[MARMAM] UKIRSC23 - registration OPEN

2022-10-13 Thread UK Regional Student Chapter for the Society of Marine Mammals
Dear all,

The committee of the UK and Ireland Regional Student Chapter (UKIRSC) of the 
Society for Marine Mammalogy are pleased to announce that the registration for 
our 17th annual conference is now OPEN.


After two years of online conferences, we are pleased to announce that this 
year #UKIRSC23 will be held in-person at the University of St Andrews on the 
11th to the 13th of January 2023 (with a hybrid online experience for those of 
you that cannot attend in person). Abstract submission deadline is Monday 14th 
November 2022.
This is a free conference which aims to bring together postgraduate students 
from all across the United Kingdom and Ireland who are interested in and study 
marine mammals. Students are encouraged to present and discuss their work with 
colleagues in a friendly environment and have the opportunity to attend 
workshops and talks given by experienced scientists and specialists.


To register to attend, please visit:

https://ukrsc.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/conference-2023/

For more information on the workshops and conference visit:
https://ukrsc.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2022/10/13/ukirsc-2023-workshops-announcement/


We are looking forward to meeting you all in January.


Any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch. The 2023 committee can 
be contacted by emailing: uk...@st-andrews.ac.uk

Best wishes,

Helen, Jules, Tim, Becca, Alice, Maeva & Morgane
UKIRSC Committee

Follow us on social media
https://www.facebook.com/UKIRSC/
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[MARMAM] MARMAM Jop Opening - Protected Species Wind Analyst supporting NOAA

2022-10-13 Thread Lacey Bluemel
Hello,
IBSS is hiring a Protected Species Wind Analyst to support our NOAA client
in the Northeast at the Narragansett, RL Lab. Looking for someone with
NEPA/ESA knowledge, and some familiarity with offshore wind. Infrequent
field work may also be expected with this position. Please read the
description of the position and apply at
https://www.ibsscorp.com/careers?jobviteiframe=job%2FogTglfwu

Thanks!



-- 
*Lacey Bluemel *
(pronouns: she/her)
Northeast Fisheries Program Manager
IBSS Corporation
Northeast Office: Woods Hole/Falmouth, MA
Cell: 603-801-0605
Email: lacey.blue...@ibsscorp.com
www.ibsscorp.com

"Science is at the base of all the progress that lightens the burden of
life and lessens its suffering." - Marie Curie
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[MARMAM] New Publication: Ship strike risk to migrating humpback whales in Australia

2022-10-13 Thread Raphael Mayaud
Dear Colleagues,

My co-authors and I are pleased to share the following publication in Marine 
Policy:

Mayaud, R., Castrillon, J., Wilson, C., Peel, D., Smith, J. N., Allen, J., 
Bengtson Nash, S., (2022). Traffic in a nursery: Ship strike risk from 
commercial vessels to migrating humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in a 
rapidly developing Australian urban embayment', Marine Policy, 146(September), 
p. 105332. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105332

Abstract
The rapid recovery of the Australian humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) 
population and parallel increase in maritime traffic, has increased the spatial 
overlap between whales and vessels in Australian waters. Ship strike is a 
recognized global anthropogenic source of mortality or injury to large whales 
and a potentially increasing risk in Australia. However, our understanding and 
evaluation of this threat to humpback whales around Australia is hindered by 
the lack of seasonal whale distribution data in high marine traffic areas. 
Here, we present five consecutive years (2017-2021) of both north and south 
migrating humpback whale distribution data to quantify the relative risk of 
ship strike based on the co-occurrence with commercial ships in Moreton Bay. 
This marine embayment is home to Australia's fastest-growing container port 
(The Port of Brisbane) and has recently been identified for its ecological 
importance to this migrating species. We quantified co-occurrence by 
multiplying predicted whale and ship densities together to estimate both intra- 
and inter-annual ship strike risk. Ship strike risk increased during the 
humpback whale's southern migration (September-October), coinciding with a 
substantial habitat shift into the Bay during this time. Groups containing 
calves were a predominant pod type in Moreton Bay. Given their increased 
vulnerability to ship strike, this study underscores the need for immediate and 
effective mitigation actions, such as seasonal vessel speed reductions as well 
as mariner education and outreach programs.

The publication can be accessed via this link 
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1fv4U,714Mn9LL
 or  
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X22003797?dgcid=author.
 Please feel free to email 
raphael.may...@griffithuni.edu.au for 
a copy.

