[MARMAM] Two-year postdoctoral fellowship available

: the successful candidate MUST be able to start on: 1 September 2024 Location of employment: Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii at Manoa Principal investigators: Lars Bejder and Elizabeth Madin See also: https://www.mmrphawaii.org/post/come-join-us-two-year-postdoctoral

[MARMAM] Call for Expression of Interest for PhD project: Body-condition and health of humpback whales on their Alaskan foraging grounds

Dear Marmam Readers, Call for Expression of Interest for PhD project: Body-condition and health of humpback whales on their Alaskan foraging grounds The Alaska Whale Foundation (AWF) and the Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) at the University of Hawaii are seeking applicants for a PhD project

[MARMAM] Ruling to protect spinner dolphins in Hawaii

Federal Register: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/proposed-rule-establish-time-area-closures-hawaiian-spinner-dolphins-essential-habitats-main . Please do submit comments on this important rule. Kind regards, Lars Bejder

[MARMAM] Call for applicants for a funded PhD project: population assessments for insular cetaceans in the Main Hawaiian Islands

*Call for applicants for a funded PhD project: population assessments for insular cetaceans in the Main Hawaiian Islands* The Marine Mammal Research Program at the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, NOAA Fisheries’ Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center and Cascadia Research Collective are se

[MARMAM] New publication: Cashing in on Spinners: Revenue estimates of wild dolphin-swim tourism in the Hawaiian Islands

Carlie: cwiener AT schmidtocean.org -- -- [image: University of Hawaii at Manoa] Lars Bejder | Director, Marine Mammal Research Program | University of Hawaii at Manoa | Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology

[MARMAM] Applications are now open for the 2020 summer course "Applying Innovative Technologies in Marine Science”.

Applications are now open for the 2020 summer course "Applying Innovative Technologies in Marine Science”. Location: Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology (University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa), USA Would you like to participate in an all expenses-paid class on new technologies and marine science at Coco

[MARMAM] Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship: Estimating abundance of insular cetaceans in Hawaiian waters

passive acoustic monitoring. · Experience as a small boat operator. · Ability to travel for fieldwork and conferences. *Research Environment:* The postdoc will be based in the lab of Lars Bejder (www.mmrphawaii.org) at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB). HIMB is wi

[MARMAM] Course: Applying Innovative Technologies in Marine Science

Dear MARMAM readers, Please see details below on an opportunity to participate in a free four-week intensive course at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Course title: Applying Innovative Technologies in Marine Science Dates: May 13th to June 7th, 2019 Location: Coconut Island, Hawaii Institute

[MARMAM] Recent publication Bejder et al 2019 Scientific Reports

://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36870-7 Kind regards, Lars, Simone, Line, Malene, Daniella and Peter -- -- [image: University of Hawaii at Manoa] Lars Bejder | Director, Marine Mammal Research Program University

[MARMAM] Book release: Whaling-watching, sustainable tourism and ecological management. Cambridge University Press.

table of contents of the book: Introduction Chapter 1. Tourism, cetaceans and sustainable development: Moving beyond the binary debates (James Higham, Lars Bejder & Rob Williams) Part I. The historical and contemporary contexts Chapter 2. Threats facing cetacean populations: The global con

[MARMAM] Publication: Northernmost record of Shepherd's beaked whale

): 169-174. If this paper is of interest to you, please email Carly Holyoake (c.holyo...@murdoch.edu.au<mailto:c.holyo...@murdoch.edu.au>) or Lars Bejder (l.bej...@murdoch.edu.au<mailto:l.bej...@murdoch.edu.au>) for PDFs. Kind regards, Lars

[MARMAM] New publication: Use of the Robust Design to estimate abundance and demographic parameters for a coastal bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) population

ing the journal will rectify this soon. If you have any questions, please contact Holly Raudino (h.sm...@murdoch.edu.au<mailto:h.sm...@murdoch.edu.au>) or Lars Bejder (l.bej...@murdoch.edu.au<mailto:l.bej...@murdoch.edu.au>). Kind regards, Lars Bejder Head, Cetacean Research Unit Sc

[MARMAM] Publication: Ecological characteristics contribute to sponge distribution and tool use in bottlenose dolphins Tursiops sp.

l requests to: Julian Tyne (j.t...@murdoch.edu.au) or Lars Bejder (l.bej...@murdoch.edu.au) Best, Lars ~~~~~ Lars Bejder, PhD. Cetacean Research Unit Centre for Fish, Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystem Research Murdo

[MARMAM] MUCRU - launch of new website

Dear Marmam-readers: I would like to inform you of our newly launched website for Murdoch University's Cetacean Research Unit www.mucru.org "Today, Murdoch University Cetacean Research Unit (MUCRU) launched a new website and public engagement strategy using social media to communicate an

[MARMAM] SocProg workshop, Murdoch University, Western Australia

oration of genetic data SOCPROG: movement analyses SOCPROG: population analyses Best, Lars Bejder ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam

[MARMAM] Workshops on spatial modeling of cetacean habitat use and abundance

following webpage for further details on workshop outline, admission requirements, application process and accommodation options: http://www.cffr.murdoch.edu.au/mucru/habitatws.html Best, Guido Parra and Lars Bejder ___ MARMAM mailing list

[MARMAM] Publication in Environmental Conservation

framework could be applied to a wide range of wildlife management contexts. Please see Environmental Conservation home page to obtain a PDF of the manuscript or send me an email and I shall forward you a copy. All the best, Lars Bejder (l.bej...@murdoch.edu.au <mailto:l.bej...@murdoch.edu

[MARMAM] Two PhD Positions Dolphin Genetics and Dolphin PVA Australia

tation of another grant which will provide the stipend. ***** _ Lars Bejder, PhD. Research Leadership Fellow Murdoch University Cetacean Research Unit (MUCRU) Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research Murdoch Universit

[MARMAM] New publications (Higham and Bejder 2008)

paper is available from the following website: http://www.cffr.murdoch.edu.au/mucru/ <http://www.cffr.murdoch.edu.au/mucru/> <http://wwwscieng.murdoch.edu.au/centres/fish/index.html> All the best, Lars Bejder __ Research Leadership Fel

[MARMAM] Publication in Animal Behaviour

on of our findings led us to question the traditional premise that short-term behavioural responses are sufficient indicators of impacts of anthropogenic disturbance on wildlife. PDF's are available at Animal Behaviour's website (in press section).   All the best,   Lars Bejder Cent

[MARMAM] Three Ph.D. projects available in an ecosystem approach to a study of dolphin ecology, prey, genetics and human impacts in Western Australia

five synergistic projects, each associated with a Ph.D., and supervised by leading researchers in their fields.   The aim of Project 1 (supervised by Dr Lars Bejder and Prof. Stuart Bradley) is to gain an understanding of the abundance, ecology, biology and natural history of the local dolphin

[MARMAM] Number of commercial dolphin-watch licenses reduced because of impacts

withdrawal of one license was a necessary sacrifice for the long-term sustainability of the area.   Please see the following link for the press release:   http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/media/media.nsf/news/958A19167C70F7934825719900206D69   All the best,   Lars Bejder [EMAIL PROTECTED] Centre

[MARMAM] Conservation Biology publication: Decline in Relative Abundance of Bottlenose Dolphins Exposed to Long-Term Disturbance

:  http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/toc/cbi/0/0   (Website section: Article in Press) All the best, Lars Bejder   Research Leadership Fellow Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research Division of Science and Engineering Murdoch University, Murdoch, 6150 Western Australia