Society for Marine Mammalogy News

September 13, 2022

2022 Slate of Candidates for the SMM Board Election

Greetings SMM Members! We are just past a very successful Marine Mammal Conference in Florida an event that signals the coming changing of our SMM Board.  It is time for you to exercise one of your most important responsibilities as a member of this Society – casting your vote for candidates standing for elected office.  […]

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August 3, 2022

Experiences of Women in Marine Mammal Science webinar available on YouTube

The recording of the July 19, 2022 webinar on the Experiences of Women in Marine Mammal Science is now available for viewing on the Society for Marine Mammalogy YouTube channel. Please send any questions or comments to the SMM ad hoc Diversity and Inclusion Committee at diversity@marinemammalscience.org or WIMMS at: Email: womeninmmsci@gmail.com Website: https://wimms.weebly.com Facebook: […]

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July 20, 2022

The Passing of Dr. William “Bill” Perrin

Earlier this month the marine mammal scientific community said goodbye to Dr. Bill Perrin.  For many of us on the SMM Board, past and present, Bill was a valued friend and colleague who gave so much to the Society.  His contributions to the SMM were many and only outdone by his scientific contributions to the broader […]

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July 6, 2022

SMM Seminar Editors’ Select Series: Response of humpback whales to biopsy sampling

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 questions. All are welcome! Thursday, July 21st (4 pm PDT / 7 pm […]

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June 29, 2022

Webinar with panelists exploring the experiences of women in the field of marine mammal science

We invite you to participate in a webinar on the “Experiences of Women in Marine Mammal Science” taking place from Tuesday, July 19, 2022, from 4-6pm GMT+1. Organized by the Women in Marine Mammal Science (WIMMS) Initiative, in association with the Society for Marine Mammalogy Ad-hoc Diversity and Inclusion Committee, this webinar will consist of […]

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