The first meetings of the Comisión Asesora de la Presidencia de México para la Recuperación de la Vaquita (Advisory Commission of the Presidency of Mexico for the Recovery of the Vaquita) were held in Mexico City in February and March of this year, and significant actions are under way. Ing. Juan José Guerra Abud, Secretario […]
I have the great pleasure in congratulating Dr. Ian Stirling on being the 2013 winner of the Society’s premier award, the Kenneth S. Norris Career Achievement Award, a fitting acknowledgement to his contribution to marine mammalogy. The Society established the Kenneth S. Norris career achievement award in honour of the Society’s founding president and one […]
Written by Randall Wells In the run-up to the SMM biennial conference, the Board of Governors and Board of Associate Editors have selected Bill Perrin as the winner of the Kenneth S. Norris Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Perrin, a past-president of SMM and current Board member, has been recognized for the high standards of excellence […]
Written by Andy Read I am very happy to report that the winner of the 2009 Kenneth S. Norris Career Achievement Award is Dr. Sam H. Ridgway. This award was established in honor of the Society’s founding president as an acknowledgement of exemplary lifetime contributions to science and society through research, teaching, and service in […]