A Special Issue to Celebrate Aquatic Mammals journal’s 50th Anniversary: Anecdotal Observations of Aquatic Mammals Submission Reminder – Deadline is 30 April 2022! This special issue in Aquatic Mammals is intended to celebrate the insight that can be gained from rare or opportunistic observations in the field or in a managed care setting and is dedicated to capturing these observations for the record. We encourage contributors to set their accounts into the literature as much as possible, to contextualize the anecdote (single or rare observation) such that its scope, generality, and potential application are recognized and that it might inspire new research and avenues of thought. Our goal is to offer this special issue as a collective record so these insights and observations may provide perspective to our research and the animals we study. See below to learn about the Exciting News regarding Zoomarine-Portugal’s sponsorship of this special issue in Aquatic Mammals. Logistics Submissions – content We encourage contributors to write their observation(s) into a short narrative that will be reviewed by experts in the field so that well-supported, relevant anecdotes will be published. A recommended length ranges from 2,500-5,000 words, not including references. If available, photographs can be included as figures. Space will be available for supplemental video files Please provide videos during manuscript review process. Video files can be sent to the journal using wetransfer.com or a DropBox link. (Contact the managing editor with questions about video format). Deadlines 30 April 2022 – deadline to submit a manuscript for peer-review consideration 1 May – 30 June 2022 – review process of all submitted manuscripts 1 July 2022 – date by which all review decisions delivered to contributors 1 July – 15 Aug. 2022 – contributors revise manuscripts and return to journal for copyediting 15 Aug – 31 Oct. 2022 – review galleys as available, confirm final PDF versions Planned Publication Issue/Date Issue 48.6: The special issue is planned for the 6th issue of volume 48 in Aquatic Mammals, that publishes on 15 November 2022. (Note: in-press PDFs will be sent to the corresponding author when available.) Costs – NEW!! Articles accepted for inclusion in this special issue will have page fees waived thanks to the generosity of Zoomarine-Portugal! This year, 2022, is a year of anniversaries and celebrations! Zoomarine-Portugal just celebrated their 30th year anniversary. To honor our shared anniversaries, Zoomarine-Portugal is sponsoring this special issue. Thank you to Zoomarine-Portugal!! Please mention in your cover letter that your manuscript is submitted in consideration for the special issue of anecdotes. And, to submit your manuscript file and cover letter, follow this link: Visit out Manuscript Fast track web site at: http://am.expressacademic.org/actions/author.php <http://am.expressacademic.org/actions/author.php> For more Information, contact Aquatic Mammals journal’s managing editor: Kathleen M. Dudzinski, Ph.D. Managing Editor, Aquatic Mammals business@aquaticmammalsjournal.org <mailto:business@aquaticmammalsjournal.org>