Ecological Data Scientist, IS-1560-12 Job Opening: Ecological Data Scientist, IS-1560-12 at National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, VA.

Job Alert: Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is hiring a Data Scientist with robust quantitative skills, knowledge of best practices with data management, and an ability to collaborate across units. Based in Front Royal, VA. trustcareers.si.edu/postings/c63...

Headbutting Behavior Between Sperm Whales Documented Using Unoccupied Aerial Vehicles Click on the article title to read more.

New publication!

'Headbutting Behavior Between Sperm Whales Documented Using Unoccupied Aerial Vehicles'

Out in @marinemammalogy.bsky.social in collaboration with @lrendell.bsky.social, @azwhlab.bsky.social and @asociaciontursiops.bsky.social.

doi.org/10.1111/mms....

Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Multispecies Matching Algorithm Applied to a Novel Species, Risso's Dolphins (Grampus griseus) Automated matching algorithms are an increasingly valuable tool in marine mammal research. A multispecies matching algorithm, originally described in Patton et al. analyzes distinctive morphological ...

New paper alert! Alexandra Vanderzee found that AnyDorsal can effectively identify Risso's dolphins. This is a fun result because a) AnyDorsal wasn't trained on Risso's and b) it shows AnyDorsal can balance scars dorsal notches as separate ID information

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Congrats to all the authors. Great work.

Fantastic opportunity to work with us at Shark Bay Dolphin Research 👇🏻

The Whales Between the Lines False killer whales were listed as endangered in 2012. More than a decade later, the decline continues. It’s not too late.

Hawaii’s #falsekillerwhales are slipping closer to extinction…
read more here:
www.mauimagazine.net/false-killer...
#marmam

Daily energetic expenditure and energy consumption of short-finned pilot whales Summary: Multiple datastreams are combined to generate a complete energetics model for Hawaiian short-finned pilot whales.

Thanks for highlighting this work. Here is a link to the paper: journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-...

Published! Gough et al: Daily energetic expenditure and energy consumption of short-finned pilot whales. Drones+tags+diet reveal pilot whales need ~142 squid/day
@marinemammalogy.bsky.social @jexpbiol.bsky.social @acs-ps.bsky.social @uhmanoa.bsky.social journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-...

Another great paper on baleen whales & calving
🐳🌍🦑🧪

Go Team Europe #RyderCup

Longer body size means more female calves for baleen whale moms University of Washington researchers found, in historical whaling data, that longer baleen whale mothers were more likely to birth female calves than males. These results run contrary to a leading...

New! Longer body size means more female calves in baleen whales! By Zoe Rand, Sarah Converse and myself

Paper: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Press:
www.washington.edu/news/2025/09...

Looking forward to reading his !

We are hiring (Post number 2) - join us as a graduate research assistant to support killer whale research. Collaboration with @samellisq.bsky.social @drwhale.bsky.social Prof Dan Franks (York) start 1st Nov (or ASAP) end 31st Oct 2028. Apps close on 19th Oct.

jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

Shippin' out from Scotland Written by MMRP PostDoc Alec BurslemFor a while it looked like I was going to be a chef. It was 2009, and after a couple of disappointing A-level results in biology and chemistry had shaken my confide...

It's official! I'm now the newest postgraduate research fellow at the marine mammal research program at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa. Bio and blog post with more details here:
www.mmrphawaii.org/alec-burslem
www.mmrphawaii.org/post/shippin...

Study reveals anglers, conservationists share surprising common ground in orca-chinook fight Amid debate over protecting chinook salmon for southern resident killer whales, a study found anglers and conservationists share key values, which could resolve the conflict.

New collaborative research out today with @raincoast.org explores the deep-roots of conflict over killer whale and Chinook management in the Salish Sea - proposing new approaches to transform intractable conflicts.

www.timescolonist.com/environment/...

Impressive work by Cam Nemeth (not on BlueSky). We hypothesized that the significant lift force produced by the humpback whale’s large pectoral flippers result in them being the only species executing tight, high-speed, sustained turns characteristic of bubble-net feeding doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

Screenshot of the Research Article, The key to bubble-net feeding: how humpback whale morphology functionally differs from other baleen whales, by Cameron Nemeth, William T. Gough, Paolo S. Segre, Frank E. Fish, Andrew Szabo et al. The publishing information states: © 2025. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2025) 228, jeb249607. doi:10.1242/jeb.249607. The first line of the Abstract reads, 'Maneuverability in cetaceans is facilitated by pectoral flippers, flukes and spinal flexibility, features that are pronounced in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).'. The Research article includes an Additional Language Abstract, in Hawaiian. The first sentence of the Additional Language Abstract reads, 'Kōkua ʻia ka huli ʻana o nā cetaceans e ka ʻēheu, hiʻu a me ka palupalu o ka iwikuamoʻo, ahuwale nō kēia mau mea i ke koholā (Megaptera novaeangliae)'.

You can find the first JEB additional language abstract by Cameron Nemeth and colleagues in #Hawaiian accompanying their paper, The key to bubble-net feeding: how humpback whale morphology functionally differs from other baleen whales at

journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

In the Wake of Whales: New Discoveries That Could Change Ocean Conservation YouTube video by Dolphin Quest

Happy World Oceans day : youtu.be/xmrksxoTYEk

Am intrigued!

Journal editors struggling to find reviewers — there are some bloody good reasons why

conservationbytes.com/2025/05/07/j...

Had a great time this week presenting at the Scottish oceans institute seminar series, giving an overview of my PhD work on sperm whale behavior and physiology. Recording here: universityofstandrews907-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/person... @seamammalresearch.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social

Graphical summary of 10 quick tips to get started with Bayesian statistics and how they fit into a larger view of an analytical workflow with Bayesian models.

🚨🎉 New paper "Ten quick tips to get you started with Bayesian statistics", hope you'll like it 😇🤗

✍🏽 w/ Andy Royle, Marc Kéry and Chloé Nater

🔗 dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

@plos.org @cnrsecologie.bsky.social @cnrsoccitanieest.bsky.social @umontpellier.bsky.social

UH Giving Day : April 9, 2025 Join us for our opportunity to uplift every island, every campus, and every student in our UH ‘ohana.

Just two more days to support Marine Mammal Research in Hawaii. Please join us: givingday.uhfoundation.org/giving-day/9...

UH Giving Day : April 9, 2025 Join us for our opportunity to uplift every island, every campus, and every student in our UH ‘ohana.

We’d love your support to protect marine mammals in Hawaii givingday.uhfoundation.org/giving-day/9...

The Marine Mammal Research Program at the University of Hawaii needs your help. See link for donation page: lnkd.in/gzC5KCWZ #marinemammals

📢Exciting news 1: We just launched our new Center for Active Sensing with Sound 🎧🥳
📢Exciting news 2: We are looking for 2 new PhD students 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓 in “Echolocation in bats🦇 and toothed whales 🐬” – read more here:

Looking forward to reading this. Thanks for posting !

A huge congratulations to Martin van Aswegen for successfully defending his PhD discussing on the energetic costs of pregnancy and growth in humpback whales ! #marinemammals

NSF Implementation of Recent Executive Orders Information for the NSF community regarding executive orders.

The National Science Foundation says that it is complying with Friday's court order and will resuming funding to grants and projects.

new.nsf.gov/executive-or...

Could I please be added to this list? With thanks, Lars.