[MARMAM] Certificate in Marine Mammal Behavior and Training

2010-01-05 Thread Dave
Dolphin Research Center (DRC), a world-renowned marine mammal education and research facility on Grassy Key Florida, is pleased to announce a program leading to a college-issued Certificate in Marine Mammal Behavior and Training. Students who successfully complete a career-focused series of five di

[MARMAM] Marine Mammal Research Internship 2010-2011

2010-01-05 Thread Jennifer Tackaberry
Marine Mammal Research Internships 2010-2011 (For a detailed description and application, please see our website at www.whalecenter.org/intern.htm) The Whale Center of New England, located in Gloucester, MA, is a non-profit research organization involved with the study of the behavior, ecology, a

[MARMAM] Final Offshore Killer Whale Management Plan Posted on SARA Registry

2010-01-05 Thread Li, Michelle
Hello, The final Management Plan for the Offshore Killer Whale has been posted on the SARA Public Registry and can be found here: https://www.registrelep-sararegistry.gc.ca/document/default_e.cfm?documentID=1855 https://www.registrelep-sararegistry.gc.ca/document/default_f.cfm?documentID=1855

[MARMAM] Hawaiian Monk Seal Field Research Positions for 2010

2010-01-05 Thread Thea Johanos-Kam
The Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR) works closely with The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center through a cooperative agreement with the University of Hawaii, and will be accepting applications for the upcoming 2010 fiel

[MARMAM] New Articles

2010-01-05 Thread David S. Janiger
Hi, All Happy New Year. Here's the latest posting of new PDF's that are available. File sizes have been included. Abstracts also available on request. Make all requests to: jani...@cox.net Cheers! David Janiger - Curatorial Assistant (Mammals) Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 90

[MARMAM] Scanning Ocean Sectors course dates for 2010 for Marine Mammal Observers and Passive Acoustic Monitoring

2010-01-05 Thread Yvonne Miles
Hi all *Please find below the Marine Mammal Observer course training dates for 2010 * United Kingdom Training Course Dates Theory Practical (Boat) March 1st - 2nd March 3rd May 10th - 11th May 12th July 12th - 13th July 14th August 9th - 10th August 11th September 13th - 14th Septembe

[MARMAM] Comments on recent pilot whale strandings on eastern coast of Canada

2010-01-05 Thread David Williams
Further pilot whale strandings - eastern coast of CanadaPilot whales stranded recently at the southwest tip of Nova Scotia, about 50 miles north of Cape Sable Island near Port Maitland. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2009/12/24/ns-pilot-whales.html http://thechronicleherald.ca/Nova

[MARMAM] Mass stranding of sperm whales - matching with previously photo-identified whale

2010-01-05 Thread Alexandros Frantzis
Dear all, Sad events like the recent mass stranding of sperm whales in east Italy may at least provide some advance in our understanding of their cause and of several biological/ecological aspects of the species involved. During the last 12 years we are studying the sperm whales of the Greek