November 22, 2018
by Administrator Account
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 […]
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October 24, 2018
by Administrator Account
The Emily B. Shane Award submission deadline is just one week away! Find eligibility and award details here.
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September 25, 2018
by Administrator Account
The Emily B Shane Award The Emily B. Shane Award (EBS) supports conservation-oriented, non-harmful[1] field research on free-ranging Odontocetes and Sirenians. The award honours Emily B. Shane (1924-1995), a fine amateur naturalist and dedicated conservationist. Funds are awarded to projects with clear conservation priorities for an odontocete or sirenian species, population, or habitat critical to the species. Research […]
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September 6, 2018
by Chris Parsons
The U.S. Navy Living Marine Resources (LMR) applied research program is seeking pre-proposals in six topic areas related to underwater sound produced by human activities and its effects on marine life. Topics include: 1) improving duration of medium-term telemetry tag attachment, 2) demonstration and validation of PAM-based density estimation methods using visually verified survey data, […]
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February 9, 2018
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REMINDER DEADLINE ONE WEEK AWAY Aloha! The deadline for submissions for the Louis M Herman Research Scholarship is one week away 16 February 2018 (Hawaii midnight: GMT -10 hours) See here for the award announcement at SMM Halifax 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swmmWrCB6yU See here for award criteria https://www.marinemammalscience.org/jobs-grants/awards-and-scholarships/louis-m-herman-research-scholarship/ Thank You Lindsay Porter Awards and Scholarship Sub-Committee Society […]
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