[MARMAM] GEMM Lab blog and new IndividuWhale website

[Dawn, Allison H]

Hello!

I am pleased to share a new website, http://individuwhale.com, developed by 
researchers with the Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna Lab (GEMM lab) led 
by Dr. Leigh Torres. The site gives visitors a chance to meet and learn more 
about some of Oregon's most iconic gray whales. Learn more: https://beav.es/UyZ

I would also like to share the GEMM lab’s most recent blog posts. We have a new 
post every Monday, feel free to subscribe for weekly updates. See below!

Looking for micro in the macro: microplastics in cetaceans
https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/gemmlab/2021/12/13/looking-for-micro-in-the-macro-microplastics-in-cetaceans/

Of snakes and whales: How food availability and body condition affect 
reproduction
https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/gemmlab/2021/12/06/of-snakes-and-whales-how-food-availability-and-body-condition-affect-reproduction/

Harmful algal blooms expose southern right whales to domoic acid and can 
potentially cause endocrine alterations
https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/gemmlab/2021/11/29/harmful-algal-blooms-expose-southern-right-whales-to-domoic-acid-and-can-potentially-cause-endocrine-alterations/


Best,

Allison H. Dawn (she/her)
MSc Student, Marine Mammal Institute
The Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna Lab
Dept. of Fisheries, Wildlife, & Conservation Sciences
Oregon State University
da...@oregonstate.edu

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[MARMAM] New publication

[Beth Brady]

Dear Colleagues,
My co-authors and I are pleased to present our recently published paper in
Marine Mammal Science titled "Behavior related vocalizations of the Florida
Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris).

 Citation: Brady, B., Moore, J., & Love, K. (2021). Behavior related
vocalizations of the Florida manatee (*Trichechus manatus
latirostris*). *Marine
Mammal Science*, 1– 15. https://doi.org/10./mms.12904

Abstract
Florida manatees (*Trichechus manatus*) produce five broadly defined call
types (squeaks, squeals, high squeaks, chirps, squeak-squeals) but their
use in social and nonsocial settings is unclear. The goal of this study was
to investigate whether call categories and structure of manatee
vocalizations varied with behavior. Multiple hydrophones were used to
record vocalizations in four different environments and broad behavioral
states. Vocalizations recorded from resting, cavorting, stressed, or
feeding wild animals were subjected to mixed linear effects models to test
whether vocalizations produced varied with behavior and calf presence.
Measures of duration, entropy, and frequency modulation were extracted from
vocalizations to investigate if structural parameters differ among
behaviors. Although all five call categories were recorded, results suggest
manatees vocalize using primarily three call types and vary the structure
of the call based on behavior. High squeaks were correlated with calf
presence. High entropy squeals were proportionally higher during cavorting
suggesting they may be related to a heightened state of arousal. Squeaks
were the dominant call type produced and were longer in duration and higher
in frequency modulation when animals were stressed. This research provides
a foundation for comparative studies on vocal behavior for the Florida
manatee as well as studies on related species.

The publication is in early view online, Please email bbr...@mote.org for a
pdf.
Best,
Beth Brady, PhD
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Manatee Research Program
Mote Marine Laboratory
1600 Ken Thompson Parkway
Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: 941-388-4441 Ext. 408
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[MARMAM] Registration is open for the 9th DCLDE

[Eva-Marie Nosal]

Aloha Marine Mammal Community,

Registration for the 9th International Workshop on Detection,
Classification, Localization and Density Estimation (DCLDE) of Marine
Mammals using Passive Acoustics is now open. The early-bird registration
deadline has been extended to January 21, 2022.

Register here: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/dclde/register/

With over 85 presenters and 5 tutorials/workshops, DCLDE 2022 is really
shaping up. We are preparing for an in-person event with virtual
participation options available to accommodate those who otherwise cannot
join us. Note: While we remain optimistic and hopeful for an in-person
event, we are preparing for a switch to fully-virtual if necessary. A
decision on this will be made in early February.

