Conference News

December 19, 2018

Grants available for Latin American students to attend 2019 Biennial Conference

YAQU PACHA, an organization that promotes aquatic mammal protection, conservation, and research in South America and sponsors LAJAM (Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals), has generously offered SOLAMAC (the Latin American Society of Specialists in Aquatic Mammals) two travel grants to assist students attending the 2nd World Marine Mammal Science Conference/23rd Conference on the Biology […]

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November 27, 2018

The Conservation Committee seeks nominations for the 3rd Conservation Merit Prize

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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November 22, 2018

Conservation Committee seeking nominations for the 3rd Conservation Merit Prize

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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March 30, 2018

Randy Reeves Norris Award, Members’ Meeting and Awards Ceremony from 2017 SMM Biennial Conference

This video is from the final day of SMM2017 and contains Randy Reeves’ Norris Award presentation, the 2017 SMM Members’ Meeting and the Awards Ceremony from the SMM Biennial Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia.  

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Julie Van Der Hoop, Hal Whitehead, Nigel Hussey and Alexandros Karamanlidis talks at SMM 2017 Biennial Conference

The SMM2017 Biennial Conference Committee was pleased to host Wood Award Winner, Julie Van Der Hoop along with Hal Whitehead, Nigel Hussey and Alexandros Karamanlidis as plenary speakers following the opening ceremonies at the 2017 Biennial Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Now they are available for viewing online!  

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