Dear Marine Mammal Science Community,

We are pleased to share an update regarding the Society for Marine Mammalogy (SMM) website and the extension of key SMM deadlines.

Over the past week, we experienced technical difficulties with our main website. To address the issue, the site was temporarily placed into maintenance mode while we took the necessary steps to ensure the integrity and security of our systems.

We are pleased to report that the website has now been restored and is functioning normally; however, please be aware that at this time, the only remaining issue is access to the Marine Mammal Science (MMS) journal. We expect journal access to be restored later this week and will notify the SMM membership as soon as it becomes available. All other website functions are operating as expected.

You may once again access the site and log in to your SMM account to begin or continue abstract submissions (presentation or workshop proposal) for SMM2026. SMM members may also apply for the Louis M. Herman Research Scholarship. Please be aware of the following upcoming deadline extensions:

• Abstract and workshop submission deadlines for SMM2026, along with the abstract reviewer sign-up deadline, have been extended to Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at 12:00 PM (noon) Atlantic Time (GMT-4).
• Louis Herman Research Scholarship deadline has now been extended to Monday, March 16, 2026. 

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we worked to resolve this issue.

Sincerely,
Jarrett Corke