Dear all, here are some new publications of week 35/ 2008, which haven't been announced on MARMAM earlier AFAIK. By clicking the following link you are guided to a website, where the following references are linked to their according journal homepages. There you can find abstracts and contact information: <http://www.mmbib.com/news.php> Please do not contact MARMAM, the MARMAM editors or me for reprints. Thank you. Thanks to all of you who sent in reprints to be included in the weekly announcements. Kindest Regards, Jan Herrmann CETACEA Castellote, M. (2007): General Review of Protocols and Guidelines for Minimizing Acoustic Disturbance to Marine Mammals from Seismic Surveys. Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy 10(3&4): 273-288. Dolman, S.J. (2007): Spatio-Temporal Restrictions as Best Practice Precautionary Response to Ocean Noise. Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy 10(3&4): 219-224. Horowitz, C. and M. Jasny (2007): Precautionary Management of Noise: Lessons from the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act. Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy 10(3&4): 225-232. Lyamin, O.I. et al. (2008): Cetacean sleep: An unusual form of mammalian sleep. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 32(8): 1451-1484. McCarthy, E. (2007): Ocean Noise, Scientific Uncertainty, and the Paradox of the Precautionary Principle. Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy 10(3&4): 233-242. Ranger, R. (2007): A Balanced, Protective Approach to Ocean Resources - An Oil and Gas Industry Perspective. Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy 10(3&4): 243-245. Richins, H. and G. Mayes (2008): Historical Progression of Sustainable Management Concerning Marine Tourism Activities: A Case Study in Eastern Australia. Tourism and Hospitality Planning & Development 5(2): 97-112. Stocker, M. (2007): Ocean Bioacoustics, Human-Generated Noise and Ocean Policy. Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy 10(3&4): 255-272. Weilgart, L.S. (2007): The Need for Precaution in the Regulation and Management of Undersea Noise. Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy 10(3&4): 247-253. Weir, C.R. et al. (2008): Records of Fraser's dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser 1956 from the Gulf of Guinea and Angola. African Journal of Marine Science 30(2): 241-246. Weir, J.S., N. Duprey, and B. Würsig (2008): Dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) subgroup distribution: are shallow waters a refuge for nursery groups? Canadian Journal of Zoology 86(11): 1225-1234. Tanabe, S. (2008): Temporal trends of brominated flame retardants in coastal waters of Japan and South China: Retrospective monitoring study using archived samples from es-Bank, Ehime University, Japan. Marine Pollution Bulletin 57(6-12): 267-274. PINNIPEDIA Boehme, L. et al. (2008): Antarctic Circumpolar Current frontal system in the South Atlantic: Monitoring using merged Argo and animal-borne sensor data. Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans 113(C09012): 1-19. Dixon, B. et al. (2008): Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. In the intestinal contents of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) and bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. Journal of Parasitology 94(5): 1161-1163. OTHER MARINE MAMMALS Tanji, M. (2008): U.S. Court rules in the "Okinawa Dugong" case. Critical Asian Studies 40(3): 475-487. -- --> jan.herrmann -at - cetacea.de