Attending the Society for Marine Mammology Conference in San Francisco? Add a whale watch to your agenda! Monterey Bay Whale Watch will be offering special 6 hour trips for conference attendees on December 11th, 12th, 19th & 20th. Join them to search for Humpback Whales, Blue Whales, Gray Whales, Killer Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises, Pinnipeds, Sea […]
Dear Biennial delegates, What’s this I hear about leaving early? Friday night is going to be amazing, the frosting on the cake, the birthday celebration of our Society! And..its going to be in the most amazing building in San Francisco, City Hall! We’ve rented it for you! We’ll have incredible food available all night, free […]
The organizing committee of the 2015 Biennial Conference is proud to announce our plenaries. We will change things up a bit and offer two shorter plenaries each afternoon. We start on Monday morning with an opening plenary by Peter Tyack, and continue that afternoon with a panel of scientists and journalists, entitled: How to Make […]
We are pleased to offer childcare within the conference hotel at the upcoming SMM 2015 conference in San Francisco. This is a first for the Society, and we have arranged it so conference attendees can relax and enjoy the scientific sessions while their children are cared for. Childcare is provided by KiddieCorp which has enjoyed […]
The mood on the R/V Ocean Starr was jubilation and relief. After the first four days of a 64 day survey, two vaquitas were spotted swimming in calm waters near the fishing village of San Felipe. The next day the survey was launched by the Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources Rafael Pacchiano Alamán […]