From mmoore at whoi.edu Mon Jun 1 05:00:42 2009 From: mmoore at whoi.edu (Michael Moore) Date: Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:00:42 -0400 Subject: [MARMAM] Recent paper on bubbles in drowned bycatch Message-ID: <4A23C2EA.5040508@whoi.edu> A pdf of the following paper is available from mmoore 'at' whoi.edu Vet Pathol 46:536--547 (2009) DOI: 10.1354/vp.08-VP-0065-M-FL Gas Bubbles in Seals, Dolphins, and Porpoises Entangled and Drowned at Depth in Gillnets M. J. MOORE, A. L. BOGOMOLNI, S. E. DENNISON, G. EARLY, M.M. GARNER, B. A. HAYWARD, B. J. LENTELL, AND D. S. ROTSTEIN Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 025433 (MJM, ALB, GE); Department of Surgical Sciences (Radiology), School of Veterinary Medicine, 2015 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706 (SED); Northwest ZooPath, 654 W. Main, Monroe, WA 98272 (MMG); NOAA Fisheries, Woods Hole, MA 02543 (BAH, BJL); College of Veterinary Medicine & NOAA Cooperative Center for Marine Animal Health, University of Tennessee, 2407 River Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996 (DSR) Abstract. Gas bubbles were found in 15 of 23 gillnet-drowned bycaught harp (Pagophilus groenlandicus), harbor (Phoca vitulina) and gray (Halichoerus grypus) seals, common (Delphinus delphis) and white-sided (Lagenorhyncus acutus) dolphins, and harbor porpoises (Phocaena phocaena) but in only 1 of 41 stranded marine mammals. Cases with minimal scavenging and bloating were chilled as practical and necropsied within 24 to 72 hours of collection. Bubbles were commonly visible grossly and histologically in bycaught cases. Affected tissues included lung, liver, heart, brain, skeletal muscle, gonad, lymph nodes, blood, intestine, pancreas, spleen, and eye. Computed tomography performed on 4 animals also identified gas bubbles in various tissues. Mean6SD net lead line depths (m) were 92644 and ascent rates (ms21) 0.3 6 0.2 for affected animals and 76 6 33 and 0.2 6 0.1, respectively, for unaffected animals. The relatively good carcass condition of these cases, comparable to 2 stranded cases that showed no gas formation on computed tomography (even after 3 days of refrigeration in one case), along with the histologic absence of bacteria and autolytic changes, indicate that peri- or postmortem phase change of supersaturated blood and tissues is most likely. Studies have suggested that under some circumstances, diving mammals are routinely supersaturated and that these mammals presumably manage gas exchange and decompression anatomically and behaviorally. This study provides a unique illustration of such supersaturated tissues. We suggest that greater attention be paid to the radiology and pathology of bycatch mortality as a possible model to better understand gas bubble disease in marine mammals. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sgero at dal.ca Tue Jun 2 06:51:32 2009 From: sgero at dal.ca (Shane Gero) Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 09:51:32 -0400 Subject: [MARMAM] Allocare in sperm whales Message-ID: <000001c9e389$3d89b730$b89d2590$@ca> Dear Marmamers, We are pleased to announce the publication of the following article in Behavioral Ecology: Shane Gero, Dan Engelhaupt, Luke Rendell, and Hal Whitehead (2009) Who Cares? Between-group variation in alloparental caregiving in sperm whales Abstract: Although the details of the various systems of allocare in primates, rodents, and carnivores have been well described, little is known about the existence of alloparental care in cetaceans. It is believed that the matrilineal social organization of the sperm whale functions to provide vigilant allomothers for calves at the surface while mothers make deep dives for food. Sperm whale females do have a system of allocare, but details are unknown. This study aimed to elucidate sperm whale allocare, in particular: who escorts whose calf and whether or not calves suckle from nonparent females. Using photo identification and behavioral calf follows, we examined patterns of adult-infant interactions for 23 sperm whale calves in the Sargasso and Caribbean Seas. Although multiple individuals of both sexes escorted the calves, the system of escorting differed between the 2 sites. For all calves studied in the Caribbean, we found that 1 female provided most of the allocare but did not nurse the calf, whereas in the Sargasso, multiple females provided care for, and nursed, the young. We discuss differences between populations that may have resulted in the observed differences in these 2 systems of allocare and how these findings fit with current hypotheses on the roles of kin selection and reciprocal altruism in cooperative care in mammals. The article may be downloaded directly from the Behavioral Ecology website Otherwise please contact me for preprints. Cheers, Shane ********************************** Shane Gero, M.Sc. NSERC Ph.D. Candidate Killam Scholar Whitehead Lab Biology Dept. Dalhousie University Halifax, NS B3H 4J1 Canada Tel: (902) 494-3723 Fax: (902) 494-3736 sgero at dal.ca http://whitelab.biology.dal.ca/sge/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kev.robinson at crru.org.uk Tue Jun 2 08:18:28 2009 From: kev.robinson at crru.org.uk (Dr Kevin Robinson) Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 16:18:28 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] New minke whale publication Message-ID: <000901c9e395$624b15d0$26e14170$@robinson@crru.org.uk> Dear Marmamers, We are pleased to announce the publication of the following article in the Journal Of Coastal Conservation: Robinson K.P., Tetley M.J. & Mitchelson-Jacob E.G. (2009) The distribution and habitat preference of coastally occurring minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in north-east Scotland. Journal of Coastal Conservation 13(1): 39-48 (DOI: 10.1007/s11852-009-0050-2). Abstract: The coastal waters of the Moray Firth in northeast Scotland (57?41?N 2?40?W) provide rich, inshore feeding grounds for minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) during the summer and autumnal months. In order to better understand the habitat selection, movements and feeding ecology of the animals utilising this North Sea region, distribution data from the southern coastline of the outer Moray Firth were subsequently examined with respect to the marine physiography of the area, specifically the environmental variables water depth, slope, aspect and sediment-type. A total of 305 minke whale encounters ? collected from dedicated boat surveys conducted between May and October 2001 to 2006 inclusive ? were used in the construction of a Geographic Information System (GIS) for the 860 square-km study site. The subsequent analysis revealed a strong spatial preference by whales in this location for water depths between 20 and 50 metres (mean 46.9 m, SD?=?30.9), steep slopes (mean 75.7 degrees, SD?=?8.9), a northerly-facing aspect and sandy-gravel sediment type. Kruskal-Wallis tests for variance confirmed that the distribution of B. acutorostrata was significantly different across each of these physiographic features examined (P? kev.robinson at crru.org.uk Cetacean Research & Rescue Unit (CRRU) P.O. Box 11307 Banff AB45 3WB SCOTLAND Tel: (+44) 01261 851696 Email: mailbox at crru.org.uk Website: www.crru.org.uk Recognised Scottish Charity No. SC 035473 Supported by the Earthwatch Institute www.earthwatch.org & Care for the Wild International www.careforthewild.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Todd.Speakman at noaa.gov Tue Jun 2 08:51:55 2009 From: Todd.Speakman at noaa.gov (Todd Speakman) Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:51:55 -0400 Subject: [MARMAM] Dolphin Research Internship, Charleston, SC Message-ID: <4A254A9B.4060703@noaa.gov> The Marine Mammal and Protected Resources (MMPR) Program in Charleston, South Carolina is recruiting to fill two Dolphin Photo-identification Internship positions for the fall of 2009. 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 14 week period from September 14, 2009 to December 18, 2009. There is some flexibility in these start and end times. Interns will participate in the field and laboratory activities of the Charleston Dolphin Abundance and Distribution Project (CDAD). Three 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. 2) The Charleston Dolphin Abundance and Distribution (CDAD) Project: Standard Operating Protocols (SOP) for Field and Photographic Analysis Procedures. 3) Speakman, T., E. Zolman, J. Adams, R.H. Defran, D. Laska, L. Schwacke, J. Craigie, and P. Fair. 2006. Temporal and spatial aspects of bottlenose dolphin occurrence in coastal and estuarine waters near Charleston, South Carolina. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 37. 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 the 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. During the internship 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 research literature in this field. Preference will be given to the selection of interns 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 first correspond with Todd Speakman by email before preparing and submitting application materials. We anticipate filling this internship position by July 13 2009. Interested applicants should correspond by email to Todd Speakman Email: Todd.Speakman at noaa.gov 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_Internship_SOP.pdf Speakman et. al. pdf download: http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/classes/psychology/psy211/defran/CDAD/Speakman_et_al_2006a.pdf From c.d.macleod at abdn.ac.uk Thu Jun 4 07:13:54 2009 From: c.d.macleod at abdn.ac.uk (Macleod, Colin D.) Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 15:13:54 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] New Publication On Cetaceans And Climate Change Message-ID: The following paper is now available which considers the likely effects of climate change on cetacean species ranges and their conservation implications. It can be downloaded from the Endangered Species Reseach website (http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v7/n2/p125-136/ ) or a PDF can be obtained from the author (email: c.d.macleod at abdn.ac.uk). MacLeod, C.D. 2009. Global climate change, range changes and potential implications for the conservation of marine cetaceans: a review and synthesis. Endangered Species Research. 7: 125-136. doi: 10.3354/esr00197 ABSTRACT: Global climate change has already resulted in an increase in oceanic water temperatures in some areas and is predicted to lead to further increases throughout much of the world in the foreseeable future. One possible response of cetacean species to these increases in water temperature is that species? ranges may change. Here, I provide a framework for assessing which cetacean species? ranges are likely to change as a result of increases in water temperature and whether they will expand, shift poleward or contract based on their current distributions. Based on this framework, it is predicted that the ranges of 88% of cetaceans may be affected by changes in water temperature resulting from global climate change. For 47% of species, these changes are anticipated to have unfavourable implications for their conservation, and for 21% the changes may put at least one geographically isolated population of the species at high risk of extinction. This framework suggests that certain characteristics put some species at greater risk from such changes than others. These include a range that is restricted to non-tropical waters (including temperate species) and a preference for shelf waters. These characteristics are shared by most porpoises and Lagenorhynchus species and by all members of the genus Cephalorhynchus. As a result, species in these taxa are potentially at particular risk from changes in range in response to increasing water temperatures. However, further research is required to assess whether these predictions are, indeed, correct. KEY WORDS: Global climate change; Cetaceans; Species ranges; Niche conservatism; Range changes; Conservation All the best, Colin ========================================================= Colin D. MacLeod, Ph.D. School of Biological Sciences (Zoology), University of Aberdeen, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen, AB24 3JG, UK Tel: 01224 272648 Fax: 01224 272396 Email: c.d.macleod at abdn.ac.uk To save paper, please do not print this email unless it is essential. ========================================================= The University of Aberdeen is a charity registered in Scotland, No SC013683. From lynnee.williams at duke.edu Wed Jun 3 12:51:02 2009 From: lynnee.williams at duke.edu (Lynne Williams) Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 15:51:02 -0400 Subject: [MARMAM] =?utf-8?q?SMM_Biennial_Conference_Student_Travel_Grant_A?= =?utf-8?q?pplications_=E2=80=93_Changed_Dates?= Message-ID: <3914.1244058662@duke.edu> BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; } * SMM Biennial Conference Student Travel Grant Applications ? Changed Dates For students planning on attending the upcoming SMM Biennial Conference in Quebec City in October 2009, please be aware that there have been some changes to the dates for the student travel grant applications. We will now be opening the application for these travel grants on Monday, June 15th, 2009. The new closing date for submission for the student travel grant applications is Sunday, July 12th, 2009. This closing date is after the announcement of abstract acceptances is made (July 10th). Remember, to qualify for this grant, you need to: 1) make sure you are a current SMM student member at the time of submission, 2) be currently enrolled as a student at a recognized academic institution, 3) be first author on an accepted oral or poster presentation, and 4) register for the conference by the early registration deadline. (You are allowed to apply for a student travel grant before you find out if your abstract is accepted; I will make sure everyone on the final application list has an accepted abstract, though, which may require removing some names at which point you will be notified.) Notification of the student travel grant awards will be made no later than Wednesday, July 15th, 2009. If you are granted an award, you will need to make sure you register for the conference by the end of the early registration period (July 20th, 2009 - note that this has changed) or the award will be granted to someone else. More information on the upcoming Biennial Conference can be found on the Society for Marine Mammalogy?s website (http://www.marinemammalogy.org/). [1] Thanks! Lynne Williams, SMM Student Member-at-Large 135 Duke Marine Lab Rd. Beaufort, NC 28516 lynnee.williams at duke.edu [2] Links: ------ [1] http://www.marinemammalogy.org/). [2] mailto:lynnee.williams at duke.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Alecia.VanAtta at noaa.gov Fri Jun 5 13:18:36 2009 From: Alecia.VanAtta at noaa.gov (Lisa VanAtta) Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:18:36 -1000 Subject: [MARMAM] NMFS Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Coordinator - VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Message-ID: <4A297D9C.4050209@noaa.gov> HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL RECOVERY COORDINATOR NOAA Fisheries Service's Pacific Islands Regional Office is currently accepting applications for a Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Coordinator. This position serves as the Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Coordinator for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Pacific Islands Regional Office, Protected Resources Division, located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Monk Seal Recovery Coordinator's job duties will include working with U.S. Federal, State, and local agencies to coordinate monk seal recovery efforts, such as developing and implementing monk seal management and conservation efforts. The Coordinator will identify research needs related to management and recovery actions, as mandated by the ESA and MMPA, while coordinating and communicating with agencies, community, and stakeholders regarding monk seal conservation issues. The deadline to apply is June 19, 2009. For more information regarding duties, evaluations, and applications, please refer to www.usajobs.gov. The job announcement number is: NMF-PIR-2009-0008. The agency contact is Barbara Schloetter, barbara.w.schloetter at noaa.gov . NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office's Protected Resources Division is dedicated to protecting and recovering endangered and threatened species of sea turtles, monk seals and cetaceans as mandated by the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). Through management, conservation and recovery efforts as well as public outreach and education, the program strives to ensure the recovery and survival of the protected marine species of the Pacific Islands Region for future generations. More information is available at www.fpir.noaa.gov Thank you for your interest - Lisa Van Atta Assistant Regional Administrator Protected Resources Division Pacific Islands Regional Office NOAA Fisheries Service 1601 Kapiolani Blvd, Suite 1110 Honolulu, Hawaii 96814 alecia.vanatta at noaa.gov -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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PROJECT SUMMARY: The project aims to ascertain the population size and structure of the dolphin population in the Binningup region and determine the residency patterns of the population. It will identify critical habitats for dolphins for particular behavioural activity states and determine drivers of these. As this area is zoned for the construction of a desalination plant the project will also investigate the potential displacement effects of the construction and operation of the plant. This will assist in establishing the long-term viability of the population. FIELD WORK: All observations and data collection will be conducted from a 5.7m centre console boat equipped with a 100HP engine. Assistants should be prepared to work long hours with early starts Aboard the research boat assistants will be required to assist in boat handling and data collection and be expected to participate in the following duties in the lab: data entry, fin-matching, and database/catalogue maintenance. Field work is physically and at times mentally demanding but you will have the opportunity to observe and gain hands-on experience in relation to survey techniques, photo-identification, behavioural observations and improve existing skills. This experience will be most useful to students or anyone hoping to pursue a career in behavioural ecology or population biology. PREREQUISITES: 1. Enrolled in or completed a degree in biology, marine science, animal behaviour or a related field 2. Previous field experience with marine wildlife (photo-identification and boat handling skills would be advantageous but not a prerequisite). 3. Be enthusiastic, team oriented, have a positive attitude and good sense of humour as well as a genuine interest in marine mammal science. 4. Be adaptable and patient as fieldwork is highly weather dependent. This means office based work during bad weather and long consecutive days in the field when weather permits and fieldwork will vary between weekends and weekdays. 5. Be prepared to work long days in a small vessel in small team of 3 people 6. Be able to commit for a minimum of 1 month (though applicants willing to commit for longer will be preferred) Regrettably I am unable to provide monetary compensation or living provisions and research assistants will be responsible for travel to Perth or Bunbury and their own living expenses. Pickup from Perth may be possible but is dependent on arrival time. If you are interested, please provide a short CV and cover letter attention of Dee McElligott (d.mcelligott at murdoch.edu.au ). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dee McElligott, BSc hons MUCRU Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research Centre School of Biological Sciences Murdoch University, Western Australia Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia Mob: + 61 406 499 443 Email: d.mcelligott at murdoch.edu.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From peter.madsen at biology.au.dk Sun Jun 7 11:49:03 2009 From: peter.madsen at biology.au.dk (Peter Teglberg Madsen) Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2009 20:49:03 +0200 Subject: [MARMAM] sperm whales and airguns Message-ID: <200906071848.n57ImKkk026441@mfe02.daimi.au.dk> Dear All, On behalf of Dr. Patrick Miller and the rest of the co-authors I am pleased to draw your attention to a recent paper in Deep -Sea Research on controlled exposure experiments with airguns and Dtagged sperm whales. Using at-sea experiments to study the effects of airguns on the foraging behavior of sperm whales in the Gulf of Mexico P.J.O.Miller, M.P.Johnson, P.T.Madsen, N.Biassoni, M.Quero, P.L.Tyack Acoustic exposure and behavior of 8 sperm whales were recorded with acoustic and movement-recording tags before, during and after 5 separate 1?2h controlled sound exposures of industry-provided airgun arrays. None of the 8 whales changed behavioral state (7 foraging, 1 resting) following the start of ramp-up at distances of 7?13km, or full array exposure sat 1?13km.The most closely approached whale rested throughout exposure but started a foraging dive shortly after the airguns ceased, possibly indicating a delay in foraging during exposure. Using visual tracking and dead-reckoning of tagged animals, we found that their direction-of-movement was random with respect to the airguns, but correlated with the direction-of-movement just prior to the start of exposure, indicating that the tested whales did not show horizontal avoidance of the airguns. Oscillations in pitch generated by swimming movements during foraging dives were on average 6% lower during exposure than during the immediately following post- exposure period, with all 7 foraging whales exhibiting less pitching (p ? 0.014). Buzz rates, a proxy for attempts to capture prey, were 19% lower during exposure but given natural variation in buzz rates and the small numbers of whales, this effect was not statistically significant (P ? 0.141). Though additional studies are strongly recommended, these initial results indicate that sperm whales in the highly exposed Gulf of Mexico habitat do not exhibit avoidance reactions to airguns, but suggest they are affected at ranges well beyond those currently regulated due to more subtle effects on their foraging behavior. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL &_udi=B6VGB-4VVR1T5-1&_user=642076&_coverDate=03%2F17%2F2009&_alid=929481455 &_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_cdi=6034&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_ct=1&_ acct=C000034578&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=642076&md5=5c6d46d7a0af28d4 d0d79b9e6028f67b Reprints can be requested from Patrick Miller: pm29 at st-andrews.ac.uk best Peter T. Madsen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From p.lastra at abdn.ac.uk Mon Jun 8 04:53:14 2009 From: p.lastra at abdn.ac.uk (Lastra, P.) Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 12:53:14 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] Marine Protected Areas in the Mediterranean Sea - data needed Message-ID: Dear MARMAM Listers, I am in the process of gathering biological and oceanographic data to support the creation of marine protected areas in the Mediterranean Sea. This data will be presented to the experts meeting of the CBC which will be held in Ottawa in October 2009. The aim is to demonstrate fulfillment of the CBD criterias (including uniqueness or Rarity, Importance for threatened, endangered or declining species and/or habitats Special importance for life history stages of species etc.,)for the creation of high seas marine reserves in these areas. Thus, if you have access to any unpublished data, or data available only to a limited audience, that could help very much to justify the closure of these areas to fishing as well as other recognized threats. The areas in question are: - The Balearic Islands - The Sicilian Channel between Sicily and Tunisia And I am interested in biological and oceanographic data relating directly to these areas , including quantitative and qualitative, and expect that information on migratory species (e.g.cetaceans) will be of particular interest according to CBD criterias. Information relating directly to high seas areas is limited so anything and everything is likely to be of value when presenting the case to the CBD. If you have any information that could be useful it would be appreciated it .Please get in touch at p.lastra at abdn.ac.uk Thanks in advance , Patricia Lastra The University of Aberdeen is a charity registered in Scotland, No SC013683. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From op.cetaces at lagoon.nc Tue Jun 9 19:58:55 2009 From: op.cetaces at lagoon.nc (Dr Claire Garrigue) Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:58:55 +1100 Subject: [MARMAM] seasonal dugong behaviour Message-ID: <4A2F216F.2030804@lagoon.nc> Dear all, Op?ration C?tac?s is a small NGO based in New Caledonia, South Pacific, conducting research and conservation projects on different species of marine mammals in our region. We are presently working on an assessment of the dugong population of New Caledonia. We would be interested in any information other groups working on this species may have on the potential for seasonal changes in the behaviour of dugongs, and more specifically on feeding, reproduction and nursing behaviour. We would also appreciate to hear from people who have assessed parameters such as sustainable threshold of dugong population regeneration (or maximum sustainable yield) and resilience rate for dugongs or any other marine mammal species. Such information is essential to enhance our understanding of dugong?s population dynamics in New Caledonia. Please send any information you may have to op.cetaces at lagoon.nc -- Op?ration C?tac?s BP12827 98802 Noumea Nouvelle-Cal?donie tel/fax +687 24-16-34 site web/web site operationcetaces.lagoon.nc From wjschrader at yahoo.com Tue Jun 9 13:35:26 2009 From: wjschrader at yahoo.com (Wendy Schrader) Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 13:35:26 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [MARMAM] 2 Ph.D. Positions Available Message-ID: <548235.2184.qm@web56605.mail.re3.yahoo.com> 2 Ph.D. Positions Available Sperm Whales and Tourism - Kaikoura, New Zealand I am currently seeking two Ph.D. students to investigate interactions between sperm whales and tourism off Kaikoura New Zealand over the next 2.5 years (field research to begin August, 2009). Both positions include logistical support, equipment, housing, and a modest expense budget for field work. Position 1 will be a research vessel-based project, focusing on photo-identification and surface behavioral responses of whales to tour vessels. Position 2 will combine shore-based monitoring and monitoring from onboard tour vessels and aircraft to examine behavior and movements. Minimum Qualifications (both positions): 1. Bachelor?s degree and relevant scientific research experience. 2. Ability to work effectively, both independently and cooperatively, as a member of a research team. 3. Ability to take responsibility as a research leader. 4. Ability to communicate and work effectively, responsibly, and respectfully with a diverse group of community stakeholders. 5. Ability to conduct physically demanding field work at sea and on land. Preferred Qualifications (both positions): 1. Master?s degree in a relevant field 2. Demonstrated academic excellence 3. Experience with GIS, database, and statistical software Additional Qualifications: Position 1 (vessel-based research) Additional Minimum Qualifications 1. Extensive boating experience, including a minimum of 6 months (750+ hours) working on commercial vessels and/or 3,000+ hours on recreational vessels 2. Ability to conduct research from a small vessel on the open sea. Position 1 (vessel-based research) Additional Preferred Qualifications: 1. Skipper Certifications: New Zealand MSA Boat Master, Local Launch Operator, Inshore Launch Master, or equivalent. 2. New Zealand Radiotelephone Operator?s Certificate or equivalent 3. Water safety, first aid certifications 4. Photo-identification experience and/or other high-speed SLR photography experience 5. Experience studying cetaceans from a research vessel. Position 2 (shore-based research) Additional Preferred qualifications: 1. Experience with shore-based monitoring of cetaceans 2. Experience with a surveyor?s theodolite To apply, send an email with your last name in the subject line and the following attachments to: Dr. Tim Markowitz Sperm Whales and Tourism Research Team Leader, Kaikoura, New Zealand School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury email: swatkaikoura at yahoo.com 1. A letter which clearly states which position(s) you are interested in, and summarizes your academic and scientific background, work experience, research interests, and how you meet the qualifications listed above 2. A copy of your CV 3. A list of at least 3 professional references with contact information 4. Unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts and/or a list of university courses taken and grades. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until two candidates have been selected. From dave at dolphins.org Wed Jun 10 12:13:08 2009 From: dave at dolphins.org (Dave) Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:13:08 -0400 Subject: [MARMAM] Dolphin Research Center August DolphinLab Courses Message-ID: <8E6C138D28B54737A847AA3D97F82521@DRCID148> Courses & Experience in Marine Mammal Husbandry, Training & Research Offered at Dolphin Research Center Dolphin Research Center announces August 2009 career training courses in Animal Care & Husbandry, Training & Enrichment as well as Cognitive and Behavioral Research with Marine Mammals. For more than 20 years Dolphin Research Center has been offering courses teaching individuals about marine mammal husbandry, behavior modification and research. Not only do the courses provide extensive knowledge, but also hands on experience in the field of marine mammal care and training. All About Dolphins: Basic DolphinLab August 15-21, 2009 Marine Mammal Cognitive and Behavioral Research DolphinLab August 22-28, 2009 Marine Mammal Care and Basic Training DolphinLab August 29-September 4, 2009 All of our hands on, career oriented DolphinLab courses are college accredited. Each course accrues 3 credit hours with the Florida Keys Community College which are transferrable to most colleges and universities. The completion of all DolphinLab courses earns students a college issued certificate in marine mammal behavior and training. The certificate designates the individual as having basic knowledge and experience in the field of marine mammal care and training. Note: while students can opt for credit, courses do not have to be taken for college credit. Course topics include but are not limited to: Marine mammal husbandry, marine mammal medical care and pathology, behavior modification and training through operant conditioning, anatomy, physiology, maternity, population management, habitat and maintenance, environmental enrichment, cognitive and behavioral research methodology, design and implementation, dolphin acoustics and communication, marine mammal law and conservation Animal experience includes but is not limited to: Meal preparation, medical assists, animal handling and behavior modification, animal presentation and narration delivery, cognitive research design and implementation, behavioral observation and research, animal enrichment design and implementation. To learn more about the individual course itinerary, costs and registration please visit www.dolphins.org under "Visit Dolphin Research Center" and go to the "DolphinLab" section of the website. 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We are NOT a one day get you a certificate course, we care about the people who are being trained and the industry who are using the trained MMOs *Comments from JNCC about our course* *????.the course structure, presentations, speakers and overall content was precisely what we would like to see from an MMO course.?* * * *?The **RNLI** **Lifeboat** **College** in **Poole** was a superb choice of venue. The lecture and classroom facilities were very good, with the catering and accommodation being of a very high standard.?* * * *?The course content fulfilled the criteria recommended by JNCC and satisfactorily addressed all aspects relating to the role and obligations of MMOs during seismic surveys.? * * * *?All the speakers on the course had a great deal of relevant expertise and were able to deliver the course material. 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We are one of only two marine mammal rehabilitation facilities in the country and operate under permits from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Environment Canada and the Ministry of Water, Land and Air. IWNCC's focus is on the rescue and rehabilitation of orphaned, sick and injured Harbour Seal pups. We have one internship opening remaining from August 1 until September 30, 2009. During this period there will probably be 80 to 100 Harbour Seal pups on-site. This is a volunteer position with housing and a small grocery allowance. Interns are accepted internationally and are responsible for their own transportation to and from British Columbia. Interns work directly under marine mammal rehabilitation specialists and can expect to learn and/or improve their skills in the following: Safe rescue and handling of Harbour Seal pups; stabilizing critical patients and new arrivals; diet preparation through all stages of the rehabilitation process; gavage (tube) feeding, force feeding and hand feeding techniques; proper hygiene and isolation protocols to prevent the spread of disease; administration of oral medications; behavioural and medical observation and proper record keeping; general care of many other indigenous avian and terrestrial species. For more information see our website at www.sealrescue.org. To apply, please e-mail your resume to iwncc at aol.com. Jeff Lederman Director 322 Langs Road, Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 1N3 (250) 537-0777 ************** A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221322977x1201367197/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62& bcd=JunestepsfooterNO62) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From b_d_r_i at yahoo.com Sun Jun 14 08:31:02 2009 From: b_d_r_i at yahoo.com (Bruno Diaz) Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:31:02 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [MARMAM] New paper on bottlenose dolphins behaviour Message-ID: <750216.5083.qm@web54302.