[MARMAM] New publication: Preparing killer whale bone for stable isotope analysis

Hello all, Please see below for details regarding our open-access publication on preparing killer whale bone for stable isotope analysis: Bowen KR, Kurle CM. Effects of pre‐treatment, historical age, and sample characteristics on the stable isotope analyses of killer whale (*Orcinus orca*) bone.

[MARMAM] Announcement of application for student travel awards to SMM from ACS/PS - Reminder

*American Cetacean Society – Puget Sound Chapter* *Call for student/intern travel grants to the Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals!* We are back with another opportunity to apply for student/intern travel grant awards! The American Cetacean Society-Puget Sound Chapter (ACS/PS

[MARMAM] New publication - Bubble blasts! An adaptation for buoyancy regulation in shallow foraging gray whales

Hi MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are excited to share with you our new publication in Ecology and Evolution. Bird, C. N., Pirotta, E., New, L., Bierlich, K. C., Hildebrand, L., Fernandez Ajó, A., & Torres, L. G. (2024). Bubble blasts! An adaptation for buoyancy regulation in shallow fo

[MARMAM] JOB- FAU Harbor Branch Marine Mammal Stranding and Population Assessment Assistant Position

Position Summary: Florida Atlantic University is seeking a Marine Mammal Stranding & Population Assessment Asst.-3. - Fort Pierce, FL. Summary of Responsibilities: · Performs as a NOAA NMFS authorized primary responder on marine mammal strandings and collects L

[MARMAM] The Marine Mammal Center | Associate Veterinarian position opening

Greetings, The Marine Mammal Center is hiring an Associate Veterinarian! Use this link to see the full job posting and to apply. Below is a summary: Location of Position:

[MARMAM] Recommendations for drone video analysis software

Dear colleagues, We are looking for recommendations on software for analyzing video imagery of large dolphin groups collected via drone. Our aim is to count the number of dolphins in groups that sometimes contain many hundreds of dolphins. We also aim to identify and count mother-calf pairs, asses

[MARMAM] New article on global systematic review Species Distribution Models applied to cetaceans and sea turtles

Dear all, we are pleased to announce the publication of our recent paper, which provides a systematic review of species distribution modeling approaches for cetaceans and sea turtles. Pasanisi, E., Pace, D. S., Orasi, A., Vitale, M., & Arcangeli, A. (2024). A global systematic review of species d