Subject: Marine Mammal Photos for Academic Press/Elsevier Guide Dear Colleagues, Marc Webber, Bob Pitman, and I are preparing a comprehensive marine mammal identification guide, which will include detailed species accounts, multiple illustrations, illustrated keys, and a large collection of full-color photos. We are aiming to produce the most comprehensive and authoritative identification guide to marine mammals ever published. It will be published in late 2007 by Academic Press/Elsevier. We are now making our final photo selections and are trying to tie-up a few loose ends. We are still missing good photos of the following: Baikal seal, Caspian seal, ringed seal, harp seal, hooded seal, bearded seal, ribbon seal, largha seal, Mediterranean monk seal, Galapagos fur seal, Juan Fernandez fur seal, Guadalupe fur seal, and New Zealand sea lion. Unfortunately, we cannot pay photographers for use of photos. There is no budget for this. However, if we use your photos, we may be able to offer you a free copy of the book (which we expect to cost about US$50). This would be for one-time use, and there would be no restrictions on further use by the photographer. We would need good quality slides or digital images (the highest possible resolution). Digital images should be sent to Marc Webber (who is coordinating photos for that group): marcwebber@sbcglobal.net I appreciate your help with this request. Best wishes, Tom ***************************************************************** Thomas A. Jefferson, Ph.D. Marine Mammal Biologist Southwest Fisheries Science Center NOAA Fisheries 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive La Jolla, CA 92037-1508 USA Tel: 1 (858) 278-4240 FAX: 1 (858) 278-3473 Email: sclymene@aol.com Web: http://swfsc.nmfs.noaa.gov/PRD/prdfiles/tomjeffpubs.html *****************************************************************