March 17, 2025

EBS Award Application Deadline Extended – Apply by March 28, 2025 (Midnight UTC)

by Lindsay Porter

  The application deadline for the Emily B. Shane (EBS) Award has been extended to March 28, 2025, at midnight (00:00 UTC). The EBS Award supports conservation-oriented, non-invasive field research on free-ranging odontocetes and sirenians. The award honors Emily B. Shane (1924–1995), a dedicated conservationist and amateur naturalist. Funding is awarded to projects with clear […]

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March 10, 2025

A Message to our Members

by Simon Goldsworthy

  Dear Members, The Board of Governors and I reaffirm the Society for Marine Mammalogy’s unwavering commitment to advancing marine mammal science and maximizing its impact on education, conservation, and management, while promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our field is strengthened by the diversity of individuals who contribute to it—across all ages, career stages, nationalities, […]

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February 4, 2025

Navigating Impostor Syndrome as an Early-Career Marine Mammal Researcher

by Sophia Volzke

on behalf of the author: Anaïs Remili  Impostor syndrome (the persistent self-doubt and feeling of inadequacy) is something many of us know all too well. As early-career researchers in marine mammal research, we often find ourselves wrestling with self-doubt, fearing that we don’t truly belong in this field, and questioning whether our successes are just […]

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