Kind regards,

Raphael

Raphael Mayaud
Ph.D. Candidate
Southern Ocean Persistent Organic Pollutants Program
Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security | School of Environment & Science 
| Griffith University
Email: 
raphael.may...@griffithuni.edu.au | 
Mobile: +61 (0) 492 903 994

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[MARMAM] New publication: Identification of potential welfare and survival indicators for stranded cetaceans through international, interdisciplinary expert opinion

2022-10-13 Thread Rebecca Boys
Dear MARMAMers,

My co-authors and I are pleased to announce our recent publication in the 
journal Royal Society Open Science which has identified, via expert opinion, 
valuable and practical indicators for assessing stranded cetacean welfare and 
survival likelihood.

Boys, R.M.; Beausoleil, N.J.; Pawley, M.D.M.; Littlewood, K.E.; Betty, E.L.; 
Stockin, K.A. Identification of potential welfare and survival indicators for 
stranded cetaceans through international, interdisciplinary expert opinion. 
Royal Society Open Science 2022, 9: 220646.

Abstract:
Management of live cetacean strandings generally focuses on refloating animals, 
yet there is a lack of scientific data to inform decision-making. Valid 
indicators that are practical to measure are needed to assess welfare status 
and survival likelihood for stranded cetaceans. The Delphi method was applied 
to gather international and interdisciplinary expert opinion to provide face 
validity to potential indicators of stranded cetacean welfare and survival 
likelihood. Two online questionnaires were conducted. In the first 
questionnaire these experts identified potential indicators of stranded 
cetacean welfare and survival likelihood. These indicators were subsequently 
scored by the same experts in questionnaire two, based on their value for 
assessing welfare/survival likelihood and being practical to measure. 
Indicators considered valuable and practical for assessing welfare and survival 
likelihood at strandings included animal-based indices of body and skin 
condition, signs of physical trauma, respiration rate and various behaviours. 
Resource-/management-based indicators related mainly to human intervention and 
should be correlated with animal-based indices to provide relevant evaluations. 
Importantly, inextricable links between welfare and survival for stranded 
cetaceans are emphasized, with 90% of indicators being similar for both. 
Investigations into these indicators should be conducted to develop a 
practical, science-based assessment framework to inform decision-making during 
stranding events.

The paper is freely available open access here: 
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.220646

Please do contact me if you have any questions.

Thank you very much,
Rebecca

On behalf of all the co-authors



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Rebecca M Boys



Marine Biologist

PhD Student

Cetacean Ecology Research Group

School of Natural Sciences

Massey University

Auckland

New Zealand

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[MARMAM] Publication Announcement: Subseasonal forecasts provide a powerful tool for dynamic marine mammal management

2022-10-13 Thread Julia Stepanuk
Hello MARMAM,

We are excited to announce the open access publication of our manuscript
"Subseasonal forecasts provide a powerful tool for dynamic marine mammal
management" in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.

The publication is available here:
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fee.2506

ABSTRACT: Adaptive approaches are needed to effectively manage dynamic
marine systems, and ecological forecasts can help managers anticipate when
and where conservation issues are likely to arise in the future. The recent
development of subseasonal global environmental forecasts provides an
opportunity to inform management by forecasting species distributions in
advance over operational timeframes. We demonstrate the utility of
environmental forecasts for managing marine mammals by integrating species
distribution models with subseasonal forecasts to predict the arrival of
migratory humpback whales (*Megaptera novaeangliae*) at foraging grounds in
the Northeast US. Environmental forecasts showed high model skill at lead
times of up to 2 weeks and resulting humpback whale models performed well
in predicting humpback arrival. Forecasts of whale distribution can shape
management efforts to minimize both impacts on whales and economic costs.
Applying subseasonal forecasts to anticipate future risk presents a
powerful tool for the dynamic management of marine mammals.

Cheers,
Julia Stepanuk, PhD

-- 
Julia Stepanuk (she/her)
Quantitative Ecologist
Biodiversity Research Institute
PhD, MS, Stony Brook University

www.briwildlife.org
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[MARMAM] Dolphin acoustic job opening in Maryland, USA

2022-10-13 Thread Testa, Jamie
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES),
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL), is accepting applications for a
full-time analyst for dolphin and porpoise calls and processing of audio
recordings from offshore of Ocean City, Maryland in support of a impact
study of the imminent MARWIN Offshore Windfarm (US Wind). This position is
a 1-year Faculty Research Assistant II position, renewable for up to 6
years, to evaluate dolphin and porpoise occurrence within the Southern
Mid-Atlantic Bight.

Duties include: post-hoc review of audio recordings for dolphin calls and
other ambient sounds, analyzing seasonal and inter-annual detections of
dolphins and porpoises from click detections recorded on Chelonia F-POD
devices, participation in project team meetings and field work, and
contributing to report writing and manuscripts. Applicants should have
experience with cetacean bioacoustics, including skills with Chelonia
C-PODs or F-PODs, statistics and coding in R, and the acoustics programs
Raven and Pamguard.

