I am thrilled to announce that Prof Kit Kovacs has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious 2024 Norris Award. This career achievement award, given in honour of our founding president, recognises individuals who have made exemplary lifetime contributions to marine mammalogy through research, teaching, and service. Prof Kovacs, currently based at the Norwegian […]
The Wood Award is given in honour of F. G. Wood, one of the founders of the Society for Marine Mammalogy. The Award is presented to the first author of the best student paper submitted to Marine Mammal Science, every biennium. The winner is invited to present their work as a Plenary Talk at the […]
Hello wonderful marine mammal student community! We’re looking for new Student Members-at-Large (SMaLs)! Read on for more information. What does being a SMaL involve? We’re members of the SMM Board, with the opportunity to impact the functioning of a large scientific society. This is a volunteer position, with no remuneration associated with the role. Instead, […]
The Taxonomy Committee completed its annual review of the official Society for Marine Mammalogy list of marine mammal species and subspecies for 2024. A few major changes to the list were made. The genus of the sea mink (extinct) is now recognized as Neogale Gray, 1865 following Patterson et al. (2021). Based on phylogenomic findings […]
You are invited to the next edition of the SMM Editors’ Select Webinar Series. 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 […]