Dear MARMAM subscribers, We are pleased to announce the two publications of the following papers in Journal of the Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment. · Öztürk, A.A. Tonay, A.M., Dede, A. 2013. Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) sightings in the Aegean and Mediterranean part of Turkish waters. J. Black Sea/Mediterr. Environ. 19(2): 168-176. Full text is available at: http://www.blackmeditjournal.org/pdf/169-177%20Vol19No2Ayaka.pdf Abstract Between 1994 and 2012, 43 sightings of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) were reported in the Turkish part of the Aegean and Mediterranean Sea. Most of the sightings were located near the Fethiye Canyon which is one of the deepest parts of the Mediterranean Sea. The eastern limit of the sperm whale sighting in the Turkish part of the Mediterranean Sea is Alanya and the northern limit is Gökçeada in the northern Aegean Sea. · Danyer, E., Özgür Özbek, E., Aytemiz, I., Tonay, A.M. 2013. Preliminary report of a stranding case of Mediterranean Monk Seal Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779) on Antalya coast, Turkey, April 2013. J. Black Sea/Mediterr. Environ. 19(2): 181-185. Full text is available at: http://www.blackmeditjournal.org/pdf/278-282%20Vol19No2Erdem.pdf Abstract The Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779), which lives on the Mediterranean and Aegean Sea coast of Turkey, is one of the critically endangered species in the world. On 30 April 2013, an adult male monk seal was found dead on the coast of Antalya. Evidence of deliberate killing was found as a result of gross necropsy carried out after two days. This paper summarizes the preliminary findings of the gross necropsy. Best regards, Arda M. TONAY Ph.D Faculty of Fisheries, İstanbul University Marine Biology Dep. Ordu Cad. No:200 Laleli, 34480 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: ­+90 212 455 5700/16434 Fax: +90 212 514 0379 atonay@istanbul.edu.tr http://suurunleri.istanbul.edu.tr/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.O. Box 10 Beykoz, İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 216 424 0772 Fax: +90 216 424 0771 Bu elektronik posta ve beraberinde iletilen butun dosyalar sadece gondericisi tarafindan alinmasi amaclanan yetkili gercek ya da tuzel kisinin kullanimi icindir.Eger soz konusu yetkili alici degilseniz bu elektronik postanin icerigini aciklamaniz, kopyalamaniz, yonlendirmeniz ve kullanmaniz kesinlikle yasaktir ve bu elektronik postayi derhal silmeniz gerekmektedir. ISTANBUL UNIVERSITESI bu mesajin icerdigi bilgilerin dogrulugu veya eksiksiz oldugu konusunda herhangi bir garanti vermemektedir. Bu nedenle bu bilgilerin ne sekilde olursa olsun iceriginden, iletilmesinden, alinmasindan ve saklanmasindan sorumlu degildir. Bu mesajdaki gorusler yalnizca gonderen kisiye aittir ve ISTANBUL UNIVERSITESI'nin goruslerini yansitmayabilir. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message and attachments are confidential and intended solely for the individual(s) stated in this message.This email is not intended to impose nor shall it be construed as imposing any legally binding obligation upon ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY and/or any of its subsidiaries or associated companies. Neither ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY nor any of its subsidiaries or associated companies gives any representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this email. ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY will not be held liable to any person resulting from the use of any information contained in this email and will not be liable to any person who acts or omits to do anything in reliance upon it.