Best regards,
Erin Oleson and Eva-Marie Nosal

DLCDE 2022 Oahu Co-chairs
https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/dclde/
dclde2...@gmail.com
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[MARMAM] Last Call For Participants: Online Course - An Introduction to Basic Statistics for Biologists using R - 17th to 20th January 2022

[cdmacleod]

This is the last call for participants for our online course titled 'An 
Introduction to Basic Statistics for Biologists using R' that we will be 
running between the 17th and 20th of January 2022. to book a place on it 
click on the link below, or email us at i...@gisinecology.com.


http://gisinecology.com/stats-for-biologists-1/live-online-course-an-introduction-to-basic-statistics-for-biologists-using-r/ 
[1]


An Introduction to Basic Statistics for Biologists using R - 17th to 
20th January 2022


Data preparation and analysis is a key skill for all those working with 
marine mammals, and of the available software packages, R has rapidly 
become the most widely used. This means that a knowledge of how to 
prepare and analyse data in R is essential skill for marine 
mammalogists.


We will be running an instructor-led online course in January 2022 based 
around our latest book, _An Introduction to Basic Statistics for 
Biologists using R_. It will be held over Zoom video-conferencing and 
will provide all the practical knowledge and experience you need to get 
started with analysing biological data using R. As a result, no previous 
experience with R or statistical analysis is required to do this course.


It will run from the 17th to the 20th of January 2022. The course will 
consist of four three-hour sessions, and one session will need to be 
completed each day. However, you will have a choice of completing it 
between 10:00 and 13:00 UK Time (primarily for those living in Europe, 
Asia and Africa) or 18:00 to 21:00 UK Time (primarily for those living 
in North and South America). This choice of time slots for each session 
allows participants from as wide a range of time zones to participate in 
the course.


Attendance will be limited to a maximum of 24 people per session. The 
fees for this course are GBP 250 per person (with a discounted rate of 
GBP 195 for students, the unwaged and those working for registered 
charities). To book a place, or for more information, you can either 
email us at i...@gisinecology.com or click on the link below.


http://gisinecology.com/stats-for-biologists-1/live-online-course-an-introduction-to-basic-statistics-for-biologists-using-r/

About the Course:

This is a practical course and it is aimed at anyone who wishes to learn 
how to carry out basic data processing and statistical analyses on 
biological data using R. This includes importing data sets into R, 
error-checking and processing them to prepare them for analysis, 
calculating basic summary statistics, creating graphs, assessing and 
transforming their distributions, and running statistical tests such as 
Shapiro-Wilk tests, t-tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, paired t-tests, 
Wilcoxon Matched Pairs tests, F-tests for equality of variance, Levene's 
tests, ANOVAs, Kruskal-Walis tests, chi-squared tests, correlations and 
linear regressions. It will also cover how to use R, how to work out how 
to do things for yourself in R and how to create annotated R script 
archives of what you have done.


Each session will consist of a series of background talk covering 
specific topics (more details are provided below), followed by related 
practical exercises based on instructions from An Introduction to Basic 
Statistics for Biologists using R. As a result, all participants will 
receive a free copy of this book shipped to their address in advance of 
the start of the course. While you are encouraged to remain online 
during the practical sessions, you can choose to go off-line as you work 
though the exercises (or if you need to take a break). However, if you 
have any questions, the course instructor will be available throughout 
the course for you to ask any questions you wish at any point.


This course will be hosted by Dr Ross MacLeod, one of the authors of _An 
Introduction to Basic Statistics for Biologists using R_.


At the end of the course, all attendees will receive a certificate of 
attendance and completion. Each certificate is embossed with the GIS In 
Ecology official stamp to prevent its fraudulent reproduction. In 
addition, each certificate has its own unique identification number that 
we will record, along with your name, meaning that we can verify the 
authenticity of the certificates we issue (and the course you have 
completed) on request.


