On May 21, 2000, the world of marine mammal research lost two talented scientists and cherished colleagues, Stuart Innes and Malcolm Ramsay. Drs. Innes and Ramsay were conducting field research near Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada when their helicopter crashed. Both Stuart and Malcolm are remembered with affection and admiration for their boundless energy and devotion […]
I have two important announcements to make about the Society’s journal, Marine Mammal Science. First, it is that time of year when Thomson’s ISI (Institute for Scientific Information) releases its latest Journal Impact Factor (IF; note that IF always lags by a year so the latest is for 2012) scores based on its Journal Citation […]
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 […]