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Dear colleagues, ? I am?pleased to inform you of?my last publication on bottlenose dolphins feeding behaviour. The following paper is now available which considers the likely effects of prey abundance on dolphin's behaviour.? ? Diaz Lopez, B., 2009. The bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus foraging around a fish farm: Effects of prey abundance on dolphins? behavior. Current Zoology(formerly Acta Zoologica Sinica), 2009,?55(4). ? Abstract: The extent to which prey abundance influences both bottlenose dolphin foraging behavior and group size in the presence of human activities has not previously been studied. The primary aim of this study was to identify and quantify how wild bottlenose dolphins respond, individually and as groups, to the relative abundance of prey around a fish farm. Detailed views of dolphins? behavior were obtained by focal following individual animals whilst simultaneously collecting surface and underwater behavioral data. A total of 2150 dive intervals were analyzed, corresponding to 342 focal samples, lasting over 34 hours. Bottlenose dolphins remained submerged for a mean duration of 46.4 seconds and a maximum of 249 seconds. This study provides the first quantified data on bottlenose dolphin diving behavior in a marine fin-fish farm area. This study?s results indicate that within a fish farm area used intensively by bottlenose dolphins for feeding, dolphins did not modify dive duration. Additionally, underwater observations confirmed that dolphins find it easier to exploit a concentrated food source and it appears that hunting tactic and not group size plays an important role during feeding activities. Thus, bottlenose dolphins appear capable of modifying their hunting tactics according to the abundance of prey. When top predators display behavioral responses to activities not directed at them, the task of studying all possible effects of human activities can become even more challenging [Current Zoology 55(4):?2009]. Keywords: Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, diving behavior, foraging behavior, prey abundance, human activities, hunting tactics, aquaculture. ? If you are interested in a reprint, please email Bruno Diaz Lopez at bruno at thebdri.com ? It can be also downloaded from the?Current zoology website? http://www.actazool.org/paperdetail.asp?id=11221?or BDRI's website www.thebdri.com Regards, Bruno Diaz Lopez Chief Researcher / Marine Zoologist Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute BDRI V.Armando Diaz N?4 07020 Golfo Aranci (SS) Italy www.thebdri.com info at thebdri.com? tel.+ 39 346 081 5414 tel. + 0789 183 1197 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blelli123 at gmail.com Sun Jun 14 07:25:46 2009 From: blelli123 at gmail.com (Barbara Lelli) Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:25:46 -0400 Subject: [MARMAM] Seal Bounties in Maine and Massachusetts, 1888 to 1962 Message-ID: Dear Marmamers, We (Barbara Lelli, David E. Harris, and AbouEl-Makarim Aboueissa) are pleased to announce the publication of our paper in the latest issue of Northeastern Naturalist,16(2):239?254, entitled ?Seal Bounties in Maine and Massachusetts, 1888 to 1962.? The abstract reads: Abstract: Maine and Massachusetts paid bounties on seals during the 19th and 20th centuries. To determine the number of seals killed for bounty, we examined historical records of bounty claims, and used geographic information systems and multiple linear regression to find predictors of places where large numbers of bounties were paid. We found records of 24,831 bounties paid in Maine (1891?1945) and 15,690 in Massachusetts (1888?1962). Considering possible fraud, missing data, and seals struck and lost, this suggests that 72,284 to 135,498 seals were killed in the bounty hunt, probably enough to account for regional declines in seal populations. Larger numbers of bounties were paid where there were more seals and a higher human population. For a .pdf of the paper, send an email to Barbara Lelli at blelli123 at gmail.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From art at bayoffundy.ca Tue Jun 9 06:08:22 2009 From: art at bayoffundy.ca (FundyArt) Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:08:22 -0300 Subject: [MARMAM] We need marine mammal and bird sightings from Head Harbour Passage, Bay of Fundy Message-ID: <4A2E5EC6.4060004@bayoffundy.ca> Fundy Whale (fundywhale.blogspot.com) and I Love Quoddy Wild (ilovequoddywild.blogspot) were developed to allow the community at large to participate in enjoying and keeping track of our natural assets; the marine mammals, birds, fish, and invertebrates that abound throughout Quoddy. For the last few months we have been pleased to see the response. Now we are attempting to map these natural "assets" so that everyone is aware of this special place and we can compiled the data in a more "formal" way. We have many of the historical records, but would particularly like to have information from the last 10 years, particularly north Atlantic right whale sightings at Head Harbour entrance and passage as well as Friars Bay. Why is this important? Well, there is little time, but we are trying to accelerate our mapping development so that we can submit sighting data from the Quoddy community to FERC's Environmental Impact Assessment for the Downeast LNG proposal at Robbinston, ME, which must access their proposed terminal through HHP. You can see the beginning of our online mapping at either of the 2 blogs above. Believe it or not, they seem to have missed the whales, seals, and birds that use and NEED Head Harbour Passage, Cobscook Bay and the surrounding Quoddy area in the Bay of Fundy. If you have sighting data (species, when, where, numbers, comments) please send them to this email or fundytides at gmail.com so we can provide documentation that will indicate the importance of these vital resources. There's an early July deadline. Thanks Art From anmihnov at gw.dec.state.ny.us Mon Jun 15 10:35:21 2009 From: anmihnov at gw.dec.state.ny.us (Nicole Mihnovets) Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:35:21 -0400 Subject: [MARMAM] Job Announcement Message-ID: <4A364E19.F50A.001E.0@gw.dec.state.ny.us> Position: Assistant Director, Global Marine Program Division: Global Conservation Program Reports to: Director, Marine Program Location: New York City, New York The Wildlife Conservation Society seeks a bright, committed, diligent, and promising conservationist to help plan, manage and administer a large and complex global marine conservation program. Background The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has been dedicated to conserving the earth's biodiversity since its establishment in 1898 as the New York Zoological Society (NYZS). Our efforts are concentrated in many of the world's developing countries, where biological diversity is greatest and pressure on nature is most intense. The WCS Global Marine Program focuses on conserving outstanding seascapes - large marine and coastal areas of outstanding significance and conservation potential, principally in coral reef ecosystems - and wildlife species iconic of wildness in the seas and essential for healthy, resilient ocean ecosystems. Headquartered in the Bronx Zoo, the Program employs approximately 100 people and has an annual operating budget of about $5.5M. Current major projects include seascape conservation in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Fiji, Belize, Kenya, and Madagascar, and species conservation focused on sea turtles (Nicaragua, Panama, western Africa), marine mammals (Africa and Southeast Asia), and sharks (Belize, Madagascar). Position Objectives The Assistant Director supports the strategic development and oversees effective operation of the Global Marine Program and its innovative, science-based conservation projects, currently focused in thirteen countries around the world. Specifically, the Assistant Director: * oversees annual planning and day-to-day Program operation, including field support and administration; * leads development of funding proposals and supports and supervises reports to funders and partners; * provides guidance for field project development and implementation; * facilitates communication and coordination among projects, with other elements of WCS, and between WCS and other institutions; and, * supports the strategic development of the Global Marine Program, including developing and evaluating priorities for growth and opportunities to increase Program impact and effectiveness. Qualifications Required: * Ph.D. in field biology, conservation, or a relevant social science, or Masters Degree together with extensive relevant experience; * Thorough understanding of marine conservation issues and relevant science and a commitment to the mission of WCS and the goals of the Global Marine Program; * At least three years program management experience, including budget development and oversight, work plan development, staff evaluations, and demonstrated grant-writing and financial management skills; * Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, including writing, editing, and the ability to work sensitively and productively with a diverse global team; * Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize tasks and work on multiple projects simultaneously; * Ability to take direction and to work both independently and as a member of a team; * Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, adjusting to changing program priorities and responding to opportunities; and, * Ability to travel internationally. Preferred: * Experience managing a field-based, marine conservation project, ideally in a developing country; * GIS skills; and * Fluency in French or Spanish. To apply, please email a letter with the subject line "Marine AD" describing your interest in the position, fit with the position qualifications, availability, and salary expectations, and a current curriculum vitae to: hr "at" wcs.org & marineprogram "at" wcs.org Applications for this position will be received until the position is filled. WCS is an Equal Opportunities Employer. From janiger at almaak-01.usc.edu Mon Jun 15 18:06:09 2009 From: janiger at almaak-01.usc.edu (David S. Janiger) Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:06:09 -0700 Subject: [MARMAM] New Articles Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.20090615180609.00c0f6f8@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 ABT, K. and J. ENGLER. HELGOLAND MARINE RESEARCH 63(2):177-180. 2009. Rapid increase of the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) breeding stock at Helgoland. 0.276 MB AHRENS, LUTZ; URSULA SIEBERT and RALF EBINGHAUS. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 58(4):520-525. 2009. Total body burden and tissue distribution of polyfluorinated compounds in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) from the German Bight. 0.306 MB ANDRE, MICHEL. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT 602(1):262-267. 2009. The sperm whale sonar: Monitoring and use in mitigation of anthropogenic noise effects in the marine environment. 0.368 MB ANDRIANOV, V. V.; V. M. BEL'KOVICH and L. R. LUKIN. OCEANOLOGY 49(1):73-82. 2009. Originally published in Okeanologiya Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 79-89. 2009. White whale (Delphinapterus leucas) distribution in Onega Bay of the White Sea in the summer. 0.354 MB BUTTI, CAMILLA; CHET C. SHERWOOD; ATIYA V. HAKEEM; JOHN M. ALLMAN and PATRICK R. HOF. JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY 515(2):243-259. 2009. Total number and volume of von Economo neurons in the cerebral cortex of cetaceans. 5.051 MB CARLINI, A. R.; J. NEGRETE; G. A. DANERI; T. ROGERS; M. E. I. MARQUEZ; M. CIAGLIA and J. A. MENNUCCI. POLAR BIOLOGY 32(6):915-921. 2009. Immobilization of adult male southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) during the breeding and molting periods using a tiletamine/zolazepam mixture and ketamine. 0.207 MB CASAUX, R.; A. CARLINI; A. CORBALAN; L. BERTOLIN and C. Y. DEPRINZIO. POLAR BIOLOGY 32(6):833-838. 2009. The diet of the Weddell seal Leptonychotes weddellii at Laurie Island, South Orkney Islands. 0.334 MB CHEN, LIAN and GUANG YANG. CONSERVATION GENETICS 10(3):697-700. 2009. A set of polymorphic dinucleotide and tetranucleotide microsatellite markers for the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) and cross-amplification in other cetacean species. 0.156 MB CURTIS, CAITLIN; BRENT S. STEWART and STEPHEN A. KARL. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 18(10):2112-2121. 2009. Pleistocene population expansions of Antarctic seals. 0.230 MB DIAZ, ADRIANA; SANDRA CARRO; LIVIA SANTIAGO; JUAN ESTEVEZ; CELIA GUEVARA; MIRIAM BLANCO; LAIMA SANCHEZ; LIENA SANCHEZ; NIRKA LOPEZ; DANILO CRUZ; RONAR LOPEZ; ELIZABETH B. CUETARA and JORGE LUIS FUENTES. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 32(2):367-372. 2009. Estimates of DNA strand breakage in bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) leukocytes measured with the Comet and DNA diffusion assays. 0.084 MB DOLMAN, SARAH J.; CAROLINE R. WEIR and MICHAEL JASNY. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 58(4):465-477. 2009. Comparative review of marine mammal guidance implemented during naval exercises. 0.234 MB DRAGO, M.; E. A. CRESPO; A. AGUILAR; L. CARDONA; N. GARCIA; S. L. DANS and N. GOODALL. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 384:273-286. 2009. Historic diet change of the South American sea lion in Patagonia as revealed by isotopic analysis. 0.418 MB DUBROVSKY, N. A.; I. A. URUSOVSKII and A. V. GLADILIN. ACOUSTICAL PHYSICS 55(3):441-447. 2009. Originally published in Akusticheskii Zhurnal Vol. 55, No. 3, pp. 423-430. 2009. A model of acoustic click production in the dolphin by analogy with a traveling-wave antenna. 0.499 MB DYCK, MARKUS G. and ERMIAS KEBREAB. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 90(3):585-593. 2009. Estimating the energetic contribution of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) summer diets to the total energy budget. 0.159 MB ENGELHAUPT, ERIKA. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 43(10):3403. 2009. New Item Mercury in seals linked to vanishing sea ice. 1.588 MB ESCH, H. CARTER; LAELA S. SAYIGH; JAMES E. BLUM and RANDALL S. WELLS. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 90(3):638-650. 2009. Whistles as potential indicators of stress in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). 0.569 MB ESTES, J. A.; D. F. DOAK; A. M. SPRINGER and T. M. WILLIAMS. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON B BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 364(1524):1647-1658. 2008. Causes and consequences of marine mammal population declines in southwest Alaska: A food-web perspective. 0.207 MB FAHRENHOLTZ, SVEA; SIMONE GRIESEL; DANIEL PROEFROCK and ANTJE KAKUSCHKE. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 11(5):1107-1113. 2009. Essential and non-essential elements in tissues of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) stranded on the coasts of the North and Baltic Seas between 2004-2006. 0.732 MB FERRER-I-CANCHO, RAMON and DAVID LUSSEAU. COMPLEXITY 14(5):23-25. 2009. Efficient coding in dolphin surface behavioral patterns. 0.087 MB GADEN, A.; S. H. FERGUSON; L. HARWOOD; H. MELLING and G. A. STERN. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 43(10):3646-3651. 2009. Mercury trends in ringed seals (Phoca hispida) from the western Canadian Arctic since 1973: Associations with length of ice-free season. 0.494 MB GILLES, ANITA; MEIKE SCHEIDAT and URSULA SIEBERT. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 383:295-307. 2009. Seasonal distribution of harbour porpoises and possible interference of offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. 0.479 MB GILLESPIE, DOUGLAS; CHARLOTTE DUNN; JONATHAN GORDON; DIANE CLARIDGE; CLARE EMBLING and IAN BOYD. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 125(5):3428-3433. 2009. Field recordings of Gervais' beaked whales Mesoplodon europaeus from the Bahamas. 0.134 MB GRAHAM, ISLA M.; ROBERT N. HARRIS; BECKS DENNY; DAN FOWDEN and DAVE PULLAN. ICES (INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE SEAS) JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE 66(5):860-864. 2009. Testing the effectiveness of an acoustic deterrent device for excluding seals from Atlantic salmon rivers in Scotland. 0.101 MB GREGR, EDWARD J. and KENNETH O. COYLE. PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY 80(3-4):188-198. 2009. The biogeography of the North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica). 0.476 MB HERREMAN, J. K.; G. M. BLUNDELL; D. B. MCDONALD and M. BEN-DAVID. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 87(6):498-507. 2009. Asymmetical male-mediated gene flow between harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) populations in Alaska. 0.367 MB HOFFMAN, JOSEPH I. and JAUME FORCADA. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 90(3):621-628. 2009. Genetic analysis of twinning in Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella). 0.135 MB HUGGENBERGER, STEFAN; MICHAEL A. RAUSCHMANN; THOMAS J. VOGL and HELMUT H. A. OELSCHLAEGER. ANATOMICAL RECORD: ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 292(6):902-920. 2009. Functional morphology of the nasal complex in the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena L.). 1.086 MB IMAI, DENISE; SPENCER JANG; MELISSA MILLER and PATRICIA A. CONRAD. VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY 136(3-4):378-381. 2009. Characterization of beta-hemolytic streptococci isolated from southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) stranded along the California coast. 0.119 MB JABOR, JULIA and MIKE LLIFF. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 63(2):268-289. 2009. Theatre sports in the Southern Ocean: Engagement options for Australia in whale research protest action. 0.170 MB KERN, A.; K. SEIDEL and H. H. A. OELSCHLAEGER. BRAIN, BEHAVIOR AND EVOLUTION 73(2):102-110. 2009. The central vestibular complex in dolphins and humans: Functional implications of Deiters' nucleus. 0.323 MB KINOSHITA, MITSUHIRO; HIROKO OHTA; KANATA HIGAKI; YOKO KOJIMA; TADASU URASHIMA; KAZUKI NAKAJIMA; MINORU SUZUKI; KIT M. KOVACS; CHRISTIAN LYDERSEN; TAKAO HAYAKAWA and KAZUAKI KAKEHI. ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY 388(2):242-253. 2009. Structural characterization of multibranched oligosaccharides from seal milk by a combination of off-line high-performance liquid chromatography-matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry and sequential exoglycosidase digestion 0.959 MB KIRKMAN, S. P. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE 31(1):1-18. 2009. Evaluating seal-seabird interactions in southern Africa: A critical review. 1.701 MB KRETSCHMER, ERIC J.; JEFFREY B. OLSEN and JOHN K. WENBURG. CONSERVATION GENETICS 10(3):775-777. 2009. Characterization of eight microsatellite loci in sea otter, Enhydra lutris, and cross-species amplification in other Mustelidae. 0.153 MB KULEMZINA, ANASTASIA I.; VLADIMIR A. TRIFONOV; POLINA L. PERELMAN; NADEZHDA V. RUBTSOVA; VITALY VOLOBUEV; MALCOLM A. FERGUSON-SMITH; ROSCOE STANYON; FENGTANG YANG and ALEXANDER S. GRAPHODATSKY. CHROMOSOME RESEARCH 17(3):419-436. 2009. Cross-species chromosome painting in Cetartiodactyla: Reconstructing the karyotype evolution in key phylogenetic lineages. 0.618 MB LAMMERS, MARC O. and MANUEL CASTELLOTE. BIOLOGY LETTERS 5(3):297-301. 2009. The beluga whale produces two pulses to form its sonar signal. 0.160 MB LARESE, JASON P. and SUSAN J. CHIVERS. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 87(6):537-552. 2009. Growth and reproduction of female eastern and whitebelly spinner dolphins incidentally killed in the eastern tropical Pacific tuna purse-seine fishery. 0.767 MB LUQUE, SEBASTIAN P. and STEVEN H. FERGUSON. OECOLOGIA (BERLIN) 160(2):367-378. 2009. Ecosystem regime shifts have not affected growth and survivorship of eastern Beaufort Sea belugas. 0.462 MB MARQUES, TIAGO A.; LEN THOMAS; JESSICA WARD; NANCY DIMARZIO and PETER L. TYACK. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 125(4):1982-1994. 2009. Estimating cetacean population density using fixed passive acoustic sensors: An example with Blainville's beaked whales. 0.502 MB MATHIAS, DELPHINE; AARON THODE; JAN STRALEY and KENDALL FOLKERT. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 125(5):3444-3453. 2009. Relationship between sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) click structure and size derived from videocamera images of a depredating whale (sperm whale prey acquisition). 0.733 MB MIRANDA FILHO, KLEBER C.; CHRIS D. METCALFE; TRACY L. METCALFE; MONICA M. C. MUELBERT; RICARDO B. ROBALDO; PABLO E. MARTINEZ; ELTON P. COLARES and ADALTO BIANCHINI. CHEMOSPHERE 75(5):610-616. 2009. Lactational transfer of PCBs and chlorinated pesticides in pups of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) from Antarctica. 0.316 MB MOORE, M. J.; A. L. BOGOMOLNI; S. E. DENNISON; G. EARLY; M. M. GAMER; B. A. HAYWARD; B. J. LENTELL and D. S. ROTSTEIN. VETERINARY PATHOLOGY 46(3):536-547. 2009. Gas bubbles in seals, dolphins, and porpoises entangled and drowned at depth in gillnets. 1.056 MB MORELL, VIRGINIA. SCIENCE (WASHINGTON D. C.) 324(5931):1132. 2009. Whale stocks mystery of the missing humpbacks solved by Soviet data. 0.140 MB NEWLAND, CHINA; IAIN C. FIELD; PETER D. NICHOLS; COREY J. A. BRADSHAW and MARK A. HINDELL. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 384:303-312. 2009. Blubber fatty acid profiles indicate dietary resource partitioning between adult and juvenile southern elephant seals. 0.180 MB NG, TERRY FEI FAN; WM. KIRK SUEDMEYER; ELIZABETH WHEELER; FRANCES GULLAND and MYA BREITBARTT. JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY 90(5):1256-1261. 2009. Novel anellovirus discovered from a mortality event of captive California sea lions. 0.143 MB NOREN, SHAWN R. and RANDALL S. WELLS. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 90(3):629-637. 2009. Blubber deposition during ontogeny in free-ranging bottlenose dolphins: Balancing disparate roles of insulation and locomotion. 0.202 MB PARSONS, E. C. M.; SARAH J. DOLMAN; MICHAEL JASNY; NAOMI A. ROSE; MARK P. SIMMONDS and ANDREW J. WRIGHT. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 58(5):643-651. 2009. A critique of the UK's JNCC seismic survey guidelines for minimising acoustic disturbance to marine mammals: Best practise? 0.239 MB PRYASLOVA, JULIA P.; OLEG I. LYAMIN; JEROME M. SIEGEL and LEV M. MUKHAMETOV. BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH 201(1):80-87. 2009. Behavioral sleep in the walrus. 0.389 MB RENNIE, S.; C. E. HANSON; R. D. MCCAULEY; C. PATTIARATCHI; C. BURTON; J. BANNISTER; C. JENNER and M.-N. JENNER. JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS 77(1-2):21-44. 2009. Physical properties and processes in the Perth Canyon, Western Australia: Links to water column production and seasonal pygmy blue whale abundance. 3.727 MB ROSSI-SANTOS, MARCOS R. and PAULO A. C. FLORES. THE OPEN MARINE BIOLOGY JOURNAL 3:70-76. 2009. Feeding strategies of the Guiana dolphin Sotalia guianensis. 0.662 MB ROSSI-SANTOS, MARCOS R. and PAULO A. C. FLORES. THE OPEN MARINE BIOLOGY JOURNAL 3:77-82. 2009. Commensalism between Guiana dolphins Sotalia guianensis and sea birds in the North Bay of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. 0.688 MB ROUTTI, HELI; ROBERT J. LETCHER; SHAOGANG CHU; BERT VAN BAVEL and GEIR W. GABRIELSEN. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 43(10):3494-3499. 2009. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and their hydroxylated analogues in ringed seals (Phoca hispida) from Svalbard and the Baltic Sea. 0.275 MB SALBERG, ARNT-BORRE; TOR ARNE OIGARD; GARRY B. STENSON; TORE HAUG and KJELL T. NILSSEN. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 66(3):847-858. 2009. Estimation of seal pup production from aerial surveys using generalized additive models. 0.698 MB SCHRAMM, YOLANDA; S. L. MESNICK; J. DE LA ROSA; D. M. PALACIOS; M. S. LOWRY; D. AURIOLES-GAMBOA; H. M. SNELL; S. ESCORZA-TREVINO. MARINE BIOLOGY (BERLIN) 156(7):1375-1387. 2009. Phylogeography of California and Galapagos sea lions and population structure within the California sea lion. 0.595 MB SEIXAS, TERCIA G.; HELENA A. KEHRIG; ANA PAULA M. DI BENEDITTO; CRISTINA M. M. SOUZA; OLAF MALM and ISABEL MOREIRA. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 58(4):629-634. 2009. Essential (Se, Cu) and non-essential (Ag, Hg, Cd) elements: What are their relationships in liver of Sotalia guianensis (Cetacea, Delphinidae)? 0.225 MB SMODLAKA, H.; R. W. HENRY and R. B. REED. ANATOMIA, HISTOLOGIA, EMBRYOLOGIA-JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE SERIES C 38(3):161-168. 2009. Macroscopic anatomy of the great vessels and structures associated with the heart of the ringed seal (Pusa hispida). 0.963 MB SMODLAKA, H.; R. W. HENRY and R. B. REED. ANATOMIA, HISTOLOGIA, EMBRYOLOGIA-JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE SERIES C 38(3):177-183. 2009. Macroscopic anatomy of the ringed seal [Pusa (Phoca) hispida] lower respiratory system. 0.739 MB SUPIN, ALEXANDER YA.; PAUL E. NACHTIGALL and MARLEE BREESE. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 125(4):2432-2442. 2009. Forward-masking based gain control in odontocete biosonar: An evoked-potential study. 0.274 MB TOLLIT, DOMINIC J.; ANGELA D. SCHULZE; ANDREW W. TRITES; PETER F. OLESIUK; SUSAN J. CROCKFORD; THOMAS S. GELATT; ROLF R. REAM and KRISTINA M. MILLER. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 19(4):889-905. 2009. Development and application of DNA techniques for validating and improving pinniped diet estimates. 0.807 MB TREUDE, TINA; CRAIG R. SMITH; FRANK WENZHOFER; ERIN CARNEY; ANGELO F. BERNARDINO; ANGELOS K. HANNIDES; MARTIN KRUGER and ANTJE BOETIUS. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 382:1-21. 2009. Biogeochemistry of a deep-sea whale fall: Sulfate reduction, sulfide efflux and methanogenesis. 1.012 MB TUCKER, STRAHAN; W. DON BOWEN; SARA J. IVERSON; WADE BLANCHARD and GARRY B. STENSON. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 384:287-302. 2009. Sources of variation in diets of harp and hooded seals estimated from quantitative fatty acid signature analysis (QFASA). 0.364 MB ZYDELIS, RAMUNAS; BRYAN P. WALLACE; ERIC L. GILMAN and TIMOTHY B. WERNER. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 23(3):608-616. 2009. Conservation of marine megafauna through minimization of fisheries bycatch. 0.246 MB From gabbytica at gmail.com Mon Jun 15 21:11:10 2009 From: gabbytica at gmail.com (Gaby Hernandez) Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:11:10 -0600 Subject: [MARMAM] =?iso-8859-1?q?New_paper=3A_Serological_Diagnosis_of_Bru?= =?iso-8859-1?q?cella_Infections_in_Odontocetes_=28Gabriela_Hern=E1?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ndez-_Mora=29?= Message-ID: <38358aa30906152111n6f29fcf6h7bcd2b12cb1e4bb4@mail.gmail.com> Dear MARMAM readers, I am pleased to announce the publication of the following article in Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, (abstract below): Hern?ndez-Mora G, Manire C. A, Gonz?lez-Barrientos R., Barquero-Calvo E., Guzm?n-Verri C., Staggs L., Thompson R., Chaves-Olarte E.,* and E. Moreno. *Serological Diagnosis of *Brucella *Infections in Odontocetes. 2009. Clin. Vaccine Immunol. Jun 906?915 *Abstract:* * * *Brucella ceti *causes disease in Odontoceti. The absence of control serum collections and the diversity of cetaceans have hampered the standardization of serological tests for the diagnosis of cetacean brucellosis. Without a ?gold? standard for sensitivity and specificity determination, an alternative approach was followed. We designed an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA) that recognizes immunoglobulins G (IgGs) from 17 odontocete species as a single group. For the standardization, we used *Brucella melitensis *and *Brucella abortus *lipopolysaccharides, serum samples from seven resident odontocetes with no history of infectious disease displaying negative rose bengal test (RBT) reactions, and serum samples from seven dolphins infected with *B. ceti. *We compared the performance of the iELISA with those of the protein G ELISA (gELISA), the competitive ELISA (cELISA), and the immunofluorescence (IF) and dot blot (DB) tests, using 179 odontocete serum samples and RBT as the reference. The diagnostic potential based on sensitivity and specificity of the iELISA was superior to that of gELISA and cELISA. The correlation and agreement between the iELISA and the gELISA were relatively good (*R*i/g 2 = 0.65 and ? i/g = 0.66, respectively), while the correlation and agreement of these two ELISAs with cELISA were low (*R*i/c2 = 0.46, *R*g/c2 = 0.37 and ? i/c = 0.62, ? g/c = 0.42). In spite of using the same anti-odontocete IgG antibody, the iELISA was more specific than were the IF and DB tests. An association between high antibody titers and the presence of neurological symptoms in dolphins was observed. The prediction is that iELISA based on broadly cross-reacting anti-dolphin IgG antibody would be a reliable test for the diagnosis of brucellosis in odontocetes, including families not covered in this study. Pdf copies are available on request: ghernandez at fundacionketo.org Best regards, Gabriela Hern?ndez Mora Investigation Program in Tropical Diseases (PIET) Universidad Nacional, P.O.Box 304-3000, Heredia Costa Rica www.fundacionketo.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From marijke.deboer at yahoo.co.uk Mon Jun 15 11:03:46 2009 From: marijke.deboer at yahoo.co.uk (Marijke de Boer) Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:03:46 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [MARMAM] Rough-toothed dolphin - white calf Message-ID: <958933.92760.qm@web23001.mail.ird.yahoo.com> Hi there, I am currently?conducting a?cetacean survey?in the offshore waters of West Africa and encountered a group of rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis). Amongst them was an all-white calf swimming next to its mother and I managed to take photographs of this animal. The encounter lasted several hours and the photographs revealed that there were at least 50 individuals. ? I am wondering if this has been documented elsewhere and would be interested in hearing more on white (rough-toothed) dolphins and whether it would be of interest to publish a note regarding my observation. ? Kind Regards and please could you be so kind to respond directly to my e mail address, Marijke de Boer marijke.deboer at yahoo.co.uk ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sarah.dolman at wdcs.org Wed Jun 17 07:14:59 2009 From: sarah.dolman at wdcs.org (Sarah Dolman) Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:14:59 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] NAVAL EXERCISES COULD HAVE STRANDED DOLPHINS, SAYS REPORT Message-ID: Dear MARMAM A report on the common dolphin mass stranding event that occurred in Cornwall, UK, in June 2008 has now been released by Defra (UK Government). The report link is:- http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Document.aspx?Document=WC0601_8031_TRP.pdf An associated news piece may also be of interest: NAVAL EXERCISES COULD HAVE STRANDED DOLPHINS, SAYS REPORT Naval exercises could have contributed to the mass stranding of 26 dolphins on the Cornish coast a year ago, a scientific report found today. The pod of dolphins beached themselves at four separate locations around the Percuil river near Falmouth in June last year after Navy exercises in the area involving surface ships and a submarine. At the time, rescuers said they believed the worst mass stranding of the marine mammals in UK waters was the result of the dolphins being panicked by an underwater disturbance. According to the today's study led by Zoological Society of London (ZSL) researchers, sonar used in the exercises was "highly unlikely" to have directly caused the dolphins to beach themselves. But the activities of the Navy could have been a contributing factor in pushing the marine mammals close to shore and put them at risk of beaching. Dr Paul Jepson, of ZSL, said: "We don't have definitive information but we've ruled out everything else, and it's possible that something in the naval exercises caused the mass stranding." The study said a definite cause for the stranding could not be found, although the dolphins could have reacted to a "trigger" event or suffered an "intrinsic error of navigation". The research said the common dolphins were unusually close to shore and at a greater risk of beaching themselves - possibly because they were in unfamiliar waters. Naval activities such as the use of sonar for anti-submarine training could have been a factor in the dolphins, which are sensitive to underwater sounds, coming closer to shore. Natural behaviour such as foraging for food could also have played a part. The ZSL researchers said information supplied by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) under the Freedom of Information Act showed several days of "mid-frequency sonars for anti-submarine warfare training" ended some 60 hours before the stranding. A "short-range side-scan sonar" for sea-bed mapping trials was used by the Navy the day before the dolphins beached themselves, but the technology is common and has not been implicated in strandings, the study said. As a result the use of underwater sonar in the Navy exercises was "highly unlikely to have directly triggered the mass stranding event", but the researchers believe other parts of the exercises could be to blame. The study also ruled out other potential causes including disease, poisoning, attacks by killer whales or bottlenose dolphins and even earthquakes as the reason for the mass stranding - only the fourth recorded in England since 1913. In the wake of the report, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society said it believed that as all other potential causes had been ruled out, the military was to blame of the strandings. Sarah Dolman, ocean noise campaigner for WDCS, said: "The post-mortem results have shown us that those dolphins that died were healthy animals prior to stranding. "Something frightened them ashore, way up inside the river system, where this species in not generally known to go. "The unusual behavioural response of all these groups of otherwise healthy animals was triggered by something. "An 'error of navigation' would not lead this many dolphins to strand, and other groups to behave in such an unusual manner, on the same morning - but over a distance of 20km." She called on the Ministry of Defence to conduct transparent environmental assessments of its exercises to see what effect they were having on marine life, and to suspend use of sonar once a stranding occurs until rescued animals are out of danger. The mass beaching in Cornwall was one of two unusual stranding events of cetaceans - the group of marine mammals including whales, dolphins and porpoises - last year. No cause could be found for the other event, in which a number of long-finned pilot whales and various species of beaked whale were found stranded in Scotland, Wales and Ireland over a three-month period at the beginning of 2008. The annual report for 2008 from the UK Cetacean Stranding Investigation Programme, also published today, revealed the number of dead and stranded whales, dolphins and porpoises increased by 6.2% on the previous year. Some 583 cetaceans were reported to the programme, of which 485 were found stranded and dead, 81 were live strandings and 17 were found dead at sea. The most common species reported were harbour porpoises which were mainly found to have died of starvation, disease, attacks by bottlenose dolphins or as a result of being accidentally caught by fishermen, and short-beaked common dolphins, which mostly died as a result of stranding themselves live, the report revealed. 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Both organisations were involved in the rescue and retrieval of the dolphins in the mass stranding and have conducted an extensive investigation into the event, alongside that of the CSIP. The report can be found at www.cwtstrandings.org/reports.htm. The two organisation have invited the UK Royal Navy (RN) to discuss how they could minimise risk to cetaceans. The RN has welcomed the opportunity to meet the groups to develop potential areas for future collaboration. Recently, communication between the organisations may have helped to prevent a second mass stranding of dolphins in the same area, when the CWT MSN and BDMLR alerted the RN to the presence of 20 common dolphins within the Fal river system, while sonar testing was underway. It is hoped that such dialogue will be strengthened and response mechanisms improved in the future. 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Please send your comments to the following address: pavelgoldin412 at gmail.com Thank you very much in advance, Dr Pavel E. Gol'din, Department of Zoology, V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University, Simferopol, Ukraine From sarah.dolman at wdcs.org Fri Jun 19 01:13:41 2009 From: sarah.dolman at wdcs.org (Sarah Dolman) Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:13:41 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] UK cetacean MPA project Message-ID: WDCS is currently collating field research data to be included in a project to determine suitable sites for UK Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) for whales, dolphins and porpoises. This project is supported by Scottish Natural Heritage and the BBC Wildlife Fund. We are busy gathering data from published sources. However, we're aware that many valuable field reports and unpublished datasets exist for UK cetaceans that are not published in the peer-review literature and may be more difficult for us to access. If you are aware of any such literature, and would be interested to contribute it so that our project is as complete as possible, we would be very grateful to receive these from you. Appropriate acknowledgements will be made in our final report, which is due in December 2009 and will be available to all. Any datasets provided will only be used for this project. Please send reports and datasets to: sarah.dolman at wdcs.org, (or sarah.dolman at hotmail.co.uk if over 5Mb). I'm happy to answer any questions or queries and provide more information about the project. We look forward to hearing from you. Many thanks, Sarah Sarah Dolman WDCS Head of Policy for Scotland Sarah.dolman at wdcs.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From allenjb at mote.org Mon Jun 22 10:41:56 2009 From: allenjb at mote.org (Jason Allen) Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:41:56 -0400 Subject: [MARMAM] Wild Bottlenose Dolphin Research Internship Message-ID: <4A3FC264.6040605@mote.org> *Sarasota** Dolphin Research Program Internships* The Chicago Zoological Society?s Sarasota Dolphin Research Program (SDRP), based at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida, is the world?s longest-running wild dolphin research program. The program?s goal is to contribute to a better understanding of the structure and dynamics of populations of small cetaceans, as well as the natural and anthropogenic factors that impact them. The SDRP uses an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach in conducting studies of bottlenose dolphins within Sarasota Bay, Tampa Bay, Charlotte Harbor, and the Gulf of Mexico coastal waters. For more information about the SDRP, please visit: TUwww.sarasotadolphin.orgUT . The SDRP is in the process of selecting volunteer interns for the spring 2010 internship program (a minimum of 10 weeks of participation during 4 January ? 7 May). The successful candidates will participate in at least two research projects: 1) *Dolphin population monitoring project* (www.sarasotadolphin.org/Ecology/monitoring_2009.asp) This study will continue to monitor the resident bottlenose dolphin community in Sarasota Bay. Duties in the field will include assisting with boat-based photographic identification surveys for dolphin groups. Behavioral, location, individual, and environmental data will be recorded for each dolphin group. While in the lab, work will generally involve photo-identification of dolphins, computer data entry, dolphin dorsal fin identification catalog maintenance, equipment maintenance and other duties (approx. 75% time); 2) *Dolphin prey** and habitat use project* (www.sarasotadolphin.org/Ecology/red_tide_prey_2009.asp) This study will use the Sarasota dolphin community and fish populations to study predator-prey interactions and bioacoustics, specifically helping us to understand relationships between distributions of dolphins and their prey and factors that affect fish community ecology, such as red tide. While in the field, work will involve sampling of fish communities through purse seining techniques, recording of fish sounds via hydrophone and collection of other environmental data (approx. 25% time). There is no compensation for these internship positions and successful applicants will be responsible for their own living and transportation expenses during the time of the internship. Shared housing opportunities near Mote Marine Laboratory may be available (cost: $75/week). Scholarships are available from Mote Marine Laboratory through a competitive application process. Applicants would ideally have the following qualifications: *Minimum of 18 years of age and engaged in or recently completed undergraduate studies; *A background or degree in Biology, Marine Biology, Ecology, Zoology or a related field; *Basic computer proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (especially Excel and Access); *Some field research experience preferred but not required; *Must be able to swim; *Enthusiasm and desire to learn a variety of field and lab based research methods; *A willingness to spend a minimum of 10 weeks working full time with our program. *To apply for a Sarasota Dolphin Research Program internship, interested persons should:* 1) Fill out an application form by at Mote Marine Laboratory?s website (TUwww.mote.org/internsUT ). Be sure to select ?Sarasota Dolphin Research Program? as your first choice; 2) Complete and provide to Mote?s intern office all other application materials including: a statement of interest, current college transcript, letter of recommendation, and /curriculum vitae/; 3) Send a brief email to the SDRP?s Lab Manager (Jason Allen, TUallenjb at mote.orgUT ) stating your name, contact information, *exact* dates and duration of availability and that you have provided all of your application materials to the Mote intern office, as detailed above. All applications will be reviewed; those received by September 15P^thP will be given first priority. Applicants may contact Jason Allen (941-388-4441 ext. 452, TUallenjb at mote.orgUT ) in the SDRP with any questions. -- Jason Allen Lab Manager, Field Coordinator Sarasota Dolphin Research Program Chicago Zoological Society c/o Mote Marine Laboratory 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway Sarasota, FL 34236 Tel: 941.388.4441 ext. 452 Fax: 941.388.4223 From mbearzi at earthlink.net Wed Jun 24 10:09:48 2009 From: mbearzi at earthlink.net (Maddalena Bearzi) Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:09:48 -0700 Subject: [MARMAM] New paper - Ecology and comparison of coastal and offshore bottlenose dolphins In-Reply-To: Message-ID: > Dear Colleagues, > > This is to announce a new paper in the current issue of Marine and Freshwater > Research entitled "Ecology and comparison of coastal and offshore bottlenose > dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in California? (M. Bearzi, C.A. Saylan and A. > Hwang) > > Abstract > Populations of coastal and offshore bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) > are considered to differ ecologically, with implications for their protection > and management. We assessed occurrence, distribution and behaviour of coastal > and offshore populations of dolphins during a photo-identification study in > Santa Monica Bay and nearby areas (1997?2007). Bottlenose dolphins occurred > year-round and were encountered on 44.2% of all surveys (n = 425). We > photo-identified 647 individuals; of these, 375 (58.0%) were coastal (<1 km > from shore), 241 (37.2%) offshore (1?65 km from shore) and 31 were both > (4.8%). Dolphins mostly travel (69.0%) and travel-dive (61.5%), with offshore > dolphins socialising more (22.6%) than coastal. There were low re-sighting > rates for both coastal and offshore dolphins. Low re-sighting rates of coastal > individuals provide little evidence of year-round site fidelity, suggesting > their range is greater than the study area. Several individuals were > re-sighted between and over 1-year periods, often foraging. This suggests that > coastal dolphins: (1) are highly mobile within inshore waters, but spend time > foraging in the study area, and (2) range >1 km from shore, contrary to what > has been previously reported. > > > The article is available on the journal site: > http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/126/paper/MF08279.htm > > > Regards, > > > Maddalena Bearzi > > ______________________________ > 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 Stephanie.Pendergrass at NFWF.ORG Wed Jun 24 14:47:23 2009 From: Stephanie.Pendergrass at NFWF.ORG (Stephanie Pendergrass) Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:47:23 -0400 Subject: [MARMAM] Marine Mammal RFP Announcement Message-ID: <9353AE9A72475B49A7438D29CC7B85650C159A2D14@Hermes.NFWF.ORG> Hello! Could you please distribute this Request for Proposals for marine mammal research, funded through the U.S. Marine Mammal Commission? Thank you! The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, in partnership with the U.S. Marine Mammal Commission, announces the availability of grant funding in the following five research and conservation areas: * Marine Mammals and Climate Change in the Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea * Calibration of New Methods for Surveying Marine Mammals * Alternative Observer Coverage for Marine Mammal Species at High Risk from Fishery Interactions * Building Capacity for Marine Mammal Research and Conservation in the Caribbean Region * Assessment and Conservation of Sirenians All persons, organizations, and agencies are eligible to apply, including parties within and outside the United States. Applications for funding for land or easement acquisition, political advocacy, lobbying, or litigation will not be considered. The Commission expects that the majority of awards under this program will fall in the range of $25,000 to $125,000. However, the Commission has not specified upper or lower limits to award size, other than that the total amount of awards is not expected to be greater than $400,000. Funding is provided by the U.S. Marine Mammal Commission. Pre-proposals are due on August 5, 2009. To see the full RFP and apply online, visit www.nfwf.org/marinemammals. Stephanie Pendergrass Assistant Director, Marine Programs National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 1133 Fifteenth St., N.W. Suite 1100 Washington, D.C. 20005 202-857-0166 (main) 202-595-2469 (direct) 202-857-0162 (fax) stephanie.pendergrass at nfwf.org www.nfwf.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From curland at earthlink.net Wed Jun 24 12:57:12 2009 From: curland at earthlink.net (Jim Curland) Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:57:12 -0700 Subject: [MARMAM] Defenders of Wildlife Marine/Terrestrial Carnivore Conference Call for Exhibitors and Sponsors Message-ID: <4A428518.5080008@earthlink.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marc.fern at gmail.com Sat Jun 27 03:47:35 2009 From: marc.fern at gmail.com (marc fernandez) Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:47:35 +0000 Subject: [MARMAM] Six Beaked Whales stranded in Azores (URGENT) Message-ID: <91f415b50906270347o7740e135l939a705e382be807@mail.gmail.com> Dear Colleagues, I want to report an unusual situation occurred during the last week and a half in S?o Miguel island, Azores, and ask for help in order to get some clear conclusions. During the last two weeks a total of *6 beaked whales stranded* on this small island, a really unusual fact. Of these *6 two were dead and 4 stranded alive *and returned to the open sea. From the first two animals (the dead ones) we only can get one identification and it was a Cuvier's Beaked Whale, probably an immature male. The other four animals stranded on a beach and they were returned to the sea immediately by the lifeguards and the coastal guard, for these reason we don't have a lot of information, but for the pictures they send us probably were Sowerby's Beaked Whales, we only now that they stranded alive and probably they were immature animals also, due to the body lenght (about 3.5 meters). We don't have any notice about military activities in the area, but is really difficult to get this kind of information, for this reason i want to ask you for help to find if there is any military or seismic prospection on the area that could affect these animals. Thanks for your help. All the best, Marc Fernandez Morron Universidade dos A?ores -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From RWBaird at cascadiaresearch.org Sat Jun 27 15:35:03 2009 From: RWBaird at cascadiaresearch.org (Robin W Baird) Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:35:03 -0700 Subject: [MARMAM] Abstract: Persistent organic pollutants in 'southern resident' killer whales Message-ID: <21701FB12DB4B648921199BC4614914C91DB6D@server1.cascadia.local> New publication Krahn, M.M., M.B. Hanson, G.S. Schorr, C.K. Emmons, D.G. Burrows, J.L. Bolton, R.W. Baird and G.M. Ylitalo. 2009. Effects of age, sex and reproductive status on persistent organic pollutant concentrations in "Southern Resident" killer whales. Marine Pollution Bulletin. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.05.014 Abstract "Southern Resident" killer whales (Orcinus orca) that comprise three fish-eating "pods" (J,K and L) were listed as "endangered" in the US and Canada following a 20% population decline between 1996 and 2001. Blubber biopsy samples from Southern Resident juveniles had statistically higher concentrations of certain persistent organic pollutants than were found for adults. Most Southern Resident killer whales, including the four juveniles, exceeded the health-effects threshold for total PCBs in marine mammal blubber. Maternal transfer of contaminants to the juveniles during rapid development of their biological systems may put these young whales at greater risk than adults for adverse health effects (e.g., immune and endocrine system dysfunction). Pollutant ratios and field observations established that two of the pods (K- and L-pod) travel to California to forage. Nitrogen stable isotope values, supported by field observations, indicated possible changes in the diet of L-pod over the last decade. PDFs available from the senior author (peggy.krahn at noaa.gov) or www.cascadiaresearch.org Robin ======================================================== Robin W. Baird, Ph.D. Research Biologist Cascadia Research Collective 218 1/2 W. 4th Avenue Olympia, WA 98501 USA Fax 1-360-943-7026 e-mail: rwbaird at cascadiaresearch.org www.cascadiaresearch.org/robin/hawaii.htm www.cascadiaresearch.org/robin/kwindex.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scheinin at 013.net Sun Jun 28 02:27:35 2009 From: scheinin at 013.net (scheinin) Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:27:35 +0300 Subject: [MARMAM] Need information on entanglement of dolphins in bottom trawl lazy line Message-ID: <01c501c9f7d2$ac79b520$056d1f60$@net.il> Dear MARMAM and ECS members, We are looking for information on entanglement of dolphins in bottom trawl lazy line. In Israel the local bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are frequently feeding behind bottom trawl boats. Unfortunately, during this interaction some get by-caught, and of these, about a third get entangled in the lazy line (lazy decky, hauling rope). Seemingly, as a result of playing and rubbing against the rope, it gets bound around their body between the flippers and the fluke, preventing their surfacing. Conservatism in fishing methodology, has so far precluded gear modification. Lately, we have accumulated enough cases to persuade Fishery Department officials to hold a meeting on the problem. In preparation, we would have liked to come up with some references from the Mediterranean Sea and elsewhere in the world, but could not find much information about this in the literature. Is anyone familiar with this problem and if and how was it solved? We understand that there are a few ways in which the lazy line is being used worldwide. The Israeli bottom trawl fleet is using a floating rope with about 6-8 meters extra length, which is tied outside the net, between the its wings and the cod end. A definite reply that this is not a problem with the local fleet would also be much appreciated, but please refer to the way the lazy line is being used in your area. Thank you for your help. Aviad Scheinin scheinin at research.haifa.ac.il / scheinin at 013.net.il http://immrac.haifa.ac.il/ Chairman, IMMRAC - Israel Marine Mammal Research & Assistance center Ph.D Student, Department of Maritime Civilizations, Haifa University. The Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies, Haifa University Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905 Israel Home address: Tirat Shalom, P.B. 1356, Nes-Ziona 74052, Israel Tel 972-8-9406584 Mobile 052-3571193 Fax: 972-4-8240493 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sh43 at st-andrews.ac.uk Mon Jun 29 15:02:47 2009 From: sh43 at st-andrews.ac.uk (Sascha Hooker) Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:02:47 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] New publication on beaked whales and the bends In-Reply-To: <479970.29834.qm@web52909.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <479970.29834.qm@web52909.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4A493A07.9020502@st-and.ac.uk> A pdf of the following paper is now available: Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology (in press). Could beaked whales get the bends? Effect of diving behaviour and physiology on modelled gas exchange for three species: Ziphius cavirostris, Mesoplodon densirostris and Hyperoodon ampullatus. Sascha K. Hooker (a), Robin W. Baird (b), Andreas Fahlman (c) (a) Sea Mammal Research Unit, Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife KY16 8LB, Scotland, United Kingdom (b) Cascadia Research Collective, 218 1/2 West 4th Avenue, Olympia, Washington 98501, USA (c) Biology Department, Mailstop 50, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA Corresponding author: Dr. Andreas Fahlman (afahlman "at" whoi.edu) DOI information: 10.1016/j.resp.2009.04.023 The pdf is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resp.2009.04.023 or via http://www.cascadiaresearch.org/ Abstract: A mathematical model, based on current knowledge of gas exchange and physiology of marine mammals, was used to predict blood and tissue tension N2 (PN2) using field data from three beaked whale species: northern bottlenose whales, Cuvier's beaked whales, and Blainville's beaked whales. The objective was to determine if physiology (body mass, diving lung volume, dive response) or dive behaviour (dive depth and duration, changes in ascent rate, diel behaviour) would lead to differences in PN2 levels and thereby decompression sickness (DCS) risk between species. Diving lung volume and extent of the dive response had a large effect on end-dive PN2. The dive profile had a larger influence on end-dive PN2 than body mass differences between species. Despite diel changes in dive behaviour, PN2 levels showed no consistent trend. Model output suggested that all three species live with tissue levels that would cause a significant proportion of DCS cases in terrestrial mammals. Cuvier's beaked whale diving behaviour appears to put them at higher risk than the other species, which may explain their prevalence in strandings after the use of mid-frequency sonar. Keywords: Northern bottlenose whale; Cuvier's beaked whale; Blainville's beaked whale; Decompression sickness; Diving physiology -- Dr Sascha K. Hooker Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellow Sea Mammal Research Unit, Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, FIFE, KY16 8LB, UK Phone: 01334 467201 Email: s.hooker "at" st-andrews.ac.uk Website: www.st-and.ac.uk/~sh43/ The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland : No SC013532 From mstocker at msa-design.com Sun Jun 28 04:38:02 2009 From: mstocker at msa-design.com (Michael Stocker) Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:38:02 -0700 Subject: [MARMAM] Six Beaked Whales stranded in Azores (URGENT) In-Reply-To: <91f415b50906270347o7740e135l939a705e382be807@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Dear Marc and all, Of course we are sad to hear about this recent stranding. It is also unfortunate that you didn't have the resources to perform necropsies on the animals while they were still fresh to establish possible causes. If the animals were otherwise healthy in terms of body fat and physical vitality, I would not exclude acoustical trauma as a possible cause. You mentioned that there were no military operations in the area coincident to the strandings. In cases like these we look to see if there are any unusual acoustical sources within 200 miles and 24 hours of the event, under the assumption that an acoustically compromised beaked whale can travel 200 miles in 24 hours if they are looking for a place to strand. Michael Stocker www.OCR.org _____ From: marmam-bounces at lists.uvic.ca [mailto:marmam-bounces at lists.uvic.ca] On Behalf Of marc fernandez Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 3:48 AM To: panigada at inwind.it; marmam at lists.uvic.ca Subject: [MARMAM] Six Beaked Whales stranded in Azores (URGENT) Dear Colleagues, I want to report an unusual situation occurred during the last week and a half in S?o Miguel island, Azores, and ask for help in order to get some clear conclusions. During the last two weeks a total of 6 beaked whales stranded on this small island, a really unusual fact. Of these 6 two were dead and 4 stranded alive and returned to the open sea. From the first two animals (the dead ones) we only can get one identification and it was a Cuvier's Beaked Whale, probably an immature male. The other four animals stranded on a beach and they were returned to the sea immediately by the lifeguards and the coastal guard, for these reason we don't have a lot of information, but for the pictures they send us probably were Sowerby's Beaked Whales, we only now that they stranded alive and probably they were immature animals also, due to the body lenght (about 3.5 meters). We don't have any notice about military activities in the area, but is really difficult to get this kind of information, for this reason i want to ask you for help to find if there is any military or seismic prospection on the area that could affect these animals. Thanks for your help. All the best, Marc Fernandez Morron Universidade dos A?ores -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From biomario at gmail.com Tue Jun 30 09:31:40 2009 From: biomario at gmail.com (Mario A. Pardo) Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:31:40 -0500 Subject: [MARMAM] Cetaceans and marine environment in the Gulf of California Message-ID: Greetings, The following M.Sc. Thesis (in Spanish) as been recently accepted as a partial fulfillment to obtain the degree of Master in Science with speciality in Marine Resources Management. PDF reprints are available upon request to the author (biomario at gmail.com or mpardor0600 at ipn.mx): Pardo, M.A. (2009) Physicochemical and biological conditions modulating cetacean abundance on Alfonso Basin, Gulf of California. M.Sc. Thesis. Instituto Politecnico Nacional - Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas. La Paz, BCS, Mexico. 122p. Regards, -- Mario A. Pardo Instituto Polit?cnico Nacional Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas Departamento de Oceanologia Laboratorio de Ecolog?a de Cet?ceos y Quelonios La Paz, B.C.S. M?xico Voz: (+521) 612 1404111 Correo: biomario at gmail.com mpardor0600 at ipn.mx URL: www.cicimar.ipn.mx -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: