[MARMAM] ECS abstract submission deadline postponed

Dear MarMam colleagues, Didn't have time to submit your abstract for the upcoming European Cetacean Society Conference? You are in luck! The deadline for abstract submission has been postponed until next Friday, January 24th (23:45 CET). But don't get too relaxed.. one week flies and there will n

[MARMAM] New case study: Tracking MPA effectiveness with eOceans

Dear MARMAM-ers, We are pleased to draw your attention to our newest case study: *Powering protected area success with eOceans: A California case study* Ocean Science Analytics (OSA), a global leader in marine research and education, used the eOceans app and analytics platform over the past year

[MARMAM] New publication: "Klebsiella pneumoniae in stranded Central California Sea Lions [2017-2022]"

Hi MARMAM community: I just wanted to share a publication recently distributed in Frontiers in Marine Science on behalf of myself and my coauthors. Our publication is “Klebsiella pneumoniae in stranded California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) of Central California between 2017-2022.” Abstr

[MARMAM] Request for study participants - How Artificial Intelligence (AI) can assist MMOs

We are conducting a study and looking for participants! This international research initiative investigates how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can assist MMOs in annotating aerial survey images with the goal to enhance detection accuracy, reduce observer variability, and create scalable, data-driven

[MARMAM] New paper on automated photo identification for population assessments

Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of our new article about automated photo identification in *Conservation Biology*. We found that researchers can use high-performance identification algorithms to reduce the cost of population assessments without biasing

[MARMAM] Web Developer for Photo-ID software update

Dear Marmam Community, The New England Aquarium's Kraus Marine Mammal Conservation Program is seeking bids from full stack web development teams, preferably with digital media management experience, to modify and modernize the existing DIGITS software and underlying data structure used to manag

[MARMAM] IFAW Marine Mammal Stranding Internships - Summer 2025

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is currently accepting applications for summer 2025 Marine Mammal Stranding Internships. IFAW Marine Mammal Stranding Internship Summer Session 2025 (First Week of June, 2025 - Last Week of August, 2025) Complete Applications due: February 15th, 20

[MARMAM] New publication: Pinniped response to diadromous fish restoration in the Penobscot River Estuary

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our recent publication that was published in Frontiers in Conservation Science as part of a special Research Topic on rebounding marine mammal species and conservation recovery challenges. The paper is open access and available at: