[MARMAM] ECS workshop Communicating marine mammal science to students & the general public

2015-03-12 Thread Volker Smit
Dear all, we would like to announce the following upcoming workshop: Communicating marine mammal science to students & the general public Place and date: ECS conference 2015 in Malta, Intercontinental Hotel, 21st of March 2015. The aims of the workshop are to: . share information about sour

[MARMAM] New publication: Historical distribution of the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)

2015-03-12 Thread MONSARRAT Sophie
Dear all, We are pleased to announce the publication of the following article in Diversity and Distributions: Monsarrat, S., Pennino, M. G., Smith, T. D., Reeves, R. R., Meynard, C. N., Kaplan, D. M., & Rodrigues, A. S. (2015). Historical summer distribution of the endangered North Atlantic ri

[MARMAM] Aquarium of the Pacific Marine Mammal Photo ID internship for Summer

2015-03-12 Thread Kera Mathes
Join the Boats Coordinator at the Aquarium of the Pacific on data collection for blue whales, fin whales, and other cetaceans during our daily whale watching cruises, as well as interpreting data to guests at the Aquarium. This is a great opportunity for college students and recent graduates to

[MARMAM] Next week - PAM training 18-20 March Plymouth Aquarium, UK

2015-03-12 Thread Sam Nichols
Seiche is running its 3 day Passive Acoustic Monitoring Training course next week at Plymouth Aquarium, UK (18-20 March). Comprehensive and hands-on PAM training for delegates with a scientific background in biology or marine sciences who have successfully completed a certified PSO or MMO course.

[MARMAM] Ocean 180 Video Challenge Winners Announced!

2015-03-12 Thread Mallory Watson
The Florida Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE Florida) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Ocean 180 Video Challenge, with two of the top entries highlighting marine mammal research. The winning video abstracts were selected by over 37,000 middle school student ju

[MARMAM] New article: The marine mammal microbiome: current knowledge and future directions

2015-03-12 Thread Tiffanie Nelson
Dear MARMAM subscribers, My colleagues and I would like to announce the publication of our recent review on marine mammal microbiomes in Microbiology Australia. Please see the abstract below. A copy of the article can be downloaded here http://microbiology.publish.csiro.au/?paper=MA15004

[MARMAM] Summer Volunteer Opportunities with Cetus’ Robson Bight Warden Program

2015-03-12 Thread Robson Bight
Summer Volunteer Opportunities with Cetus’ Robson Bight Warden Program! Cetus is a non-profit, marine conservation society, which operates in the waters around Victoria and Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada. Since 2005 we have worked to reduce disturbances to marine mammals on the British Colum