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Of GIS In Ecology


Web: www.GISinEcology.com [2] Email: i...@gisinecology.com

Need to ask a question about using GIS? Try the GIS In Ecology Forum: 
www.GISinEcology.com/GIS_in_Ecology_forum.htm [3]


Books From GIS In Ecology Staff:

GIS For Biologists: A Practical Introduction For Undergraduates; RRP: 
£24.99
An Introduction To Integrating QGIS And R For Spatial Analysis; RRP: 
£19.99
An Introduction To Species Distribution Modelling (SDM) Using QGIS And 
R; RRP: £19:99


If you wish to purc

[MARMAM] Marine Mammal Conservation internship -stipend supported

[Julia Ohern]

Hello!

The Marine Mammal Center is excited to recruit again for our annual 
Conservation in Marine Mammal Response Internship based in Moss Landing, 
California. This internship is supported with housing and a monthly stipend and 
will extend approximately March-August of this year.  The internship is a 
unique learning opportunity for anyone new to the field of ocean conservation 
or hoping to expand their skillsets.  Housing and financial support are meant 
to alleviate immediate economic barriers for early career professionals and 
recent graduates. People from underrepresented groups in this field are 
encouraged to apply.
The job description and application portal are available at the link below. 
Please, reach out if you have any questions. We will be reviewing applications 
this month, interviews to begin at the end of this month or early February.



OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

The Marine Mammal Center actively engages individuals from all backgrounds. We 
are committed to embracing diversity within our organization because we firmly 
believe that diverse employee teams help us to achieve our best organizational 
outcomes and provide the most effective support to the communities we serve. We 
are deeply dedicated to creating and maintaining an inclusive, equitable and 
supportive work environment. We strongly encourage people from underrepresented 
groups to apply. The Marine Mammal Center believes in growth and supporting our 
employees as best we can so they can become their best selves in and outside of 
work. We believe that a healthy work environment means building an inclusive 
culture where people can thrive together and feel supported and empowered. We 
believe in stretch versus constraint.


https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/863133/Marine-Mammal-Center/Conservation-in-Marine-Mammal-Response-Internship
[https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/GetShareLogoFile?moduleId=6665]
Marine Mammal Center - Conservation in Marine Mammal Response 
Internship
We're HiringConservation in Marine Mammal Response InternshipLocation of 
Position: Moss Landing, CaliforniaReports to: Monterey Bay Operations 
ManagerHours: 40 hours Thursday-Monday, hours flexiblePosition Classification: 
SeasonalBenefits: Limited benefits. Stipend with housing options provided 
through a network of our volunteers in exchange for house or 
pet-sitting.Position OverviewThis internship is meant to provide the intern 
with a high-level view of community powered conservation while supporting the 
advancement of an inclusive environment within one of the world’s largest 
marine mammal stranding response programs. The successful candidate will 
contribute meaningful support to the technology, volunteer engagement, and 
logistics of our Monterey Bay Operations.  Opportunities to learn about 
marine mammal rescue and husbandry will vary with patient and volunteer needs 
as well as the intern’s interests.  Key ResponsibilitiesSchedule is 
Thursday-Monday. Supports the Operations Coordinators
recruiting.paylocity.com


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Julia O'Hern, Ph.D. (she/her)

Monterey Bay Operations Manager

ohe...@tmmc.org | T: 831.633.7802 | C: 831.708.5858 
MarineMammalCenter.org

The Marine Mammal Center, P.O. Box 778,

Moss Landing, CA 95039


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[MARMAM] Job Announcement: Marine Mammal Biologist with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

[Panike, Anna]

Agency: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)
Working Title: OPS F&W BIOLOGICAL SCIENTIST II - 77907457
Position Number: 77907457
Salary:  $18.00/hour
Posting Closing Date: 01/17/2022

This is an OPS (Other Personal Services) position. It is considered a full-time 
position, working 40 hrs/week. The position is grant funded through June 2025 
with continuing grant funding pending. Occasional overtime hours may occur. 
Hours worked over 40 per week, Friday to Thursday, are considered overtime and 
are paid @ 1.5 times the regular wage.