Applicants must live within daily commuting distance to Solomons, Maryland,
USA for team meetings; teleworking can be accommodated. Salary is dependent
upon qualifications and experience. *Applications are due October 23, 2022.
Anticipated start date is January 2023*. The full job posting and
application port can be found here:
https://umces.peopleadmin.com/postings/1611. Questions about the position
can be sent to Dr. David Secor (se...@umces.edu), Project Manager of
TAILWINDS (https://tail-winds.github.io/).


*Jamie Clare Testa*

Project Coordinator for Chesapeake DolphinWatch
 & Wave of Plastic


Faculty Research Assistant at University of Maryland Center for
Environmental Science- Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (UMCES CBL
)

jcte...@umces.edu
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[MARMAM] MARINE ANIMAL REHABILITATION & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INTERNSHIP

2022-10-13 Thread Gabbie Nicoletta
MARINE ANIMAL REHABILITATION & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INTERNSHIP


The National Marine Life Center (NMLC) is now accepting applications for the 
Marine Animal Rehabilitation and Environmental Education Internship for the 
Spring 2023 session. The application deadline is November 1, 2022. The 
internship will run from the first week of January 2023 through the third week 
of May 2023.



Animal Care Responsibilities: Depending on need, case load, and time of year, 
interns may assist with the care of the NMLC rehabilitation patients including 
seals, sea turtles, and a variety of native turtle species. Animal Care duties 
may include animal restraint; cleaning; disinfecting tanks, equipment, and 
environmental enrichment devices; diet preparation; administering feeds 
(including tube feeding); record keeping; facility maintenance; and water 
quality testing. Interns may also assist animal care staff with medical 
procedures, admission exams, animal necropsies, and release events.


Education Responsibilities: Interns may assist with environmental education 
programs, including on-site programs, off-site programs, fairs, and festivals. 
Programs will focus on marine animals, rehabilitation practices, conservation, 
and STEM activities. Interns may learn how to effectively interpret and educate 
guests of NMLC on marine animals and conservation. Interns may be asked to work 
in the gift shop and assist with various office projects such as fundraising 
and data entry. There may be opportunities to create different educational 
materials needed that are aligned with the Massachusetts State Frameworks and 
Ocean Literacy Principles.

Please note that the summer internship session offers the most opportunity for 
education experience. Fall and Spring sessions offer less opportunity given the 
time of year, so the focus may shift to operations or administrative tasks.


Other Responsibilities: Each intern is assigned to multiple projects in 
different areas of the organization, e.g. research, fundraising, 
rehabilitation, marketing, social media or education. A weekly chore will be 
delegated to each intern to assist with the upkeep of the facility and 
equipment. Each intern is required to attend regularly scheduled meetings 
throughout their time at NMLC. At the end of the internship, the intern will 
deliver a presentation about their experience and projects to staff and 
volunteers.


Qualifications:

  *   Must be currently enrolled in, or recently graduated from an accredited 
college or university; preference will be given to students or recent graduates 
working towards biology, environmental studies, marine science, education, or 
other related fields.
  *   Must demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills.
  *   Must be adaptable, responsible, hard working, willing to learn, and have 
attention to detail.
  *   Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.
  *   Must be willing to engage in a positive and informative manner with 
members of the public on a regular basis.
  *   Must be willing to participate in and receive constructive feedback.
  *   Must expect to work 40 hours per week, which can include early morning 
and/or late night seal feedings depending on the season.
  *   Interns may be required to work some holidays.
  *   Interns may be required to participate in fundraisers held by NMLC, which 
may occur outside of normally scheduled hours
  *   International applicants are responsible for their own VISA arrangements, 
etc.
  *   If an intern plans to receive school credit for an internship they must 
notify staff prior to the internship start date, and it will be the 
responsibility of the applicant to ensure all required paperwork is completed 
and submitted.

Physical Requirements:

  *   Must be able to endure some physical exertion, such as long periods of 
standing; recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, or 
similar activities; recurring lifting of moderately heavy items such as medical 
equipment and boxes of medical supplies.
  *   The work may require specific but common physical characteristics and 
abilities such as lifting up to 50 pounds, above-average agility, and dexterity.

Intern positions are unpaid. Interns must have their own transportation. 
Housing is not provided, but NMLC will offer suggestions.

To Apply: Send your resume, cover letter, and one letter of recommendation to 
interns...@nmlc.org or P.O. Box 269, Buzzards Bay, 
Massachusetts 02532. Due to the high number of applications, only qualified 
candidates will be contacted.


​Gabriella Nicoletta
Animal Care, Necropsy, & Operations Coordinator
National Marine Life Center
P.O. Box 269, 120 Main Street
Buzzards Bay, MA 02532-0269

Office: (508)-743-9888
Cell: (585)-775-5354
Email: gnicole...@nmlc.org
www.nmlc.org
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