Like many professional scientific societies, the Society for Marine Mammalogy relies on a vibrant membership to thrive and accomplish our important work. You are all vital to the science and conservation mission that is core to our community. Similarly, the registration dues you pay are critical to maintaining the services provided by the SMM. Many […]
Louis M. Herman Research Scholarship 2022 Application OPEN NOW Louis M. Herman, Ph.D. and Emeritus Professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, will always be remembered for his innovative, creative, and scientifically rigorous approach to the study of the marine mammals he so loved, and for the future generations of marine mammal researchers he […]
The SMM Seminar Editor’s Select 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. Tuesday, 16 November 2021 at […]
Aloha, Dr. Paul Nachtigall will be stepping down after five years of guiding the SMM Ethics Committee. His legacy of commitment to the SMM is worth mentioning again. He presented his doctoral work at Ken Norris’ meeting in Santa Cruz in 1975, setting in motion his strong involvement at the founding meeting in San Francisco […]
Greetings, members! The EBS Award 2021-22 is now looking for proposals. This fund is open to all Society members for projects that focus on free-ranging odontocete and sirenian species. Projects with clear conservation priorities for populations or habitat critical to these species will be scored highly. Research that also positively impacts local communities will also […]