est.2c04126> with our special guest and lead author of the study, Kiah Lee. Kiah is a master's student studying toxicology and environmental sciences at the University of Oslo. As part of her undergraduate research at the University of British Columbia, she recently published a paper on contaminants of emerging concern in killer whales, including endangered Southern Residents inhabiting the Northeastern Pacific Ocean (NEP). The team found that per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), alkylphenols, and new persistent organic pollutants, including hexabromocyclododecane (HBCCD), PFOS, PFOA, and PFHxS, were prevalent in these killer whales. They also found efficient and preferential maternal transfer of such chemicals. This research provides preliminary and baseline data on emerging contaminants in NEP sentinel marine mammals. Presentation and discussion will be followed by live Q&A with the audience. For viewing/participating, we recommend earbuds/headphones and using Chrome or Firefox. Cannot watch live? No worries! You can watch the replay anytime using the same link (below). Please visit our Crowdcast channel to register and for more information on our upcoming sessions: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/cetacean-session-17 Thanks, and stay tuned for the next episode's announcement! Anais from Whale Scientists