[MARMAM] New publication - Tsai and Fordyce 2015 Horopeta umarere

Dear colleagues We are pleased to announce a new article, describing a new baleen whale from the Oligocene of New Zealand. Cheng-Hsiu Tsai and R. Ewan Fordyce. 2015. The earliest gulp-feeding mysticetes (Cetacea: Mysticeti) from the Oligocene of New Zealand. Journal of Mammalian Evolution doi:1

[MARMAM] Volunteers needed for sperm whale research in New Zealand (June/July)

*Seeking field assistants for research on sperm whales at Kaikoura, New Zealand* A volunteer is required to assist with fieldwork for a study on the foraging ecology of sperm whales *(Physeter macrocephalus)* and food web dynamics in the submarine canyon of Kaikoura, New Zealand. This PhD project

[MARMAM] Volunteer Wildlife and Dolphin Watching Guides. April to June 2015.

Volunteer Wildlife Guides Required Volunteer Position offered to a marine biology enthusiast with a passenger boat trip company to assist with wildlife guiding activities. SeaMôr Wildlife Tours is looking for enthusiastic and hardworking boat crew to fill a position offered during the p

[MARMAM] Recruiting project leader for a marine mammal monitoring programme in Ireland

We are recruiting a project leader to join a team of two research assistants and volunteers to coordinate an on-going marine mammal monitoring programme in Broadhaven Bay, County Mayo on the west coast of Ireland. The position will be from May 2015-April 2018. The candidate will ideally be an e

[MARMAM] Public consultation on the draft Recovery Strategy for the Offshore Killer Whale in Canada

Dear colleagues, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is pleased to inform you that the draft Recovery Strategy for the Offshore Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) in Canada is now undergoing regional consultations. The draft Recovery Strategy, background information and an online comment form are avail

[MARMAM] Humpback whale sighting/ID in Madeira announces ECS 2016

Dear colleagues,One or two humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are usually sighted every year in Madeira Island (Portugal, NE Atlantic) during their migration, and typically only during a day. This year, a whale was sighted when it was being announced in the ECS in Malta that the next con

[MARMAM] Join Us For the Florida Marine Mammal Health Conference!

Please distribute to interest parties! Please join us for the Fifth Florida Marine Mammal Health Conference, June 2 - 4, 2015 in Gainesville, FL, USA. Registration is OPEN! Early registration pricing is in effect until April 7, 2015 !! Registration Information can be found at: http://conferenc