August 7, 2017

Ocean Sciences 2018 Conference session on predators & ecosystems

by Chris Parsons

Dear Colleagues, The 2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting will take place 11-16 February 2018 in Portland, Oregon.  The meeting is an important venue for scientific exchange across broad marine science disciplines, with sessions on all aspects of oceanography.  We would like to call your attention to a session we will be chairing entitled “Advances in approaches to monitoring the occurrence, distribution, behavior, and ecology of top predators” (IS001). […]

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July 14, 2017

Workshop: Not all is black and white: Identifying research challenges and solutions for the lesser known blackfish (28 October 2017)

by Chris Parsons

We are pleased to announce the following workshop to be held on Saturday October 28th, 2017 at the upcoming SMM conference in Halifax. Title: Not all is black and white: Identifying research challenges and solutions for the lesser known blackfish Summary: This workshop will facilitate a gathering of scientists who study blackfish species (pilot whales, false killer […]

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Workshop: Developing Bayesian Belief Networks (BBNs) to improve decision-making during mass stranding events (29th October 2017)

by Chris Parsons

We are pleased to announce a full day workshop entitled ” Developing Bayesian Belief Networks (BBNs) to improve decision-making during mass stranding events ” at the upcoming 22nd Biennial Conference of the Marine Mammal Society. The workshop will take place on Sunday 29th October from 0800 to 1700h and assemble scientists, vets, NGOs, government agencies and other stakeholders […]

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Workshop: Women in marine mammal science: Breaking down barriers to success (28 October 2017)

by Chris Parsons

We are excited to be bringing the following full day workshop to the 22nd Biennial Marine Mammal Conference. Women in marine mammal science: Breaking down barriers to success.  Saturday October 28 8 am – 5 pm  A full summary of the workshop is below, in addition further information is available on our workshop website http://wimms.weebly.com/ We […]

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Workshop: Experimental Science in wild and captive marine mammals (28 October 2017)

by Chris Parsons

  This workshop includes lectures from prominent scientists who have published on both facility-managed and wild animals (Sam Ridgway, Gerry Kooyman, Peter Tyack, Vincent Janik, Kathleen Dudzinski, Terrie Williams, Michael Moore, Paul Ponganis, Xavier Manteca, Cynthia Smith and Kelly Jaakkola). The workshop will provide insights into experimental science used in facilities and the wild to […]

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