DESCRIPTION
This position will lead or assist in the coordination of salvage and recovery 
of marine mammal carcasses for the Northwest field station (Northwest region: 
coastal and inland waterways of Manatee County to Escambia County) and assist 
with carcass and necropsy responses along Florida's Gulf Coast as needed.  This 
position will serve as member of FWC's marine mammal necropsy team conducting 
field and laboratory necropsies on marine mammals, record observations and 
complete associated necropsy reports.  The incumbent will be responsible for 
carcass disposal, and cleaning of equipment and instruments.  Leads or assist 
in marine mammal rescue and transport operations in the Northwest region.  
Assist with marine mammal rescue and capture operations along Florida's Gulf 
Coast as needed.  This position will assist with managing cetacean stranding 
data for MMPL responses, with managing marine mammal section cetacean database, 
and with managing NOAA stranding database and completing routine uploads to 
NOAA-NMFS data diplomat.  This position will complete and update level A 
cetacean information, assist with filling cetacean data requests, assist with 
managing samples collected from stranded cetaceans, assist with managing 
histological samples collected from marine mammals processed by the MMPL and 
assist with editing manatee rescue and mortality reports.  This position will 
be responsible for assisting with NFWF award administration including assisting 
with budget tracking, quarterly progress reports, reimbursement requests, and 
final reporting. This position will lead and assist with repairs and 
maintenance of MMPL laboratory and field equipment including repairs and 
general maintenance of vehicles, boats, and trailer, assist with purchases and 
restocking laboratory and field consumables and will maintains fixed and frozen 
tissue inventories.  The position will work holidays in rotation with other 
MMPL staff members for the purpose of responding to marine mammal emergencies 
as needed or assigned and will respond to marine mammal strandings outside of 
normal work schedule as needed or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications: A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or 
university with a major in one of the biological sciences.

**Preference may be given to individuals who have live and dead marine mammal 
stranding/necropsy experience and individuals who have grant report writing 
experience.  Experience with dissection, pathology, or animal necropsies and 
data management, is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  *   Knowledge of the Florida Manatee Recovery Plan and state and federal 
legislation protecting manatees
  *   Knowledge of methods of data collection and principles and techniques of 
research and analysis
  *   Knowledge of marine mammal anatomy and necropsy techniques
  *   Knowledge of digital SLR cameras, filters, and lenses
  *   Knowledge of marine mammal capture, handling, and transport techniques
  *   Able to trailer flatbeds/utility trailers and watercraft vessels
  *   Able to safely operate watercraft vessels 26' in length and smaller
  *   Be capable of daily manual labor requiring handling of heavy and sharp 
objects and working under unpleasant conditions
  *   Must be physically fit, able to vertically lift at least 75 lbs, and be 
able to swim sufficiently to save oneself
  *   Able to conduct fieldwork in all weather conditions
  *   Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships
  *   Be comfortable speaking to the public
  *   Possess or be able to obtain and maintain a Florida driver's license 
within a month of employment

Applicants are required to submit a complete, up-to-date, State of Florida 
Application Form electronically in People First, by midnight on the closing 
date listed. Go to: https://peoplefirst.myflorida.com (enter 77907457 in the 
keyword search field). Additionally, applicants are required to complete the 
additional application questions and are encouraged to attach a cover letter, 
resume and three references with their People First application by the closing 
date. Further supporting documentation may be submitted in People First, but do 
not replace the requirement for a completed State of Florida application form.

WHAT IS OPS EMPLOYMENT?  Other Personal Services (OPS) temporary 
employer/employee relationship used solely for accomplishing short

[MARMAM] Flukebook.org Release Notes December 2021

[Jason Holmberg]

We are pleased to announce the Wildbook software release v.2021-12-31,
which is reflected in the Flukebook.org 
platform for cetacean photo ID. Highlights include usability improvements
in bulk import functionality and account management.

Wildbook DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5823553

Wildbook Image Analaysis (WBIA) DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5765701

For an overview of Flukebook's multi-species, multi-modal machine learning
for photo ID, please see:

https://docs.wildme.org/docs/researchers/ia_pipeline

Community support for Wildbook is provided at:

https://community.wildme.org


NEW DEVELOPMENTS

- Improved security for virtual server infrastructure.

- Audit logs show name changes for encounters and individuals.

- Bulk import improvements to better indicate the status of computer vision
processing.

- Bulk import log has been upgraded to load a lot faster and in better
searching format, allowing the ability to search historical tasks quickly.

- Increased the picture book export format maximum from 10 to 250
individuals.

- New study sites added.


BUG FIXES

 - WB-1897: Encounter excel export is now created accurately with
measurements.

- WB-1859: Non-admin users can edit their email addresses on their profile.

- WB-1701: Projects filter restored on match results and encounter
submission pages.

 - SAGE-473: HotSpotter match rendering failures due to dependency library
version update, fixed all known failures, and added monitoring for future
silent errors. [also SAGE-481, SAGE-491]

- SAGE-490: Fixed FLANN memory leak and added automatic failure disk
clean-up on container start. [also SAGE-482]

- SAGE-492: Fixed empty image UUID API failures with the background job
engine.




Jason Holmberg (he/him/his)

Executive Director, Wild Me 

A.I. and humans combating extinction together.
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[MARMAM] New publication HydroMoth: testing a prototype recorder for low-cost passive acoustic monitoring in aquatic ecosystems.

[Dines, SF, Miss [sdi...@sun.ac.za]]

Dear Colleagues,  On behalf of our collaborators, we are pleased to announce publication of our latest open-access paper in Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. HydroMoth: testing a prototype recorder for low-cost passive acoustic monitoring in aquatic ecosystems. Lamont, T., Chapuis, L., William, B., Dines, S., Gridley, T., Frainer, G., Fearey, J., Maulana, P. B., Prasetya, M. E.,Jompa, J.,Smith, D, Simpson, S.,  You can find the article at https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.249 Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) involves recording the sounds of animals and environments for research and conservation. PAM is used in a range of contexts across terrestrial, marine and freshwater environments. However, financial constraints limit applications within aquatic environments; these costs include the high cost of submersible acoustic recorders. We quantify this financial constraint using a systematic literature review of all ecoacoustic studies published in 2020, demonstrating that commercially available autonomous underwater recording units are, on average, five times more expensive than their terrestrial equivalents. This pattern is more extreme at the low end of the price range; the cheapest available aquatic autonomous units are over 40 times more expensive than their terrestrial counterparts. Following this, we test a prototype low-cost, low-specification aquatic recorder called the 'HydroMoth': this device is a modified version of a widely used terrestrial recorder (AudioMoth), altered to include a waterproof case and customisable gain settings suitable for a range of aquatic applications. We test the performance of the HydroMoth in both aquaria and field conditions, recording artificial and natural sounds, and comparing outputs with identical recordings taken with commercially available hydrophones. Although the signal-to-noise ratio and the recording quality of HydroMoths are lower than commercially available hydrophones, the recordings with HydroMoths still allow for the identification of different fish and marine mammal species, as well as the calculation of ecoacoustic indices for ecosystem monitoring. Finally, we outline the potential applications of low-cost, low-specification underwater sound recorders for bioacoustic studies, discuss their likely limitations, and present important considerations of which users should be aware. Several performance limitations and a lack of professional technical support mean that low-cost devices cannot meet the requirements of all PAM applications. Despite these limitations, however, HydroMoth facilitates underwater recording at a fraction of the price of existing hydrophones, creating exciting potential for diverse involvement in aquatic bioacoustics worldwide.   Sasha Dines ​PhD Candidate Stellenbosch University, Cape Town // Sea Search Research and Conservation NPO // Core member of The SouSA Consortium  (+27) 79  122 3150 // sdi...@sun.ac.za www.seasearch.co.za // https://orcid.org/-0003-0457-5111 // https://sashafrancess.wixsite.com/website   
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