The Conservation Committee seeks nominations for the 3rd Conservation Merit Prize. The prize is public recognition given to a person or team that has done extraordinary work towards solving a pressing conservation problem for marine mammals. The person or representative of the team receiving the Prize receives travel to the presentation at the biennial conference including two […]
The Emily B. Shane Award submission deadline is just one week away! Find eligibility and award details here.
Hello Friends and Colleagues, It is a pleasure, and my honor, to be writing you as President, to share news from the Board, and to highlight a few of the events that you will read more about below. An important role of each incoming Board is to carry out a review our Committees, as the vibrancy and […]
Dear Colleagues, It is with sadness that I write regarding the sudden recent death of our colleague Dr. Jeanette Thomas. To quote another colleague, Jeanette had much energy, sympathy, and intellectual, administrative, and personal strength. She will be greatly missed. A brief announcement of Jeanette’s death is on the WIU web site: http://www.wiu.edu/news/newsrelease.php?release_id=15673 Aquatic Mammals journal will […]
It is with deep sadness that we share the news that Dr. Jeanette A. Thomas passed away on 16 July 2018. Dr. Thomas was the 7th President of our Society (1994-1996) and had a long and distinguished career of leadership in the marine mammal world. She was Editor of Aquatic Mammals, served as a scientific […]