From toshihide_hamazaki at fishgame.state.ak.us Thu Sep 1 11:00:44 2005
From: toshihide_hamazaki at fishgame.state.ak.us (Toshihide Hamazaki)
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 10:00:44 -0800
Subject: [Marmam] Marine Mammal GIS workshop: Registraion and call for
abstract
In-Reply-To: <6.1.0.6.2.20050831114759.04671e00@mail.statistics.com>
Message-ID: <002301c5af1f$15fe4700$5d893f92@cfriiihamaza>
The workshop: Application of GIS and Spatial/Temporal Modeling for Marine
Mammal Science and Management
Date: Dec. 11 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Registration fee (to cover workshop expenses): $30
This is the second installment of the workshop held in 2003. As this field
matures, it has become a common place to use GIS and some modeling
techniques in the marine mammal field. This workshop is aimed to bring
people interested in the field together, exchange new ideas and
applications, and connect new comers to experts in this field.
Topics covered are:
1. Introduction to the GIS and Spatial/Temporal Modeling
2. Recent Development of Modeling Techniques
3. Case studies in application of modeling to improve knowledge about marine
mammals and management.
4. New directions: Modeling and beyond.
Call for an abstract
As this workshop serves as an information exchange. I am looking for a
potential speakers for topic 2 and 3. If you are interested in speaking
about those, I encourage you to submit your abstract (max ~400 words).
Also, poster boards will be set at the workshop. Please also submit your
abstract if you want to present a poster. (As workshop is separate from the
main conference, it is permitted to bring poster that are accepted for main
conference: (i.e., double exposure to targeted audience)).
For further information & registration, please visit
http://www.geocities.com/toshihide_hamazaki/Workshop.html
Toshihide "Hamachan" Hamazaki
Alaska Department of Fish & Game
Division of Commercial Fisheries
Arctic-Yukon_Kuskokwim Region
333 Raspberry Rd
Anchorage, AK 99518
Phone: 907-267-2158
Fax: 907-267-2442
E-Mail: hamachan_hamazaki at fishgame.state.ak.us
From marmamed at uvic.ca Thu Sep 1 19:54:25 2005
From: marmamed at uvic.ca (MARMAM Editors)
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 19:54:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Marmam] Job Announcement NOAA NE region
Message-ID: <200509020254.j822sPFh050032@unix6.uvic.ca>
National Marine Fisheries Service
Northeast Region
Protected Resources Division
Marine Mammal Program Assistants
Job Announcement
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) is seeking
applicants for program assistants in marine mammal policy and
management. The positions are located in the Protected Resources
Division of NOAA Fisheries' Northeast Regional Office. The positions
are responsible for assisting in the development, implementation and
oversight of Take Reduction Plans under the Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA). Specifically, the positions are expected to provide staff
support services, analyze data, and makes recommendations on complex
fishery resource problems. Assignments may include, but are not limited
to: assessment of impacts of projects or license applications on marine
mammal resources;
managing marine mammal resources; formulating and recommending
policies, practices and procedures affecting fishery management
efforts; assuring compliance with take reduction plans; analyzing data
and coordinating studies of marine mammal population; preparation of a
variety of written reports, plans, agreements and/or environmental
impact statements. NOAA Fisheries is and Equal Opportunity Employer.
Application Process
If interested, please send a cover letter and resume via e-mail, fax, or
mail.
Email: david.gouveia at noaa.gov
Fax: 978-281-9394
Mail: David Gouveia
Marine Mammal Coordinator
NOAA Fisheries,
One Blackburn Drive
Gloucester, MA 01930
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From areva at paradise.net.nz Thu Sep 1 22:00:27 2005
From: areva at paradise.net.nz (areva at paradise.net.nz)
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 17:00:27 +1200 (NZST)
Subject: [Marmam] Volunteer Opportunities Available
Message-ID: <1125637227.4317dc6b91940@www.paradise.net.nz>
Volunteer Opportunities Available
BACKGROUND:
I am looking for two dedicated volunteer research assistants to assist with
the data collection for my doctoral research project. The aim of this project
is to assess the responses of the South Island Hector?s dolphins
(Cephalorhynchus hectori hectori) to vessel activity (including tourism
operations) in Akaroa Harbour, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand. Akaroa Harbour is
also part of the Banks Peninsula Marine Mammal Sanctuary.
I am looking for enthusiastic, hard-working and reliable individuals who
possess a strong interest in marine mammals to assist me during the scheduled
field season, which runs from the beginning of November 2005 to end of March
2006. Volunteers who are able to commit for a minimum of 4 weeks are
encouraged to apply.
Field work can be demanding but you will have a great opportunity to observe
the smallest and rarest marine dolphin in the world in a unique environment.
This is also an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in relation
to observations/field work with marine mammals. Such experience will prove
valuable to anyone hoping to pursue a career in marine mammal science, animal
behaviour and eco-tourism.
FIELD WORK:
Field work will involve land-based surveys of Hector?s dolphins from various
sites around Akaroa Harbour and Banks Peninsula. Some of the locations of the
field sites are more remote than others.
The hands-on work will involve behavioural observations of dolphins. Dolphins
and vessels movement and interactions will also be determined using a
theodolite and recorded with a laptop using real time theodolite tracking
system. Data will be collected both in the absence and presence of vessels.
Volunteers should be prepared to work long hours and be expected to
participate in data collection, data entry and general logistical support.
Data collection will mainly consist of recording group position, size,
composition and behaviour as well as weather conditions.
LOCATION:
Banks Peninsula is a unique place, home to many marine mammal species and
other wildlife. Check out Akaroa website: http://www.akaroa.com/ for more
information of the area.
EXPECTED COSTS:
There is no fee for this project. Accommodation and transportation to the
field sites will be organised. At this stage due to limited funding,
volunteers will be expected to participate in accommodation and food expenses.
Volunteers will also have to fund their own travel to Akaroa or alternatively
to Christchurch.
APPLICANTS SHOULD:
- Be responsible, independent, and conscientious,
- Be enthusiastic, have a good team spirit and genuine interest in
marine mammals.
- Have a background in biology, marine science, animal behaviour or a
related field,
- Have previous field experience. This would be advantageous but is not
a prerequisite,
- Have good communication skills,
- Have good English language skills
- Have basic IT skills
- Have a driving licence.
APPLICATIONS
Applications should include:
- Current CV or resume,
- Details of your availability
- Contact details of at least one referee
- A brief description of yourself including your interest in marine
mammals and what you may hope to gain from this experience.
Additional questions or enquiries can also be made to the email address
provided below.
If you are interested, please send your application by email or regular mail
to Emmanuelle Martinez at:
Akaroa Research on Effects of Vessel Activity
Coastal Marine Research Group
Massey University at Albany
Private Bag 102 904
North Shore MSC
New Zealand
Email: areva @paradise.net.nz
The deadline for applications is October 1st 2005.
Thanks.
Emmanuelle
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Emmanuelle Martinez
Coastal Marine Research Group
Ecology, Zoology and Environmental Sciences
Institute of Natural Resources
Massey University at Albany
Private Bag 102 904
North Shore MSC
New Zealand
Phone: +64 212159800 (mobile)
+64 9 414 0800 ext 41197 (University)
Fax: +64 9 443 9790 (University)
CMRG website- http://cmrg.massey.ac.nz
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From salherra at ono.com Fri Sep 2 14:00:10 2005
From: salherra at ono.com (=?ISO-8859-15?Q?Salvador=20Herrando=2DP=E9rez?=)
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 22:00:10 +0100
Subject: [Marmam] STUDY METHODS AND MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS COURSE
Message-ID: <424AAD6400068A04@resmta04.ono.com>
Dear colleagues,
This is a reminder that there are still vacancies in the course : T?CNICAS
DE ESTUDIO Y AN?LISIS MULTIVARIADO DE DATOS EN INVESTIGACI?N DE MAM?FEROS
ACU?TICOS (Cet?ceos, Pinn?pedos, Sir?nidos, Nutrias)
to be held in Onda, Castell?n, Spain. Please see further details at http://www.omacha.org/html/html/curbogota.htm
Kindest regards, Salva
Estimados colegas, este es un recordatorio de que siguen habiendo vacantes
para el curso CURSO ESPECIALIZADO EN T?CNICAS DE ESTUDIO Y AN?LISIS MULTIVARIADO
DE DATOS EN INVESTIGACI?N DE MAM?FEROS ACU?TICOS (Cet?ceos, Pinn?pedos, Sir?nidos,
Nutrias) que se celebrar? en Onda, Castell?n, Espa?a. Para m?s detalles consultar
la p?gina web de la Fundaci?n Omacha en http://www.omacha.org/html/html/curbogota.htm
Un saludo, Salva
Salvador Herrando-P?rez, BSc. MPhil.
FUNDACI?N OMACHA, Associated Researcher (www.omacha.org)
DIRECCIONES POSTALES / POSTAL ADDRESSES:
C/ Padre Jofre 19, 12006 Castell?n de la Plana, ESPA?A
Fundaci?n Omacha, Diagonal 86? # 30-38. Barrio El Polo, Bogot?, COLOMBIA
PARA CONTACTAR / CONTACT INFORMATION
salherra at ono.com / salvador at omacha.org / salherra68 at yahoo.es (mensajes/messages>
5 Mb)
Tel?fonos, Espa?a: +34 964036814 / +34 657787340
Tel?fono, Colombia: +571 2362686
Ahora estoy en Espa?a... / I am currently in Spain...
From TWIMMER at dal.ca Tue Sep 6 13:37:22 2005
From: TWIMMER at dal.ca (Tonya Wimmer)
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 17:37:22 -0300
Subject: [Marmam] Re: Socprog workshop registration
Message-ID: <20050906173722.ispcm47juisgossc@my4.dal.ca>
Dear MARMAM Readers,
SMM BIENNIAL WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT: "SOCPROG and the analysis of animal social
structure using individual identifications"
When: Sunday, 11 December 2005, afternoon session
Where: Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego (conference venue)
Summary: The computer program SOCPROG is used by marine mammalogists, and
others, to examine social structure, usually using data from
photo-identifications. However, analyzing social structure and using SOCPROG
are not straightforward. The workshop plans to provide guidance in these
matters, using onscreen real-time analyses of real data. Participants do not
need to have experience in using SOCPROG (although this will help).
There is the possibility that those with their own data sets who are registered
for the workshop may be able to arrange a brief meeting with Hal during his
free time while he?s at the conference to discuss their concerns and go over
their own analyses. Please email me if you would be interested in a separate
meeting with Hal. The length of time for these meetings will depend on the
number of people who are interested. We will update those who register on this
if we can arrange the time in Hal?s schedule.
Chair: Hal Whitehead
Organizer: Tonya Wimmer
E-mails: twimmer at dal.ca; Hal.Whitehead at Dal.Ca
Registration fee until October 31, 2005: $45 US
Registration fee after October 31, 2005: $55 US
Registration and cancellation deadline: November 15, 2005
Cancellations will be refunded by cheque only
Visit : http://whitelab.biology.dal.ca/SOCPROGworkshop.htm for workshop
information and details on how to register. If you have any problems with the
website or the registration form, please email us.
Please note that Tonya will be away from September 11-26th and will only have
limited access to her email. If you have any questions about registration,
please email us and we?ll get back to you as soon as we can. Also note that
if you send a cheque during this time, it will not be cashed until she returns.
We look forward to seeing you at the workshop.
Many thanks for your interest,
Tonya and Hal
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tonya Wimmer, MSc. Biology
NS Marine Animal Response Society
1-866-567-6277
&
Dalhousie University, Halifax
http://whitelab.biology.dal.ca/tw/tonya.htm
- You need chaos in your soul to give
birth to a dancing star - Nietzsche
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From valeriep at alaskasealife.org Tue Sep 6 12:36:56 2005
From: valeriep at alaskasealife.org (Valerie Park)
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 11:36:56 -0800
Subject: [Marmam] Alaska SeaLife Center Job Announcement
Message-ID: <90DE6706D8A7F2479D11846B9B48623E8065AF@SEAOTTER.ALASKASEALIFE.ORG>
The Alaska SeaLife Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to marine
research, rehabilitation, conservation, and public education is seeking
applications for the following:
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE / TECHNICIAN III
This position is responsible for assisting lead scientists in conducting
Sea Otter research projects at the Alaska SeaLife Center and
independently managing designated projects.
Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):
* Assisting in all phases of assigned Sea Otter research
projects including functioning as the primary technician, developing
project plans, managing project budgets, and arranging research project
logistics
* Working directly with internal and external collaborators and
contractors to meet project objectives
* Reporting to lead scientist regularly on status of research
projects
* Providing technical support in field: population surveys,
animal capture, tagging, observations, scat collections
* Assisting with laboratory benchwork, including scat analysis
and tooth sectioning
* Collecting data, assisting with data entry and analysis,
maintaining sample tracking records, and database management
* Assisting in the procurement, inventory, and maintenance of
equipment and supplies to be used in research projects
* Drafting reports and scientific publications and preparing
posters, graphic presentation, and public presentations
* May be required to participate in extended field research
with focus on Commander Islands (Russia) and Aleutian Islands
Requirements:
Master's degree in natural resources related field preferred; or
Bachelor's degree in biology, marine biology, zoology, chemistry, or
related field with two years experience in a similar position.
Experience in a research setting preferred. Some Russian language
experience desirable.
This is a permanent, full-time position. The SeaLife Center offers a
competitive wage (DOE) with great benefits, in a beautiful setting.
Seward is a tourist destination, located on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula,
boasting incredible recreation opportunities. Imagine partaking in
world-class halibut and salmon fishing, rafting, and kayaking in
Resurrection Bay and on the Kenai River. Experience icebergs calving
from glaciers in Kenai Fjords National Park. Hike the 200 miles of
trail in the Chugach National Forest, viewing wildlife like moose, black
and brown bears, bald eagles, and Dall Sheep.
Start Date: open until filled Apply by: Monday, October 10,
2005
Send resume & application (downloadable at www.alaskasealife.org
) to Human Resources, Alaska SeaLife
Center, P. O. Box 1329, Seward, AK 99664-1329, or fax 907-224-6320, or
email to HR at alaskasealife.org
.
www.alaskasealife.org
The ASLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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From janiger at almaak.usc.edu Sat Sep 10 13:56:09 2005
From: janiger at almaak.usc.edu (David S. Janiger)
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 13:56:09 -0700
Subject: [Marmam] New Articles
Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20050910135609.009d2308@email.usc.edu>
Hi, all!
Here's the latest posting of new PDF's that are available. File
sizes have been included. Abstracts also available on request.
Please don't hit the reply button.
Make all requests to: janiger at bcf.usc.edu
Cheers!
David Janiger - Curatorial Assistant (Mammals)
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 763-3369
janiger at bcf.usc.edu
djaniger at nhm.org
AGUSTI, CELIA; FRANCISCO JAVIER AZNAR and JUAN ANTONIO RAGA.
JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY 265(2):176-189. 2005.
Microtriches of tetraphyllidean metacestodes from western Mediterranean
striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba).
0.949 MB
ANDO, NORIKO; TAKEOMI ISONO and YASUNORI SAKURAI.
ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH 20(4):415-423. 2005.
Trace elements in the teeth of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) from
the North Pacific.
0.354 MB
BARATA, TERESA and STEVE P. BROOKS.
IMAGE ANALYSIS, PROCEEDINGS LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE 3540:429-438.
2005.
Dolphins who's who: A statistical perspective.
0.275 MB
BIGI, FABIANA; M. CARMEN GARCIA-PELAYO; JAVIER NUNEZ-GARCIA; ANDREA
PERALTA; KARINA C. CAIMI; PAUL GOLBY; JASON HINDS; ANGEL CATALDI; STEPHEN
V. GORDON and MARIA I. ROMANO.
FEMS (FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN MICROBIOLOGICAL SOCIETIES) MICROBIOLOGY
LETTERS 248(2):147-152. 2005.
Identification of genetic markers for Mycobacterium pinnipedii through
genome analysis.
0.254 MB
BIRKELAND, ANNETTE; KIT M. KOVACS; CHRISTIAN LYDERSEN and OTTO GRAHL-NIELSEN.
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 298:287-294. 2005.
Transfer of fatty acids from mothers to their calves during lactation in
white whales Delphinapterus leucas.
0.086 MB
BISCONTI, MICHELANGELO.
PALAEONTOLOGY 48(4):793-816. 2005.
Skull morphology and phylogenetic relationships of a new diminutive
balaenid from the Lower Pliocene of Belgium. 0.585 MB
CARAVEO-PATINO, JAVIER and LUIS A. SOTO.
HYDROBIOLOGIA 539:99-107. 2005.
Stable carbon isotope ratios for the gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) in
the breeding grounds of Baja California Sur, Mexico.
0.383 MB
CLARKE, JANET T. and STEPHANIE A. NORMAN.
JOURNAL OF CETACEAN RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 7(1):43-50. 2005.
Results and evaluation of US Navy shock trial environmental mitigation of
marine mammals and sea turtles.
0.162 MB
CRESPO, F. A. and L. L. DE CORE.
MAMMALIA 69(2):233-238. 2005.
Functional significance of bronchial sphincters in two southwestern
Atlantic dolphins: Pontoporia blainvillei and Lagenorhynchus obscurus: A
comparative approach.
1.367 MB
DE LA CONCEPCION GARCIA-AGUILAR, MARIA and ENRIQUE MORALES-BOJORQUEZ.
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 297:297-302. 2005.
Estimating the haul-out population size of a colony of northern elephant
seals Mirounga angustirostris in Mexico, based on mark-recapture data.
0.147 MB
ENDO, TETSUYA; KOICHI HARAGUCHI; YOHEI HOTTA; YOHSUKE HISAMICHI; SHANE
LAVERY; MEREL L. DALEBOUT and C. SCOTT BAKER.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 39(15):5703-5708. 2005.
Total mercury, methyl mercury, and selenium levels in the red meat of small
cetaceans sold for human consumption in Japan.
0.107 MB
ERIKSEN, NINA; LEE A. MILLER; JAKOB TOUGAARD and DAVID A. HELWEG.
BEHAVIOUR 142(3):305-328. 2005.
Cultural change in the songs of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeanglide)
from Tonga.
1.613 MB
FERBER. DAN.
SCIENCE (WASHINGTON D. C.) 309(5738):1166. 2005.
Environmental science - Sperm whales bear testimony to worldwide pollution.
0.068 MB
FRITZ, LOWELL W. and ERIC S. BROWN.
FISHERY BULLETIN 103(3):501-515. 2005.
Survey- and fishery-derived estimates of Pacific cod (Godus macrocephalus)
biomass: Implications for strategies to reduce interactions between
groundfish fisheries and Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus).
0.648 MB
GEISLER, JONATHAN H.; ALBERT E. SANDERS and ZHE-XI LUO.
AMERICAN MUSEUM NOVITATES 3480:1-65. 2005.
A new protocetid whale (Cetacea: Archaeoceti) from the Late Middle Eocene
of South Carolina.
1.954 MB
GUINET, C.; N. SERVERA; T. DEVILLE and G. BEAUPLET.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 83(6):962-970. 2005.
Changes in subantarctic fur seal pups' activity budget and diving
behaviours throughout the rearing period.
0.100 MB
HAMMOND, JOHN A.; AILSA J. HALL and ELISABETH A. DYRYNDA.
AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM) 74(2):126-138. 2005.
Comparison of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) induced effects on innate
immune functions in harbour and grey seals.
0.282 MB
HATANAKA, HIROSHI.
NATURE (LONDON) 436(7053):912. 2005.
Answering the critics of Japanese whale research.
0.111 MB
HOFMEYR, G. J. G.; B. A. KRAFFT; S. P. KIRKMAN; M. N. BESTER; C. LYDERSEN
and K. M. KOVACS.
POLAR BIOLOGY 28(9):725-731. 2005.
Population changes of Antarctic fur seals at Nyroysa, Bouvetoya.
0.282 MB
HOGARTH, WILLIAM.
NATURE (LONDON) 436(7054):1088. 2005.
Complex research on sea lions is worth the expense.
0.108 MB
JOHNSON, PETER; ROBERT ELSNER and TANIA ZENTENO-SAVIN.
FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 39(2):205-212. 2005.
Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 proteomics and diving adaptations in ringed seal.
0.526 MB
KARUPPIAH, S.; A. SUBRAMANIAN and J. P. OBBARD.
CHEMOSPHERE 60(7):891-897. 2005.
Organochlorine residues in odontocete species from the southeast coast of
India.
0.231 MB
KASTELEIN, RONALD A.; MIRJAM JANSSEN; WILLEM C. VERBOOM and DICK DE HAAN.
JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 118(2):1172-1179. 2005.
Receiving beam patterns in the horizontal plane of a harbor porpoise
(Phocoena phocoena).
0.332 MB
KEXIONG WANG; DING WANG; TOMONARI AKAMATSU; SONGHAI LI and JIANQIANG XIAO.
JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 118(2):1180-1185. 2005.
A passive acoustic monitoring method applied to observation and group size
estimation of finless porpoises.
0.105 MB
LEHNERT, K.; J. A. RAGA and U. SIEBERT.
DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 64(3):265-269. 2005.
Macroparasites in stranded and bycaught harbour porpoises from German and
Norwegian waters.
0.312 MB
MATSUOKA, KOJI; ROBERT L. PITMAN and FERNANDA F. C. MARQUEZ.
JOURNAL OF CETACEAN RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 7(1):71-73. 2005.
A note on a pygmy right whale (Caperea marginata) sighting in the
southwestern Pacific Ocean.
0.125 MB
MCMAHON, CLIVE; JOHN VAN DEN HOFF and HARRY BURTON.
AMBIO 34(6):426-429. 2005.
Handling intensity and the short- and long-term survival of elephant seals:
Addressing and quantifying research effects on wild animals.
0.164 MB
MILLER, NATALIE J.; ANTHONY D. POSTLE; SAMUEL SCHURCH; W. MICHAEL SCHOEL;
CHRISTOPHER B. DANIELS and SANDRA ORGEIG.
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE
PHYSIOLOGY 141(2):191-199. 2005.
The development of the pulmonary surfactant system in California sea lions.
0.143 MB
MILTON, SARAH.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 208(13):v-vi. 2005. News item
Diving seals don't get the shivers.
0.338 MB
MORIN, PHILLIP; AVIVA NESTLER; NADIA T. RUBIO-CISNEROS; KELLY M. ROBERTSON
and SARAH L. MESNICK.
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 14(10):3275-3286. 2005.
Interfamilial characterization of a region of the ZFX and ZFY genes
facilitates sex determination in cetaceans and other mammals.
1.022 MB
NATOLI, ADA; ALEXEI BIRKUN; ALEX AGUILAR; ALFREDO LOPEZ and A. RUS HOELZEL.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
272(1569):1217-1226. 2005.
Habitat structure and the dispersal of male and female bottlenose dolphins
(Tursiops truncatus).
0.665 MB
NISHIHARA, HIDENORI; YOKO SATTA; MASATO NIKAIDO; J. G. M. THEWISSEN;
MICHAEL J. STANHOPE and NORIHIRO OKADA.
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 22(9):1823-1833. 2005.
A retroposon analysis of Afrotherian phylogeny.
0.329 MB
OHISHI, KAZUE; KIYOTAKA TAKISHITA; MASARU KAWATO; RYOKO ZENITANI; TAKEHARU
BANDO; YOSHIHIRO FUJISE; YOSHITAKA GOTO; SABURO YAMAMOTO and TADASHI MARUYAMA.
MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY 49(8):789-793. 2005.
Chimeric structure of omp2 of Brucella from Pacific common minke whales
(Balaenoptera acutorostrata).
0.195 MB
PADIAL, JOSE M. and CARLOS IBANEZ.
MAMMALIA 69(2):239-243. 2005.
New records and comments for the Mauritanian mammal fauna.
0.371 MB
PRICE, SAMANTHA A.; OLAF R. P. BININDA-EMONDS and JOHN L. GITTLEMAN.
BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS 80(3):445-473. 2005.
A complete phylogeny of the whales, dolphins and even-toed hoofed mammals
(Cetartiodactyla).
0.238 MB
RICHARDSON, EVAN; IAN STIRLING and DAVID S. HIK.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 83(6):860-870. 2005.
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) maternity denning habitat in western Hudson
Bay: A bottom-up approach to resource selection functions.
0.195 MB
ROOTS, O.; V. ZITKO and A. ROOSE.
CHEMOSPHERE 60(7):914-921. 2005.
Persistent organic pollutant patterns in grey seals (Halichoerus grypus).
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ROSA, SABRINA; MICHEL C. MILINKOVITCH; KOEN VAN WAEREBEEK; JEHANNE BERCK;
JORGE OPORTO; JOANNA ALFARO-SHIGUETO; MARIE-FRANCOISE F. VAN BRESSEM;
NATALIE GOODALL and INSA CASSENS.
CONSERVATION GENETICS 6(3):431-443. 2005.
Population structure of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA variation among South
American Burmeister's porpoises (Phocoena spinipinnis).
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SACCO, JAMES C. and MARGARET O. JAMES.
DRUG METABOLISM AND DISPOSITION 33(9):1341-1348. 2005.
Sulfonation of environmental chemicals and their metabolites in the polar
bear (Ursus maritimus).
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SEPULVEDA, MARITZA and DORIS OLIVA.
AQUACULTURE RESEARCH 36(11):1062-1068. 2005.
Interactions between South American sea lions Otaria flavescens (Shaw) and
salmon farms in southern Chile.
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SMITHWICK, MARLA; SCOTT A. MABURY; KEITH R. SOLOMON; CHRISTIAN SONNE;
JONATHAN W. MARTIN; ERIK W. BORN; RUNE DIETZ; ANDREW E. DEROCHER; ROBERT J.
LETCHER; THOMAS J. EVANS; GEIR W. GABRIELSEN; JOHN NAGY; IAN STIRLING; M.
K. TAYLOR and D. C. G. MUIR.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 39(15):5517-5523. 2005.
Circumpolar study of perfluoroalkyl contaminants in polar bears (Ursus
maritimus).
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SOUTHALL, BRANDON L.; RONALD J. SCHUSTERMAN; DAVID KASTAK and COLLEEN
REICHMUTH KASTAK.
ACOUSTICS RESEARCH LETTERS ONLINE-ARLO 6(4):243-249. 2005.
Reliability of underwater hearing thresholds in pinnipeds.
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SOUTHWELL, C. J.; K. R. KERRY and P. H. ENSOR.
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 299:297-309. 2005.
Predicting the distribution of crabeater seals Lobodon carcinophaga off
east Antarctica during the breeding season.
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THOMPSON, DAVID; MIKE LONERGAN and CALLAN DUCK.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY 42(4):638-648. 2005.
Population dynamics of harbour seals Phoca vitulina in England: Monitoring
growth and catastrophic declines.
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TRITES, ANDREW W. and RUTH JOY.
JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 86(4):704-712. 2005.
Dietary analysis from fecal samples: How many scats are enough?
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TRUMBLE, STEPHEN J. and MICHAEL A. CASTELLINI.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 83(6):851-859. 2005.
Diet mixing in an aquatic carnivore, the harbour seal.
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VERFU?, URSULA K.; LEE A. MILLER and HANS-ULRICH SCHNITZLER.
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Spatial orientation in echolocating harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena).
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VERREAULTT, JONATHAN; GEIR V. GABRIELSEN; SHAOGANG CHU; DEREK C. G. MUIR;
MAGNUS ANDERSEN; AHMAD HAMAED and ROBERT J. LETCHER.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 39(16):6021-6028. 2005.
Flame retardants and methoxylated and hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl
ethers in two Norwegian Arctic top predators: Glaucous gulls and polar bears.
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YANG, G.; J. YAN; K. ZHOU and F. WEI.
JOURNAL OF HEREDITY 96(4):310-317. 2005.
Sequence variation and gene duplication at MHC DQB loci of baiji (Lipotes
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From KMatassa at une.edu Mon Sep 12 04:43:09 2005
From: KMatassa at une.edu (Keith Matassa)
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 07:43:09 -0400
Subject: [Marmam] Job Opportunity
Message-ID:
Hi- Would you please post the following employement opportunity to the MARMAM list serve-
Senior Animal Care Technician/Volunteer Supervisor
The University of New England's Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center has an opening for a full-time Senior Animal Care Technician. The Senior Animal Care Technician will work closely with the Rehabilitation Coordinator to manage the care of stranded animals and a volunteer workforce. This position also works closely with the Staff Veterinarian to manage the medical aspect of rehabilitation. Other duties include preparation and presentation of training sessions for volunteers, cleaning animal enclosures and service areas, preparing and administering food, behavioral husbandry, record keeping, educational outreach, and sharing coverage of the 24 hour stranding beeper. This position requires some work in adverse weather conditions and at night and on weekends and holidays, the ability to lift 50 lbs., and a valid driver's license. The ideal candidate should be mature and motivated and possess a strong work ethic and excellent observational, written, and oral communication skills. A Bachelor's degree in biology, wildlife management, zoology, or related field, at least three years experience working with marine mammals in a rehabilitation setting, and two years of supervisory experience are required. This is a full-time position with benefits. For general information on the facility, please refer to our website http://www.une.edu/cas/msc . Applications should include a cover letter, resume, three (3) letters of recommendation and be submitted to: Human Resources, University of New England, 11 Hills Beach Road, Biddeford, Maine 04005, or email applications to maliberti at une.edu . Review of applications will begin on September 15th and continue until the position is filled.
The University of New England is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and strongly encourages the application of candidates of diverse backgrounds. Please see our website ( http://www.une.edu ) for additional information.
Thank you,
Keith Matassa
kmatassa at une.edu
Keith A. Matassa
Marine Mammal Rehabilitation Coordinator
Marine Science Education and Research Center
University of New England
11 Hills Beach Road
Biddeford, Maine 04005
207-283-0171 ext 2670
kmatassa at une.edu
From haydeecunha at yahoo.com.br Tue Sep 13 11:44:35 2005
From: haydeecunha at yahoo.com.br (Haydee Cunha)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 15:44:35 -0300 (ART)
Subject: [Marmam] Publication: taxonomic status of Sotalia dolphins
Message-ID: <20050913184435.19027.qmail@web52405.mail.yahoo.com>
Dear all,
I would like to announce a recently published paper on
the specific status of Sotalia dolphins:
Cunha HA, da Silva VMF, Lailson-Brito JJr, Santos MCO,
Flores PAC, Martin AR, Azevedo AF, Fragoso ABL,
Zanelatto RC & Sol?-Cava AM. 2005.
"Riverine and marine ecotypes of Sotalia dolphins are
different species".
Marine Biology. DOI: 10.1007/s00227-005-0078-2.
PDFs requests should be sent to
haydeecunha at yahoo.com.br
Best regards,
Hayd?e Cunha
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MSc. Hayd?e A. Cunha
Laborat?rio de Biodiversidade Molecular (UFRJ)/
MAQUA - Laborat?rio de Mam?feros Aqu?ticos (UERJ)
Dept. de Gen?tica, Inst. de Biologia
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ
CCS, Bloco A, Sl. A2-098.
Ilha do Fund?o, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.
55 21 2562-6389/3869-7346/2587-7133
_______________________________________________________
Yahoo! Messenger com voz: PROMO??O VOC? PODE LEVAR UMA VIAGEM NA CONVERSA. Participe! www.yahoo.com.br/messenger/promocao
From ehines at sfsu.edu Tue Sep 13 21:56:32 2005
From: ehines at sfsu.edu (Ellen Hines)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 21:56:32 -0700
Subject: [Marmam] Third International Symposium on Marine Conservation
Biology at Society for Conservation Biology Meeting in San
Jose (24-28 June 2006)
Message-ID: <011301c5b8e8$af01a050$8c2edb89@EHINESC640>
apologies for cross-postings
The Marine Section of the Society for Conservation Biology is pleased to announce the Third International Symposium on Marine Conservation Biology, to be integrated into the 20th Annual Meeting of SCB in San Jose, California, USA. The Meeting is scheduled for 24-28 June 2006. The theme of the 2006 meeting is "Conservation Without Borders". We strongly encourage all scientists, practitioners, and students working in marine conservation to make plans for attending and participating in this important event. Details for the 2006 Annual Meeting are in on the following website: http://www.conservationbiology.org/2006
The deadline for proposing symposia, workshops, and organized discussions is October 15, 2005. Please see the following website for details: http://www.conservationbiology.org/2006/Symposiumcall.cfm
Contributed papers on marine topics are also encouraged, and will be accepted between October 15th and January 10th.
We hope to see you in San Jose in June 2006!
Ellen Hines, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography and Human Environmental Studies
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94132 USA
(415) 405-0921
Fax: (415) 338-6243
ehines at sfsu.edu
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From lmunger at ucsd.edu Wed Sep 14 10:49:09 2005
From: lmunger at ucsd.edu (Lisa Munger)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 10:49:09 -0700
Subject: [Marmam] publication on N. Pacific right whale call detection
In-Reply-To:
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20050914104538.02676f10@ieng9.ucsd.edu>
Munger, L., D.K. Mellinger, S.M. Wiggins, S.E. Moore, and J.A.
Hildebrand. 2005. Performance of spectrogram correlation in detecting
right whale calls in long-term recordings from the Bering Sea. Canadian
Acoustics 33 (2): 25-34.
ABSTRACT
We investigated the performance of spectrogram cross-correlation for
automatically detecting North Pacific
right whale (Eubalaena japonica) calls in long-term acoustic recordings
from the southeastern Bering Sea.
Data were sampled by autonomous, bottom-mounted hydrophones deployed in the
southeastern Bering Sea
from October 2000 through August 2002. A human analyst detected right whale
calls within the first month
(October 2000) of recorded data by visually examining spectrograms and by
listening to recorded data;
these manual detections were then compared to results of automated
detection trials. Automated detection
by spectrogram cross-correlation was implemented using a synthetic kernel
based on the most common
right whale call type. To optimize automated detection parameters, the
analyst performed multiple trials on
minutes-long and hour-long recordings and manually adjusted detection
parameters between trials. A single
set of optimized detection parameters was used to process a week-long
recording from October 2000. The
automated detector trials resulted in increasing proportions of false and
missed detections with increasing data
set duration, due to the higher proportion of acoustic noise and lower
overall call rates in longer recordings.
However, the automated detector missed only one calling "bout" (2 or more
calls within a 10-minute span)
of the 18 bouts present in the week-long recording. Despite the high number
of false detections and missed
individual calls, spectrogram cross-correlation was useful to guide a human
analyst to sections of data with
potential right whale calling bouts. Upon reviewing automatic detection
events, the analyst could quickly
dismiss false detections and search recordings before and after correct
detections to find missed calls, thus
improving the efficiency of searching for a small number of calls in
long-term (months- to years-long)
recordings.
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Please address any inquiries to lmunger at ucsd.edu.
Thanks,
Lisa Munger
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA 92093-0205
(858)534-5755
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From KMatassa at une.edu Tue Sep 13 07:13:07 2005
From: KMatassa at une.edu (Keith Matassa)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 10:13:07 -0400
Subject: [MARMAM] Job Opportunity
Message-ID:
Hi-
Would you please post this job opportunity to the list serve also
Animal Care/Lab Technician
The University of New England's Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center has an opening for a full time Animal Care/Lab Technician. We are looking for a motivated, dynamic candidate who will work closely in a team setting with other staff and volunteers to assist with all aspects of veterinary care and husbandry of sick and injured marine animals. The successful candidate will also help to train and supervise volunteers in all aspects of animal care. Other responsibilities include but are not limited to: oversight of water quality sampling, maintenance of daily food and medical records, shipping and logging of biological samples, sharing coverage of 24 hr stranding beeper, and computer entry of data. This position requires some work in adverse weather conditions and at night and on weekends and holidays, the ability to lift 50 lbs., and a valid driver's license. The ideal candidate should be mature and motivated, and possess a strong work ethic and excellent observational, written, and oral communication skills. A Bachelor's degree in Biology (or related discipline) or a Veterinary Technician Certification, plus three years experience working with marine mammals in a captive environment and one year of supervisory experience are required. This is a full-time position with benefits. For general information on the facility, please refer to our website http://www.une.edu/cas/msc . Applications should include a cover letter, resume, three (3) letters of recommendation and be submitted to: Human Resources, University of New England, 11 Hills Beach Road, Biddeford, Maine 04005 or email applications to maliberti at une.edu . Review of applications will begin on September 15th and continue until the position is filled.
The University of New England is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and strongly encourages the application of candidates of diverse backgrounds. Please see our website ( http://www.une.edu ) for additional information.
Thanks
Keith Matassa
Marine Animal Rehabilitation Coordinator
kmatassa at une.edu
Keith A. Matassa
Marine Mammal Rehabilitation Coordinator
Marine Science Education and Research Center
University of New England
11 Hills Beach Road
Biddeford, Maine 04005
207-283-0171 ext 2670
kmatassa at une.edu
From sergiounesp at ig.com.br Tue Sep 13 12:47:05 2005
From: sergiounesp at ig.com.br (sergiounesp)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 16:47:05 -0300
Subject: [MARMAM] revised mail:chronobiological essay on marine mammal
behavior
Message-ID: <20050913_194705_038011.sergiounesp@ig.com.br>
sergio candido de oliveira junior
sergiounesp at ig.com.br
for those working with marine mammal behavior:
is there some way to apply chronobiological analysis in behavior studies of
cetaceans in wild environment ? any body works like that in behavior
analysis of cetaceans ?
the difficult of the studies on natural environment probably brings a lot of
impossibilities at observation that , in turn , brake the continuum status
on data. however different technics on methodological observation can brings
a framework to make possible that occur.
I?ve been searched information about that in
http://www.portaldapesquisa.com.br, a brazilian data bank of cientific
papers around the world. otherwise, I?ve been seached in scientific books
generals.
I wait for any kind of opinion or suggestion in this subject.
cheers.
From marmamed at uvic.ca Sat Sep 17 07:02:16 2005
From: marmamed at uvic.ca (MARMAM Editors)
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 07:02:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [MARMAM] Contents/abstracts, Aquatic Mammals, vol. 31, no. 2,
2005 (fwd)
Message-ID: <200509171402.j8HE2GsH044044@unix6.uvic.ca>
Dear Marmam and ECS-mailbase subscribers,
The following is information on the contents of the most current issue of
_Aquatic Mammals_, publication of the European Association for Aquatic
Mammals (EAAM). This posting is made as a courtesy to the journal editor
(Dr. Jeanette Thomas) and the EAAM.
For information about journal subscriptions and manuscript submissions,
please contact:
Dr. Jeanette Thomas
Editor Aquatic Mammals
Biological Sciences
Western Illinois University-Quad Cities
3561 60th St.
Moline, Illinois 61265 USA
Tel: 309-762-9481 ext 311
Fax: 309-762-6989
E-mail: J-Thomas at wiu.edu
EMAIL PREFERRED METHOD OF COMMUNICATION
Please do not direct reprint requests to the listserve, the journal editor,
or myself. I have provided the address of the author to whom correspondence
should be directed with each article. Email addresses were not provided with
any of the articles in the journal issue, sorry.
Thank you for your continued interest in these postings. Also, thanks to all
you readers who post availability of recently published marine mammals
articles to the listserves.
With regards,
Dagmar Fertl
Geo-Marine, Inc.
550 East 15th Street
Plano, Texas 75074 USA
dfertl at geo-marine.com
http://www.geo-marine.com
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Mate, B.*, P. Duley, B. Lagerquist, F. Wenzel, A. Stimpert, and P. Clapham.
2005. Observations of a female North Atlantic right whale (_Eubalaena
glacialis_) in simultaneous copulation with two males: supporting evidence
for sperm competition. _Aquatic Mammals_ 31(2):157-160.
*Fisheries and Wildlife, Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station, Hatfield
Marine Science Center, Oregon State University, Newport, OR 97365, USA
Given the huge size of their testes (approximately 1,000 kg), it has been
hypothesized that North Atlantic right whales (_Eubalaena glacialis_) have a
mating system that is based upon sperm competition. Herein, we report an
observation which provides support for this hypothesis. On 11 August 2000 in
the Bay of Fundy in Canada, a mature female right whale was observed
copulating simultaneously with two mature males. The female made no attempt
to resist copulation. For anatomical reasons, double copulation would be
difficult or impossible in most mammals; however, it is quite feasible in
right whales, and the fact that it actually occurs provides strong support
for the belief that females of this species promote sperm competition as a
mating strategy.
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Wiggins, S.M.*, E.M. Oleson, M.A. McDonald, and J.A. Hildebrand. 2005. Blue
whale (_Balaenoptera musculus_) diel call patterns offshore of southern
California. _Aquatic Mammals_ 31(2):161-168.
*Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego,
9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0205, USA
Diel and seasonal calling patterns for blue whales (_Balaenoptera musculus_)
were observed in coastal waters off southern California using
seafloor-mounted autonomous acoustic recording packages (ARPs). Automated
call counting from spectrogram cross-correlation showed peak seasonal
calling in late summer/early fall. When call counts were organized by daily
time intervals, calling peaks were observed during twilight periods, just
after sunset and before sunrise. Nighttime calling was grater than daytime
calling, but also showed a minimum between the dusk and dawn calling peaks.
These peaks correlate with the vertical migration times of krill, the blue
whales' primary prey. One hypothesis to explain these diel variations is
that blue whale calling and foraging may be mutually exclusive activities.
Fewer calls are produced during the day while prey are aggregated at depth
and foraging is efficient. More calls are produced during the twilight time
periods when prey are vertically migrating and at night when prey are
dispersed near the sea surface and foraging is less efficient.
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Mello, I.*, and M. Amundin. 2005. Whistle production pre- and post-partum in
bottlenose dolphins (_Tursiops truncatus_) in human care. _Aquatic Mammals_
31(2):169-175.
*Kolm?rden Djurpark, Research and Education Centre, Kolmarden, Sweden
The bottlenose dolphin (_Tursiops truncatus_) has a highly variable acoustic
repertoire of whistles, clicks, and pulse burst sounds. Whistles are used to
express individuality (signature whistle) and emotional state, and to
initiate and maintain contact within a group. This study investigated the
whistle production type pre- and post-partum of three female bottlenose
dolphins and their calves at the Kolm?rden Djurpark, Sweden. Gestation lasts
approximately 12 months, and with the approach of delivery, the behaviour of
the female changed in several ways. Observations of the behaviour and sound
production were done for up to seven months prior to birth and for up to the
first 22 months of the calves' lives. The results showed that whistle
production increased significantly for all three females in the seven months
pre-partum, with an accelerating increase in the days prior to birth. The
whistles, therefore, might be used as an indicator that delivery is
imminent. After birth, the mother-calf pair whistled more often when
separated (66%) than when together (34%), and significantly more often when
the calf returned to its mother than when she retrieved the calf.
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Viddi, F.A.*, and A-K Lescrauwaet. 2005. Insights on habitat selection and
behavioural patterns of Peale's dolphins (_Lagenorhynchus australis_) in the
Strait of Magellan, southern Chile
*Instituto de Ecologia y Evolucion, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia,
Chile
During the austral summer/autumn of 2001, habitat selection of Peale's
dolphins (_Lagenorhynchus australis_) was assessed through a five-month
land-based survey in two sectors on the central west coast of the Strait of
Magellan, Punta Arenas, Chile. The main objective of this study was to
evaluate habitat selection of Peale's dolphins in relation to kelp beds and
the behavioural patterns determining dolphins habitat use. In 191 h of
observation effort, habitat use of Peale's dolphins displayed a significant
concentration in only a small part of the study area, which was strongly
associated with kelp beds. Feeding was the most frequent behaviour observed,
followed by traveling. The former behavioural state was observed principally
inside and on the border of kelp beds, while traveling was observed mainly
outside the beds. Peale's dolphins' preference for kelp beds, which seemed
to be their primary feeding ground, was evident throughout this study. Kelp
forests appear to be a fundamental habitat for Peale's dolphins in coastal
ecosystems, and their protection might be crucial for the conservation of
Peale's dolphin populations.
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Arronte, J.C.*, J.A. Pis-Mill?n, and C. P?rez. 2005. Injury to an Atlantic
White-Sided Dolphin (_Lagenorhynchus acutus_) caused by needlefish
impalement _Aquatic Mammals_ 31(2):184-186.
*Universidad de Oviedo, Facultad de Biologia. Dpto. B.O.S., Area de Zooloia
C/Catedratico Rodrigo Uria s/n, 33071, Oviedo, Spain
Specific interactions between dolphins and other marine species may result
in the injury or death of the individuals involved. This case report
describes a perforating injury to an Atlantic white-sided dolphin,
_Lagenorhynchus acutus_, by a garpike, _Belone belone gracilis_, of the
family Belonidae (needlefishes) in Asturias, Spain. On postmortem
examination, the dolphin had a full-thickness perforation of its right
thoracic wall, with penetration and abscess formation in the right lung due
to a needlefish's lower jaw. The wound appeared to be recently acquired,
based on the absence of reactive fibrosis. No other gross abnormalities were
identified. Results from bacterial and viral analysis on the spleen, liver,
kidney, and left lung were negative. Most likely, death occurred as a result
of an open pneumothorax produced by the traumatic penetrating injury to the
right lung.
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Blomqvist, C.*, I. Mello, and M. Amundin. 2005. An acoustic play-fight
signal in bottlenose dolphins (_Tursiops truncatus_) in human care. _Aquatic
Mammals_ 31(2):187-194.
*Department of Research and Education, Kolm?rdens Djurpark, Kolm?rden,
Sweden
Play-fighting is common in many mammals, especially among juveniles and
subadults, providing a safe opportunity to practice behaviours important in
adult life. To prevent escalation into a potentially dangerous real fight,
play-fighting often is accompanied by acoustic and/or visual appeasement
behaviours. We studied aggressive and play-fight behaviours in bottlenose
dolphins (_Tursiops truncatus_) at the Kolm?rden Djurpark. The results
showed that play-fighting subadult dolphins emitted a characteristic sound,
which was never observed in aggressive interactions. This was a short pulse
burst followed by an FM-whistle. By plotting pulse repetition rate (PRR) vs.
duration of the bursts, two main clusters were found. The bottom cluster had
a mean PRR of 59 pulses per second (pps), and a mean duration of 154 msec.
The top cluster had a mean PRR of 502 pps and a mean duration of 149 msec.
These play-fight clusters were compared separately to corresponding adult
aggressive pulse burst clusters. Taking both PRR and duration into
consideration, no significant difference was found between the top clusters,
or between the bottom clusters, in the two age groups. The trailing whistles
were divided into five different frequency contour categories. These did not
resemble the signature whistles of any of the play-fighting dolphins. The
average start and end frequencies were 13.0 kHz and 10.1 kHz, respectively,
and the maximum and minimum frequencies were 13.7 kHz and 7.0 kHz,
respectively. The mean duration was 410 msec. Based on the fact that this
sound occurred only in play-fights, we propose that it helps prevent a
play-fight from escalating into a real fight and, hence, is analogous to the
"laugh" and "chuckle" seen in apes.
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Irwin, L-J. 2005. Marine toxins: adverse health effects and biomonitoring
with resident coastal dolphins. _Aquatic Mammals_ 31(2):195-225.
*mailing address: P.O. Box 37, Volcano, HI 96785, USA
Ecotoxicologic studies of marine environments are complex. Expanding
knowledge should take into account toxicology, ecology, biology, medicine,
and global as well as local anthropogenic disturbances of ecosystems. These
areas of interest are discussed, leading to recommendations for
biomonitoring of a specific location. Marine mammals are useful as
bioindicators of environmental disturbance and as sentinels of health risks
for humans who frequently consume seafood. A small community of bottlenose
dolphins (_Tursiops truncatus_) in West Galveston Bay, Texas, with strong
site fidelity is discussed here for consideration as a local environmental
biomonitor. These dolphins are subject to a number of environmental impacts,
including industrial toxins, nonpoint source agricultural and residential
runoff, and pollutants from vessels. Other threats include climate change
and toxic algal blooms. Marine mammal mass mortality events linked to
morbillivirus infections in other areas have been associated with one or
more of these environmental disturbances. Toxic effects described in
cetacean literature generally do not include neurotoxic changes because
specific tests for aquatic mammals are not yet available. Neurotoxicity has
been addressed in studies of humans who consume contaminated seafood;
specific findings are included in this review because marine mammals are
likely to be subject to similar adverse effects. Researchers designing
biomonitor studies need to keep in mind the multiple and complex impacts
caused by both local and global issues. Known impacts on Galveston Bay are
outlined and considered in suggesting local biomonitor study designs. Small
populations of near-shore resident dolphins can serve more effectively as
useful upper trophic level environmental bioindicators with such a
multidisciplinary approach.
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Pearson, H.C., and R.W. Davis. 2005. Behavior of territorial male sea otters
(_Enhydra lutris_) in Prince William Sound, Alaska. _Aquatic Mammals_
31(2):226-233.
Texas A&M University, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Science, 5007
Avenue U, Galveston, Texas 77551, USA
Photo-identification and focal animal sampling were used to examine the
daytime behavior of territorial male sea otters (_Enhydra lutris_) in
Simpson Bay, Prince William Sound, Alaska, during the summer (June to
August) of 2003. The average number of otters (all age classes of males and
females) in the study area was 121 ? 12.1 SD (n = 5 surveys). The bout
duration of six behaviors (resting, grooming, foraging, interacting with
other otters, swimming at the surface, and patrolling), activity time
budgets, and interactions with females were determined for territorial
males. Ten males were observed during 183 focal follows (i.e., observation
periods), representing 92 h of observation. More time was spent foraging
(30%) than on any other activity, and foraging bouts were longer than all
other activities. Males interacted with females with pups (59%) and with
single females (41%). Two of three consortships (i.e., mating associations
lasting ca. three days) were formed with single females. Sixty-seven percent
of interactions between territorial males were aggressive and were longer
than one min.
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Ribeiro, S.*, F.A. Viddi, and T.R.O. Freitas. 2005. Behavioural responses of
Chilean dolphins (_Cephalorhynchus eutropia_) to boats in Yaldad Bay,
southern Chile. _Aquatic Mammals_ 31(2):234-242.
*Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
do Sul, Av. Bento Goncalves 9500, Caixa Postal 15007, CEP 91540-000, Porto
Alegre (RS), Brazil
During the austral summer of 2002, theodolite tracking was used to evaluate
Chilean dolphin (_Cephalorhynchus eutropia_) behavioural responses to boats
in Yaldad Bay, southern Chile. This bay represents an important site for the
occurrence of this species. Boat traffic has increased considerably since
1980 in this area due to aquaculture activities. Behavioural responses were
analysed for each dolphin activity, and pre-, during, and post-boat
encounters. When foraging and approached by a vessel, dolphins increased
their reorientation rate, whereas swimming speed showed no significant
change. When traveling, however, dolphins reacted to boats by increasing
their directional swimming speed, while reorientation rate did not differ.
After encounters, dolphins seemed to return quickly to previous behavioural
patterns when traveling, whereas it took longer to establish normal patterns
when foraging. Group dispersion analyses showed that when boats approached
foraging dolphins, they became significantly more cohesively grouped.
Consequently, dolphins reacted negatively to boat presence in Yaldad Bay,
but these responses were conditional on dolphin behavioural activities prior
to boat encounters. These findings emphasize the need to consider boat
traffic disturbance on cetaceans in coastal management plans.
*********************************************
Beekmans, B.W.P.M.*, H. Whitehead, R. Huele, L. Steiner, and A.G. Steenbeek.
Comparison of two computer-assisted photo-identification methods applied to
sperm whales (_Physeter macrocephalus_). _Aquatic Mammals_ 31(2):243-247.
*Department of Industrial Ecology, Institute of Environmental Sciences
(CML), P.O. Box 9518, 2300 RA, Leiden, the Netherlands
Two computer-assisted photo-identification methods for sperm whales
(_Physeter macrocephalus_), namely the Highlight method (Whitehead, 1990)
and the Europhlukes method (based on Huele et al., 2000), were compared.
Performance was measured in terms of speed and accuracy. A test set was
constructed containing two photographs of each of 296 individuals. The test
set was divided into three classes of photographic quality and three classes
of pattern distinctiveness. Both programs met requirements for rapid
matching; the mean extraction times were 74.2 and 90.1 s per image for the
Highlight and the Europhlukes methods, respectively. The two methods
performed similarly with respect to accuracy. Accuracy improved by using
higher-quality photographs or photographs representing more distinctive
flukes. Still, even when using only the higher-quality photographs, 12.4% of
the matches were not included in the top nine of the list of potential
matches by the Highlight method compared to 14.0% for the Europhlukes
method. The rate of failure to find the true match in the top nine was only
3.3% when both methods were used together, however. It is, therefore,
recommended that for improved matching, both methods should be used in
tandem or that an integrated program, which combines the two methods, should
be developed.
************************************
Morisaka, T.*, M. Shinohara, and M. Taki. 2005. Underwater sounds produced
by neonatal bottlenose dolphins (_Tursiops truncatus_): I. Acoustic
characteristics. _Aquatic Mammals_ 31(2):248-257.
*Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University,
Kitashirakawa-oiwake, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
Bottlenose dolphins (_Tursiops truncatus_) communicate using various
acoustic signals, including whistles and pulsed sounds. Many studies have
been conducted on dolphin whistle development over a long span, but little
research has been done on sounds produced by neonatal dolphins just after
birth. For this reason, we studied the acoustic characteristics of
underwater sounds produced by two neonatal dolphins. Both whistles and
burst-pulses were identified as neonatal sounds at 1.5 h after birth.
Whistles became longer by the hour. Whistle durations were highly correlated
with respiration intervals. The neonate randomly produced various types of
whistles, but no dominant whistles were documented. There were significant
differences between neonates in the proportion of whistles to burst-pulses
used, and also in the acoustic characteristics of their whistles. Acoustic
characteristics that are unique to each individual neonate might help a
mother dolphin to recognize her neonate.
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Morisaka, T.*, M. Shinohara, and M. Taki. 2005. Underwater sounds produced
by neonatal bottlenose dolphins (_Tursiops truncatus_): II. Potential
function. _Aquatic Mammals_ 31(2):248-257.
*Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University,
Kitashirakawa-oiwake, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
Neonatal bottlenose dolphins (_Tursiops truncatus_) produce many sounds just
after birth, including whistles and pulsed sounds. Herein, we report the
possible function of the sounds produced by two captive-born, neonatal
bottlenose dolphin as revealed by behavioural observations. Typical sucking
sounds were observed during 71 to 81% of all suckling bouts. Since the
neonates produced more sounds at the beginning of the suckling sequence than
expected, it appeared that they might use the sounds as care-solicitation
signals or begging signals. These sounds contained a higher proportion of
whistles than sounds in other contexts, which implied that the proportions
of sound types, especially whistles, were important for neonatal dolphins
and their mothers to initiate the nursing sequence.
*********************************
Fertl, D. 2005. Book Review: Marine Mammals: Fisheries, Tourism, and
Management Issues. Editors: N. Gales, M. Hindell, and R. Kirkwood.
_Aquatic Mammals_ 31(2):266-267.
Geo-Marine, Inc., 550 East 15th Street, Plano, Texas 75074, USA
*************************************
Rendell, L. 2005. Book Review: The Biology of Traditions: Models and
Evidence. Editors: Dorothy M. Fragaszy and Susan Perry. _Aquatic Mammals_
31(2):268-270.
Sea Mammal Research Unit, School of Biology, University of St. Andrews,
Fife, UK
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Subject: [MARMAM] The Mammals of North America,
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From marmamed at uvic.ca Tue Sep 20 06:29:36 2005
From: marmamed at uvic.ca (MARMAM Editors)
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 06:29:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [MARMAM] tagged bottlenose dolphin in Gulf of Mexico (fwd)
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From: ScarGeo at aol.com
On a pelagic birding trip offshore from South Padre Island Texas in the Gulf
of Mexico Sept. 17th, a bottlenose dolphin was seen with a black tag on its
dorsal and blue tattooing on its side. The tattooing was not legible under the
water. It was feeding with Spotted and other Bottlenose around a shrimp
boat. Does anyone have any information on this dolphin?
SPI Dolphin Research Center
Scarlet Colley, Director
spinaturecenter.com
South Padre Island, Texas
956-299-0629
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From iggy.moreno at gmail.com Tue Sep 20 19:02:26 2005
From: iggy.moreno at gmail.com (Ignacio Moreno)
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 23:02:26 -0300
Subject: [MARMAM] Abstract: Distribution and habitat characteristics of the
genus Stenella in the southwest Atlantic Ocean
Message-ID:
A new paper on Stenella distribution has been published.
Reprints available upon request to: Ignacio Moreno - iggy.moreno at gmail.com
Moreno IB, Zerbini AN, Danilewicz D, de Oliveira Santos MC,
Sim?es-Lopes PC, Lailson-Brito J Jr., Azevedo AF (2005) Distribution
and habitat characteristics of dolphins of the genus Stenella
(Cetacea: Delphinidae) in the southwest Atlantic Ocean. Marine Ecology
Progress Series, 300:229-240
ABSTRACT: The distribution of dolphins of the genus Stenella is poorly
known in the southwest Atlantic Ocean. A complete review of records (n
= 311) of these dolphin species was performed to describe distribution
and habitat. Atlantic spotted dolphins S. frontalis occur in both
southern (21 to 33? S) and northern Brazil (north of 06? S), with a
hiatus in its distribution off eastern South America. This species
presents the highest preference for nearshore habitats, restricted to
waters within the 1000 m isobath. Pantropical spotted dolphins S.
attenuata are found in tropical waters as far south as 22? S and are
mainly observed off northeastern South America. They occur beyond the
continental shelf break in depths >850 m. Clymene dolphins S. clymene
are distributed in deep waters (1390 to 4500 m) as far south as 30? S.
Strandings are more common where the continental shelf is narrower.
Spinner dolphins S. longirostris are found in oceanic waters as far
south as 30? S. They inhabit tropical waters over the shelf and slope
(depths ranging from 170 to 2700 m). The striped dolphin S.
coeruleoalba is the least known species of the genus in the western
South Atlantic. Most records are from temperate waters in southern
Brazil and Argentina. The distributions of S. attenuata, S. clymene
and S. longirostris overlap to a great extent and are predominantly
oceanic and associated with warm ocean currents. S. frontalis seems to
prefer a different, coastal habitat, influenced both by warm currents
and upwelling areas. The discontinuous distribution of this species
suggests that an isolated population inhabits the southern coast of
Brazil.
KEY WORDS: Stenella ? Atlantic Ocean ? Brazil ? Uruguay ? Argentina ?
Distribution ? Habitat characteristics
--
Ignacio Moreno
iggy.moreno at gmail.com
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Rua Felipe Neri, 382/203
90440-150 - Porto Alegre/RS - Brasil
e-mail: gemars at terra.com.br
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From jen.palmer at mcbi.org Tue Sep 20 15:15:03 2005
From: jen.palmer at mcbi.org (Jen Palmer)
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 15:15:03 -0700
Subject: [MARMAM] FW: Marine Conservation Organization Announces Grants in
Historical Marine Ecology
Message-ID:
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Dr. Lance Morgan (707) 938-3214 (office)
Dr. Elliott Norse (425) 968-0449 (office)
Marine Conservation Organization Announces Grants in Historical Marine
Ecology
September 20, 2005
(Bellevue, WA and Glen Ellen, CA) Marine Conservation Biology Institute
(MCBI) announced today the 2005 Mia J. Tegner Memorial Research Grant in
Marine Environmental History and Historical Marine Ecology award
winners. This grant program is one of the first in the world to
specifically help scientists document the interaction of human
activities upon ocean life and marine ecosystems. Information from these
studies are crucial for helping lawmakers, regulators, managers and
conservationists set appropriate targets for marine conservation
efforts. This year, MCBI awarded 5 grants from a pool of 76 proposals,
which represented scientists or science teams from 31 nations.
The Tegner Award program seeks to document the state of marine
biological diversity prior to human industrial activities. In many
cases, researchers and conservationists do not know the base-line
environment they are studying, but indigenous or traditional ecological
knowledge can help fill this gap. Conservation biologists are
increasingly aware of an ecological syndrome termed "Shifting
Baselines", whereby today's researchers cannot fully interpret current
ecological health against a backdrop of long-term gradual environmental
degradation and change which may span decades to centuries.
The 2005 Tegner Award winners will be looking to establish
historical pictures of populations and communities from such novel
techniques as historical photo archives to traditional ecological
knowledge of indigenous peoples to historical analysis including
analyses of log books, maps and other historical documents. In some
cases researchers will be working with aboriginal communities to access
indigenous knowledge of ecology. Many of this year's 2005 Tegner
research projects focus on traditional ecological knowledge, as it is
becoming increasingly apparent that management strategies for indigenous
societies based solely on ecological or biological data are seriously
inadequate. The 2005 award winners are:
1) Jo Marie Acebes (Philippines) "Historical whaling in the
Philippines: origins of 'indigenous subsistence whaling', mapping
whaling grounds and comparison with current known distribution." The
history of whaling in the Philippines is largely undocumented. Acebes'
study will determine the origins and development of 'indigenous
subsistence whaling' and will map the historical whaling grounds of
local people's and foreign whalers. The data obtained in this study will
be compared to current whale distributions in the Philippines and will
be used to assess conservation and management.
2) Darrin Drumm (New Zealand) University of Otago, "Tracking a
millennium of reef exploitation and ecological impacts of human
interactions with the reefs of the southern Cook Islands: a study of
archaeological, anthropological and contemporary evidence." Drumm's
study will develop a historical account of human exploitation practices
of the coral reefs of the Cook Islands over a 700-1,000 year period.
This research will help focus conservation efforts by providing a
baseline of the historical, pre-impact conditions as well as an
understanding of the magnitude of human-related impacts on the coral
reefs and their resources. By providing an understanding of the full
social and historical dimensions of indigenous interactions with the
marine environment, this study will also use indigenous ecological
knowledge to help inform management decisions.
3) Heather Lazrus (USA) University of Washington, "Global climate
change in the South Pacific: traditional environmental knowledge and
community responses on Polynesian Atolls." Lazrus' ethnographic research
will focus on understanding ways that traditional ecological knowledge
can increase community social and ecological resilience to global
climate change on Funafuti and Nanumea Atolls, located in the nation of
Tuvalu. Tuvalu has been inhabited for over 2000 years, thus, accumulated
local knowledge of ecological changes may provide robust systems for
dealing with ecological disasters during this time. In addition to
providing environmental baselines of this region, this study will also
assess modes of social adaptation to these changes over time. The
information obtained in this project will assist the government of
Tuvalu with conservation strategies towards the anticipated impacts of
global climate change in the future.
4) Joelle Prange (Australia) Marine Studies Program, University of
the South Pacific. "Integrating scientific and local indigenous
knowledge of coral reef communities of the Great Astrolabe Reef, Fiji."
The South Pacific is an area of distinct biological diversity; however
conservation of these regions greatly depends upon the combination of
culture and science. Prange's research will be one of the first studies
to document and integrate indigenous and scientific knowledge of coral
reef communities within the Astrolabe Reef, Fiji. The goal 'is to
compare community understanding of coral reef communities with
scientific descriptions, and to utilize this information, if
appropriate, in development of resource/inventory maps.
5) John Reed (USA) Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution:
"Effects of bottom trawling on a deep-water coral reef". Using
photographic archives Mr. Reed will look to analyze the historic extend
and composition of deep-water Oculina reefs off the coast of Florida
prior to widespread bottom trawl activity. The unique Oculina coral reef
ecosystem is biologically diverse and productive, thus vulnerable to
mechanical anthropogenic impacts. These fisheries, which target shrimp,
have resulted in the estimated loss of 90% or more of Oculina deep-water
reefs. Reed's study will seek to establish baseline conditions of these
reefs.
Dr. Mia J. Tegner, a marine biologist at Scripps Institution of
Oceanography, lost her life in January 2001 while carrying out research
off southern California. She studied the ecology of kelp forest
communities and abalone populations, and was particularly interested in
understanding how marine populations and ecosystems have changed as a
result of human activities. This pioneering research earned her
appointments as a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation and as a Fellow of
the American Association for the Advancement of Science. These memorial
research grants were started to honor her memory by Marine Conservation
Biology Institute with funding from the Christensen Fund.
Marine Conservation Biology Institute is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to advancing the science of marine conservation biology and
promoting cooperation essential to protecting and recovering the Earth's
biological integrity. Founded in 1996, it is headquartered in Bellevue,
WA, and has offices in Glen Ellen, CA and Washington, DC.
Go to www.mcbi.org for more information on this
and other MCBI projects, publications and staff.
*** NEW ADDRESS & PHONE ***
Lance Morgan, Ph.D.
Chief Scientist
Marine Conservation Biology Institute
14301 Arnold Dr. Suite 25
Glen Ellen, CA 95442 USA
V. 707.938.3214
F. 707.996.4842
lance at mcbi.org
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From courtney.stark at wdcs.org Wed Sep 21 13:44:06 2005
From: courtney.stark at wdcs.org (Courtney Stark)
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:44:06 +0100
Subject: [MARMAM] SMM Biennial Workshop on Solitary Sociables
Message-ID:
WORKSHOP ON THE RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT OF
SOLITARY, SOCIABLE ODONTOCETES
December 10, 2005
Conveners: Dr. Toni Frohoff, Courtney S. Vail, and Dr. Mike Bossley
Presenters: Scientists, managers, and government personnel from
approximately a
dozen countries who have worked with solitary, sociable cetaceans
Pre-registration deadline: November 21, 2005
The Workshop on the Research and Management of Solitary, Sociable
Odontocetes will be held
on Saturday, December 10th, as part of the 16th Biennial Conference on the
Biology of Marine
Mammals in San Diego, California (see http://www.marinemammalogy.org for
conference
details). It will be convened from 09:00 AM to 6:00 PM at the Manchester
Grand Hyatt (the
Conference site).
Although the pre-registration deadline is November 21, 2005, on-site
registration will commence
at 08:00AM, prior to the workshop if space is available. Coffee and light
refreshments will be
served. Participants will not be provided lunch, but a variety of foraging
options will be available
within the hotel during the lunch break.
Please join us for what may be the first workshop specifically designed to
discuss and identify
critical research and management needs as well as provide a forum for
increasing our knowledge
of the unique opportunities and challenges that solitary, sociable
odontocetes present ? and how
we can best respond to them. This workshop will provide an invaluable
opportunity for
researchers and managers from around the world to present new case studies
and information,
share video footage, evaluate various methods, and discuss current
problems and possible
solutions. We will address the growing phenomenon of solitary, sociable
odontocetes, their
interactions with humans, and the often-conflicting management challenges
that arise in
providing for the needs of the animals and an increasing number of people
eager to interact with
them.
Observations of solitary odontocetes who regularly engage in ?sociable?
interactions with boaters
and swimmers appear to be increasing in many areas around the world. In
the past, these animals
have typically been small delphinids and, most commonly, bottlenose
dolphins. However, there
has been a notable growth in the occurrence of other solitary sociable
odontocetes; specifically,
orcas and beluga whales. Although these animals provide unique
opportunities for research, their
interactions with humans typically warrant immediate, intensive and
innovative methods of
management to minimize hazards to humans and the animals. The goal of this
workshop is to
provide a cohesive update and understanding to augment the relatively few
studies of these
animals that have been published and the even smaller amount of
information that is available
about their management.
On the day of the workshop, registered attendees will receive a
preliminary report that will
include the agenda for the workshop, a literature review of published
literature on the research
and management of solitary sociable cetaceans, summaries of workshop
presentations and other
relevant information. A limited number of copies of this report will be
available following the
workshop to those who were not able to attend. Following the workshop,
proceedings from the
workshop will include a summary of meeting results and recommendations
that will also be
compiled and posted for distribution. Please do not request reports at
this time as we will post
information on how they can be ordered and/or viewed via website after the
workshop
(www.wdcs.org).
Workshop Registration forms and additional details can be found at
www.wdcs.org/solitaries
If you have specific questions or comments about the workshop, feel free
to contact
Courtney Vail (courtney at wdcs.org). We thank the Society for Marine
Mammalogy
for assistance with this workshop and for the opportunity to convene it.
See you at
the conference and at the workshop!
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From marmamed at uvic.ca Thu Sep 22 17:50:21 2005
From: marmamed at uvic.ca (MARMAM Editors)
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 17:50:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [MARMAM] Right Whale Air Survey Contract Solicitation (fwd)
Message-ID: <200509230050.j8N0oMWP101266@unix6.uvic.ca>
From: "Barb Zoodsma"
The Department of Commerce, NOAA, issued a solicitation on August 26, 2005,
for a contract to conduct right whale aerial surveys along the United
States' Southeast Coast (Georgia/Florida coastline). The primary objective
of this work is to locate right whales on their winter calving grounds and
to report those locations in near-real time to mariners operating
commercial, military, and other vessels in these areas so they may take
actions to reduce the likelihood of collisions with right whales. Surveys
will be flown from December 1, 2005, until March 31, 2006.
The deadline for submitting proposals is September 26, 2005. The
requirement was advertised in the FedBizOpps on June 7, 2005. For
additional information or to receive a copy of the solicitation, please
contact Jackie Shewmaker at (816)426-7462 or Jacquelyn.A.Shewmaker at noaa.gov.
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From wcw at island.net Thu Sep 22 11:57:49 2005
From: wcw at island.net (World Council of Whalers)
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 11:57:49 -0700
Subject: [MARMAM] Whaling for Food - New WCW Publication
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20050922115336.00c43f80@mail.island.net>
New WCW Publication - available now.
Whaling for Food, a publication of the World Council of Whalers, provides
some answers to the question "Why do some people continue to eat whales
(when most of us do not)?" As the book notes, "for some people, whales are
no longer a necessary food source, yet for some others, whales continue to
be their nutritionally-best source of healthy food and to expect them to
give up this cherished food (when there are no objective reasons for doing
so) makes no sense whatsoever."
Essays in this book provide information on some foods enjoyed in countries
where whale has been a customary food for many generations and continues to
be cherished by members of those societies to this day. Whaling for Food
also contains numerous recipes and photos that illustrate the importance of
whales as an essential part of some peoples' distinctive food culture and
ethnic identity.
Edited by Kathy Happynook
WCW Publications; 8.5 x 5.5 format, 30 colour photos, numerous black and
white photos, illustrations, glossary, 101 pages,
$10.00 (CDN) ISBN 0-9733760-1-5
To order a copy click on the New WCW Publication link on the home page of the
World Council of Whalers website http://www.worldcouncilofwhalers.com
For more information contact the WCW Secretariat:
World Council of Whalers
PO Box 361
Qualicum Beach, BC
V9K1S9
Phone/Fax 250 228-1048
wcw at island.net
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From ashor at nsf.gov Fri Sep 23 10:12:04 2005
From: ashor at nsf.gov (Shor, Alexander N.)
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:12:04 -0400
Subject: [MARMAM] Programmatic EIS scoping meetings planned
Message-ID: <19459042C25FC34889DF27E3078192EA219EF1@NSFMAIL01.ad.nsf.gov>
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced its intention to
prepare a Programmatic EIS/Overseas EIS to address potential
impacts on the marine environment related to the use of seismic sources
in support of NSF-funded research by U.S. academic scientists. The
National Marine Fisheries Service will be invited to be a cooperating agency
in the
preparation of the Programmatic EIS/OEIS.
To begin the process, NSF is holding a series of public scoping
meetings. Public scoping meetings will be held at the following dates,
times, and locations:
1. Wednesday, October 5, 2005, 1-5 P.M., Silver Spring Metro Center
Building 4, Science Center, 1301 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD;
2. Thursday, October 6, 2005, 5-9 p.m., J. Erik Jonsson Center of the
National Academy of Sciences, Carriage House, 314 Quissett Avenue, Woods
Hole, MA;
3. Wednesday, October 12, 2005, 5-9 p.m., Room C126, 1000 Discovery
Drive, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX;
4. Friday, October 14, 2005, 5-9 p.m., Egan Civic and Convention Center,
Space 1, 13-14, 555 West Fifth Ave. Anchorage, AK;
5. Monday, October 17, 2005, 5-9 p.m., Scripps Institution of
Oceanography, 100 Vaughn Hall, Discovery Way, La Jolla, CA; and
6. Wednesday, October 19, 2005, 5-9 p.m., Ala Moana Hotel, 410 Atkinson
Drive, Honolulu, HI.
Written comments will be accepted at these meetings as well as during
the scoping period, and can be sent to NSF by October 28, 2005.
Information on addressing comments and details on NSF's proposal is
available in the
September 22, 2005 Federal Register.
Alexander Shor
Program Director
Oceanographic Instrumentation and Technical Services
Division of Ocean Sciences, NSF
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 725
Arlington, VA 22230
Phone: (703) 292-7711 (Direct Line)
Phone: (703) 292-8583 (Program Assistant)
Fax: (703) 292-9085; Email: ashor at nsf.gov
From delphinus_capeverde at yahoo.com Fri Sep 23 03:47:19 2005
From: delphinus_capeverde at yahoo.com (Delphinus CapeVerde)
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 03:47:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [MARMAM] call for tissue samples
Message-ID: <20050923104719.23039.qmail@web52509.mail.yahoo.com>
The Cetacean Research Group of the University of Thessaly is conducting
research on the distribution and genetic differentiation of
Mediterranean striped dolphin populations (Stenella coeruleoalba).
Any possible assistance on the collection of tissue samples for DNA
analysis will be greatly appreciated.
The study will result in a PhD and relevant peer-reviewed publications
available to the open scientific community.
If you are interested in contributing a tissue sample (i.e. from a
tissue library or stranded animal) please contact:
Vasilis Podiadis
info at delphinus.gr
University of Thessaly
School of Agricultural Sciences
Dept. of Agriculture, Animal Production and Aquatic Environment
__________________________________
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From JGoldstein at hboi.edu Fri Sep 23 10:37:40 2005
From: JGoldstein at hboi.edu (Juli Goldstein)
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:37:40 -0400
Subject: [MARMAM] Announcement: 16th Biennial Conference on the Biology of
Marine M ammals Workshop Announcement
Message-ID:
16th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals Workshop
Announcement:
Health Assessment of Bottlenose Dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida
and Charleston, South Carolina
Chairs: Drs. Gregory D. Bossart and Patricia A. Fair
Symposium Coordinator: Dr. Juli D. Goldstein
E-mail: jgoldstein at hboi.edu
Day/Date: Sunday December 11
Time: 9:00-5:00pm
Location: Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego: Conference room TBD.
Cost: Free to all conference registrants
Summary: The Bottlenose Dolphin Health and Risk Assessment (HERA) Project
was initiated in 2003 by researchers at Harbor Branch Oceanographic
Institution and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National
Ocean Service. The HERA Dolphin Project is a comprehensive, integrated,
multi-disciplinary research program designed to assess overall dolphin
health and environmental and anthropogenic stressors that may affect health
and long-term viability. Standardized and comprehensive protocols are being
used to understand dolphin health, the top-predator of coastal ecosystems in
the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), FL and Charleston (CHS), SC. This study is
focusing on developing tools and techniques to better assess the health of
bottlenose dolphins and to identify health threats and develop linkages to
possible environmental stressors. This symposium will highlight studies by
multiple HERA investigators who will report on their findings from a wide
range of disciplines such as emerging disease, pathology, biomarkers,
contaminants, and immunology.
Tentative Agenda and List of Speakers
9:00-9:10 am Welcome/Introductions
Dr. Gregory D. Bossart, Dr. Patricia A.
Fair, Dr. Juli D. Goldstein
9:10-9:25 am Overview of Dolphin Health Assessments
Dr. Teri Rowles, National Marine
Fisheries
9:25-9:40 am Overview, Goal, and Objectives of HERA Dolphin
Project
Dr. Patricia Fair and Dr. Gregory D. Bossart, National Ocean Service, Center
for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, Charleston,
SC/Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
9:40-9:55 am Integrating Bottlenose Dolphin Health and
Photo-Identification Data
Jeffrey D. Adams, National Ocean Service, Center for Coastal Environmental
Health and Biomolecular Research, Charleston, SC
9:55-10:10 am Spatial Aspects of Bottlenose Dolphin
Occurrence Near Charleston, SC and in the Indian River Lagoon, FL
Dr. R.H Defran, Harbor Branch
Oceanographic Institution & National Ocean Service, Center for Coastal
Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, Charleston, SC
10:10-10:25 am Hematologic, Serum Biochemistry and Cytologic
Findings From Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin Inhabiting the Indian River
Lagoon, Florida
Dr. Juli D. Goldstein, Harbor Branch
Oceanographic Institution
10:25-10:40 am Evaluation of a portable clinical analyzer of the
critical care blood gases and electrolytes in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins
Dr. Rene A Varela, Harbor Branch
Oceanographic Institution
10:40-10:55 am COFFEE BREAK
10:55-11:10 am Lobomycosis in Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins
(Tursiops truncatus) From the Indian River Lagoon, Florida
11:10-11:25 am New Viral Findings and the Development of
Seroepidemiological Screening Tests and the Corresponding Vaccines
Dr. Manuela Rehtanz and Dr. Gregory D. Bossart, Harbor Branch Oceanographic
Institution, Brown Cancer Center
11:25-11:40 am Antibiotic Resistant Escherichia coli Found in
Florida and South Carolina Wild Bottlenose Dolphins
Barbara Lyon, National Ocean Service, Center for Coastal Environmental
Health and Biomolecular Research, Charleston, SC
11:40-11:55 pm Orogenital Neoplasia in Atlantic Bottlenose
Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Dr. Gregory D. Bossart, Harbor Branch
Oceanographic Institution
11:55-1:00 pm LUNCH BREAK
1:00-1:15 pm Feeding Habits of Indian River Lagoon bottlenose
dolphins assessed using stable isotope and fatty acid signature analysis
Dr. Graham Worthy, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida
1:15-1:30 pm Emerging contaminants in bottlenose dolphins
(Tursiops truncatus) from the Charleston Harbor, SC and the Indian River
Lagoon, Fl
Magali Houde, Environmental Biology University of Guelph/National Water
Research Institute, Burlington, Ontario
1:30-1:45 pm Comparisons of trace metal contamination in
bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) populations along the southeast
Atlantic coast
Hui-Chen Wang, National Ocean Service, Center for Coastal Environmental
Health and Biomolecular Research, Charleston, SC
1:45-2:00 pm Changes in Gene Expression in the Skin-Blubber
Biopsy as Measures of Chemical Exposure and Effect in the Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Eric Montie, Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution
2:00-2:15 pm Establishment of Epidermal Cell Lines Derived
from the Skin of the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Blake C. Ellis, Department of Neurosciences and Neuroscience
Institute/Marine Biomedicine and Environmental Sciences Center, Charleston,
SC
2:15-2:45 pm COFFEE BREAK
2:45-3:00 pm Genetic structure of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops
truncatus in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida
Christine Politz, Harbor Brach
Oceanographic Institution
3:00-3:15 pm Development of a Dolphin cDNA Microarray
Dr. Annalaura Mancia, Marine Biomedicine and Environmental Sciences Center,
Medical University of South Carolina
3:15-3:30 pm DNA Strand Breaks as Determined by the Comet
Assay in Blood Samples from Dolphins Collected from Charleston Harbor(SC)
and Indian River Lagoon (FL)
Dr. Richard Lee, Skidaway Institute of
Oceanography
3:30-5:00 pm PANEL DISCUSSION/CLOSING REMARKS
Juli D. Goldstein, D.V.M.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Division of Marine Mammal Research and Conservation
Harbor Branch Oceanographic
5600 US 1 North
Ft. Pierce, Fl 34946
772-465-2400 ext. 434
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From lcornick at alaskapacific.edu Fri Sep 23 14:33:05 2005
From: lcornick at alaskapacific.edu (Leslie Cornick)
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:33:05 -0800
Subject: [MARMAM] Please post to MARMAM: Marine Mammal Aerial Survey Safety
Message-ID: <64C1977E849D2A438F48AA6D78684E1D34883D@blackbox.alaskapacific.edu>
Dear MARMAM Subscribers,
At the 2003 Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals in
Greensboro, NC the Scientific Advisory Committee took up the issue of
aerial survey safety, and formed a working group to develop guidelines
for improving aerial survey safety.
We have enlisted the assistance of a low-altitude flight safety expert
to develop a set of recommendations for the working group, but we are
also interested in hearing directly from scientists and technicians in
the field. The committee is interested in hearing your experiences,
questions, concerns, etc. relative to planning and executing marine
mammal aerial surveys. We're particularly interested in hearing about
concerns related to the following:
* aircraft
* pilotage
* training
* equipment
* funding (related specifically to survey safety)
* risk assessment
* mishap response
* issues in developing countries
Once fully developed, these guidelines will be posted on the Society's
website to be freely available to the worldwide aerial survey community.
Please help us to develop a set of guidelines that will meet your safety
needs!
**************************************************************
Leslie A. Cornick, Ph.D.
Chair, Aerial Survey Safety Working Group
Assistant Professor, Marine Biology & Statistics
Department of Environmental Science
Alaska Pacific University
4101 University Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
lcornick at alaskapacific.edu
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From Mario.Mota-1 at ksc.nasa.gov Fri Sep 23 14:48:31 2005
From: Mario.Mota-1 at ksc.nasa.gov (Mota, Mario J)
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:48:31 -0400
Subject: [MARMAM] pilot whale fetus
Message-ID:
Good afternoon.
Sorry for the mass posting, but this is for US folks...
While cleaning our freezer I found a pilot whale fetus that we got from
a life stranding a couple of years ago. I got it CAT scanned and the
images will be eventually available online through a collaborative
project with the Univ of Florida vet school for a marine mammal
anatomical/histological library.
However, before I necropsy it, I was wondering if anyone out there in
marmam has any particular interest in getting specific body parts.
Please have the required permits and contact me at
motamj at kscems.ksc.nasa.gov before I necropsy it on Sunday.
Regards,
Mario
From isabel_c_avila at yahoo.com Sun Sep 25 10:42:02 2005
From: isabel_c_avila at yahoo.com (Isabel Avila)
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 12:42:02 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [MARMAM] Lunnar effect on behavior humpback whales
Message-ID: <20050925174202.76405.qmail@web52705.mail.yahoo.com>
Dear Marmams
I?m doing a research about the behavior of humpback
whales in Colombia, South America. I found that some
adults show differences in some of its behavior across
the moon phases. The phase of the moon seems to
influence the behavior of a number of animals, but
until now I didn?t found studies about the lunar
effect on cetacean.
Please send me an email if anybody knows something
about this theme.
Thanks
Isabel Cristina Avila
Isabel_c_avila at yahoo.com
Isabel Cristina ?vila Jim?nez
Bi?loga
Investigadora en Mam?feros Marinos
Estudiante MSc Biolog?a, Universidad del Valle
Investigadora Adjunta, Fundaci?n Yubarta
Tel. celular: (57) 315 7550330
Colombia, Sur Am?rica
E-mail: isabel_c_avila at yahoo.com
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From marmamed at uvic.ca Sun Sep 25 19:37:05 2005
From: marmamed at uvic.ca (MARMAM Editors)
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 19:37:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [MARMAM] Aerial images of east coast large whale species etc. (fwd)
Message-ID: <200509260237.j8Q2b5l7098166@unix6.uvic.ca>
From: Michael Moore
Recently the following website came on line:
http://www.gulfofmaineproductions.com/
This site is more than just a place to view/acquire spectacular images
taken by Tim Voorheis. There are a number of images that show unique
perspectives of marine mammal behavior.
Apologies for cross-postings. Right whale afficianados will especially
enjoy the image of Admiral skim-feeding.
FYI the altitude from which these images were taken is 1000 to 1200 feet.
--
Michael Moore
Biology Department, Mailstop 50
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole MA 02543
508 289 3228 t, 508 457 2134 f
www.whoi.edu/people/mmoore
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From oli.yates at conservation.org.fk Mon Sep 26 05:23:29 2005
From: oli.yates at conservation.org.fk (oli.yates at conservation.org.fk)
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 08:23:29 -0400
Subject: [Marmam] Tissue sample Gray's Beaked Whale
Message-ID: <18D18E7637A2C24782C335300238CB790B18EA@MAIL.conservation.local>
Dear All,
I have tissue samples of a stranded beaked whale, thought at this time
to be a female Gray's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon grayi from the remains
found yesterday. The whale was washed up in the south east of the
Falkland Islands. There are pictures and measurements for anyone
interested and it would be excellent to pass on the genetic tissue for
DNA analysis if possible.
Please contact me for further details.
Best, Oli Yates
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Oli Yates
Project Leader
Albatross and Petrel Programme
Falklands Conservation
Stanley
Falkland Islands
Tel: 00 500 22247
Fax: 00 500 22288
oli.yates at conservation.org.fk
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From: marmamed at uvic.ca (MARMAM Editors)
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 09:14:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [MARMAM] Dolphin Research Internships (fwd)
Message-ID: <200509261614.j8QGE9lI066558@unix6.uvic.ca>
Subject: FW: Dolphin Research Internships- Immediate Openings
Dolphin Research Internships
Dolphin Research Center (DRC) is currently accepting applications for
Research Interns for the Winter/Spring term. DRC is a not-for-profit
education and research facility, home to a family of Atlantic bottlenose
dolphins and California sea lions. DRC is located on Grassy Key, in the
heart of the Florida Keys.
Internships at DRC are an exciting way to develop career skills as well as
an opportunity to get "behind the scenes" to see how a marine mammal
facility operates. Research interns participate in DRC's ongoing research
projects, giving them broad exposure to a variety to research methodologies.
Interns receive extensive on the job training in observing marine mammal
behavior, collecting observational data, working with research equipment,
and assisting with behavioral research sessions. In addition, educational
opportunities are available, such as informal journal article reviews and
the development of personal learning objectives.
Specific job duties include:
Collecting observational data
Preparing stimuli for interactive research sessions
Setting up equipment for interactive research sessions
Operating video equipment
Entering data into the computer for analysis
General support of the facility through participation in the volunteer
resource pool (facility maintenance, bird care, assisting with public
programs, guest interactions, etc.)
Research studies can vary widely in nature and availability. For
information on past or current research projects at DRC, please visit our
website, at www.dolphins.org
Publications:
Jaakkola, K., Fellner, W., Erb, L., Rodriguez, A.M., & Guarino, E. 2005.
Understanding of the concept of numerically "less" by bottlenose
dolphins(Tursiops truncatus). Journal of Comparative Psychology. Vol. 119,
No.3. pp. 296-303.
Internships require a minimum of a 12-week commitment (16 weeks is
preferable), 40 hours per week. The internship is unpaid, and interns are
responsible for providing their own housing. DRC will provide assistance in
locating housing and/or matching up interns and volunteers desiring
roommates. Successful candidates will be ready and willing to learn,
self-motivated, and flexible. Prior research experience is recommended, but
not required.
The deadline to apply is October 1st. Application materials can be found on
our website at www.dolphins.org.
Emily Guarino, Research Coordinator
drc-res at dolphins.org
Dolphin Research Center
58901 Overseas Highway
Grassy Key, FL 33050
http://www.dolphins.org
From Hal.Whitehead at dal.ca Mon Sep 26 11:16:37 2005
From: Hal.Whitehead at dal.ca (Hal.Whitehead at dal.ca)
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 15:16:37 -0300
Subject: [MARMAM] Marine Mammal Science and Noise
Message-ID: <433810D5.7879.1F960F6E@localhost>
The following Letter to the Editor is now published and has just
been sent out in the October issue of Marine Mammal Science.
The Letter refers to an email exchange which illustrates some
conflict of interest issues between marine mammal scientists and
funding agencies. A transcript of this email exchange can be
viewed at:
http://whitelab.biology.dal.ca/lw/emails.htm
Authentication of this email exchange can be viewed at:
http://whitelab.biology.dal.ca/lw/NRDC_authentication.pdf
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MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE, 21(4), (October 2005)
SIGNAL-TO-NOISE: FUNDING STRUCTURE VERSUS ETHICS
AS A SOLUTION TO CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST RESPONSE TO
??RESONANCE AND DISSONANCE: SCIENCE, ETHICS, AND
THE SONAR DEBATE??, MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE
20:898?899.
Gannon et al. (2004) take issue with comments made primarily by
one of us (HW1) at a special session on ??The Science Behind
Noise and Marine Mammals?? at the biennial meeting of the Society
for Marine Mammalogy in Greensboro, NC. The intent of the
comments was misunderstood by Gannon et al. (2004) and others.
The comments were that: (1) It is becoming clear that sounds
produced by navies are dangerous to marine mammals (the U.S.
Navy has admitted its own sonar was most likely responsible for
the deaths of several whales in the Bahamas; National Marine
Fisheries Service and United States Navy 2001); (2) The U.S.
Navy funds a major part of marine mammal science (sponsoring
70% of all marine mammal research in the U.S., and 50% of
marine mammal research worldwide);2 (3) For instance, all the
presenters of ??The Science Behind Noise and Marine Mammals?? at
the special session were partially funded by the U.S. Navy, as was
the conference itself; (4) This is a major problem, akin to a situation
where most research on lung cancer, and a special information
session on lung cancer at a professional meeting of oncologists,
was funded by the tobacco industry.
Gannon et al. (2004) state that ??. . . the objectivity of scientists
investigating the effects of military sonar on marine mammals was
called into question because of the source of their funding.?? In
fact, there was no such comment. Many marine mammal scientists,
including some of us, have collaborated with military agencies in a
variety of ways. HW?s point was aimed at the structural problem of
naval funding of marine mammal science rather than at the
objectivity and ethical behavior of any scientist. Conflicts-of-
interest exist independently of the actions of those burdened by
them, and one should, in a mature debate, be able to raise concern
about the former without being assumed to have impugned the
latter.
The problem faced by marine mammal science is severe. If all
ONR (U.S. Office of Naval Research) funded scientists were
completely objective, and even if there were no attempts to
influence their public statements, there is a substantial problem of
perception of conflict-of-interest. It is easy to understand why many
scientists and members of the public see a potential conflict when
the U.S. Navy, a major noise producer, directly funds the majority
of research on the effects of noise on marine mammals and holds
the dominant funding position in marine mammal research.
Perceived conflict of interest ??can erode public trust in science and
scientists?? (Anon. 2001). As scientists, that trust is among our most
precious assets. The problem of perceived conflict-of-interest in
marine mammal science has been previously raised by some of us
(Whitehead and Weilgart 1995), and noted by the U.S. National
Research Council?s Report on Marine Mammals and Low-
Frequency Sound (National Research Council 2000; p. 84): ??. .
. sponsors of research need to be aware that studies funded and
led by one special interest are vulnerable to concerns about conflict
of interest. For example, research on the effects of smoking funded
by [the U.S. National Institute of Health] is likely to be perceived to
be more objective than research conducted by the tobacco
industry.?? The importance of funding by ONR has resulted in
scientists being reluctant to speak out against the U.S. Navy for
fear that it could affect their future research funding (Whitehead
and Weilgart 1995). Even if the Navy actually took no action
against researchers, such self-censorship would impede marine
mammal science and conservation.
However, ONR does not function separately from the operational
side of the Navy as Gannon et al. (2004) claim. There are clear
demonstrations of this connection in public record e-mails
disclosed by the U.S. Navy in recent litigation.3 Increasingly, in
recent years, U.S. Navy funding for marine mammal research has
also come from the office of the Chief of Naval Operations, further
blurring any separation between the operational side of the Navy
and marine mammal funding. The above-mentioned e-mail
exchanges show that the operational U.S. Navy considered that
ONR-funded scientists had obligations to the U.S. Navy in their
public comments on controversial noise-related conservation
issues. Thus, the behavior of funding agencies can subject
scientists to unacceptable pressures that can make the conflict-of-
interest real as well as perceived, and from which they should be
protected. A statement such as that made by HW pointing out this
potential conflict of interest would be uncontroversial in other fields,
such as pharmacology, that have been faced with these issues for
much longer than marine mammal science.
In the title, and final paragraph, of their letter, Gannon et al.
(2004) lay the Naval funding debate out as an ethical issue.We
disagree: while there are ethical sides, the primary problem is
structural. More ethical guidelines will not solve the problem:
scientists will always be human. We do not, for instance, expect
parents to shed their bias when writing letters of reference for their
children. Instead, we simply do not allow it, even though some
parents could be capable of perfectly objective assessments. While
peer-review, non-interference by the sponsor into the research and
publishing, the absence of prepublication ??vetting?? of manuscripts,
and other ethical guidelines undoubtedly help reduce some aspects
of the problem of conflict-of-interest, it still remains a substantial
issue. Because of the way marine mammal science is funded, it is
vulnerable to a failure of public confidence. Why place scientists in
difficult positions when one could restore trust by altering the
funding structure?
We believe the funding system should be changed to safeguard the
credibility of the field and to protect us all from conflicts-of-interest.
The U.S. Navy is to be commended for its generosity in funding,
but funds need to be administered independently, through a
nonaligned body. An independent committee that has power and
meaningfully represents all major stakeholders could establish
priorities for the research, commission it, and recommend
regulations. For instance, the U.S. National Research Council?s
Report on Marine Mammals and Low-Frequency Sound suggested:
??Concern for peer review, efficiency, and independence argues for
having an agency such as [the U.S. National Science Foundation]
take the lead in managing an interagency research program on the
effects of noise on marine mammals?? (National Research Council
2000; p. 84).
Gannon et al. (2004) are correct that ??. . . many members of our
Society are funded by organizations having political agendas??.
While the U.S. Navy is a polluter, taxpayer supported, and
overwhelmingly dominant compared with any other funder, it would
also be desirable for environmental groups and others to channel
their funds through independent bodies.
We hope that the goal of ??vigorous, constructive scientific debate??
mentioned in Gannon et al. (2004) will allow a dispassionate review
of the funding structure of marine mammal science. As Nature
Medicine (Anon. 2001) notes for the medical community, marine
mammalogy must ??win back crucial public trust before the situation
becomes irrevocable,?? and we believe a crucial step is to remove
the overwhelming position of the U.S. Navy in our field.
1 Personal communication from Damon P. Gannon, Center for
Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Research, Mote Marine
Laboratory, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, FL, 29 March
2005.
2 S. Tomaszeski, Oceanographer of the U.S. Navy; presentation
at the First Plenary Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Acoustic
Impacts on Marine Mammals, 3?5 February 2004, Bethesda,
Maryland. Available at
http://www.mmc.gov/sound/plenary1/pdf/plenary%201_tomaszeski
2.pdf.
3 A transcript of these e-mails can be obtained from
lweilgar at dal.ca or from:
http://whitelab.biology.dal.ca/lw/emails.htm
LITERATURE CITED
ANON. 2001. In science we trust. Nature Medicine 7:871.
GANNON, D. P., D. W. JOHNSTON, A. J. READ AND D.
NOWACEK. 2004. Resonance and dissonance: Science, ethics,
and the sonar debate. Marine Mammal Science 20: 898?899.
NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE AND UNITED
STATES NAVY. 2001. Joint interim report. Bahamas marine
mammal mass stranding event 15?16 March 2000.
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL. 2000. Marine mammals and
low-frequency sound. National Academy Press, Washington, DC.
WHITEHEAD, H., AND L. WEILGART. 1995. Marine mammal
science, the U.S. Navy and academic freedom. Marine Mammal
Science and 11:260?263.
LINDA WEILGART and HAL WHITEHEAD, Department of Biology,
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4J1, Canada; e-
mail: lweilgar at dal.ca;
LUKE RENDELL, Sea Mammal Research Unit, School of
Biology, University of St Andrews, Fife, KY16 8ES, United
Kingdom;
JOHN CALAMBOKIDIS, Cascadia Research, 218 1/2 W 4th Ave.,
Olympia, Washington 98501, U.S.A. Received 31 January 2005.
Accepted 3 May 2005.
Lindy Weilgart, Ph.D. Research Associate and Assistant Professor
Department of Biology Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 4J1 Canada Ph.: (902) 494-3723 Fax: (902) 494-3736 E-mail:
lweilgar at dal.ca
From lighthouse at abdn.ac.uk Mon Sep 26 08:58:54 2005
From: lighthouse at abdn.ac.uk (Paul Thompson)
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 16:58:54 +0100
Subject: [MARMAM] Aberdeen University/WDCS Research Post Available - Moray
Firth Dolphins
Message-ID: <009701c5c2b3$333c94f0$0401010a@CLSM001368>
We are recruiting a recent graduate to conduct research and develop
science-based interpretation on the conservation and ecology of bottlenose
dolphins in the Moray Firth, NE Scotland. This post is available for a fixed
period of 30 months, on a salary of ?19-24K per annum. Closing date for
applications is 14th October 2005.
The Research Associate will work within Aberdeen University?s School of
Biological Sciences on a Knowledge Transfer Partnership grant with WDCS, The
Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. The project aims to enhance WDCS?s
scientific capability by developing a high quality programme of research and
interpretation on cetacean biology. The post will be based at the Whale and
Dolphin Conservation Society Wildlife Centre, Spey Bay on the Moray Firth
coast, but some time will also be spent at the University?s Lighthouse Field
Station in Cromarty.
Applicants must have at least a 2.1 Hons Degree in Marine Biology, Ecology
or a related subject, and have experience of field research on marine
mammals. A strong commitment to marine conservation and an interest in using
technology to study marine environments is also essential. Experience of
working with volunteers and leading small groups is desirable.
For application details, please see:
Dr Paul Thompson,
University of Aberdeen,
School of Biological Sciences,
Lighthouse Field Station George Street, Cromarty, Ross-shire, IV11 8YJ.
Phone & Fax: 01381600548
Email: lighthouse at abdn.ac.uk
www.abdn.ac.uk/zoology/lighthouse
From jen.palmer at mcbi.org Mon Sep 26 10:58:14 2005
From: jen.palmer at mcbi.org (Jen Palmer)
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:58:14 -0700
Subject: [MARMAM] Emergency in the Eastern Aegean Sea
Message-ID:
From: Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara [mailto:disciara at tin.it]
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 5:21 AM
To: disciara at tin.it
Subject: emergency in the Eastern Aegean Sea
Importance: High
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I received a piece of quite alarming news from my colleague Anastasia
Miliou, scientific director of "Archipelagos Aigaiou", and NGO from
Greece (see attachment).
The Greek Armed Forces are apparently planning to conduct tomorrow
military excercises, involving explosions, within two protected islands
of the Aegean Sea which are extremely valuable from the natural point of
view, but also quite vulnerable. These unhinabited islands contain
critical habitat for monk seals (one was sighted only a few days ago in
Petrokaravo) and Eleonora's falcons, among many other protected species.
At a minimum, these planned activities will result in the dislodgment of
these rare and endangered species from what little has remained of their
habitat, although direct killing may also not be discounted.
It is astonishing to discover that military institutions of an European
Member State may so blatantly plan to flout national, European and
international regulations. I find it equally astonishing that such
level of disregard for the Mediterranean natural heritage, which so many
institutions and individuals have been painstakingly tried to preserve
for future generations, can be allowed. Nobody challenges the
military's need to practice their job. However, this must be done in
full respect of existing rules.
Unless the manoeuvers will be called off, tomorrow a vessel parade of
protesters including local fishermen and islanders, led by Archipelagos
Aigaiou, will sail to Anhydro and Petrokaravo to discourage the military
from perpetrating their illegal operations, at the risk of their life.
Your help and support in this dramatic circumstance is very important.
If you think, as I am sure you do, that the Mediterranean natural
heritage cannot be jeopardized by careless and reckless mismanegement,
please express your concern to:
Minister of National Defence Spilios Spiliotopoulos: minister at mod.mil.gr
Undersecretary Vasilis Michaloliakos: dmod_michaloliakos at mod.mil.gr
Undersecretary Ioannis Lampropoulos: dmod_lampropoulos at mod.mil.gr
Information address: journalists at mod.mil.gr
Information: info at mod.mil.gr
Prefectorial Self-government of Dodecanese: email: kep at nad.gr
Hellenic Ministry for the Enviroment, Physical Planning & Public Works:
service at dorg.minenv.gr
General Secretariat Of Public Works: dplir at ggde.gr
Minister of Rural Growth and Foods : Evaggelos Mpasiakos:
ax2u077 at minagric.gr
Undersecretary of Rural Growth and Foods: Alexandros Kontos:
ax2u050 at minagric.gr
Ministry of Aegean: Info at Ypai.gr
Office of General Secretary email: gg at ypai.gr
Press Office & Public Relations: email: typos at ypai.gr
Thank you for your attention and support.
Yours sincerely,
Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara
Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara, Tethys Research Institute
Via Benedetto Marcello 43 - 20124 Milano, ITALY
tel. +39 335 6376035, +39 02 29402867; fax +39 02 700518468
email: disciara at tin.it
http://www.disciara.net
http://www.tethys.org
Jennifer L. Palmer, M.S., Conservation Scientist
Marine Conservation Biology Institute
14301 Arnold Dr. Suite 25
Glen Ellen, CA 95442
Ph. 707. 938. 3214 Fax 707. 996. 4842
jen.palmer at mcbi.org www.mcbi.org
Marine Conservation Biology Institute
Protecting Ocean Life through Science and Conservation Advocacy
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From jen.palmer at mcbi.org Tue Sep 27 10:43:49 2005
From: jen.palmer at mcbi.org (Jen Palmer)
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 10:43:49 -0700
Subject: [MARMAM] Military exercise in the Eastern Aegean Sea cancelled
Message-ID:
Military exercise in the Eastern Aegean Sea cancelled
Below is a message of sincere thanks for all of the voices who spoke out
against the military exercises which were to take place in Anhydro and
Petrokaravo, rare and critical habitat for Mediterranean monk seals. The
proposed military exercises, that were to begin TODAY, have now been
cancelled.
Thank you all for voicing your immediate concern.
Kind regards,
Jen
Jennifer L. Palmer, M.S., Conservation Scientist
Marine Conservation Biology Institute
14301 Arnold Dr. Suite 25
Glen Ellen, CA 95442
Ph. 707. 938. 3214 Fax 707. 996. 4842
jen.palmer at mcbi.org www.mcbi.org
Marine Conservation Biology Institute
Protecting Ocean Life through Science and Conservation Advocacy
From: Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara [mailto:disciara at tin.it
]
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 12:39 AM
To: Elliott Norse
Cc: info at archipelago.gr
Subject: a special thank you
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I just received a text message from Anastasia Miliou (9.47 AM Greek
time) with these words: "Kalimera from peaceful Petrokaravo. Over 60
Eleonora's are flying around us now and there is no sign of army
anywhere".
We had received late in the day yesterday the information that the
exercises in Anhydro and Petrokaravo had been cancelled, but I wanted to
wait till Anastasia went on site to give you the good news.
This morning I have received the following positive message from the
office of Mr. Spilotopoulos, Minister of defence of the Hellenic
Republic:
"Upon receipt of the e-mail you sent to the Minister of Defence Mr
Spilios P. Spiliotopoulos. We would like to thank you for contacting us
and to inform you that your case is under consideration.
"Soon you will be informed about its progress.
"We are willing to cooperate with you and provide you any information or
anything else you may need."
I think we can take a deep breath now, thanks to all of you who
expressed your concern in the appropriate circles.
But if an emergency was taken care of successfully, this doesn't mean
that the job is finished. Much progress remains to be made in raising
the awareness of all the parties concerned with the protection of the
marine environment. Countless military exercises occur daily in all of
the world's oceans and seas, and who knows how many other conflicting
conditions exist between the needs of the military and the conservation
of the marine environment. In part, this is a problem of knowledge: I
am personally convinced that the Greek Army had no idea that there was
anything wrong with bombing Anhydro and Petrokaravo. On the other hand,
substantial improvements are needed in terms of awareness. If it true
that the armies exist to protect us and all that is important to us,
then it is obvious that environmental protection should be one of the
highest concerns for the military. Much work remains to be done to see
the effects of such change in attitude, which may take a generation to
happen.
I wish to express to all of you my deepest appreciation for your
participation and support in this circumstance.
Yours sincerely,
Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara
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From oli.yates at conservation.org.fk Tue Sep 27 13:19:56 2005
From: oli.yates at conservation.org.fk (oli.yates at conservation.org.fk)
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 16:19:56 -0400
Subject: [Marmam] Gray's beaked whale
Message-ID: <18D18E7637A2C24782C335300238CB790B1917@MAIL.conservation.local>
Dear All,
Many thanks for all the requests for details and specimens regarding the
beaked whale. The specimen was in poor condition and nothing other than
skin tissue was possible, the land owner will keep the entire skeleton
for tourism. My apologies if I did not respond to all the mail but some
were simply not viable suggestions due to the reasons above.
Those who are helping with genetics and ID I thank again and will be in
touch shortly.
Best regards,
Oli Yates.
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Oli Yates
Project Leader
Albatross and Petrel Programme
Falklands Conservation
Stanley
Falkland Islands
Tel: 00 500 22247
Fax: 00 500 22288
oli.yates at conservation.org.fk
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From marmamed at uvic.ca Wed Sep 28 14:42:05 2005
From: marmamed at uvic.ca (MARMAM Editors)
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:42:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [MARMAM] AQUATIC MAMMAL COURSE - SPAIN (METHODS-ANALYSIS) (fwd)
Message-ID: <200509282142.j8SLg5il050942@unix6.uvic.ca>
Dear colleagues,
The course on study methods and multivariate analysis in aquatic mammal research
to be held in Onda (Castellon, Spain) has been postponed to November 2005.
You will find an update of this course at the Omacha Foundation?s web site
(http://www.omacha.org/html/html/curbogota.htm).
Kindest regards,
OMACHA FOUNDATION
Estimados colegas,
El curso sobre m?todos de estudio y an?lisis multivariado en investigaci?n
de mam?feros acu?ticos a celebrarse en Onda (Castellon, Espa?a) ha sido retrasado
a Noviembre de 2005. Podr?is encontrar la convocatoria actualizada en la
p?gina web de la Fundaci?n Omacha.
Un cordial saludo,
OMACHA FOUNDATION
Salvador Herrando-P?rez, Bi?logo acu?tico, BSc. MPhil.
FUNDACI?N OMACHA, Associated Researcher (www.omacha.org)
DIRECCIONES POSTALES / POSTAL ADDRESSES:
C/ Padre Jofre 19, 12006 Castell?n de la Plana, ESPA?A
Fundaci?n Omacha, Diagonal 86? # 30-38. Barrio El Polo, Bogot?, COLOMBIA
PARA CONTACTAR / CONTACT INFORMATION
salherra at ono.com / salvador at omacha.org / salherra68 at yahoo.es (mensajes/messages>
5 Mb)
Tel?fonos, Espa?a: +34 964036814 / +34 657787340
Tel?fono, Colombia: +571 2362686
Ahora estoy en Espa?a... / I am currently in Spain...
From marmamed at uvic.ca Wed Sep 28 14:43:25 2005
From: marmamed at uvic.ca (MARMAM Editors)
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:43:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [MARMAM] Photos which may be of interest of Northern Right Whales
(fwd)
Message-ID: <200509282143.j8SLhPa1081276@unix6.uvic.ca>
Hello, I have just returned from a holiday whalewatching in Eastern
Canada watching the northern right whales in the Bay of Fundy. I was
lucky enough to see a courtship display by the whales, and I have two
rather good digital photos of one male showing its genitalia. =20
I don't know if you would like to list this on your web page to see if
anyone is interested in these.
Also, I have some good fluke digital photos, and I was wondering if
anyone is doing a library of the Northern rights and who might be
interested in using my photos to help monitor the whales.
Your web site was passed on to me by Rachel at the Whale & Dolphin
Magazine.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Regards
Elaine Francis.
From marmamed at uvic.ca Thu Sep 29 08:23:22 2005
From: marmamed at uvic.ca (MARMAM Editors)
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:23:22 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [MARMAM] Looking for a MARMAM co-editor
Message-ID: <200509291523.j8TFNMXm062680@unix6.uvic.ca>
Over the years MARMAM has been run by a number of vounteer editors. At
this point we are looking for one or two volunteers to participate in
this process. We would like people to commit to assisting with the list
for at least two years. There is an initial period of a couple of weeks
where *extra* time (1-2 hours) is required to get up to speed on the
process we use, our editorial policies etc, but once that is over the
average daily time commitment is perhaps 15 minutes, and this can be
spread in several shorter blocks throughout the day. We are looking for
individuals who have been professionals in the field of marine mammal
science for at least five years, have consistent access to the internet,
and are willing to adhere to the long-standing editorial policies of the
list. A little known benefit of the position is that the MARMAM editors'
account receives multiple spam messages every day announcing lotteries and
foreign money-making schemes that you can sign up for.
Anyone interested please contact us at this address - marmamed at uvic.ca
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-To submit a message to MARMAM, send it to: marmam at lists.uvic.ca
-Please include your name and e-mail address in the body of the
text of all submissions, and ensure your message has an appropriate
subject heading (ie., not "Message for MARMAM")
-Do not submit attached files or HTML/MIME messages.
-To subscribe to MARMAM, go to lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
-To contact the MARMAM editors, write to: marmamed at uvic.ca
-MARMAM Editorial Policy & FAQ: http://whitelab.biology.dal.ca/marmam.htm
From mignucci at caribe.net Wed Sep 28 20:04:52 2005
From: mignucci at caribe.net (Dr. Antonio Mignucci-Giannoni)
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 23:04:52 -0400
Subject: [MARMAM] Hooded seals in the Caribbean...Again
Message-ID:
Hi to all,
We are in the process of rescuing a hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) which
stranded on 28 Sep 2005 in the Lesser Antillean island of Antigua in the
northeastern Caribbean. The seal is a blue-pelt juvenile. This is the second
seal found in Antigua (one in 2001), and the eleventh recorded in the
Caribbean since 1992 (two in Puerto Rico, one in the Virgin Islands, one in
Bermuda, two in Bahamas, one in Turks and Caicos, one in Anguilla, and one
in St. Barthelemy).
We would like to alert all colleagues and government agency officials in the
southeastern US and Caribbean countries to this situation and to request
that any sightings and strandings be documented thoroughly and reported to
help assess these unusual events.
The Caribbean Stranding Network is also available 24-hours around the clock
to assist anybody that finds a hooded seal in the Caribbean.? You may reach
the Network by calling 787-399-1900 or 787-399-1903 or by email
mignucci at caribe.net.
Additional Information:
* Mignucci-Giannoni AA, Odell DK.? 2001. Tropical and subtropical Western
Atlantic records of hooded seals (Cystophora cristata) dispel the myth of
extant Caribbean monk seals (Monachus tropicalis). Bulletin of Marine
Science 68(1):47-58.
* Mignucci-Giannoni AA, Haddow P. 2002. Wandering hooded seals. Science
295(5555):627-628.
Thanks,
Tony
Dr. Antonio A. Mignucci-Giannoni
Director
Red Caribe?a de Varamientos ? Caribbean Stranding Network
PO Box 361715 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-1715
EMAIL mignucci at caribe.net ? WEB http://rcv.caribe.net
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From phamiltn at neaq.org Thu Sep 29 06:30:50 2005
From: phamiltn at neaq.org (Phil Hamilton)
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 09:30:50 -0400
Subject: [MARMAM] Right whale images
Message-ID: <4088BFAE3F97BC418FC8239CD9C280FEA588B4@tigershark.neaq.org>
In response to Elaine Francis' posting below:
The New England Aquarium maintains a catalog of all photographs of right whales taken in the North Atlantic. The Catalog currently contains over 30,000 sightings of 459 whales from 1935 to the present. These sightings have been contributed by hundreds of organizations and individuals. Anyone who has collected identifiable images of right whales (showing details of the callosity pattern on the head and any visible scars- flukes are only useful if they have scars), and has date and location data for the sighting, should contact the data coordinator at the Aquarium's right whale research project (rwdata at neaq.org ) to discuss data submission. However, no one should approach a right whale within 500 yds in US waters without a research permit as this is against the law and violators have been prosecuted.
The Aquarium is currently working a on a web site to describe right whale photo identification in general and the North Atlantic Catalog specifically- including the ability to search for a subset of images in the Catalog. This web site should be completed in the next few months and will be found at www.neaq.org/rwcatalog .
Philip Hamilton
Research Scientist
New England Aquarium
Elaine's email:
Hello, I have just returned from a holiday whalewatching in Eastern Canada watching the northern right whales in the Bay of Fundy. I was
lucky enough to see a courtship display by the whales, and I have two rather good digital photos of one male showing its genitalia.
I don't know if you would like to list this on your web page to see if anyone is interested in these.
Also, I have some good fluke digital photos, and I was wondering if anyone is doing a library of the Northern rights and who might be
interested in using my photos to help monitor the whales.
Your web site was passed on to me by Rachel at the Whale & Dolphin Magazine.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Regards
Elaine Francis.
From jim.sumich at gcccd.net Fri Sep 30 14:23:02 2005
From: jim.sumich at gcccd.net (Jim Sumich)
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 14:23:02 -0700
Subject: [MARMAM] Conference Video Night Submission Deadline
Message-ID:
Dear MarMammers
For the upcoming Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, an
evening of videos will continue as a standard part of the program. We are
inviting submission of videos to be presented during the Wednesday Video
Night session. Each presentation will be limited to no more than 15 minutes,
allowing the maximum opportunity to view a wide range of work. Commercial or
long documentary material will not be accepted. The deadline for
submissions is Nov. 14, 2005. Submissions after Nov. 14 will only be
considered on a space-available basis. If you are intending to submit, but
have not yet, contact Dr. Denise Herzing
(wdpdenise at earthlink.net ) with topic, play
duration, and recorded medium. We strongly encourage all submissions to be
submitted on CD or DVD for playback.
As you edit your material for presentation, please be mindful that this
Society-sponsored event is a forum for sharing video images of marine
mammals in the flesh. It is NOT intended as a venue for lobbying or
presenting primarily political messages.
For an updated schedule, check the SMM website
www.marinemammalogy.org/conference2005/Events.htm#VideoNight
.
Thanks.
Dr. Jim Sumich
jim.sumich at gcccd.edu
From christianramp at web.de Fri Sep 30 06:46:03 2005
From: christianramp at web.de (Christian Ramp)
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 09:46:03 -0400
Subject: [MARMAM] image matching data base for Apple
Message-ID: <433D419B.4010603@web.de>
Hi all,
We would like to inquire about data bases for Macintosh computers
handling digital pictures. We are working on four different species of
rorqual whales and would like to transfer the matching and storing
process into that database. (Matching is still done by us, not an
automatic software system).
Basically photo ID pictures should be imported in the data base, going
through the matching process for all species and then be stored in an
individual specific file.
We are aware of the some IBM (e.g. ACCESS) solutions, but would like to
know what the people running Apple systems are using.
Therefore we would appreciate any ideas and suggestions.
Many thanks in advance
Christian Ramp
Mingan Island Cetacean Study
378 Bord de la mer
Longue Pointe de Mingan
G0G 1V0, Qc
Canada
www.rorqual.com
Please answer to christianramp at web.de
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From Valerie_Park at alaskasealife.org Fri Sep 30 11:57:50 2005
From: Valerie_Park at alaskasealife.org (Valerie Park)
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 10:57:50 -0800
Subject: [MARMAM] Alaska SeaLife Center Job Announcement
Message-ID: <90DE6706D8A7F2479D11846B9B48623E923380@SEAOTTER.ALASKASEALIFE.ORG>
The Alaska SeaLife Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to marine
research, rehabilitation, conservation, and public education is seeking
applications for the following:
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
This position is responsible for assisting lead scientist in conducting
research projects at the Alaska SeaLife Center and independently
managing designated projects. The focus is development and application
of biotelemetry technology to study the behavior and physiology of
Steller sea lions, northern fur seals and killer whales, and
analysis/synthesis of data.
Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):
* Assisting in all phases of assigned research projects
including functioning as the primary position to develop project plans,
manage project budgets, and arrange research project logistics
* Working directly with internal and external collaborators and
contractors to meet project objectives
* Reporting to lead scientist regularly on status of research
projects
* Providing technical support in laboratory and field settings:
technology design, fabrication and testing, animal capture, application
of remote-monitoring instruments to marine mammals.
* Collecting data, maintaining data records, assisting with
data entry and analysis and database management
* Assisting in the procurement, inventory, and maintenance of
equipment and supplies to be used in research projects
* Drafting reports and scientific publications and preparing
posters, graphic presentation, and public presentations
* May be required to participate in extended field research
Requirements:
Master's degree in natural resources related field; or Bachelor's degree
in biology, marine biology, zoology, chemistry, or related field with
two years experience in a similar position. Preferred
skills/experience: familiarity with principles of biotelemetry,
experience in soldering electrical components, experience with
laboratory and field research of animals, especially in the areas of
integrative physiology and behavioral ecology.
This is a full-time position. The SeaLife Center offers a competitive
wage (DOE) with great benefits, in a beautiful setting. Start Date:
ASAP Apply by: October 14, 2005
Send resume & application (downloadable at www.alaskasealife.org
) to Human Resources, Alaska SeaLife
Center, P. O. Box 1329, Seward, AK 99664-1329, or fax 907-224-6320, or
email to HR at alaskasealife.org .
www.alaskasealife.org
The ASLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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