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September 9, 2024

Taxonomy Committee – 2024 Annual Review

The Taxonomy Committee completed its annual review of the official Society for Marine Mammalogy list of marine mammal species and subspecies for 2024. A few major changes to the list were made. The genus of the sea mink (extinct) is now recognized as Neogale Gray, 1865 following Patterson et al. (2021). Based on phylogenomic findings […]

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May 7, 2024

Editors’ Select Webinar: Are abrupt humpback whale song changes specific to the Southern hemisphere?

You are invited to the next edition of the SMM Editors’ Select Webinar Series. This series highlights the latest and most exciting marine mammal science published in the Marine Mammal Science Journal. The SMM created this series to give scientists and citizens around the world a chance to engage with marine mammal scientists, learn, and ask […]

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April 28, 2024

Conservation Grant Program 2024

The SMM Conservation Grant Program will be accepting proposals for new grants in July 2024. The SMM has established a conservation endowment to help fund grants to catalyze real conservation efforts for the world’s most endangered marine mammal species. How to enter: Eligibility and application details are available at marinemammalscience.org: call-for-smm-conservation-fund-proposals For more details or […]

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