From mjasny at telus.net Thu Jun 1 10:53:48 2006 From: mjasny at telus.net (Michael Jasny) Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 10:53:48 -0700 Subject: [MARMAM] comments on RIMPAC exercise available Message-ID: Dear all, As many of you know, the U.S. Navy is planning to conduct a major exercise called RIMPAC ("Rim of the Pacific") around the main Hawaiian Islands next month, from around July 1 through July 28. The exercise would involve a variety of activities with potential impacts on marine mammals, including gunnery and missile exercises, and as many as 532 hours of training with mid-frequency sonar and other active acoustics. NMFS has proposed giving the Navy an authorization for RIMPAC -- which would represent the first time "takes" from mid-frequency sonar are allowed under the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act. The authorization would cover only significant behavioral effects and non-lethal injury, but (controversially) not strandings or mortalities. The deadline for public comments closed last week. I'd like to let everyone know that NRDC's comments are available at docs.nrdc.org/water/wat_06052401A.pdf. Best, Michael Michael Jasny Natural Resources Defense Council 4479 W. 5th Avenue Vancouver, BC V6R1S4 604-736-9386 mjasny at telus.net PRIVILEGE AND CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law as attorney client and work-product confidential or otherwise confidential communications. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication or other use of a transmission received in error is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, immediately notify us at the above telephone number. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 2088 bytes Desc: not available URL: From dgreb32 at yahoo.com Fri Jun 2 06:15:12 2006 From: dgreb32 at yahoo.com (Dawn Grebner) Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 06:15:12 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [MARMAM] Seeking Intern for Killer Whale Research Message-ID: <20060602131512.35395.qmail@web33205.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Seeking Intern to Assist Doctoral Student with Field Research I am a PhD student from the Graduate Program in Acoustics at Penn State. I am seeking an intern to assist me in collecting behavioral and acoustical data on killer whales located on an island off Vancouver Island North, BC. The field season will last approximately 6-7 weeks from the second week of July thru the end of August; the internship itself will be from the approximately July 24 to the last week of August. All observations and data collection will be conducted from shore, but travel by boat to the island is necessary. This internship is an excellent opportunity for an individual working toward a career in marine mammal science to acquire field experience. An ideal candidate would be dedicated to the marine environment and committed to collecting data to further our understanding of killer whale group dynamics. Skills intern will learn: How to distinguish between individuals within a matrilineal unit, subpod or pod How to estimate group size and composition How to record and distinguish between different killer whale behaviors How to record and retrieve acoustic information How to estimate distances of killer whales to the observation site How to assess and record environmental conditions and sound speed profile information Abilities: Prior knowledge of marine mammal behavior or acoustics is an asset Must be able to rise early and work long hours Must be able to camp and work in a remote coastal environment Capable of hiking daily with equipment from the campsite to the observation cliff (~5km/2.5 miles each way) Interns will be responsible for travel to the location. Intern will need to supply their own tent, tarp and sleeping gear. Though it does not cost anything to live on the island, a weekly food/water supply fee of $70 will be necessary to participate in the camp. Please contact me with your interest, background experience and if you would like more information. dmg302 at psu.edu Thanks, Dawn PhD Candidate Graduate Program in Acoustics Penn State 814-863-7562 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From op.cetaces at offratel.nc Thu Jun 1 16:44:16 2006 From: op.cetaces at offratel.nc (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Op=E9ration?= =?iso-8859-1?Q?_C=E9tac=E9s?=) Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:44:16 +1100 Subject: [MARMAM] effect of wave energy farm on cetaceans Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20060602103841.00b36c60@127.0.0.1> Dear Marmanners, I am looking on any kind of information that could be available on potential effects of wave energy farms on cetaceans. especially the Pelamis wave energy converter. I was in touch with the society (Ocean Power Delivery Ltd) that developped such a system. They let me know that they conducted environmental studies for each project but only one is actually in exploitation in Portugal. That's why I will be very interested to be in touch with anyone taht conducted study on effects of wave energy farms on cetaceans Information of any kind would be appreciate. Thanks Claire Garrigue Dr Claire Garrigue Responsable scientifique BP12827 98802 Noumea Nouvelle-Cal?donie tel/fax : +687 24-16-34 www.offratel.nc/op.cetaces From peter.corkeron at gmail.com Fri Jun 2 13:49:09 2006 From: peter.corkeron at gmail.com (Peter Corkeron) Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 16:49:09 -0400 Subject: [MARMAM] New publication: Opposing views of the "Ecosystem Approach" to fisheries management Message-ID: Dear Marmamers I'm happy to announce publication, in the June issue of Conservation Biology, of a paper on the "Ecosystem Approach" to fisheries management, that talks quite a bit about marine mammal issues. The citation is: Corkeron P.J. 2006. Opposing views of the "Ecosystem Approach" to Fisheries Management. Conservation Biology 20(3): 617-619. There's no abstract. Those without a subscription to the journal can get a pdf from me at the email address below. Peter peter.corkeron at gmail.com -- Peter J. Corkeron From g.parra at uq.edu.au Sun Jun 4 23:20:38 2006 From: g.parra at uq.edu.au (Guido Parra) Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 16:20:38 +1000 Subject: [MARMAM] New publication: Australian Snubfin and humpback dolphins Message-ID: <001c01c68868$29afc800$63a7a8c0@uq.edu.au> Dear Marmamers, The following paper on Australian Snubfin and Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins was recently published: Parra, G. J., Schick, R. and Corkeron, P. J. 2006. Spatial distribution and environmental correlates of Australian snubfin and Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins. Ecography 29:1-11 Abstract We present data on the spatial distribution of Australian snubfin and humpback dolphins using boat-based line transect surveys in three adjacent bays located in the Far Northern Section of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, northeast Queensland. We used Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and both randomization and Mantel tests to examine the relationship between the spatial distribution of the dolphins and three simple, readily quantified, environmental variables: distance to land, distance to river mouth, and water depth. Mantel tests allowed us to make clear inferences about the correlation of the species' distributions with environmental variables, while taking into account spatial autocorrelation and intercorrelation among variables. Randomization tests indicated snubfin and humpback dolphins occur closer to land than would be expected at random. Two-sample randomization tests indicated snubfin dolphins were found closer to river mouths than were humpback dolphins. Taking spatial autocorrelation into account, Mantel tests indicated all environmental variables were correlated with the spatial distribution of snubfin and humpback dolphins. Interspecific differences in spatial distribution appeared to be related to proximity to river mouths. Preference by snubfin and humpback dolphins for nearshore, estuarine waters is likely related to the productivity of these tropical coastal areas. This spatial analysis suggests that existing protected areas in this region may not include the most critical habitats for snubfin and humpback dolphins. The techniques used here shown relationships between the spatial distribution of the dolphins and environmental features that should facilitate their management and conservation. The paper is available through the online early issue service of Blackwell: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.2006.0906-7590.04411.x. Those without a subscription to the journal can request a PDF copy from me: g.parra at uq.edu.au Cheers Guido ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Guido J. Parra, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow School of Veterinary Science University of Queensland St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia Ph: (07) 3365-3066 Mob: 0437630843 Fax: (07) 3365-1255 Email: g.parra at uq.edu.au ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From frankveit at dolphinlab.info Thu Jun 1 07:11:29 2006 From: frankveit at dolphinlab.info (Frank Veit) Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 17:11:29 +0300 Subject: [MARMAM] Summer Field Courses on Marine Mammals and the Marine Environment of the Aegean Sea Message-ID: <00c301c68588$f59cd3a0$2500a8c0@Schleppi> Summer Field Courses 2006 on Marine Mammals and their Marine Environment - Biology, Conservation & Management Archipelagos Institute, Patmos - Aegean Sea, Greece 15-24 July 19-28 August 16-25 September Location: Island of Patmos, Northern Dodecanese Lecturers Frank Veit, PhD - Free University of Berlin, Marine Mammal Research Co-ordinator Anastasia Miliou, PhD cand. - Scientific Director of Archipelagos Institute Catriona Lynch, MSc - Archipelagos Institute, Coastal Zone Manager & GIS Expert Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara (guest lecturer in the first two courses) Topics covered in the field course 1. Biology and conservation of marine mammals of the Aegean Sea. 2. Visual survey methods to assess the abundance of cetacean populations. 3. Passive acoustics: a modern tool to study cetacean behaviour, habitat characteristics and estimating cetacean abundance. 4. First aid to marine mammals & turtles. 5. Coastal ecosystems. 6. Fish fauna of the Eastern Aegean Sea: biology and conservation. 7. Algae and invertebrate biodiversity of the Eastern Aegean Sea. 8. Application of GIS (Geographic Information System) analysis in marine biodiversity studies. 9. Fisheries: Socio-economical importance and impact on marine ecosystems. 10. Management of marine & island ecosystems. Archipelagos, Institute of Marine & Environmental Research of the Aegean Sea, announces its field courses for the summer of 2006, held on the island of Patmos, Northern Dodecanese. These ten-day courses present an integrated perspective by introducing active areas of research in studying the marine biodiversity, with a special emphasis on the marine mammal populations of the Aegean Sea. Participants of the course will gain from the expertise and hands-on experience during the course. Combined with informational seminars and lectures, they will be trained during this field and laboratory-intensive course in ecologically-relevant research techniques, including bioacoustics, line-transect studies of the ecology of coastal ecosystems for different target species, passive acoustic monitoring, behavioural sampling, acquisition and application of GIS databases with demonstrational computer workshops, and photo-identification of cetacean species in mark-recapture analysis. The course content is highly applied, as is the daily work of the Archipelagos Institute, which aims at developing sustainable management concepts for the natural wealth of the Aegean Sea in co-operation with the local community. The waters around the islands of the Northern Dodecanese are home to an abundance of habitats (e.g. Posidonia seagrass-beds) and marine species, many of which are particularly rare and under international protected status, as for example a large population of short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), the last known in the entire eastern Mediterranean Sea, or the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus), with a world wide population of only a few hundred individuals one of the most endangered mammal species altogether. In total six species of marine mammals inhabit the waters of the area. Beside the two former mentioned marine mammals, there are bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Risso's dolphins (Grampus griseus), striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba), sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus), and Cuvier's beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris). The design of the course is aimed at students and graduates of marine and environmental sciences, as well as all related fields. Course language is English. Field work will be partly done during boat-based surveys and partly during snorkelling-based surveys. Boat surveys depend on weather conditions and might start very early in the morning, when observational conditions are usually best. The price for the course is Euro 950, including accommodation, half board meals (breakfast and lunch), boat trips, and all other day activities. For more information about the course and application details, please visit the homepage of Archipelagos at www.archipelago.gr or cantact: frank at archipelago.gr About Archipelagos The non-profit environmental organisation Archipelagos conducts for over five years the first comprehensive study on the biodiversity of the marine and terrestrial island ecosystems in Greek waters, focussing on the application of established as well as innovative research techniques in assessing and modelling environmental data. A further emphasis of the organisation's activities is the information exchange with local communities, including educational programs, and a close collaboration with national and international institutions. Based on these efforts, the creation of the 'National Park of the North Dodecanese Islands and Islets' is being prepared together with Greek governmental bodies, its establishment being planned for the near future. This national park, which will constitute one of the largest marine parks of the Mediterranean, will encompass over 50 islands and islets of the North Dodecanese and the surrounding waters. More information and an extended photo archive can be found on the Web page of Archipelagos www.archipelago.gr From bruno_daz2000 at yahoo.es Sun Jun 4 02:59:10 2006 From: bruno_daz2000 at yahoo.es (Bruno Diaz) Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 02:59:10 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [MARMAM] Training Course: Photo-Identification of bottlenose dolphins Message-ID: <20060604095910.20302.qmail@web86809.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Training Course: Photo-Identification of bottlenose dolphins This research course, organized by BDRI (Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute), offers an opportunity for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to obtain field and laboratory training in methodology and analysis for the study of photo-identification and social structure of wild bottlenose dolphins under the mentorship of BDRI's researchers. PLACE: GOLFO ARANCI (north-eastern Sardinia - Italy) where since 1991 the Non-profit "Accademia del Leviatano" and Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute BDRI have carried out a long term study about this coastal population. The recognition of individual bottlenose dolphins can be used as a tool for a large variety of information (group composition, fidelity of certain dolphins to the group, area distribution and use of habitat preferences, individual behaviour, etc...). Students gain hands-on experience during the boat surveys studying the bottlenose dolphin social structure using photo-id methods. LANGUAGES: English, Spanish or Italian. DATES: 19 - 24 June; 04 - 09 September (if these weeks are full will be added one or two weeks of courses in July) PRICE: 450 Euro (Special price for Students 400 Euro). The course fee will cover you for full board (all your accommodation and food costs in the base), seminars fee, and ALL associated field costs during your stay with us. You'll simply need to arrange your own travel itinerary to us in Golfo Aranci (see How to reach the BDRI in our website: www.geocities.com/B_D_R_I) If you are interested in the course, or for further information, please visit our website or feel free to contact us: http://www.geocities.com/B_D_R_I Email: B_D_R_I at yahoo.com Tel: + 39 346 0815414 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. --------------------------------- Feel free to call! Free PC-to-PC calls. Low rates on PC-to-Phone. Get Yahoo! Messenger with Voice -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From McCulloch at hboi.edu Sun Jun 4 16:58:24 2006 From: McCulloch at hboi.edu (Stephen McCulloch) Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 19:58:24 -0400 Subject: [MARMAM] Publication - "Marine Mammals as Sentinel Species for Oceans and Human Health". Message-ID: <2309E53F80BD7841A64800D44F69F71B2A350F@sailfish.hboi.edu> Request to post the following publication: Steve McCulloch Dear Marmamers I'm happy to announce the following publication in the June issue of Oceanography (Vol 19, No. 2, June 2006), of a 'Case Study' related to marine mammal health. The citation is: Gregory D. Bossart - 2006. "Marine Mammals as Sentinel Species for Oceans and Human Health". There's no abstract. Those without a subscription to the journal can get a pdf from me at the email address below. Gregory D. Bossart, V.M.D., Ph.D. Director and Head of Pathology Division of Marine Mammal Research and Conservation Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution 5600 US 1 North Ft. Pierce, Florida 34946 772.465.2400 (Ext 556) 772.466.4853 (Fax) gbossart at hboi.edu www.hboi.edu MARMAM mailing list MARMAM at lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rdefran at sunstroke.sdsu.edu Thu Jun 1 13:01:47 2006 From: rdefran at sunstroke.sdsu.edu (R.H. Defran) Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 13:01:47 -0700 Subject: [MARMAM] Bottlenose Dolphin Photo-identification Internships - Fall 2006 Message-ID: <200606012001.k51K1rXV004850@sciences.sdsu.edu> From: "Dr. R.H. Defran" The Marine Mammal and Protected Resources (MMPR) Program in Charleston, South Carolina is recruiting to fill one or two Dolphin Photo-identification Internship positions for the Fall of 2006. The MMPR is organized within NOAA's National Ocean Service and is located at the Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research (CCEHBR) laboratory in Charleston, SC. The intern position involves a commitment of 20 hours per week extending over a 15 week period from Tuesday September 5, 2006 to Friday, December 15, 2006. The intern will participate in the field and laboratory activities of the Charleston Dolphin Abundance and Distribution Project (CDAD). Two useful sources of information about the CDAD project are: 1) Zolman, E. 2002. Residence patterns of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Stono River estuary, Charleston County, South Carolina. Marine Mammal Science 18:879-892; and 2) The Charleston Dolphin Abundance and Distribution (CDAD) Project: Standard Operating Protocols (SOP) for Field and Photographic Analysis Procedures (you can download pdf versions of these documents at the web sites listed below). The CDAD project carries out boat-based photo-identification surveys in the coastal and inland waterways of the Charleston, SC area. This research is designed to provide an understanding of the population characteristics, including temporal and spatial aspects of distribution, of Charleston area Atlantic bottlenose dolphins. The internship offers an excellent opportunity for qualified and motivated individuals to obtain field and laboratory training in photo-identification methodology and analysis under the mentorship of experienced dolphin researchers. There is no compensation for this internship position and the successful applicant will be responsible for their living and transportation expenses during the time of the internship. The interns must have a personal vehicle to allow them to travel to and from the laboratory and to some of the local field sites in the Charleston area. Ideal internship applicants will be advanced undergraduates or a recent graduate of a scientifically oriented university program in the behavioral or biological sciences. A typical applicant should have a strong interest in the scientific study of cetacean behavioral ecology, have potential interests in future graduate study in marine mammal science, and is an individual who seeks extensive and intensive exposure to the field work, data analysis techniques, and the research literature in this field. Preference will be given to the selection of an intern with well developed computer skills and boat-based field experience. The internship application will consist of a letter of interest, transcripts of university coursework and two letters of recommendation from professors or research supervisors who are familiar with your scholarship, research skills and work habits. Interested applicants should correspond with Dr. Defran by email before preparing and submitting application materials. We anticipate filling this internship position by early July 2006. Interested applicants should correspond by email to: Dr. R.H. Defran Email: rdefran at sunstroke.sdsu.edu Defran Home Page: http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/CBL/Director.html Zolman PDF download: http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/classes/psychology/psy211/defran/CDAD/Zolman2002.pdf CDAD SOP pdf download: http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/classes/psychology/psy211/defran/CDAD/CDAD%20Interns hip%20SOP.pdf. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Kieckhefer at aol.com Tue Jun 6 20:44:56 2006 From: Kieckhefer at aol.com (Kieckhefer at aol.com) Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 23:44:56 EDT Subject: [MARMAM] PCG Upwellings Newsletter Vol. 11, #1: Davidson Period Message-ID: <4ae.15f682e.31b7a5b8@aol.com> The latest edition of Upwellings Newsletter is now available online as a pdf at: http://www.pacificcetaceangroup.org/html/newsletter.html The main topics covered in this issue are: - The Uncertain Future of Western North Pacific Gray Whales by Dr. David W. Weller Dr. Weller directs the Western Gray Whale Project and has spent more time studying this population than any other scientist in the world. He is an expert in marine mammal behavioral ecology and conservation biology and has spent the past 22 years studying whales and dolphins worldwide. - Critically Endangered Cetacean Species by Dr. Thomas A. Jefferson For the past 10 years nearly all of Dr. Jefferson's work has been related to conservation and management of marine mammals threatened by human activities. His current research focuses on the conservation biology of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) and finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) populations in Hong Kong and surrounding waters. TOP 10 CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES OF CETACEANS (in order, with the most endangered first): 1) Yangtze River dolphin or baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) 2) Gulf of CA harbor porpoise or vaquita (Phocoena sinus) 3) North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) 4) North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) 5) South Asian River dolphin (Platanista gangetica) 6) Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) 7) Atlantic humpback dolphin (Sousa teuszii) 8) Franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei) 9) Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) 10) Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) ______ Thomas R. Kieckhefer PACIFIC CETACEAN GROUP P.O. Box 835 Moss Landing, CA 95039 831-763-3608 (office/h) Email: Newsletter at pcg-ca.org Web Site: www.pcg-ca.org PCG Mission: The Pacific Cetacean Group (PCG) is a California based non-profit organization 501(c)3 founded in 1994. Our mission is to inspire conservation of marine mammals and other marine life through scientific research, education, and the arts. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From iagudo at lycos.com Wed Jun 7 08:36:45 2006 From: iagudo at lycos.com (ignacio agudo) Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:36:45 -0300 Subject: [MARMAM] Two lost old articles - Cetaceans of Venezuela !! ... Message-ID: <20060607153645.4ADF186B15@ws7-1.us4.outblaze.com> Dear marmammers, A good day for all !! ... To proceed, two articles of the crop on "Venezuelan Cetacean" (see: Romero et al 2001 - NOAA Technical Report NMFS 151 Fishery Bulletin) that met "disappeared" since the year of 1993: 1.- Identidad Taxon?mica Espec?fica de Esqueleto Ballena Barbada - Museo del Mar de Cuman? (English Abstract). Rev. Ecol. Lat., 3 (1-3): 31-38. http://www.ciens.ula.ve/~cires/recol-v3n1a06.pdf 2.- Ocurrencia de Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) en Venezuela (English Abstract). Rev. Ecol. Lat., 4 (1-3): 07-10 http://www.ciens.ula.ve/~cires/recol-v4n1a02.pdf Source: Revista de Ecologia Latinoamericana - RECOL, M?rida, Venezuela http://www.ciens.ula.ve/~cires/recol-contents.html Regards, Ignacio Agudo. iagudo at lycos.com -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From jan.herrmann at cetacea.de Wed Jun 7 23:32:21 2006 From: jan.herrmann at cetacea.de (Jan Herrmann) Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 08:32:21 +0200 Subject: [MARMAM] New publications week 21 Message-ID: Dear all, here are some new publications of week 21 / 2006, which haven't been announced on MARMAM earlier AFAIK. By clicking the following link you are guided to a website, where the following references are linked to their according journal homepages. There you can find abstracts and contact information: http://www.mmbib.com/news.html Please do not contact MARMAM, the MARMAM editors or me for reprints. Thank you. Kindest Regards, Jan Herrmann CETACEA Fujihira, T. et al. (2006): Developmental capacity of Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) vitrified oocytes following in vitro maturation, and parthenogenetic activation or intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Zygote 14(2): 89-95. Yang, G. et al. (2006): Conservation Options for the Baiji: Time for Realism? Conservation Biology 20(3): 620-622. Kleiman, D.G. (2006): Conservation Focus: Baiji, Freshwater Dolphin. Conservation Biology 20(3): 620. Wang, D. et al. (2006): Conservation of the Baiji: No Simple Solution. Conservation Biology 20(3): 623-625. Reeves, R.R. and N.J. Gales (2006): Realities of Baiji Conservation. Conservation Biology 20(3): 626-628. L?pez, B.D. (2006): Interactions between Mediterranean bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and gillnets off Sardinia, Italy. ICES Journal of Marine Science 63(5): 946-951. PINNIPEDIA Stapleton, H.M. et al. (2005): Determination of HBCD, PBDEs and MeO-BDEs in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) stranded between 1993 and 2003. Marine Pollution Bulletin 52(5): 522-531. Basu, N., M. Kwan, and C.H. Man (2006): Mercury but not Organochlorines Inhibits Muscarinic Cholinergic Receptor Binding in the Cerebrum of Ringed Seals (Phoca hispida). Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A: Current issues 69(12): 1133-1143. Hennen, D. (2006): Associations between the Alaska Steller sea lion decline and commercial fisheries. Ecological Applications 16(2): 704-717. Lewis, M. et al. (2006): Southern elephant seals north of the Antarctic Polar Front. Antarctic Science 18(2): 213-221. Pang, D.S.J. et al. (2006): The effects of two dosages of midazolam on short-duration anesthesia in the harp seal (Phoca groenlandica). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 37(1): 27-32. Petrauskas, L., P. Tuomi, and S. Atkinson (2006): Noninvasive monitoring of stress hormone levels in a female Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) pup undergoing rehabilitation. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 37(1): 75-78. Jounela, P. et al. (2006): Interactions between grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), and harvest controls on the salmon fishery in the Gulf of Bothnia. ICES Journal of Marine Science 63(5): 936-945. OTHER MARINE MAMMALS Holley, D.K., I.R. Lawler, and N.J. Gales (2006): Summer survey of dugong distribution and abundance in Shark Bay reveals additional key habitat area. Wildlife Research 33(3): 243-250. Sheppard, J.K. et al. (2006): Movement heterogeneity of dugongs, Dugong dugon (M?ller), over large spatial scales. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 334(1): 64-83. -- --> jan.herrmann -at - cetacea.de From sas223 at cornell.edu Sun Jun 4 10:34:01 2006 From: sas223 at cornell.edu (Shelagh A. Smith) Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 13:34:01 -0400 Subject: [MARMAM] Marine Sound Collection Newsletter Issue 4 Message-ID: Hello all, The latest edition of the Marine Sound Collection Newsletter is now available online at http://mlsource.ornith.cornell.edu/marine/ newsletters/MCNIssue4.pdf. The big topics covered in this issue are: - Release of the acoustic parameters website. This site describes the initial acoustic measures (or features) choosen for use with the sound archive. At the site you can participate in this project by downloading the measures to test in Matlab and providing feedback on these measures in an online forum (http://ethodata.org/features). - New equipment: several new solid state recorders have been released since our first review of new recorders a year ago. I will be at ASA in Providence this upcoming week and will present a talk on the feature extraction project, as well as describe some new components being released in the latest version of the visualization tool. The talk is at 0800 Friday 9 June in session 5aABb for those who will be in attendance; please come hear about this project and how you can help develop these tools! Cheers, Shelagh Shelagh A. Smith Assistant Curator, Marine Collection Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds www.animalsoundarchive.org Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, New York 14850 Phone: 607.254.2492 Fax: 607.254.2439 The Mission of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: "To interpret and conserve the Earth's biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds." From ngibbs at doc.govt.nz Sun Jun 11 23:08:50 2006 From: ngibbs at doc.govt.nz (ngibbs at doc.govt.nz) Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:08:50 +1200 Subject: [MARMAM] Underwater turbines and impacts on marine mammals Message-ID: <1D9E7E96500F83479CFA5C87D9F1E3A1046FC42C@wgncosvr1.depcon.internal> Hi We are assessing an application by an energy company that is proposing to install underwater marine tidal turbines over an area of 219 sq kms in the Cook Strait (passage of water between the north and south islands). The region that the turbines are proposed to be located is within an area that humpbacks utilise while on their northern migration to winter breeding grounds, and that southern right whales are likely to use in winter during their breeding season. We are seeking information about the potential and actual effects that these turbines may have on whales, as well as other marine fauna. Could you please contact me if you have any information that may be useful for our assessment. Kind regards Nadine Gibbs Technical Support Officer - Freshwater & Marine Department of Conservation Wellington Conservancy 181 Thorndon Quay PO Box 5086 Wellington, New Zealand ph: ++64 4 472 5821 fax: ++64 4 499 0077 vpn: 8430 ############################################## This e-mail (and attachments) is confidential and may be legally privileged. ############################################## -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From annahall at shaw.ca Mon Jun 12 07:59:48 2006 From: annahall at shaw.ca (Anna Hall) Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 07:59:48 -0700 Subject: [MARMAM] Job posting in Victoria, BC Message-ID: <001901c68e30$da14abc0$6400a8c0@Spikey> Job Posting in Victoria, British Columbia A marine naturalist is required to work aboard a whale watching vessel which operates out of Victoria, British Columbia. Employment is expected to commence in June 2006, and is seasonal. Applicants should have demonstrateable experience in natural history interpretation, working with the public, and good knowledge of the biological and ecolgocial issues related to southern British Columbia. An undergraduate degree in biological sciences (or related discipline) is not required, but is desireable. Knowledge of Britich Columbia cetaceans and pinnipeds is required. Extra consideration will be given to applicants with First Aid and/or completion of Transport Canada Marine Emergency Duties courses. Must be willing to accomodate a flexible schedule, work in the outdoors and work well as part of a team. Hourly wage to be discussed at time of interview. Please direct resumes to: Alan McGillivray, owner of Prince of Whales alanmcgillivray at shaw.ca. Only those applicants considered candidates for the position will be contacted. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lambodml at DFW.WA.GOV Mon Jun 12 12:14:22 2006 From: lambodml at DFW.WA.GOV (Dyanna Lambourn) Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 12:14:22 -0700 Subject: [MARMAM] Temporary Job posting with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Message-ID: There is currently one temporary Scientific Technician 2 opportunity with Wildlife Program, Science Division in Pierce County. Position: Scientific Technician 2 Duration: 3-3.5 month temporary Start Date: 07/17/06 Salary: Range 36, Step A, $2268 monthly Position description: This is a temporary position funded by a Prescott Marine Mammal Stranding Grant administered by NOAA Fisheries and awarded to WDFW, Marine Mammal Investigations Unit. The incumbent will assist with the investigation of marine mammal strandings and mortality in Washington waters. Responsibilities: Assist with live and dead stranded marine mammal response throughout western Washington but primarily within South Puget Sound and Hood Canal. Assist with necropsies and sample collection from dead marine mammals. Will walk and drive beaches to identify and collect stranded marine mammals. Assist with land and boat based census and observations at local haulout sites. May assist with capture and tagging operations. Complete data entry including Level A stranding data forms. Required skills: marine mammal identification, basic knowledge of marine mammal anatomy, ability to work unsupervised, excellent attention to detail abilities and good communication skills. Must have experience with Microsoft Office products specifically: Excel, Access and Word. Minimum Qualifications: Graduation from high school or GED, including one year of high school science and two years of experience as a Scientific Technician 1. OR Graduation from high school or GED including one year of high school science and two years of laboratory or field experience as an assistant to a biologist, chemist, or zoologist. College course work involving major study in biology, zoology, fisheries, chemistry, natural sciences, or closely allied field will substitute, year for year, for experience, provided the course work includes at least six semester or nine quarter hours of natural science classes. If you are interested in this temporary opportunity, or would like additional information, please contact Monique Lance lancemml at dfw.wa.gov by June 20, 2006. Please send a cover letter and resume including the names, phone numbers and e-mails of three professional references electronically. Phone inquiries 253.589.7235. Please pass this opportunity on to anyone who may be interested but does not have e-mail. From mbearzi at earthlink.net Fri Jun 9 09:23:38 2006 From: mbearzi at earthlink.net (Maddalena Bearzi) Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 09:23:38 -0700 Subject: [MARMAM] Research Internship Message-ID: Research Internship Project: Long-Term Monitoring of Bottlenose Dolphins, Pinnipeds and Seabirds in the Santa Monica Bay, CA and Adjacent Areas; and Assessment of Bottlenose Dolphin Population Flow along the California Coast Ocean Conservation Society is offering an excellent opportunity to gain experience with marine mammal research, both in the field and in the lab. We are seeking interns for a long-term monitoring project on top marine predators in California coastal waters. The study is conducted from a 52? sailboat & 10? inflatable based in Marina del Rey, CA, with regular monthly research cruises of 4-5 days in length and several long-range surveys per year of up to 10 days in length. The field study involves approximately 90+ days per year at sea and an equal amount of lab time. Interns will work closely with the Principal Investigator and a small crew of researchers. Because of the training required, interns must be willing to commit to the project for at least three months. Duties include boat-based, field data collection including photo-id, video, behavioral data collection and aspects of lab data analysis, photo-id/fin matching and GIS plotting. At sea, interns will be required to stand watches, assist in boat handling and piloting, and participate in all regular duties aboard the research boat. Interns will share in the upkeep and maintenance of the boat and the research equipment. Applicants should have a strong background in Marine Biology - Oceanography with knowledge and experience of marine mammals and/or seabirds, and be computer literate with a working knowledge of PC/Mac operating systems and proficiency with MS Word and MS Excel. Familiarity with software including MS Access, ArcView, PhotoShop, Logger and bioacoustic analysis programs is helpful. Photo-id and behavior studies utilize professional digital still and video cameras and experience with this type of equipment is a plus. Familiarity with boat handling and safety at sea for power and sail vessels will be also helpful. Interns should be fast learners with good communication skills, be adaptable and flexible as hours will vary and weekend days may be required, and be self-motivated. OCS does not provide salary or housing and interns will be responsible for their own living expenses. Food at sea and research expenses are covered by OCS. The application should contain: a) Cover letter explaining your qualifications and interest b) Current Curriculum Vitae c) Two references with contact information (email, telephone & address) Applications should be sent to: Email: info at oceanconservation.org Address: OCS Internship P.O. Box 12860 Marina del Rey, CA 90295 From s.d.twiss at durham.ac.uk Tue Jun 13 02:17:31 2006 From: s.d.twiss at durham.ac.uk (Sean Twiss) Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 10:17:31 +0100 (BST) Subject: [MARMAM] New publication - paternity assignment, grey seals Message-ID: Dear Marmamers, We are pleased to announce the publication of the following article: "Finding fathers: Spatio-temporal analysis of paternity assignment in grey seals (Halichoerus grypus)" TWISS, SEAN D., POLAND, VERONICA F., GRAVES, JEFFERSON A. & POMEROY, PADDY P. (2006) Molecular Ecology 15 (7), 1939-1953. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02927.x Abstract: Molecular studies of pinniped breeding systems exhibit a broad range of agreement and disagreement with observational indices of male breeding success. Grey seal studies have reported considerable discrepancies between genetic and behavioural paternity measures that have been interpreted as evidence of previously unidentified male strategies and/or tactics. Therefore, these studies have the power to fundamentally alter our perceptions of mating systems. However, other pinniped studies exhibit no such disagreements, and one possible explanation for disparities may be sampling biases in space and time. Therefore, it is essential that potential sampling biases are examined to evaluate the likelihood of previously unidentified male strategies. We examined paternities assigned at the North Rona grey seal colony between 1999 and 2002 in relation to concurrent detailed behavioural and locational data for males and females. We found that (i) for females observed in sexual interaction(s) during their oestrus period, it was highly probable that one of the interacting males fathered their next pup; (ii) over 80% of assigned paternities agreed with observations of the in-colony behaviour and spatio-temporal proximity of the males and females involved; and (iii) a minority of females exhibit mate choice and seek sires outside their local male's home range, although evidence suggests that these females mate on the colony rather than at sea. In conclusion, nearly all paternities assigned agreed with expectation based upon detailed knowledge of the spatio-temporal patterns of individuals during the breeding season. We found little evidence of unidentified male strategies at North Rona, Scotland, whereas further examination of mechanisms of female choice may be productive. The paper is available via the Molecular Ecology website (http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/mec) or reprints can be requested from: --------------------------------- Dr. Sean Twiss, Spatial Ecology Group, School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, South Road, The University of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK. E-mail: s.d.twiss at durham.ac.uk Web-site: http://www.dur.ac.uk/s.d.twiss/ Tel: +44 (0)191 334 1350 (office) Tel: +44 (0)191 334 1247 (lab) Fax: +44 (0)191 334 1201 _________________________________ From Vicki.Cornish at noaa.gov Mon Jun 12 14:42:22 2006 From: Vicki.Cornish at noaa.gov (Vicki Cornish) Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 17:42:22 -0400 Subject: [MARMAM] Fishery Biologist GS-9/11 Vacancy in St. Petersburg, FL Message-ID: <448DDFBE.6060000@noaa.gov> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Deborah.Epperson at mms.gov Wed Jun 14 07:13:51 2006 From: Deborah.Epperson at mms.gov (Epperson, Deborah) Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 09:13:51 -0500 Subject: [MARMAM] Protected Species Biologist position Message-ID: <82ABF19AC0F67D40A0E2B2F5949BE8E202F6A9F2@IMSNEXPRI02.service.agency.mms.pri> Job opportunity see link below. Position open to all qualified applicants. This position serves as one of the principal regional advisors on matters related to protected species (e.g., marine mammals, marine turtles, coastal and marine birds, beach mice and other endangered species) as protected under the Marine Mammals Protection Act, the Endangered and Threatened Species Act, and other legislation. Deborah M. Epperson, Ph.D. Supervisor, Studies Plan Coordination Unit Minerals Management Service 1201 Elmwood Park Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70123 Phone 504-736-3257 FAX 504-736-2901 > ______________________________________________ > Announcement Number: MMSO-CMP-06-MM114926 > (Interdisciplinary) Biologist, GS-0401-13 OR Ecologist, GS-408-13, OR > Oceanographer, GS-1360-13 LE, Environmental Science Section, > Biological Sciences Unit, Jefferson, LA. > Close: 07/05/2006 > This position is open to candidates both within and outside the > Federal Government. > http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=44380358&jbf574=IN23 > &brd=3876&AVSDM=2006%2D06%2D13+17%3A14%3A08&sort=rv&vw=d&Logo=0&FedPub > =Y&caller=%2Fagency%5Fsearch%2Easp&lid=17707&FedEmp=N&SUBMIT1.x=62&SUB > MIT1.y=14&ss=0&TabNum=1&rc=3 > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jan.herrmann at cetacea.de Tue Jun 13 23:25:26 2006 From: jan.herrmann at cetacea.de (Jan Herrmann) Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:25:26 +0200 Subject: [MARMAM] New publications week 22 Message-ID: Dear all, here are some new publications of week 22 / 2006, which haven't been announced on MARMAM earlier AFAIK. By clicking the following link you are guided to a website, where the following references are linked to their according journal homepages. There you can find abstracts and contact information: http://www.mmbib.com/news.html Please do not contact MARMAM, the MARMAM editors or me for reprints. Thank you. Kindest Regards, Jan Herrmann CETACEA References Connor, R.C., J. Mann, and J. Watson-Capps (2006): A Sex-Specific Affiliative Contact Behavior in Indian Ocean Bottlenose Dolphins, Tursiops sp. Ethology 112(7): 631-638. Buddington, K.K. et al. (2006): Oral administration of sucrose solutions and measurement of serum sucrose concentrations to evaluate gastric permeability in adult bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). American Journal of Veterinary Research 67(6): 931-935. Fossi, M.C., S. Casini, and L. Marsili (2006): Endocrine Disruptors in Mediterranean top marine predators. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 13(3): 204-207. Omata, Y. et al. (2006): Investigation for Presence of Neospora caninum, Toxoplasma gondii and Brucella-Species Infection in Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) Mass-Stranded on the Coast of Shiretoko, Hokkaido, Japan. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 68(5): 523-526. Swartz, S.L., B.L. Taylor, and D.J. Rugh (2006): Gray whale Eschrichtius robustus population and stock identity. Mammal Review 36(1): 66-84. Okamura, H., S. Minamikawa, and T. Kitakado (2006): Effect of surfacing patterns on abundance estimates of long-diving animals. Fisheries Science 72(3): 631-638. Etnoyer, P. et al. (2006): Sea-surface temperature gradients across blue whale and sea turtle foraging trajectories off the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico. Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 53(3-4): 340-358. Laplanche, C. et al. (2006): Measuring the off-axis angle and the rotational movements of phonating sperm whales using a single hydrophone. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 119(6): 4074-4082. PINNIPEDIA Gende, S.M. and M.F. Sigler (2006): Persistence of forage fish 'hot spots' and its association with foraging Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in southeast Alaska. Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 53(3-4): 432-441. OTHER MARINE MAMMALS Sousa-Lima, R.S. (2006): Comments on "Intraspecific and geographic variation of West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus spp.) vocalizations" [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 114, 66--69 (2003). The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 119(6): 3537. Ichikawa, K. et al. (2006): Dugong (Dugong dugon) vocalization patterns recorded by automatic underwater sound monitoring systems. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 119(6): 3726-3733. -- --> jan.herrmann -at - cetacea.de From barthval at t-online.de Thu Jun 15 10:22:24 2006 From: barthval at t-online.de (Klaus Barthelmess) Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 19:22:24 +0200 Subject: [MARMAM] Whaling History Conference, Cologne, Germany, November 2006 Message-ID: Dear colleagues, This is to announce the Seventh Cologne Whaling Meeting Cologne, Germany 10 ? 12 November 2006 The triennial Cologne Whaling Meetings are one of only two regular international conferences on the cultural history of human-cetacean relations, worldwide, from prehistoric times to the present day. In the past, they have attracted between 60 and 80 participants from up to a dozen countries. Friday evening starts with the traditional ?greasy gossip?, a casual warm-up reunion in a Cologne pub, where you can meet old friends and make new ones from all over the whaling world. Saturday will feature an all-day conference programme of eight presentations, with coffee and lunch breaks in between. There will be a Saturday night dinner (at participants? own expense), hopefully ? as in previous years ? followed by a concert of whaling-related music, which currently, though, is not yet scheduled (suggestions welcome). Sunday morning will be devoted to four more presentations. The conference will close around 1:30 PM. As usual, participants can expect to see a specially arranaged exhibition. Current plans aim at compiling a pioneering, ambitious exhibition on ?Baleen in Art and Artifacts from Seven Centuries?. Presentations cover the entire range of human-cetacean relations, from mythology, literature, art, archaeology, music, law, technology of whale products and whaling methods, the history and maintenance of whaling collections and monuments, historical strandings, early cetology, whaling history, personal recollections of whaling veterans, to current whaling policy. Here is this year's program: Program Friday, 10 November 2006 18:00 Casual warm-up reunion of conference participants for ?greasy gossip" at a Cologne pub, location to be disclosed to registered participants. Saturday, 11 November 2006 Conference venue to be disclosed to registered participants. 09:00 admission & registration 09:30 Klaus Barthelmess, Cologne: opening remarks 09:40 Dr. Uwe Schnall, formerly German Maritime Museum, Bremerhaven: Whale food, Vinland, Anno 1002: The literary tradition of the first whale recorded to have been eaten in the New World 10: 25 Ingvar Svanberg, University of Uppsala, Sweden: Troll whales in Scandinavian folklore and mythology 11:10 coffee break 11:25 Jorge Guzman-Gutierrez, PhD, visiting scholar, Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, & ambassadorial secretary, Embassy of Chile in Oslo: Whales and whalers of the Southern Seas: Testimonies from cartography and travel accounts of the 16th and 17th centuries 12:10 Karin Gille-Linne, historian, & Sandra Juwig, architect, Hannoversch M?nden, Germany: How did the narwhal get to Hannoversch M?nden? Carvings in 17th-century half-timbering in the South of Lower Saxony,Germany 12:55 lunch break 14:00 Nicholas Redman, Worldwide whale bone inventory project, Teddington, England: The whale bone inventory project ? progress report 14:45 Thierry du Pasquier, whaling historian, Paris: The changing uses of baleen in people?s daily lives 15:30 coffee break 15:45 Tony Dumitru, Nantucket Historical Association: Whaling and the spermaceti candle industry on Nantucket 16:30 Dr. Karen Oslund, German Historical Institute, Washington, DC: North Atlantic whaling: A case study for global whaling politics? 17:15 adjourn 19:30 dinner buffet at Cologne Restaurant, location to be disclosed. Sunday, 12 November 2006 location at previous day?s conference venue 09:30 conference venue opens 09:55 Klaus Barthelmess, Cologne: hangover remarks 10:00 Joost Schokkenbroek, Nederlands Scheepvaart Museum, Amsterdam: Too hot to handle? Dutch whaling and seal hunting in the Arctic during the nineteenth century 10:45 Susan Lebo, PhD, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii: Nineteenth-century whaling trade with Pacific indigenous communities 11:30 coffee break 11:45 Jan-Erik Ringstad, Christensen?s Whaling Museum, Sandefjord, Norway: Sandefjord?s development into the world?s whaling capital 12:30 Elva Gu?mundsd?ttir, M.A. University of Iceland, & park ranger: Whale at three o?clock! Joy and disappointment in Icelandic whale-watching [supernumerary, in case a presenter drops out at short notice: Klaus Barthelmess, Cologne: Norwegian Whaling Association versus Olympic Whaling Company ? a ploy in the CIA campaign against Onassis?] 13:15 Klaus Barthelmess: Closing remarks, adjourn till November 2009 Participation, however, is by personal invitation of the organizer only! Request your invitation by sending an application to participate, outlining your specific interest in whaling history, to barthval a-t t-online.de . No attachments! The organizer reserves the right to refuse participation. First-timers may be asked to pre-pay their conference fee upon successful registration by bank transfer or paypal. Others pay cash upon arrival. The participation fee will probably be in the range of 75 Euros, and will cover break snacks and beverages, as well as the conference pack including a souvenir. The dinner on Saturday is at participants? own expense. Klaus Barthelmess Whaling Research Project Cologne, Germany barthval at t-online.de From cara at whalecenter.org Wed Jun 14 06:19:43 2006 From: cara at whalecenter.org (Cara Pekarcik) Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 09:19:43 -0400 Subject: [MARMAM] Marine Mammal Internship - Spring 2007 Message-ID: <000001c68fb5$33bdb100$6801a8c0@BEACON> Marine Mammal Research Internships - Spring 2007 (For a detailed description and more information, please see our website at www.whalecenter.org/intern.htm) The Whale Center of New England, located in Gloucester, MA, is a non-profit research organization involved with the study of the behavior, ecology, and natural history of the whales and dolphins found in the waters off of Massachusetts. The Whale Center is also heavily involved with habitat conservation and education programs. We are currently looking to fill research internships for the spring (January 29 - May 26) semester of 2007. The Whale Center of New England internship provides experience needed to further pursue fields in marine biology and animal behavior. It is our goal to provide college students and recent graduates with the opportunity to collect valuable information important to the marine mammal field and to see how this information is used in management and conservation efforts in this area. Each internship session offers different experiences in marine mammal science that will depend on the season. These duties may include, but are not limited to: extensive photo-identification and computer work (training provided), field data collection aboard commercial whale watching vessels and our 27' research vessel Silver II, attendance at necropsies (whale autopsies), marine mammal stranding response, harbor seal surveys and attendance at conferences and meetings. Internship applicants should have the following: * A background in biology, zoology, or related field * Some knowledge of research methods and design * An ability to work, live and communicate well with others * Enthusiasm and dedication to work long days (sometimes 12 hours or more) in the field or lab * Completed their freshmen year at the time of application Information regarding the application process, including application form, is available on our website. *Applications for the spring 2007 session will be accepted on a rolling basis until all positions are filled. All applications should be submitted by December 20, 2006* Application materials and questions regarding the internship should be directed to the intern coordinator: Cara Pekarcik P.O. Box 159 Gloucester, MA 01930 978-281-6351 (office) 978-281-5666 (fax) cara at whalecenter.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From core at coreresearch.org Thu Jun 15 08:22:00 2006 From: core at coreresearch.org (core at coreresearch.org) Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 11:22:00 -0400 Subject: [MARMAM] 2006 Fall Internship Opportunities Message-ID: <380-22006641515220296@M2W005.mail2web.com> Center for Oceanic Research and Education Internship Opportunities The Center for Oceanic Research and Education (CORE), based in Essex, MA, is a non-profit organization dedicated to the study and conservation of cetaceans. Cetaceans are whales, dolphins and porpoises. CORE's mission is to promote stewardship and conservation of cetaceans and their marine environment. Our research focuses primarily upon the populations of fin and humpback whales found in the inshore waters of New England. We are currently working on several projects including: ? hierarchy among social/feeding groups of humpback whales. ? novel feeding behavior (the use of bubbles) in fin whales. ? shifts in distribution of whale species over time ? on-going research includes photo-identification studies of humpback whales, fin whales, sperm whales, Northern right whales, minke whales and pilot whales. CORE conducts whale watch education programs, school presentations and public outreach activities throughout the year as part of our endeavor to educate people about endangered whales and their fragile marine environment. We collect much of our data aboard commercial whale watching vessels that operate out of Gloucester, MA. Interns are aboard each trip as research assistants, and are primarily responsible for data collection. The types of data recorded on each trip include physical information ? such as climate and sea conditions, number and species of each cetacean, as well as behavioral information and identification photographs of focus animals. Other duties aboard the boats include answering passenger questions, assisting with fund raising efforts and helping crew on deck. A paid "education mate" position aboard the whale watching boat in Gloucester is included - interns will rotate day-to-day through the week as research assistants and education mates. There are also paid galley positions available to interns which provide another daily avenue for raising personal funds. Founded in 1996, CORE earned our non-profit status in 1999. Though we have no publications currently in print, we are currently analyzing data on several on-going research projects with the goal of developing papers on such varied subjects as novel feeding behavior in fin whales, to observations of Sowerby?s and Cuvier?s beaked whales in offshore submarine canyons. Interns can expect to participate in and learn a variety of facets of research including: ? Data collection; data entry; archiving and cataloging photographs and negatives; general office work. ? Data analysis methods; individual identification of whales through photo analysis; data submission to educational on-line program, WhaleNet. ? Public speaking; fund raising; correspondence with other organizations, researchers and students. ? Basics of navigation; boat handling; use of marine electronics including GPS, LORAN, radar and echolocation; handling lines; and knowledge of vessel safety and emergency protocol. ? Interns are also assigned an extensive reading list to gain important background knowledge. CORE offers year-round internship opportunities to qualified college students or graduates. We require a two-month minimum stay. These are strictly unpaid, volunteer positions. However, interns will be paid for their duties as Education Mates, as well as galley positions, aboard the commercial whale watching vessels out of Gloucester. We do not provide room or board, but will assist interns in any way in finding housing and transportation. We also offer flexible hours, so that interns can obtain part-time jobs, if needed. Interns are also encouraged to receive either undergraduate or graduate credits for their internships with CORE. We will help students design and implement a project through their school or with two local schools with whom we are affiliated (Endicott College, Beverly, MA and Wheelock College, Boston, MA). Application deadline for the fall internship session is July 24th, with interviews during the first week of August. The deadline for the 2007 summer internship session is March 24th, with interviews being conducted during the first week of April. We also accept limited applicants for spring. To apply for an internship, please complete an application and send your resume or CV, a letter of interest identifying your reason for applying, and two letters of recommendation to the below address. The Center for Oceanic Research and Education internship applications can be found on our website at: www.coreresearch.org/intern form.htm. You may then use your browser's print function to print it out, or they may be sent via email (below) or fax at 978-745-0997. We will contact applicants to schedule an interview as soon as we receive the above materials. If you have any questions, please contact us via email at core at coreresearch.org or 978-768-4560. Lisa Fox, Director Center for Oceanic Research and Education 245 Western Ave, Box 8, Essex, MA 01929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . From jan.herrmann at cetacea.de Sun Jun 18 04:48:43 2006 From: jan.herrmann at cetacea.de (Jan Herrmann) Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 13:48:43 +0200 Subject: [MARMAM] New publications week 23 Message-ID: Dear all, here are some new publications of week 23 / 2006, which haven't been announced on MARMAM earlier AFAIK. By clicking the following link you are guided to a website, where the following references are linked to their according journal homepages. There you can find abstracts and contact information: http://www.mmbib.com/news.html Please do not contact MARMAM, the MARMAM editors or me for reprints. Thank you. Kindest Regards, Jan Herrmann CETACEA References Best, P.B. (2006): The presence of right whales in summer on the west coast of South Africa: the evidence from historical records. African Journal of Marine Science 28(1): 159-166. Bradford, A.L. et al. (2006): Survival estimates of western gray whales Eschrichtius robustus incorporating individual heterogeneity and temporary emigration. Marine Ecology Progress Series 315(): 293-307. Burton, R.F. (2006): A new look at the scaling of size in mammalian eyes. Journal of Zoology 269(2): 225-232. Canese, S. et al. (2006): The first identified winter feeding ground of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) in the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 86(4): 903-907. Chen, D. et al. (2006): Reproductive seasonality and maturity of male Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis in captivity: A case study based on the hormone evidence. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology 39(2): 163-173. Coughlan, J. et al. (2006): Isolation and characterization of novel microsatellite loci for the short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) and cross-amplification in other cetacean species. Molecular Ecology Notes 6(2): 490-492. Dawson, C.E. et al. (2006): Isolation of Brucella species from a bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). The Veterinary Record 158(24): 831-832. Mirimin, L. et al. (2006): Tetranucleotide microsatellite loci from the striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba Meyen, 1833). Molecular Ecology Notes 6(2): 493-495. Nikaido, M. et al. (2006): Erratum for Nikaido et al., Mol Biol Evol 23 (5) 866-873. Molecular Biology and Evolution 2006 23(7):1455; doi:10.1093/molbev/msk026. Published by Oxford University Press 2006. Molecular Biology and Evolution 23(7): 1455. Porte, C. et al. (2006): Endocrine disruptors in marine organisms: Approaches and perspectives. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology 143(3): 303-315. Ringelstein, J. et al. (2006): Food and feeding ecology of the striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba, in the oceanic waters of the north-east Atlantic. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 86(4): 909-918. S?enz-Arroyo, A. et al. (2006): The value of evidence about past abundance: marine fauna of the Gulf of California through the eyes of 16th to 19th century travellers. Fish and Fisheries 7(2): 128-146. Skaug, H.J. (2006): Markov Modulated Poisson Processes for Clustered Line Transect Data. Environmental and Ecological Statistics 13(2): 199-211. Thewissen, J.G.M. et al. (2006): Developmental basis for hind-limb loss in dolphins and origin of the cetacean bodyplan. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 103(22): 8414-8418. Weir, C.R. (2006): Sightings of beaked whales (Cetacea: Ziphiidae) including first confirmed Cuvier's beaked whales Ziphius cavirostris from Angola. African Journal of Marine Science 28(1): 173-175. Andersen, M. et al. (2006): Radiocaesium (137Cs) in marine mammals from Svalbard, the Barents Sea and the North Greenland Sea. Science of the Total Environment 363(1-3): 87-94. PINNIPEDIA Mecenerol, S. et al. (2006): Diet of Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus at three mainland breeding colonies in Namibia. 1. Spatial variation. African Journal of Marine Science 28(1): 57-71. Mecenerol, S. et al. (2006): Diet of Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus at three mainland breeding colonies in Namibia. 2. Temporal variation. African Journal of Marine Science 28(1): 73-88. OTHER MARINE MAMMALS Cronin, M.A., S.C. Amstrup, and K.T. Scribner (2006): Microsatellite DNA and mitochondrial DNA variation in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from the Beaufort and Chukchi seas, Alaska. -- --> jan.herrmann -at - cetacea.de From jat at dmu.dk Wed Jun 14 23:49:11 2006 From: jat at dmu.dk (Tougaard, Jakob) Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 08:49:11 +0200 Subject: [MARMAM] Offshore Wind Farms and the Environment - Conference Copenhagen 27-29 November 2006 Message-ID: Hi all, On behalf of the organizers, I would like to draw your attention to the upcoming conference on Offshore wind farms and the environment, which will take place in Copenhagen in November. The conference is organised by the Danish Energy Authority, Danish Forest and Nature angency and Danish power companies. The main topic will be presentation of final results from the environmental monitoring programs on benthos, fish, birds and marine mammals. Please check www.finalresults06.dk for further information. Best regards Jakob Tougaard ****************************** Jakob Tougaard, Ph.D. Senior Scientist National Environmental Research Institute Dept. of Arctic Environment Frederiksborgvej 399 P.O. box 359 DK-4000 Roskilde Denmark Phone +45 4630 1956 Fax +45 4630 1914 E-mail: jat at dmu.dk Homepage: www.dmu.dk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Outlook.bmp Type: image/bmp Size: 1044902 bytes Desc: Outlook.bmp URL: From g.parra at uq.edu.au Sun Jun 18 18:10:47 2006 From: g.parra at uq.edu.au (Guido Parra) Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 11:10:47 +1000 Subject: [MARMAM] Seeking Research Assistants Message-ID: <000901c6933d$32b79ce0$63a7a8c0@uq.edu.au> SEEKING RESEARCH ASSISTANTS PROJECT: Enhancing the ecological basis for the conservation and management of Australian snubfin and Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins. I am seeking three skilled research assistants for the 2006 field season to assist me in collecting behavioural and genetic data on Australian Snubfin and Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins off the northeast coast of Queensland, Australia. The field season for 2006 will last approximately 12 weeks from mid August thru the end of November. Our fieldwork will be based in the city of Townsville, northeast Queensland. Because of the training required, applicants must be willing to commit to the project for a minimum of 4 weeks. Applicants willing to participate the whole 12 weeks will be given preference. BACK GROUND: Knowledge about the ecology and anthropogenic threats to Australia's coastal dolphins is scant, particularly for rare tropical species such as the snubfin (Orcaella heinsohni) and the Indo-Pacific humpback (Sousa chinensis) dolphins. Recent research carried out by GJP in Cleveland Bay, northeast Queensland, indicates that Australian snubfin and humpback dolphins occur in small, localised populations close to coastal and estuarine environments. This information suggests that populations of both species are vulnerable to anthropogenic mortality and potentially rapid population declines. This study aims to improve the basis for the conservation and management of snubfin and humpback dolphins by: 1) developing spatial models of habitat suitability, 2) identifying areas of potential conflict with anthropogenic activities, and 3) assessing the level of genetic structure among populations of snubfin and humpback dolphins in Queensland waters. FIELD WORK: All observations and data collection will be conducted from a 5m rigid inflatable or aluminium boat. In addition we will be conducting one long-range survey (up to 20 days in length) onboard a 10m powerboat with a flybridge. Assistants should be prepared to work long hours (06:00 to 16:00 hours depending on weather conditions).and be expected to participate in the following duties: photo-identification, video, behavioural, distance sampling and biopsy data collection, fin matching, and database maintenance. Aboard the research boat assistants will be required to assist in boat piloting and handling, and participate in all regular duties related to the maintenance of the boat and research equipment. Field work is demanding but you will have a great opportunity to observe two of Australia's rarest coastal dolphins and also gain hands-on experience in relation to survey techniques, behavioural observations, and genetic sampling of marine mammals. Such experience will prove valuable to anyone hoping to pursue a career in marine wildlife ecology, behaviour, and management. APPLICANTS SHOULD: 1. Be enthusiastic, hard-working, team oriented, have a positive attitude and a genuine interest in marine mammal ecology and behaviour. 2. Be adaptable, flexible and patient as fieldwork is highly weather dependent This means:1) sometimes we will be stuck onshore for long periods of time, 2) sometimes we will have long consecutive fieldwork days, and 3) fieldwork during weekend days may be required. 3. Be prepared to rise early in the morning and work long hours in a small boat. 4. Be able to commit for a minimum of 4 weeks (though applicants willing to commit for the whole 12 week period will be preferred) 5. Have a background in biology, marine science, animal behaviour or a related field 6. Previous field experience and boat handling skills would be advantageous but is not a prerequisite. Unfortunately I am unable to provide salary or housing and research assistants will be responsible for travel to Townsville and their own living expenses. Food and living space will be provided during long-range surveys and fieldtrips outside of the Townsville area. If you are interested, please provide a short CV with references and a letter explaining your interest in the project and career goals to Guido J. Parra (g.parra at uq.edu.au). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Guido J. Parra, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow School of Veterinary Science University of Queensland St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia Ph: (07) 3365-3066 Mob: 0437630843 Fax: (07) 3365-1255 Email: g.parra at uq.edu.au Webpage: http://www.uq.edu.au/vetschool/index.html?page=47564&pid=47559 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From godley-ESR at seaturtle.org Mon Jun 19 07:37:17 2006 From: godley-ESR at seaturtle.org (Brendan Godley) Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:37:17 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] Multiple Appointments in Ecology and Conservation Message-ID: <047301c693ad$e5062bd0$054dad90@trebgodley> Hi All Please see note below on positions becoming available with us very soon. Apologies if cross-posting means you receive multiple copies. With kind regards Brendan Dr. Brendan J. Godley Centre for Ecology & Conservation School of Biosciences University of Exeter Homepage . Editor-in-Chief, Endangered Species Research Multiple Appointments in Ecology and Conservation University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus (UK) The School of Biosciences, University of Exeter is seeking to recruit up to four new staff for the second phase of growth on its Cornwall Campus. . These posts will build on the existing strengths on the Cornwall Campus, which currently consists of 13 academic staff. Posts are available at all levels up to chair. Chair / Reader in Ecology or Conservation Biology We are seeking to recruit someone who will provide leadership in the area of ecology and/or conservation biology following the retirement of Professor Bryant. We would be particularly interested in appointing someone with strengths in field ecology or conservation but encourage all interested parties to apply. Lectureships in Ecology and Conservation Biology We have between two and four lectureships available in the field of ecology and conservation biology. We are looking to build on our existing strengths and buoyant undergraduate and postgraduate degrees programmes in ecology and conservation. We would be particularly interested in recruiting vertebrate and plant ecologists, in population and community ecology and conservation biology and genetics. Timing Posts are available from September 2006 . Further information: Interested applicants are encouraged to approach Prof. M.R. Evans (m.r.evans at ex.ac.uk) or Prof. N.J. Talbot (n.j.talbot at ex.ac.uk). Further particulars: Positions in Ecology and Conservation Biology The School of Biosciences on the University of Exeter's Cornwall Campus has now been established for two years and currently consists of 13 academic staff (4 professors, 3 readers, 2 senior lecturers and 4 lecturers). This represents the end of the first phase of development, we are now seeking to recruit for the second phase and are planning for the third phase which will see the expansion of this group to approximately 30 academic staff. The staff on the Cornwall Campus all work within the Centre for Ecology and Conservation and future growth will be broadly within this area of biology. We have buoyant undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in ecology and conservation (currently recruiting 50 at undergraduate and 30 at postgraduate level). The group has a combined research income of about ?1.5M and a research postgraduate population of 25. Chair / Reader in Ecology and / or Conservation Biology Following the retirement of Professor Bryant, we are seeking to recruit someone to provide leadership in ecology and / or conservation biology and to inform the development of the group as we move into future. We would be interested in considering anyone whose research programme fell within the general areas of ecology or conservation biology. However, we would be particularly interested in recruiting someone with interests and expertise in field ecology. We would also benefit from recruiting someone whose work would utilise molecular or conservation genetics. The successful applicant will have a track record of obtaining external funding from a variety of sources, both governmental and non-governmental as appropriate for their research programme. He/she should have supervised research postgraduate students. Importantly the successful applicant will have a series of publications in high profile journals sufficient to be considered an international figure in the field by his/her peers. We would expect any recruit at this level to have a teaching load (at both undergraduate and postgraduate level) commensurate with the maintenance of their research programme and to participate in the leadership, management and administration of the school across both campuses. The successful applicant will be in a position to influence the appointment of the more junior positions. It may also be worth any applicants considering that between 2008 and 2012 the school of biosciences has plans to expand to 30-35 academic staff within ecology, evolution and conservation. These plans are externally funded as part of the development of the Combined Universities of Cornwall (of which the University of Exeter is a major partner) that is a crucial part of the EU funded initiative 'building the knowledge economy'. Lectureships in Ecology and Conservation Biology. We have between two and four lectureships available in the field of ecology and conservation biology, the precise number will depend on the level of appointment of the senior position. We have strengths in vertebrate conservation, behavioural ecology, population and evolutionary ecology. We are looking to build on our existing strengths and expand into new cognate areas. We also wish to maintain our buoyant undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in ecology and conservation and to some extent the appointments have to fit with teaching as well as research priorities. We are interested in considering any suitably qualified applicant but are particularly interested in recruiting vertebrate and plant ecologists, in population and community ecology and conservation biology and genetics. The successful applicant will have a track record of obtaining external funding. He/she should have contributed to the supervision of research postgraduate students and will have a series of publications in high profile journals both those specific to the field as well as more general publications. We would expect any recruit at this level to have a teaching load commensurate with the maintenance of their research programme. A contribution to teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level will be expected. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michael.lueck at aut.ac.nz Sun Jun 18 14:47:05 2006 From: michael.lueck at aut.ac.nz (Michael Luck) Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 09:47:05 +1200 Subject: [MARMAM] 5th Coastal and Marine Tourism Congress - call for abstracts Message-ID: Kia Ora! On behalf of the School of Hospitality & Tourism, AUT University, the New Zealand Tourism Research Institute (NZTRI), and the School of Marine Affairs, University of Washington, I would like to invite researchers, educators, postgraduate students, and government and industry practitioners in the broad field of tourism related to the marine environment, to register and/or to submit an abstract for the 5th International Coastal and Marine Tourism Congress (CMT) in Auckland, New Zealand. For more information, and registration of interest, please go to http://nztri.aut.ac.nz/cmt2007/pages/ I am very much looking forward to welcoming you in Auckland! Michael L?ck Conference Chair *************************************************************************** Michael L?ck, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Tourism Studies School of Hospitality and Tourism Faculty of Applied Humanities AUT University Private Bag 92006 Auckland, New Zealand e-mail: michael.lueck at aut.ac.nz Phone: +64 9-921-9999 ext. 5833 Fax: +64 9-921 9975 *************************************************************************** Member of the New Zealand Tourism Research Institute NZTRI http://www.tri.org.nz *************************************************************************** Editor-in-Chief: Tourism in Marine Environments http://www.cognizantcommunication.com/filecabinet/Tme/tme.html *************************************************************************** Associate Editor: Journal of Ecotourism http://www.channelviewpublications.com/multi/journals/journals_je.asp?TAG=&CID= *************************************************************************** From njq at st-andrews.ac.uk Mon Jun 19 09:12:00 2006 From: njq at st-andrews.ac.uk (Nicola Quick) Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:12:00 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] Formation of UK regional student chapter Message-ID: <000e01c693bb$2a92a9a0$4d90fb8a@nostromo> To all UK students of marine mammalogy We are pleased to announce the formation of the UK regional student chapter as part of the Society for Marine Mammalogy. The chapter will provide a forum for all UK marine mammalogy students to discuss ideas and meet other students based throughout the UK. If you want to know more about the chapter or are interested in joining us, please visit our website directly at http://bmprojects.st-andrews.ac.uk/uksrc contact us at ukrsc at st-andrews.ac.uk or visit the Society's student pages at http://www.marinemammalogy.org/student/index.html (please note link will be added this week so please be patient) Please feel free to pass on this information to any students who you think may be interested. We look forward to hearing from you, Nicola Quick, Susan Heaslip, Clare Embling and Susan Gallon Chapter founders Email: ukrsc at st-andrews.ac.uk Sea Mammal Research Unit Gatty Marine Lab University of St Andrews St Andrews Fife KY16 8LB Scotland UK -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yvonnesmiles at googlemail.com Mon Jun 19 05:44:38 2006 From: yvonnesmiles at googlemail.com (Yvonne Miles) Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:44:38 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] Volunteer Inexperienced Cetacean Observers Wanted July 2006 Message-ID: We are looking for 32 volunteers to help with a final phase of a marine mammal observer study. Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th July 2006 and then Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th July 2006. You would only be asked to attend 2 days in total! Some members volunteered last time, and were a great help! The biggest problem is that we need people who have had NO training in marine mammals and this is what we are finding a problem as all the people i know are trained! If you know any one who would like to be trained and does not live too far away from Southampton can you please read below and contact Susan Cannings at Southampton Solent University, England. Thanks Yvonne Miles Research Study Ocean Eye is a Research Programme, in response to the Government's commitment to providing accurate population assessments of marine mammals and effective reduction of noise disturbances under national and international law. Methods of minimising disturbance from sources such as seismic or military activity rely on the acoustic and visual detection of marine mammals. However, there has been little research that has investigated visual observations and the factors, which effect observer's abilities to detect marine mammals at sea. This study examines the efficiency of visual observers in detecting marine mammals without having to go to sea. The Ocean Eye project opens the door to the development of an innovative new approach that could see improved visual search effectiveness and detection accuracy by Marine Mammal Observers (MMOs), reduced impact of disturbance on marine mammals and cost-efficiency improvements for operators. What will participating in the study involve? You will be asked to: Undertake a pre test of your ability to spot a marine mammal Listen to a talk about marine mammals Complete a background questionnaire to provide details of any wildlife observer training and experience you may have. We prefer you to have no training at all, but are happy if you do any water-based activities. Complete a two week Eye training session on line (some volunteers must have access to a computer and the internet for a period of 15 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes in the afternoon) Undertake a post test of your ability to spot marine mammals Sign a consent form if you wish to take part in the study. Each volunteer will be randomly assigned a number indicating your turn in the assessment process. Some volunteers will be trained to spot marine mammals and have an eye training session (carried out on line), some will have no training or only part training. Each volunteer will be pre tested and post tested on the simulator. There may be a wait until it is your turn. Tea and coffee (and lunch in some cases) will be provided, and a volunteer coordinator will be with you until it is your turn. He/she will be happy to answer any questions you may have, but will not be able to give you any more details about the study itself. When it is your turn, you will be taken in to the Ship's mess to acclimatise to being aboard the ships bridge for 10 minutes. The Bridge Officer will greet you. She will explain the equipment and ask you to conduct a 20-minute watch on board the ship. When this is complete, you may either leave or wait for colleagues in a separate waiting area, but you will be asked to not re-join the other volunteers until everyone has completed their watch. Your task You are a marine mammal observer aboard the bridge of the research vessel 'MV Norsim'. Your job is to notify the Officer of the Bridge whenever you see something you consider to be a marine mammal. You will be the marine mammal observer on watch for a 20-minute session. During the course of the sessions, you may see any of the marine mammals or blows on your identification chart, or nothing at all. If you do see something, you will be asked to Call out what you see immediately, and Indicate the position of your observation with a laser pointer. (You will be given the laser pointer on the Bridge and instructions on how to use it safely). The Officer of the Bridge will note your observation thank you and ask you to continue watching. If you are happy to take part in this study, please complete the questionnaire and sign the consent form. If you would like details on the outcome of the study please tick the box on the Consent form. Please let Susan Cannings know if you require transport to the Warsash Maritime Centre where the training and simulator tests will take place. All Details please contact Susan.Cannings at solent.ac.uk or Yvonne at this60.freeserve.co.uk -- Yvonne Miles 80 Garland Road Poole Dorset BH15 2LD Yvonne at this60.freeserve.co.uk 01202 682313 0790 5021 631 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ajh7 at st-andrews.ac.uk Wed Jun 21 07:52:24 2006 From: ajh7 at st-andrews.ac.uk (Ailsa Hall) Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:52:24 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] New Publication Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.1.20060621151952.01a46580@st-andrews.ac.uk> Dear Marmam Subscribers A new paper about phocine distemper virus in the North and European seas has been published in Biological Conservation. "Phocine distemper virus in the North and European Seas - Data and models, nature and nurture". Hall, A.J., Jepson, P.D., Goodman, S.J. and Harkonen, T. Biological Conservation 2006. 131 (2) :221-229. This is available through Science Direct. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6V5X-4K428RT-4-3&_cdi=5798&_user=1026342&_orig=browse&_coverDate=08%2F31%2F2006&_sk=998689997&view=c&wchp=dGLbVlz-zSkWb&md5=ca9e049d8cf59760dd0d1f7b10a79674&ie=/sdarticle.pdf Dr Ailsa J Hall Senior Scientist Sea Mammal research Unit Gatty Marine Laboratory University of St Andrews St Andrews Fife KY16 8LB 01334 462634 http:\\.smub.st-and.ac.uk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From janiger at almaak.usc.edu Sat Jun 24 07:07:03 2006 From: janiger at almaak.usc.edu (David S. Janiger) Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 07:07:03 -0700 Subject: [MARMAM] New Articles Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20060624070703.014a81f0@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 Janiger Journals ACEVEDO-WHITEHOUSE, KARINA; TERRY R. SPRAKER; EUGENE LYONS; SHARON R. MELIN; FRANCES GULLAND; ROBERT L. DELONG and WILLIAM AMOS. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 15(7):1973-1982. 2006. Contrasting effects of heterozygosity on survival and hookworm resistance in California sea lion pups. 0.165 MB ADAM, OLIVIER; MACIEJ LOPATKA; CHRISTOPHE LAPLANCHE and JEAN-FRANOIS MOTSCH. TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING, COMPUTING AND TECHNOLOGY (ENFORMATIKA) 4:188-195. 2005. Sperm whale signal analysis: Comparison using the AutoRegressive model and the Daubechies 15 Wavelets Transform. 0.587 MB BARLOW, JAY; MEGAN C. FERGUSON; WILLIAM F. PERRIN; LISA BALANCE; TIM GERRODETTE; GERALD JOYCE; COLIN D. MACLEOD; KEITH MULLIN; DEBRA L. PALKA and GORDON WARING. JOURNAL OF CETACEAN RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 7(3):263-270. 2006. Abundance and densities of beaked and bottlenose whales (family Ziphiidae). 0.309 MB BARLOW, JAY and ROBERT GISINER. JOURNAL OF CETACEAN RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 7(3):239-249. 2006. Mitigating, monitoring and assessing the effects of anthropogenic sound on beaked whales. 0.160 MB BASU, NILADRI; MICHAEL KWAN and HING MAN CHAN. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PART A-CURRENT ISSUES 69(12):1133-1143. 2006. Mercury but not organochlorines inhibits muscarinic cholinergic receptor binding in the cerebrum of ringed seals (Phoca hispida). 0.112 MB BIRUKAWA, NAOKO; HIRONORI ANDO; MUTSUO GOTO; NAOHISA KANDA; LUIS A. PASTENE; HIROKI NAKATSUJI; HIROSHI HATA and AKIHISA URANO. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE 22(11):1245-1257. 2005. Plasma and urine levels of electrolytes, urea and steroid hormones involved in osmoregulation of cetaceans. 0.968 MB BOILY, F.; S. BEAUDOIN and L. N. MEASURES. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES 42(1):115-132. 2006. Hematology and serum chemistry of harp (Phoca groenlandica) and hooded seals (Cystophora cristata) during the breeding season, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada. 0.138 MB BRADFORD, AMANDA L.; PAUL R. WADE; DAVID W. WELLER; ALEXANDER M. BURDIN; YULIA V. IVASHCHENKO; GRIGORY A. TSIDULKO; GLENN R. VANBLARICOM and ROBERT L. BROWNELL, JR. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 315:293-307. 2006. Survival estimates of western gray whales Eschrichtius robustus incorporating individual heterogeneity and temporary emigration. 0.512 MB BROWNE, PATIENCE; ALAN J. CONLEY; TERRY SPRAKER; ROLF R. REAM and BILL L. LASLEY. GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY 147(2):175-183. 2006. Sex steroid concentrations and localization of steroidogenic enzyme expression in free-ranging female northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus). 2.340 MB BURN, DOUGLAS M.; MARC A. WEBBER and MARK S. UDEVITZ. WILDLIFE SOCIETY BULLETIN 34(1):51-58. 2006. Application of airborne thermal imagery to surveys of Pacific walrus. 0.318 MB CHILVERS, B. L.; I. S. WILKINSON; P. J. DUIGNAN and N. J. GEMMELL. JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY (LONDON) 269(2):233-240. 2006. Diving to extremes: Are New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) pushing their limits in a marginal habitat? 0.294 MB CONSTABLE, SOPHIE; ARANA PARSLOW; GEOFF DUTTON; TRACEY ROGERS and CAROLYN HOGG. ZOO BIOLOGY 25(2):137-144. 2006. Urinary cortisol sampling: a non-invasive technique for examining cortisol concentrations in the Weddell seal, Leptonychotes weddellii. 0.123 MB CORKERON, PETER J. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 20(3):617-619. 2006. Opposing views of the "ecosystem approach" to fisheries management. 0.144 MB COUGHLAN, J.; L. MIRIMIN; E. DILLANE; E. ROGAN and T. F. CROSS. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY NOTES 6(2):490-492. 2006. Isolation and characterization of novel microsatellite loci for the short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) and cross-amplification in other cetacean species. 0.080 MB COX, T. M.; T. J. RAGEN; A. J. READ; E. VOS; R. W. BAIRD; K. BALCOMB; J. BARLOW; J. CALDWELL; T. CRANFORD; L. CRUM; A. D'AMICO; G. D'SPAIN; A. FERNANDEZ; J. FINNERAN; R. GENTRY; W. GERTH; F. GULLAND; J. HILDEBRAND; D. HOUSER; T. HULLAR; P. D. JEPSON; D. KETTEN; C. D. MACLEOD; P. MILLER; S. MOORE; D. C. MOUNTAIN; D. PALKA; P. PONGANIS; S. ROMMEL; T. ROWLES; B. TAYLOR; P. TYACK; D. WARTZOK; R. GISINER; J. MEAD and L. BENNER. JOURNAL OF CETACEAN RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 7(3):177-187. 2006. Understanding the impacts of anthropogenic sound on beaked whales. 0.192 MB D'SPAIN, GERALD L.; ANGELA D'AMICO and DAVID M. FROMM. JOURNAL OF CETACEAN RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 7(3):223-238. 2006. Properties of the underwater sound fields during some well documented beaked whale mass stranding events. 0.644 MB DALTON, REX. NATURE (LONDON) 441(7094):677. 2006. Sea-lion studies come to a halt after court judgement. 0.284 MB DEHN, LARISSA-A.; ERICH H. FOLLMANN; DANA L. THOMAS; GAY G. SHEFFIELD; CHERYL ROSA; LAWRENCE K. DUFFY and TODD M. O'HARA. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 362(1-3):103-123. 2006. Trophic relationships in an Arctic food web and implications for trace metal transfer. 0.594 MB DEL TORO, LIGEIA; GISELA HECKEL; VICTOR F. CAMACHO-IBAR and YOLANDA SCHRAMM. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION 142(1):83-92. 2006. California sea lions (Zalophus californianus californianus) have lower chlorinated hydrocarbon contents in northern Baja California, Mexico, than in California, USA. 0.297 MB DIAZ LOPEZ, BRUNO. ICES (INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE SEAS) JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE 63(5):946-951. 2006. Interactions between Mediterranean bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and gillnets off Sardinia, Italy. 0.190 MB FERGUSON, MEGAN C.; JAY BARLOW; STEPHEN B. REILLY and TIM GERRODETTE. JOURNAL OF CETACEAN RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 7(3):287-299. 2006. Predicting Cuvier's (Ziphius cavirostris) and Mesoplodon beaked whale population density from habitat characteristics in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. 0.852 MB (View with Acrobat 5.0>) FOSSI, M. CRISTINA; SILVIA CASINI and LETIZIA MARSILI. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH 13(3):204-207. 2006. Endocrine disruptors in Mediterranean top marine predators. 0.252 MB HALL, AILSA J.; KELLY HUGUNIN; ROBERT DEAVILLE; ROBIN J. LAW; COLIN R. ALLCHIN and PAUL D. JEPSON. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 114(5):704-711. 2006. The risk of infection from polychlorinated biphenyl exposure in the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena): A case-control approach. 0.160 MB HAYASHI, KOSUKE; HIDEYOSHI YOSHIDA; SHIN NISHIDA; MUTSUO GOTO; LUIS A. PASTENE; NAOHISA KANDA; YOSHIYUKI BABA and HIROKO KOIKE. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE 23(2):147-153. 2006. Genetic variation of the MHC DQB locus in the finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides). 0.288 MB HENNEN, D. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 16(2):704-717. 2006. Associations between the Alaska Steller sea lion decline and commercial fisheries. 3.884 MB HOFFMAN, J. I.; J. FORCADA and W. AMOS. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 15(7):1995-2005. 2006. No relationship between microsatellite variation and neonatal fitness in Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella. 0.259 MB HUGGENBERGER, STEFAN; SAM H. RIDGWAY; HELMUT H. A. OELSCHLAGER; IRMGARD KIRSCHENBAUER; THOMAS J. VOGL and MILAN KLIMA. ZOOLOGISCHER ANZEIGER 244(3-4):229-238. 2006. Histological analysis of the nasal roof cartilage in a neonate sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus - Mammalia, Odontoceti). 0.865 MB JANIK, V. M.; L. S. SAYIGH and R. S. WELLS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 103(21):8293-8297. 2006. Signature whistle shape conveys identity information to bottlenose dolphins. 0.629 MB JOUNELA, P.; P. SUURONEN; R. B. MILLAR and M.-L. KOLJONEN. ICES (INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE SEAS) JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE 63(5):936-945. 2006. Interactions between grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), and harvest controls on the salmon fishery in the Gulf of Bothnia. 2.345 MB KLEIMAN, DEVRA G. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 20(2):620. 2006. Conservation focus: Baiji, freshwater dolphin. 0.199 MB KOVALEV, N. N. and E. V. MIKHEEV. BIOLOGY BULLETIN 33(3):304-307. 2006. Brain cholinesterases in marine mammals. 0.136 MB LAPLANCHE, CHRISTOPHE; OLIVIER ADAM; MACIEJ LOPATKA and JEAN-FRANCOIS MOTSCH. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 119(6):4074-4082. 2006. Measuring the off-axis angle and the rotational movements of phonating sperm whales using a single hydrophone. 0.409 MB MACLEOD, COLIN D. JOURNAL OF CETACEAN RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 7(3):301-308. 2006. How big is a beaked whale? A review of body length and sexual size dimorphism in the family Ziphiidae. 3.819 MB MACLEOD, COLIN D. and ANGELA D'AMICO. JOURNAL OF CETACEAN RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 7(3):211-221. 2006. A review of beaked whale behaviour and ecology in relation to assessing and mitigating impacts of anthropogenic noise. 1.006 MB MACLEOD, C. D. and G. MITCHELL. JOURNAL OF CETACEAN RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 7(3):309-322. 2006. Key areas for beaked whales worldwide. 1.017 MB (View with Acrobat 5.0>) MACLEOD, COLIN D.; WILLIAM PERRIN; ROBERT PITMAN; JAY BARLOW; LISA BALANCE; ANGELA D'AMICO; TIM GERRODETTE; GERALD JOYCE; KEITH D. MULLIN; DEBRA L. PALKA and GORDON T. WARING. JOURNAL OF CETACEAN RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 7(3):271-286. 2006. Known and inferred distributions of beaked whale species (Cetacea: Ziphiidae). 3.382 MB (View with Acrobat 5.0>) MCDONALD, BIRGITTE I. and DANIEL E. CROCKER. PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ZOOLOGY 79(3):484-496. 2006. Physiology and behavior influence lactation efficiency in northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris). 0.371 MB MECENERO, S.; J.-P. ROUX; L. G. UNDERHILL and M. N. BESTER. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE 26(1):57-71. 2006. Diet of Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus at three mainland breeding colonies in Namibia. 1. Spatial variation. 0.168 MB MECENERO, S.; J.-P. ROUX; L. G. UNDERHILL and S. P. KIRKMAN. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE 26(1):73-88. 2006. Diet of Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus at three mainland breeding colonies in Namibia. 2. Temporal variation. 0.230 MB MIRIMIN, L.; J. COUGHLAN; E. ROGAN and T. F. CROSS. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY NOTES 6(2):493-495. 2006. Tetranucleotide microsatellite loci from the striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba Meyen, 1833). 0.064 MB NIKAIDO, MASATO; HEALY HAMILTON; HITOMI MAKINO; TAKESHI SASAKI; KAZUHIKO TAKAHASHI; MUTSUO GOTO; NAOHISA KANDA; LUIS A. PASTENE and NORIHIRO OKADA. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 23(5):866-873. 2006. Baleen whale phylogeny and a past extensive radiation event revealed by SINE insertion analysis. 0.330 MB OMATA, YOSHITAKA; YUSUKE UMESHITA; MASAHISA WATARAI; MASATO TACHIBANA; MOTOKI SASAKI; KOICHI MURATA and TADASU K. YAMADA. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE 68(5):523-526. 2006. Investigation for presence of Neospora caninum, Toxoplasma gondii and Brucella-species infection in killer whales (Orcinus orca) mass-stranded on the coast of Shiretoko, Hokkaido, Japan. 0.185 MB PANG, DANIEL S. J.; YVES RONDENAY; LENA MEASURES and STEPHANE LAIR. JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE 37(1):27-32. 2006. The effects of two dosages of midazolam on short-duration anesthesia in the harp seal (Phoca groenlandica). 0.038 MB PETRAUSKAS, L.; P. TUOMI and S. ATKINSON. JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE 37(1):75-78. 2006. Noninvasive monitoring of stress hormone levels in a female Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) pup undergoing rehabilitation. 0.045 MB PODESTA, MICHELA; ANGELA D'AMICO; GIANNI PAVAN; AIMILIA DROUGAS; ANASTASIA KOMNENOU and NICOLA PORTUNATO. JOURNAL OF CETACEAN RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 7(3):251-261. 2006. A review of Cuvier's beaked whale strandings in the Mediterranean Sea. 1.686 MB POLASEK, L. K.; K. A. DICKSON and R. W. DAVIS. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY - REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY 290(6):R1720-R1727. 2006. Metabolic indicators in the skeletal muscles of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina). 0.729 MB PONGANIS, P. J.; T. KNOWER STOCKARD; D. H. LEVENSON; L. BERG and E. A. BARANOV. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY 144(1):105-111. 2006. Cardiac output and muscle blood flow during rest-associated apneas of elephant seals. 0.157 MB RAYMENT, WILL; STEVE DAWSON; LIZ SLOOTEN and SIMON CHILDERHOUSE. Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 232. 23p. 2006. Offshore distribution of Hector's dolphin at Banks Peninsula. 0.455 MB REDFERN, J. V.; M. C. FERGUSON; E. A. BECKER; K. D. HYRENBACH; C. GOOD; J. BARLOW; K. KASCHNER; M. F. BAUMGARTNER; K. A. FORNEY; L. T. BALANCE; P. FAUCHALD; P. HALPIN; T. HAMAZAKI; J. A. PERSHING; S. QIAN; A. READ; S. REILLY; L. TORRES and F. WERNER. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 310:271-295. 2006. Techniques for cetacean-habitat modeling. 0.285 MB REEVES, RANDALL R. and NICHOLAS J. GALES. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 20(2):626-628. 2006. Realities of Baiji conservation. 0.220 MB ROMMEL, S. A.; A. M. COSTIDIS; A. FERNANDEZ; P. D. JEPSON; D. A. PABST; W. A. MCLELLAN; D. S. HOUSER; T. W. CRANFORD; A. L. VAN HELDEN; D. M. ALLEN and N. B. BARROS. JOURNAL OF CETACEAN RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 7(3):189-209. 2006. Elements of beaked whale anatomy and diving physiology and some hypothetical causes of sonar-related stranding. 1.712 MB (View with Acrobat 5.0>) ROTSTEIN, DAVID S.; D. ANN PABST and WILLIAM A. MCLELLAN. JOURNAL OF EXOTIC PET MEDICINE 15(1):40-48. 2006. Surf and turf: Approaching single and multiple die-offs of free-living species. 0.243 MB RUTENKO, A. N. and A. A. VISNYAKOV. ACOUSTICAL PHYSICS 52(3):314-323. 2006. Time sequences of sonar signals generated by a beluga whale when locating underwater objects. 0.281 MB SATO, JUN J.; MIECZYSLAW WOLSAN; HITOSHI SUZUKI; TETSUJI HOSODA; YASUNORI YAMAGUCHI; KOZUE HIYAMA; MARI KOBAYASHI and SHINJI MINAMI. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE 23(2):125-146. 2006. Evidence from nuclear DNA sequences sheds light on the phylogenetic relationships of Pinnipedia: Single origin with affinity to Musteloidea. 0.268 MB SOURISSEAU, M.; Y. SIMARD and F. J. SAUCIER. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 314:257-270. 2006. Krill aggregation in the St. Lawrence system, and supply of krill to the whale feeding grounds in the estuary from the gulf. 2.282 MB STAPLETON, H. M.; N. G. DODDER; J. R. KUCKLICK; C. M. REDDY; M. M. SCHANTZ; P. R. BECKER; F. GULLAND; B. J. PORTER and S. A. WISE. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 52(5):522-531. 2006. Determination of HBCD, PBDEs and MeO-BDEs in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) stranded between 1993 and 2003. 0.223 MB THEWISSEN, J. G. M.; M. J. COHN; L. S. STEVENS; S. BAJPAI; J. HEYNING and W. E. HORTON, JR. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 103(22):8414-8418. 2006. Developmental basis for hind-limb loss in dolphins and origin of the cetacean bodyplan. 2.009 MB TWISS, SEAN D.; VERONICA F. POLAND; JEFFERSON A. GRAVES and PADDY P. POMEROY. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 15(7):1939-1953. 2006. Finding fathers: Spatio-temporal analysis of paternity assignment in grey seals (Halichoerus grypus). 0.215 MB WADE, PAUL; MADS PETER HEIDE-JORGENSEN; KIM SHELDEN; JAY BARLOW; JAMES CARRETTA; JOHN DURBAN; RICK LEDUC; LISA MUNGER; SHANNON RANKIN; ALLAN SAUTER and CHARLES STINCHCOMB. BIOLOGY LETTERS (FirstCite Early Online Version) 3pp. 2006. Acoustic detection and satellite-tracking leads to discovery of rare concentration of endangered North Pacific right whales. 0.232 MB WANG, DING; XIANFENG ZHANG; KEXIONG WANG; ZHUO WEI; BERND WURSIG; GILLIAN T. BRAULIK and SUSIE ELLIS. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 20(2):623-625. 2006. Conservation of the Baiji: No simple solution. 0.157 MB WATWOOD, STEPHANIE L. PATRICK J. O. MILLER; MARK JOHNSON; PETER T. MADSEN and PETER L. TYACK. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY 75(3):814-825. 2006. Deep-diving foraging behaviour of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus). 0.567 MB WHEATLEY, KATHRYN E.; COREY J. A. BRADSHAW; LLOYD S. DAVIS; ROBERT G. HARCOURT and MARK A. HINDELL. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY 75(3):724-733. 2006. Influence of maternal mass and condition on energy transfer in Weddell seals. 0.189 MB WRIGHT, ANDREW. JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE LAW AND POLICY 9(1):91-99. 2006. A review of the NRC's "Marine Mammal Populations and Ocean Noise: Determining When Noise Causes Biologically Significant Effects" report. 0.058 MB YANG, GUANG; MICHAEL W. BRUFORD; FUWEN WEI and KAIYA ZHOU. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 20(2):620-622. 2006. Conservation options for the Baiji: Time for realism? 0.241 MB YANG, JIAN and NOBUYUKI MIYAZAKI. CHEMOSPHERE 63(5):716-721. 2006. Transplacental transfer of butyltins to fetus of Dall's porpoises (Phocoenoides dalli). 0.161 MB From g.parra at uq.edu.au Sat Jun 24 21:16:34 2006 From: g.parra at uq.edu.au (Guido Parra) Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 14:16:34 +1000 Subject: [MARMAM] New publication: Resource partitioning in sympatric delphinids Message-ID: <00b401c6980e$250cae70$63a7a8c0@uq.edu.au> Dear Marmamers, The following paper on resource partitioning in sympatric delphinids was recently published: Parra, G., J. 2006. Resource partitioning in sympatric delphinids: Space use and habitat preferences of Australian snubfin and Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins. Journal of Animal Ecology 75:862-874. Summary 1. Many species of delphinids co-occur in space and time. However, little is known of their ecological interactions and the underlying mechanisms that mediate their coexistence. 2. Snubfin Orcaella heinsohni, and Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins Sousa chinensis, live in sympatry throughout most of their range in Australian waters. I conducted boat-based surveys in Cleveland Bay, north-east Queensland, to collect data on the space and habitat use of both species. Using Geographic Information Systems, kernel methods and Euclidean distances I investigated interspecific differences in their space use patterns, behaviour and habitat preferences. 3. Core areas of use (50% kernel range) for both species were located close to river mouths and modified habitat such as dredged channels and breakwaters close to the Port of Townsville. Foraging and travelling activities were the dominant behavioural activities of snubfin and humpback dolphins within and outside their core areas. 4. Their representative ranges (95% kernel range) overlapped considerably, with shared areas showing strong concordance in the space use by both species. Nevertheless, snubfin dolphins preferred slightly shallower (1-2 m) waters than humpback dolphins (2-5 m). Additionally, shallow areas with seagrass ranked high in the habitat preferences of snubfin dolphins, whereas humpback dolphins favoured dredged channels. 5. Slight differences in habitat preferences appear to be one of the principal factors maintaining the coexistence of snubfin and humpback dolphins. I suggest diet partitioning and interspecific aggression as the major forces determining habitat selection in these sympatric species. The paper is available through the journal's website: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01104.x Those without a subscription to the journal can request a PDF copy from me: g.parra at uq.edu.au Cheers Guido ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Guido J. Parra, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow School of Veterinary Science University of Queensland St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia Ph: (07) 3365-3066 Mob: 0437630843 Fax: (07) 3365-1255 Email: g.parra at uq.edu.au Webpage: http://www.uq.edu.au/vetschool/index.html?page=47564 &pid=47559 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aber_robin at yahoo.ca Tue Jun 27 08:58:45 2006 From: aber_robin at yahoo.ca (Robin Abernethy) Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 08:58:45 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [MARMAM] Intern needed for Humpback whale foraging ecology study in British Columbia Message-ID: <20060627155845.61959.qmail@web36907.mail.mud.yahoo.com> This August and September North Coast Cetacean Society (NCCS) will be starting a new field project looking at the foraging ecology of Humpback whales in Whale Channel on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. NCCS, founded in 2001 is based on Gil Island and is in an ideal location to study humpback and killer whales. For more information regarding their ongoing research projects check out their web page ? www.whaleresearch.ca. We are looking for one intern to join us this summer from the end of July to mid September (exact dates TBA). This will be an excellent chance for an upper level undergraduate student (or recent grad) to gain valuable cetacean field experience. This research will be multifaceted involving photo-identification, tracking the movements of the whales from shore using a theodolite, collecting acoustical recordings, and more. Although the hope is to include the intern in all aspects of the research their main task will be to operate the theodolite station. The dates for this project are tentatively set from July 26th to September 16th. This will be a volunteer position although the cost of travel from Vancouver Island to Gil Island and back will be covered, as will food costs during the 6 week period. Accommodation will also be provided at Cetacealab although it will be tight quarters ? one may consider bringing along a tent for a bit of personal space. The main things we are looking for are: - Experience using a theodolite would be a benefit although it is not a requirement. - A demonstrated ability to live and work well with others in tight isolated living conditions. - The ability to work independently yet respond well to supervision and instruction - Good problem solving and communication skills. - Strong attention to detail. Applicants must be able to come to the Nanaimo area (British Columbia) for an interview. The position is open until filled. If you are interested please send a cover letter, resume, and a list of 3 references to aber_robin at yahoo.ca . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From d.lusseau at Dal.Ca Sun Jun 25 18:09:19 2006 From: d.lusseau at Dal.Ca (David Lusseau) Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 22:09:19 -0300 Subject: [MARMAM] Fiordland bottlenose dolphins: behaviour Message-ID: <20060625220919.e571dfz2661w0gk0@my1.dal.ca> Dear all, I am pleased to announce the release of the following accepted manuscript on the journal Behavioural Processes' website: Why do dolphins jump? Interpreting the behavioural repertoire of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand Abstract: Only a limited number of studies have tried to determine the purpose of surface behavioural events performed by dolphins. To date only one study has attempted to aggregate the behavioural events observed in a population in contextual groups using co-occurrence as the grouping factor. In the present study I tried to characterise the behavioural repertoire of a bottlenose dolphin population (Tursiops sp.) present in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand. I first looked at the relationship between events performed by individuals depending on the behavioural state of their schools. I then assessed the likelihood for events to co-occur. Four main behavioural categories (orientation, travel, social displays and fights) emerged from this analysis. Aerial events (jumps) did not fall into one category, showing that different aerial behaviours play different roles. Moreover, it appears that dolphins used side-flopping and upside-down lobtailing to communicate motivation. Side-flops occurred when the focal schools finished a behavioural bout and started to travel, while upside-down lobtails occurred when the focal schools instigated a behavioural bout after travelling. This non-vocal communication can take place over a few meters to hundreds of meters. Having signals that are effective over very short ranges avoids unwanted signalling to prey, predators, or conspecifics. It is available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/ (Journal: Behavioural Processes, section: Article in Press) I will make it also available at lusseau.org in the coming week. best wishes, David ______________ David Lusseau, PhD Killam Postdoctoral Fellow Dalhousie University Department of Biology 1355 Oxford Street Halifax, NS B3H 4J1 Canada Tel: (902) 494 3723 E-mail: d.lusseau at dal.ca website: http://www.lusseau.org From fran.mallion at wdcs.org Fri Jun 23 06:17:09 2006 From: fran.mallion at wdcs.org (Fran Mallion) Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 14:17:09 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] Bottlenose Dolphin Research Holiday in the Moray Firth, Scotland. Message-ID: Bottlenose Dolphin Research Holiday in the Moray Firth, Scotland. The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, in conjunction with the University of Aberdeen, are offering a week of lab- and field-based training workshops from 29 July - 3 August 2006. This exciting opportunity is a joint venture between WDCS, the world's most active charity dedicated to the conservation and welfare of all cetaceans, and the University of Aberdeen's world famous Lighthouse Field Station. Based in the town of Cromarty on the Black Isle, you will have unique access to the work of the field station team headed by Prof. Paul Thompson. Throughout the holiday you will have the opportunity to learn about, and contribute to, the long-term study of the bottlenose dolphins and their marine environment first hand. By working closely alongside the dedicated research team, including your guide, Dr. Kate Grellier, you will master the skills and techniques used by marine mammal scientists to study the ecology of these fascinating animals, including photo identification and acoustic techniques, and both shore and boat based observations. It is this vital ongoing scientific work, much of it funded by WDCS, that delivers answers to the many questions that are raised as to how best we can maintain the welfare of the bottlenose dolphin and conserve the environment in which it lives. The Moray Firth is the only area of the North Sea with a resident population of bottlenose dolphins. Since 1989, the Lighthouse Field Station team has been collaborating with other organizations to study the size and status of this population. The researchers aim to understand how natural and man-made changes in environmental conditions influence the biology of this population, and use this information to support policy development, conservation action and sustainable resource management. Our base for this trip is the Old Brewery in Cromarty. Situated at the tip of the Black Isle, Cromarty is over 700 years old and was built on fishing and trading links with Europe. Based in the centre of the Moray Firth, the Lighthouse Field Station is ideally situated for studies of marine mammal populations and other aspects of the Moray Firth's marine environment. Find out more about the work of the University of Aberdeen Lighthouse Field Station at: www.abdn.ac.uk/zoology/lighthouse Price for 2006: ?699 for 6 days incl. full board accommodation at the Old Brewery. Places are strictly limited and offered on a 'first come, first served' basis. Participants will have to make their own travel arrangements to/from Inverness. For further information about the research holiday, please see our website at: www.wdcs.org/outoftheblue or contact the WDCS out of the blue team on: Tel: +44 (0) 1249 449533/547 Or Email: outoftheblue at wdcs.org JOIN US FOR SAVE THE WHALE WEEK! July 6th ? 15th 2006 is Save the Whale Week and we are asking all our supporters to get involved by having a party or organising an event to raise money. This is your chance to stand up to the unnecessary cruelty these wonderful animals face. To get your FREE party pack today or order your Save the Whale wristbands just visit www.wdcs.org/savethewhaleweek today. Please note that WDCS email accounts will NOT accept attachments larger than 3Mb. If you need to send files to this addressee please contact them for alternative arrangements. ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jan.herrmann at cetacea.de Sun Jun 25 08:27:42 2006 From: jan.herrmann at cetacea.de (Jan Herrmann) Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 17:27:42 +0200 Subject: [MARMAM] New publications week 24 Message-ID: Dear all, here are some new publications of week 24 / 2006, which haven't been announced on MARMAM earlier AFAIK. By clicking the following link you are guided to a website, where the following references are linked to their according journal homepages. There you can find abstracts and contact information: http://www.mmbib.com/news.html Please do not contact MARMAM, the MARMAM editors or me for reprints. Thank you. Kindest Regards, Jan Herrmann CETACEA Gnone, G., T. Moriconi, and G. Gambini (2006): Sleep behaviour: Activity and sleep in dolphins. Nature 441(7096): E10-E11. Lyamin, O.I. et al. (2006): Sleep behaviour: Sleep in continuously active dolphins; Activity and sleep in dolphins (Reply). Nature 441(7096): E11. Parra, G.J. (2006): Resource partitioning in sympatric delphinids: space use and habitat preferences of Australian snubfin and Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins. Journal of Animal Ecology 75(4): 862-874. Sekiguchi, Y., K. Arai, and S. Kohshima (2006): Sleep behaviour: Sleep in continuously active dolphins. Nature 441(7096): E9-E10. PINNIPEDIA de Oliveira, L.R. et al. (2006): Effective population size in a bottlenecked fur seal population. Biological Conservation 131(4): 505-509. OTHER MARINE MAMMALS Laidre, K.L. et al. (2006): Patterns of growth and body condition in sea otters from the Aleutian archipelago before and after the recent population decline. Journal of Animal Ecology 75(4): 978-989. Sonne, C. et al. (2006): Are organohalogen contaminants a cofactor in the development of renal lesions in east Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus)? Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25(6): 1551-1557. -- --> jan.herrmann -at - cetacea.de From lmcclenachan at ucsd.edu Sun Jun 25 16:44:46 2006 From: lmcclenachan at ucsd.edu (Loren McClenachan) Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 16:44:46 -0700 Subject: [MARMAM] Range size for monk seals? Message-ID: <897E18DA-E16A-4EBA-985E-3D58B2E9D8F0@ucsd.edu> Hello, I am looking for information on the maximum and average range sizes of Hawaiian and Mediterranean monk seals for a geographic modeling project. I found published data on Hawaiian monk seals which says that they typically stay within few km of their breeding sites but have been observed foraging up to ~200 km away. Estimates for Mediterranean monk seals' range seem to be less variable: from ~20 to 60 km but I have not been able to find information on maximum foraging distance. Could anyone tell me if there better information available about range size in either species? What is the maximum distance that individuals in either species have been observed away from their breeding sites? Thanks in advance, Loren ****************************************************** Loren McClenachan PhD Student Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA 92093-0208 858/822-4170 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mundoazul at terra.com.pe Tue Jun 27 10:54:09 2006 From: mundoazul at terra.com.pe (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Stefan_Austerm=FChle?=) Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:54:09 -0700 Subject: [MARMAM] literatur on impacts of tourism on dolphins and whales Message-ID: <002001c69a12$b14473e0$f4ac6bc8@MundoAzul> Dear colleagues I am currently writing on a book about development of whale and dolphin watching in Peru. I would be very thankfull for anybody that could provide additional information to what I already have on the topic of negative impacts of tourism on cetaceans. Please see the list below Thank you very much for your help Stefan Austerm?hle Mundo Azul Peru Anonymous, 1995: ?Report of the Workshop on the Scientific Aspects of Managing Whale Watching?, Montecastello Di Vibio, Italy, 30th March - 4th April 1995 Baxter, Andrew and Donoghue, Michael: ?Management of Cetacean Watching in New Zealand?, Department of Conservation, New Zealand Bejder, L. 1997: ?Behavior, ecology and impacts of tourism on Hector's dolphins (Chephalorhynchus hectori) in Porpoise Bay, New Zealand?. MSc. thesis. University of Otago, New Zealand. 101 pp. Egas, Wouter; 2002: ?Whale Watching in Europe - Aspects of sustainability?; University of Amsterdam, Leiden, May 2002 Hammond, Jane, 2006: ?Dolphin watching harms animals? AAP, May 14, 2006; http://tursiops.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2492 Queensland Department of Environment, 2002: ?Conservation and management of whales and dolphins in Queensland 1997?2001?, The State of Queensland, ISBN 0 7242 6522 8 Lien, Jon, 2001: ?The Conservation Basis for the Regulation of Whale Watching in Canada by the Department of Fisheries and oceans ? A precautional Approach?; Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2363; Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John?s, Newfoundland; Submitted to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Ottawa, 31 March 2000, Central and Arctic Region, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N6 Lusseau, D.; 2004: ?The hidden cost of tourism: detecting long-term effects of tourism using behavioral information?. Ecology and Society 9(1): 2. [online] URL: http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol9/iss1/art2 Samuels, Amy; Bejder, Lars; and Heinrich, Sonja, 2000: ?A Review of the Literature Pertaining to Swimming with Wild Dolphins?; prepared for the Marine Mammal Commission, 4340 East-West Highway, Room 905, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Timmins, Graham: 2004: ?Is Dusty dangerous?? http://www.irishdolphins.com/webpilot/list/details.asp?contentid=57&l=10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mundoazul at terra.com.pe Tue Jun 27 13:18:54 2006 From: mundoazul at terra.com.pe (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Stefan_Austerm=FChle?=) Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:18:54 -0700 Subject: [MARMAM] Volunteer oportunities in dolphin foto-id-research program Message-ID: <001c01c69a26$e9ccddb0$f4ac6bc8@MundoAzul> Dear marmamers The Peruvian conservation group Mundo Azul is launching a volunteer based dolphin-photo-id research program on bottlenose dolphins south of the countries capital Lima. If you are interested you may find more information on our english website: http://www.mundoazul.org/english/volunteer_conservation.htm Thank you very much for your interest Sefan Austerm?hle Mundo Azul -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rossitercsi at optonline.net Tue Jun 27 07:11:34 2006 From: rossitercsi at optonline.net (William Rossiter) Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:11:34 -0400 Subject: [MARMAM] References needed for India manuscript Message-ID: <44A13C96.6090102@optonline.net> Posted on behalf of Anoop.A.Krishnan, India, by Bill Rossiter, Cetacean Society International: Sir, I am Anoop.A and I am working on marine mammals of India. I went for a southern ocean expedition and has collected some datas on sightings of whale and presently making a manuscript of the same. I am having problem getting some important reference which i feel will make my paper good. I am sending the list of references as attachment. If you can help me out or lead me to a people who have these reference it was of of good help. Anoop.A.Krishnan Senior Research Scholar MRC of CMFRI, P. B No. 244, Bolar, Mangalore-575001, India Phone: 09448152501 Fax: +918242424061 email: anoopenv at rediffmail.com Borsa, P. 1997. Seasonal trends in the occurrence of marine mammals in the Golfe du Morbihan, Kerguelen Islands. /Mar. Mam. Sc/i, 13 (2):314-316 Cockcroft, V.G. and Young, D.D. 1998. An investigation of the status of coastal marine resources along the west coast of Madagascar. /Mission// Repor/t. 58 pp. Corbett, H.D. 1994. The occurrence of cetaceans of Mauritius and in adjacent waters. /Rep. Int. Whal.Commn. /44:393-97 De Boer, M.N. 2000. Observations on Occurrence and Distribution of Cetaceans in the Southern Ocean Sanctuary and Southern part of the Indian Ocean Sanctuary. Paper SC/52/O9 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee. De Boer, M.N. 2001. A note on cetacean observations in the Indian Ocean Sanctuary and the South China Sea, Mauritius to the Philippines, April 199/9. J. Cetacean. Res. Manag/e. 2(3):197-200 De Boer, M.N., Frizell, J., Sonntag, R. 1999. Cetacean observations in the Southern Ocean and Indian Ocean Sanctuaries. Paper SC/51/O12 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, 16 pp. Kasamatsu, F., Joyce, G.G., Ensor, P., Mermoz, J. 1990. Current occurrence of cetacea in the southern hemisphere; results from the IWC/IDCR Southern Hemisphere minke whale assessment cruises, 1978/79-1987/88. Paper SC/42/0 15 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 1990 Kasuyo, T. and Wada, S. 1991. Distribution of large cetaceans in the Indian Ocean: data from Japanese sighting records, November-March. In: S. Leatherwood and G. P. Donovan, eds. /Cetaceans andcetacean research in the //Indian Ocean// sanctuar/y. Marine Mammal Technical Report No. 3. UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya. pp 139-170 Leatherwood, S. and Donovan, G.P. 1991. Cetaceans and cetacean research in the Indian Ocean Sanctuary. /In: /S. Leatherwood and G. P. Donovan (eds). /Cetaceans and cetacean research in the Indian Oceansanctuar/y. Marine Mammal Technical Report No. 3. UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya. Leatherwood, S., Todd, S., Thomas, J.A. 1982. Incidental records of cetaceans in southern seas, January and February 1981. /Rep. Int. Whal. Commn /. 32. 515-520 Parker, D.A.A. 1978. Observations of whales on ANARE voyages between Australia and Antarctica. /Aust. Wildl. Res. /5, pp 25-39 Peddemors, V.M., Best, P.B., Cockcroft, V.G., Oosthuizen, W.H. 2002. The status of South African cetaceans. Paper SC/54/O22 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee. Robineau, D.1998. The cetaceans of the Arabo-Persian Gulf: a review. Paper SC/50/SM1 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, April 1998. 15 pp. Robineau, D. 1991. Balaenopterid sightings in the western tropical Indian Ocean (Seychelles Area), 1982-1986. /In: /S. Leatherwood and G. P. Donovan (eds). /Cetaceans and cetacean research in the IndianOcean sanctuar/y. Marine Mammal Technical Report No. 3. UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya. pp 171-179. Stensland, E, Berggren, P., Johnstone, R. 1998. Marine mammals in Tanzanian waters: urgent need for status assessment. /Ambio /Vol. 27 (8) pp 771-774. Thiele, D., Chester, E.T., Gill, P.C. 2000. Cetacean distribution off Eastern Antarctica (80?E-150?E) during the Austral Summer of 1995/96. /Deep-Sea Res. I/I, 47:2543-2572 Tynan, C.T. 1997. Cetacean distribution and oceanographic features near the Kerguelen Plateau. /Geophysical Research Letters /24(22):2793-2796. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: rossitercsi.vcf Type: text/x-vcard Size: 289 bytes Desc: not available URL: From mbearzi at earthlink.net Thu Jun 29 10:25:35 2006 From: mbearzi at earthlink.net (Maddalena Bearzi) Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:25:35 -0700 Subject: [MARMAM] New paper on sea lions and dolphins Message-ID: Dear Marmamers, The following paper on sea lions and dolphins was recently published: Bearzi, M. 2006. CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS USE DOLPHINS TO LOCATE FOOD. Journal of Mammalogy 87(3):606-617. Abstract Aggregations by 3 species of dolphins (the bottlenose dolphin [Tursiops truncatus], the short-beaked common dolphin [Delphinus delphis], and the long-beaked common dolphin [Delphinus capensis]) and California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) were investigated in Santa Monica Bay, California. Groups were followed and observed during 201 boat-based surveys conducted in 1997?2001 documenting that sea lions were aggregated in 18.6% of the sightings with bottlenose dolphins (150 bottlenose dolphin sightings) and in 45.9% of the sightings with 1 of the 2 species of common dolphins (98 common dolphin sightings). Aggregations of bottlenose dolphins and sea lions were observed in inshore (,500 m from shore) and offshore (.500 m) waters, whereas common dolphins and sea lions were observed only in offshore waters. These aggregations were often recorded feeding near escarpments and submarine canyons, showing a striking preference for these bathymetric features. The results show that sea lions spend a significant amount of time following dolphins, sea lions initiate aggregation and departure from dolphin schools, these aggregations occur more often than is expected by chance, and no aggressive behavior between sea lions and dolphins was ever observed at or near the surface. I argue that sea lions may take advantage of the superior food-locating abilities of dolphins. This paper provides the 1st detailed description of mixed-species aggregations and habitat usage by 3 dolphin species and sea lions. The paper is available through the journal?s website: http://www.asmjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-pdf&doi=10.1644%2F04-MAMM-A -115R4.1 Maddalena Bearzi, Ph.D. Ocean Conservation Society, President P.O. Box 12860 Marina del Rey, CA 90295 - USA ph.310.8225205, fax 310.8225729 mbearzi at earthlink.net http://www.oceanconservation.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From liz at marineconnection.org Thu Jun 29 02:25:44 2006 From: liz at marineconnection.org (Liz Sandeman) Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:25:44 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] Cetacean Research Project Message-ID: Cetacean Project - Greece 2006 UK charity the Marine Connection has joined forces with Fiskardo?s Nautical and Environmental Centre(FNEC)who are based on the beautiful island of Kefalonia in the Ionian Sea, with regards to a vital dolphin and whale research programme. During the last four years volunteers have been recording dolphin and whale numbers, species, distribution, habitat use and boat disturbance. The Marine Connection is offering a limited number of places to join the field project for a minimum period of one week. Species seen range from common, striped and bottlenose dolphins. Other species sighted can include killer whales, pilot whales, risso?s dolphins, minke whales or even passing fin whales. Spaces are filling fast and the only dates left for this year are :July 17th, July 31st, August 14th, August 28th, September 11th, September 25th and October 2nd. Included in the price, for qualified divers is the opportunity, when not on research survey's to go diving, using the projects equipment and boat. For further details click here: http://www.marineconnection.org/projects/Greece_2006.htm Liz Sandeman Director of Operations The Marine Connection (reg UK charity 1062222) PO Box 2404, London, W2 3WG Tel: 020 7499 9196 fax: 020 7409 2133 www.marineconnection.org From volunteercoordinator at hwdt.org Thu Jun 29 09:51:19 2006 From: volunteercoordinator at hwdt.org (Volunteer Coordinator (HWDT)) Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:51:19 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] 2 day marine mammal courses UK Message-ID: <006b01c69b9c$3eed9980$010aa8c0@freeserve.com> Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust MARINE MAMMAL COURSES 2006 Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland ACTIVITIES: Boat Based Survey Techniques A day out on 65ft yacht Silurian to learn about marine life survey techniques from our science team, and a chance to see a number of marine animals. Survey Techniques include: a.. Identifying different marine mammals (whales, dolphins, porpoises, grey and common seals) b.. Estimating distance of animals from the boat c.. Photo identification - how to identify individual animals d.. Acoustic surveys - the use of a hydrophone to identify different marine mammal species Land Based Survey Techniques Spend an afternoon finding out what signs to look for when spotting cetaceans from shore; how to identify what you see; how land based surveys differ from boat based surveys and why they are important in cetacean monitoring; how to use survey equipment to monitor boat and cetacean movements. Marine life biology Learn first hand about the local marine life with a make-shift aquarium containing a variety of different marine animals - different varieties of crabs, lobster, starfish etc. Plankton Identification Plankton are at the source of the whole marine ecosystem, collect plankton samples and identify your catch under microscopes. Learn about the rich biodiversity of the area and why the Hebrides has such productive waters. Presentations: Different cetacean species present in UK waters and how to identify each of them Marine mammal behaviour, biology, ecology and acoustics The research carried out through the Trust and how you can get involved Discussions on topics of interest (dependent on participants) e.g. Marine pollution and other marine conservation topics Threats to local cetaceans Marine national parks Fisheries Etc. Practicalities DATES: (3 nights) March: Friday 24 - Sunday 26 April: Wednesday 12 - Friday 14 July: Sunday 9 - Tuesday 11 1/3 discount on last minute spaces for members of marmam September: Saturday 2 - Monday 4 GROUP SIZE: 6-9 persons Course not suitable for children, all persons should be over 18 SUITABILITY: The course is aimed at all who have an interest in marine life and wish to know more. Past participants have ranged from wildlife enthusiasts to those with PhD experience - all of whom have enjoyed and benefited from the course. This particular course is not suitable for children. All persons should be aged over 18. Please note that the boat is not equipped for wheelchairs, and is not suitable for those with poor balance or those who require assistance to stand. ACCOMMODATION: Bunk house accommodation can be provided at a cost of ?12 per night: One room with 6 beds, one with 4 beds, en-suite showers in each room, self-catering kitchen facilities, small TV room, local pub within a minute's walk. A list of B&B's can be provided for those who wish to find their own accommodation FOOD: We provide the bunkhouse with basic foods such as bread, margarine, spreads, milk, cereals, teas, coffee, sugar, flour, seasonings etc . We will not be providing full meals. There is a fully equipped kitchen in the bunkhouse and a pub that serves meals is located around the corner. COST: The 2 day, 3 night course is: ?150 per person - excluding accommodation (The last minute spaces in July are ?100 per person) Accommodation is ?12 per night extra. To book please contact Fiona Quarmby the course co-ordinator at:volunteercoordinator at hwdt.org phone us on 01688 302620 Weekdays between 10am-6pm. Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust 28 Main Street Tobermory Isle of Mull Argyll PA75 6NU Tel: 01688 302620 Fax: 01688 302728 Web: www.hwdt.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: