Society for Marine Mammalogy News

July 19, 2018

Sad news for our Society: Remembering Dr. Jeanette A. Thomas

It is with deep sadness that we share the news that Dr. Jeanette A. Thomas passed away on 16 July 2018. Dr. Thomas was the 7th President of our Society (1994-1996) and had a long and distinguished career of leadership in the marine mammal world. She was Editor of Aquatic Mammals, served as a scientific […]

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March 30, 2018

Randy Reeves Norris Award, Members’ Meeting and Awards Ceremony from 2017 SMM Biennial Conference

This video is from the final day of SMM2017 and contains Randy Reeves’ Norris Award presentation, the 2017 SMM Members’ Meeting and the Awards Ceremony from the SMM Biennial Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia.  

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Julie Van Der Hoop, Hal Whitehead, Nigel Hussey and Alexandros Karamanlidis talks at SMM 2017 Biennial Conference

The SMM2017 Biennial Conference Committee was pleased to host Wood Award Winner, Julie Van Der Hoop along with Hal Whitehead, Nigel Hussey and Alexandros Karamanlidis as plenary speakers following the opening ceremonies at the 2017 Biennial Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Now they are available for viewing online!  

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Asha de Vos and Scott Kraus Plenary Talks from 2017 Biennial Conference

The SMM2017 Biennial Conference Committee was pleased to host Asha de Vos and Scott Kraus as plenary speakers following the opening ceremonies at the 2017 Biennial Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Their talks are now available on the Society’s YouTube Channel and below:

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February 7, 2018

Survey oral tumours in cooperation with Dr. Gerhard Steenkamp

Sam Boulanger, a last year veterinary student from Ghent University, Belgium, in cooperation with Dr. Gerhard Steenkamp (University of Pretoria, South Africa), Prof. Dr. Lieven Vlaminck (Ghent University, Belgium), Prof. Dr. Sonja Boy (Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa) and Dr. Elke Pollaris (Ghent University, Belgium) is conducting a literature review and survey in […]

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