[MARMAM] New publication on management units of short-beaked common dolphins off southern and southeastern Australia

2014-03-30 Thread Kerstin Bilgmann
Dear all, We are happy to announce our most recent publication in MEPS: Multiple management units of short-beaked common dolphins subject to fisheries bycatch off southern and southeastern Australia. Kerstin Bilgmann,*, Guido J. Parra, Nikki Zanardo, Luciano B. Beheregaray, Luciana M. Moller *C

[MARMAM] Survey volunteer for bottlenose dolphin study in Mauritius.

2014-03-30 Thread Imogen Webster
May-July 2014. (2-3months) The Mauritius Marine Conservation Society (MMCS) is recruiting a volunteer to assist in data collection for a project using acoustic monitoring and boat based surveys to determine the presence of bottlenose dolphins around a fish farm on the south east coast of Mauritius

[MARMAM] Fieldwork Assistant Job Vacancy

2014-03-30 Thread Cheney, Barbara J.
FIELDWORK ASSISTANT University of Aberdeen Lighthouse Field Station We are seeking a hardworking, enthusiastic fieldworker who is looking to develop and broaden their research experience. You will have the opportunity to gain valuable experience supporting our studies of marine top predator ecol

[MARMAM] April 15 Deadline Extension for SecAd meeting in June 2014

2014-03-30 Thread Neil Kelley
Dear MARMAM members, On behalf of the Host Committee of the next "secondary adaptations" meeting in Washington, D.C. (June 2-4, 2014), we wish to announce that the deadline for submitting abstracts has been extended to 15 April 2014. The link to the website for the Secondary Adaptations of Tetrap

[MARMAM] Paper on long-term diving behavior of Cuvier's beaked whales

2014-03-30 Thread Greg Schorr
Dear colleagues, The paper "First long-term behavioral records from Cuvier's beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) reveal record-breaking dives" was just published in PLOS ONE and is available online at http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0092633;jsessionid=3F0C74F0

[MARMAM] Seal Rehabilitation Positions at Rescue Centre in Ireland

2014-03-30 Thread Seal Manager
*Resident Seal Rehabilitation Internship* We have several intern positions that have opened up at a Seal Rescue Centre in Ireland to start as soon as possible. We are looking for volunteer interns who are able to commit to a minimum of 3 - 4 months. *Preference will be given to applicants who can

[MARMAM] phd project available

2014-03-30 Thread Celine Frere
Dear All, I have a phd project available in my lab. See description below. Please forward to anyone who you think may be interested. Investigating the extent of social plasticity in female bottlenose dolphins: what can temporal and spatial social variation tell us about the ecological ba

[MARMAM] Blue whale skeletal specimen request

2014-03-30 Thread Richard Sabin
Dear MARMAM colleagues, As part of our exhibition development programme, the Natural History Museum, London, is seeking to find the skeleton of a blue whale calf* (*age at death around 12 months; length up to 13 metres) which could be articulated for display purposes. The NHM would be interest

[MARMAM] Alaska Field Experience Course/Internship

2014-03-30 Thread Michelle Cortez
ALASKA FIELD EXPERIENCE THROUGH TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON Summer 2014 Course Name: COASTAL MARINE BIOLOGY OF ALASKA Course Number: MARB/MARS 415, MARB/MARS 615 or as an INTERNSHIP WITHOUT UNIVERSITY CREDIT Session dates: June 2-13; June 16-June 27; June 30-July 11; July 14-25. INSTRUCTOR: