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Marine Mammal Science is a podcast covering some of the latest scientific research on marine mammals – whales and dolphins, polar bears, seals and sea lions, manatees and dugongs, and sea otters. The podcast is produced by Speak Up For Blue Media on behalf of the Society for Marine Mammalogy and the journal Marine Mammal Science. The host is Dr. Chris Parsons.
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MMS 91: Peru, humpback whales and art
In this week’s episode master student Anna Costanza comes on the show to talk to Dr. Ashley Scarlett about her study on the bycatch of humpback whales in Peru, and how art is an incredible way to tell stakeholders’ stories.
Bio:
As an Illinoian born and bred, her younger self would pretend Lake Michigan was an ocean. After earning a B.S. in Environmental Science from Goshen College, IN, she moved from Midwest to the west coast and immediately dove deep into GIS courses and internships. If you ask her what my passion is - it's science, but her love is art. GIS is the perfect intersection of the two. She is currently a graduate student at San Francisco State University working towards an MS in Interdisciplinary Marine and Estuarine Science.
Thesis
For her thesis, she is collaborating with Pro Delphinus, a Peruvian non-profit, to study humpback whale and leatherback turtle bycatch within Peruvian small-scale fisheries. They leveraged fishermen's knowledge and expert opinion as input data into an open-source bycatch risk assessment model to identify seasonal high bycatch risk areas among data-poor fisheries.
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/5e55226fec7f4996b038a8396bc16b79
Jun 5, 2021
MMS 90: Humpback Whales' Scars Run Deep
In this week’s episode, Allison Payne will be talking to Dr. Ashley Scarlett about her Masters' thesis project on entanglement scars on humpback whales.
More on Allison Payne:
Allison Payne is a Master's student at San Francisco State University's Estuary and Ocean Science Center and part of the Cetacean Field Research Team at the Marine Mammal Center, as well as a science communicator and naturalist. Her thesis work focuses on the accumulation of entanglement scars on humpback whales off the coast of central California using Research Collective's North Pacific Humpback Whale Catalog.
May 29, 2021
MMS 89: Humpback whales return to San Francisco Bay - but face a threat from ships
Humpbacks started coming back to San Francisco Bay in 2016 and now scientists are concerned about the risk of ship strikes. Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to guest Rebekah Lane about this conservation issue.
Bekah Lane is a graduate student at San Francisco State University, studying the risk of ship strikes to humpback whales in San Francisco Bay in Dr. Ellen Hines' lab. She is also a researcher in the Cetacean Field Research Team at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California
May 22, 2021
MMS 88: Altruism in Whales
In this week’s episode, we have Bob Pitman who will tell us about some unbelievable displays of altruism, or what seem to be altruistic behaviors, in whales. You will not want to miss hearing these fascinating stories.
Bio:
Bob Pitman spent almost 40 years conducting whale survey cruises for NOAA Fisheries in all oceans of the world. He has authored over 100 papers on marine bird and mammal biology but has tended to focus on killer whale ecology during the last 15 yrs. Now retired, he is continuing to write papers and wants to see the few remaining cetacean species he hasn’t seen yet. He now lives in Newport, Oregon, with his wife Lisa Ballance who is currently the director of the Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University.
May 15, 2021
MMS 87: The U.S. whale that no one knows about- but probably the most critically endangered whale in our oceans
Dr Scarlett Smash talks to guest Dr Peter Corkeron about the newly named Gulf of Mexico whale or Rice’s whale. This species was just discovered, but it possibly numbers less than 50 individual animals - making it one of the most threatened species in the US.
May 8, 2021
MMS 86: How Weddell Seals Navigate Under Ice In Antarctica
On this week’s podcast Dr. Lee Fuiman helps us answer the question how do Weddell seals navigate underwater, and on the ice, in Antarctica.
May 2, 2021
MMS 85: Taking Conservation into our own hands
Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to guest Dr. Giovanni Bearzi in a two-part interview about dolphin conservation in the Mediterranean Sea. In this second episode, they talk about Marine Protected Areas and fishing in the Mediterranean and, importantly, what we can do to help conservation efforts.
Apr 24, 2021
MMS 84: Pioneer of Mediterranean Cetacean Research
Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to guest Dr. Giovanni Bearzi in a two-part interview about dolphin conservation in the Mediterranean Sea. In this first episode, they talk about the history of cetacean research in the Mediterranean.
Giovanni Bearzi one of our champions of Marine Mammal Science. He is a Marine Conservation biologist and One of Europe's most scientific scientists and also a staunch unyielding advocate for conservation
Born in Venice, Italy, he has been conducting research on Mediterranean dolphins since 1986. In 2001, Giovanni was named a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation. He has authored about 150 scientific contributions, action plans for cetaceans, and other work intended to promote their protection and reduce human impact on marine ecosystems.
Apr 17, 2021
MMS 83: Women in STEM
In this week’s episode the guest is Dr. Mari Smultea, who tells her story about being a successful female entrepreneur in the field of marine mammal science and technology, and how she paved her way through a traditionally male-dominated field.
Her company Smultea Sciences, LLC is a pioneering female-owned and run marine science and technology enterprise that will hopefully be the model for many more.
Dr. Mari Smultea Bio
Dr. Mari Smultea has over 30 years of experience studying the effects of human-related activities on marine mammal and sea turtle ecology and behavior, but also other marine and terrestrial animals, particularly endangered species. In 2000, she founded and continues to manage her woman-owned environmental consulting business, Smultea Sciences, LLC. She and her over 90% female staff currently focus on permitting, and mitigation and monitoring of marine mammals, particularly relative to offshore wind exploration in the US Atlantic and Pacific.
Apr 10, 2021
MMS 82: Science and the International Whaling Commission
This week’s guest is Dr. Iain Staniland, who talks to Ashley Scarlett about his previous seal research before becoming the International Whaling Commission’s new Head of Science. They also talk about some of the IWC’s Scientific Committee activities this year and their new initiatives
Apr 3, 2021
MMS 81: The perils of pollution on marine mammals
In this week's episode, Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to Dr. Jean-Pierre Deforges about the accumulation of ocean pollution and the health effects they have on marine mammals.
About Dr. Jean-Pierre Deforges:
Jean-Pierre Desforges, Post-Doctorial Research Fellow at McGill University in Montreal Canada. He did his Masters at the University of Victoria (Canada) working on beluga whales in the Beaufort Sea and got his Ph.D. at Aarhus University (Denmark) working on a wide variety of marine mammal species in the Arctic and North Atlantic (ringed seal, harp seals, hooded seal, polar bear, killer whale, bottlenose dolphin, beluga whale).
The main focus of his research has been marine mammal toxicology studying how environmental pollution accumulates in marine mammals and what effect it may have on their health and fitness.
Mar 27, 2021
MMS 80: Why energy budget models are cool
Guest Cara Gallagher teaches us about an agent-based energy budget model she developed for harbor #porpoises to investigate seasonality in the vulnerability of their populations to underwater noise.
Cara Gallagher an ecological modeller who is finishing up her PhD at Aarhus University
Mar 20, 2021
MMS 79: Dolphins and porpoises of Hong Kong - unravelling their mysteries and understanding “Common Ground” conservation
This week’s episode is the last of 3 episodes with Dr. Thomas Jefferson. In this episode, Ashley and Tom talk about how his research on the Finless Porpoises came about and the ground-breaking research on the habitats and ranges of the cetacean species in Hong Kong.
Mar 13, 2021
MMS 78: Conservation of the Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin
This week’s episode is is the 2nd of 3 episodes with Dr Thomas Jefferson. In this episode Ashley and Tom talk about Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins and the importance of some ground-breaking research on this species.
Mar 6, 2021
MMS 77: The State Of The Vaquita In The Sea Of Cortez, Mexico
Dr. Ashley Scarlett welcomes Dr. Thomas A. Jefferson to the podcast to talk about marine mammals, especially dolphins and porpoises. In this episode, Tom talks about the state of the critically endangered porpoise, the Vaquita, that is endemic to the Sea of Cortez.
The Vaquita get caught in gillnets that are targeting Totoaba fish, whose swim bladders are in high demand in China. Tom discusses how the legal Totoaba fishery led to the reduction in fish and porpoise populations by the gillnet.
There are an estimated 15 individuals left in the world.
Dr. Thomas A. Jefferson has been studying marine mammals since 1983, when he was an undergraduate at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His Master’s degree is from Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, and his Ph.D. is from Texas A&M University. Tom is Director of Clymene (KLIM IN EE) Enterprises and an Independent Researcher at the Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, where his main interests are the development of mar…
Feb 27, 2021
MMS 76: The health of the endangered southern resident orca population
Dr. Holly Fearnbach, speaks to Dr. Ashley Scarlett about “SR3”, which stands for SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation, and Research. This program studies the health of endangered southern resident killer whales and the decline in their prey. But, she also gives us some hope for this population and their health status and tells listeners how they can stay connected to the conservation efforts of this population.
Feb 20, 2021
MMS 75: Using satellite telemetry tags to examine foraging ecology and habitat use of sea lions
Dr. Michelle Lander talks about some of the highlights of her research using tags on pinnipeds, and about the difficulties of tracking animals that spend a large portion of their time underwater, in remote locations, in the ocean depths.
Feb 13, 2021
MMS 74: Whales and shipping traffic
Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to Dr. Luis Bedrinana-Romano about his team's new paper on priority areas for blue whale conservation and the overlap with vessel traffic. They also talk about how their paper went viral on social media thanks to an informative animation they used.
Feb 6, 2021
MMS 73: Mysterious manatees
This week Dr. Ashley Scarlett is joined by Dr. Beth Brady and Kristi Ashley Collum to talk about how intriguing sirenians (manatees and dugongs) can be; how much we don’t know about their biology; and, how much more we can learn from them.
Jan 30, 2021
MMS 72: Watching fur seals out at sea
Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to NOAA ecologist Carey Kuhn about her fascinating work on northern fur seal foraging ecology that integrates video cameras mounted on fur seals and prey mapping with unmanned surface vehicles (Saildrones). This technology has enabled Carey to fill in some of the long-missing information gaps there have been, about how seals feed out at sea.
Jan 23, 2021
MMS 71: Scotland’s Celebrity Whales of the Sea
Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to Lauren Hartny-Mills, about two much-loved, famous fins that visit the west coast of Scotland, Knobble the minke whale and John Coe the killer whale, and the key role citizen science has played in understanding the movements of these two celebrity whales.
Jan 16, 2021
MMS 70: The Magic of Citizen Science and Education in Scotland
This week’s guest is Alison Lomax, the Director of the Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust in Scotland. She talks about the various programs that they run, and how they built a case for a new Marine Protected Area in West Scotland.
Jan 9, 2021
MMS 69: Marine Mammals and Scotland
Dr. Chris Parsons is this week's guest - who long-time listeners will remember used to be the host of the Marine Mammal Science podcast. In this episode, Chris talks about his research, conservation, and education work on the West Coast of Scotland for the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust and about what it's like to live on a Scottish Island.
Jan 2, 2021
MMS 68: The conflict with fisheries and dolphins in Mexico
The conflict between fisheries and dolphins in Mexico On this week's episode, Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to marine mammal ecology and fisheries expert Dr. Eduardo Morteo about the challenges of his project in Mexico, on dolphin and human interaction. He talks about he got into the field, and his discoveries and challenges when tackling the difficult issue of dolphin interactions with fisheries.
Show Notes:
http://www.uv.mx/personal/emorteo/
http://uv-mx.academia.edu/EMorteo
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Eduardo_Morteo/?ev=hdr_xprf
http://scholar.google.com.mx/citations?user=fDUl-IIAAAAJ
https://www.uv.mx/personal/emorteo/direccion-de-tesis/
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Eduardo_Morteo
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Dec 26, 2020
MMS 67: Marine mammals in New York City
Kristi Ashley Collom is a Lead Researcher for Gotham Whale, Critter Spy with Atlas Obscura, Trip Leader for National Geographic, and one of the founding directors for the SMM Northeast Student Chapter. She collaborates with several passive acoustic monitoring projects with FINS in Central America and Wildlife Conservation Society in New York.
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Dec 19, 2020
MMS 67: Science from a dolphin’s point of view
Dr. Ari Friedlaender talks about how video-recording tags have revolutionized conducting research on the behavior of marine mammals.
He also discusses how important the information gained from tagging studies can be, including how it provides information about the effects of climate change on marine mammals.
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Dec 12, 2020
MMS 66: Dolphin Brains And Their Intelligence
Dr. Ashley Scarlett is joined by Dr. Lori Marino to discuss the complexity of dolphin brains and their intelligence.
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Dec 5, 2020
MMS 65: Pollution and Pink Dolphins
Our old MMS podcast host is back but on the other side of the interview. Dr. Chris Parsons talks about conducting his Ph.D. research on the famous Hong Kong pink dolphins and the pollution that threatens this population.
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Nov 28, 2020
MMS 64: The Science behind Foraging research 101
This week’s guest is Dr. Tony Orr, whose work is on the change and differences with age, classes, diet, oxygen capacity, diving behaviors, movement patterns and distribution, nitrogen and carbon level differences between young versus older California sea lions. His laboratory looks at sea lion scat and analyses stable isotopes to look at what the sea lions feed on and how their diet varies with age and other factors.
Dr. Tony Orr References
Social Media Handle @seatigre
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KjUqxroAAAAJ&hl=en
https://archive.afsc.noaa.gov/nmml/california/
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Nov 21, 2020
MMS 63: Whale watching tourism in La Gomera
Dr. Ashley Scarlett has a wide-ranging discussion with Fabien Ritter from the history of whale watching in La Gomera, to the organization M.E.E.R. Their discussion covers topics on sustainable whale-watching, ship strikes, and the International Whaling Commission.
M.E.E.R Website: https://m-e-e-r.de/?lang=en
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Nov 14, 2020
MMS 62: The effects of climate change on the Beaufort Sea beluga whale population
Dr. Emily Choy has studied the physiology of beluga whales in the Beaufort Sea, for many years. She’s been looking at the link between the whales’ physical condition and the variation of their prey, and how this is affected by the changes that are occurring in the Arctic environment.
Emily S. Choy, PhD Twitter @Emily_S_Choy: https://twitter.com/Emily_S_Choy
https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=IrNJm1YAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
https://emilyschoy.wixsite.com/home
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Nov 7, 2020
MMS 62: The marine mammal science career of Prof Bernd Wursig, part 2
On this week's episode, Dr. Ashley Scarlett continues to speak to Dr. Bernd Wursig, a distinguished professor emeritus in the Department of Marine Biology at Texas A&M University. Dr. Wursig shares his past experiences and career. He speaks about collaborating with famous dolphin scientist Ken Norris in Hawaii, his work with dusky dolphins in New Zealand, and his present work on Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in Hong Kong. To finish, Dr. Wursig discusses how we can help marine conservation.
https://www.tamug.edu/marb/faculty-bios/wursig.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernd_Würsig
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4BNCQvsAAAAJ&hl=en
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Oct 31, 2020
MMS 61: Cetacean tales- the marine mammal science career of Bernd Wursig, part 1
On this week's episode, Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to Dr. Bernd Wursig, a distinguished professor emeritus in Department of Marine Biology at Texas A&M University. Dr. Wursig shares his past experiences and career, and about the mentors that influenced his life and career. He also talks about about his work on dusky and bottlenose dolphins in Patagonia, Argentina, as well as his studies on bowhead whales in the Arctic.
https://www.tamug.edu/marb/faculty-bios/wursig.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernd_Würsig
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4BNCQvsAAAAJ&hl=en
Oct 24, 2020
MMS 60: Interesting facts about moulting seals
If you thought that talking about exfoliating marine mammals was a bore, you have never met Skyla Walcott. Our guest this week explains why moulting is so important for seals and sealions. Skyla goes in great detail about her research on Spotted and Weddell seals and why whiskers are so important to both pinnipeds and researchers.
Show Notes:
UCSC Pinniped Lab: https://pinnipedlab.ucsc.edu/
Whisker growth study: http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v554/p213-224/
UAA Burns Lab: https://burnslab.wixsite.com/burnslab
Molting study: https://academic.oup.com/conphys/article/8/1/coaa022/5815654
Oct 17, 2020
MMS 59: Southern Right Whale Research in Argentina
This week guest Dr. Mariano Sironi, Founding Member and Scientific Director of the Instituto de Conservación de Ballenas (ICB), talks about southern right whale research and conservation efforts in Argentina.
Oct 10, 2020
MMS 58: Arctic Seal Population Research
This week’s guests are Josh London and Erin Moreland who talk about their seal research in the Arctic, using cutting-edge methods from tagging to aerial surveys.
Relevant Link - Protected Marine Life In Alaska: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/alaska#protected-marine-life
Relevant paper: https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1890/07-1032.1
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Oct 3, 2020
MMS 57: Studying The Welfare And Behavioral Development Of Pacific Harbor Seal Pups In The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center At the Marine Mammal Center
This week Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to Karli Chudeau, a Ph.D. student at UC Davis, who studies the welfare and behavioral development of Pacific harbor seal pups in the wildlife rehabilitation center at The Marine Mammal Center. Karli explains her research and why "behavioral enrichment" is so important for seals, their welfare, and their successful reintroduction to the wild.
Referred Published paper: Enrichment reduces stereotypical behaviors and improves foraging development in rehabilitating Eastern Pacific Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina richardii)
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Affiliations: The Marine Mammal Center
Sep 26, 2020
MMS 56: Why Statistical Ecology Is So Cool
This week’s guest, Dr. Leslie New, talks about the usefulness and importance of statistics in marine mammal science. She also talks about how seemingly minor impacts on individual marine mammals can, in the long term, have impacts on the health of a population of a species.
https://labs.wsu.edu/leslie-new/
Sep 19, 2020
MMS 55: Marine Tourism in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa With Minke Witteveen
Minke Witteveen, a Ph.D. student at the Nelson Mandela University talks to Dr. Ashley Scarlett about her research that focuses on the ecological and social aspects of whale-watching tourism in Plettenberg Bay.
Minke Witteveen’s short documentary:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2554901594737117
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Sep 12, 2020
MMS 54: The South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary, The IWC And Whale Conservation
This week’s guest is Jose Palazzo, a wildlife conservation manager at the Brazilian Humpback Whale Institute (https://josetruda.wordpress.com). Jose talks about whale conservation, and especially the proposed South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary. A Commissioner for the International Whaling Commission, Jose goes over the history of the International Whaling Commission, what it is like being a Commissioner, and how the IWC has evolved. He also talks about why science communication is so important for whale conservation, and the vital importance of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) for whales.
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Sep 5, 2020
MMS 53: Beluga Whale Research In Cook Inlet, Alaska with Dr. Leslie Cornick
This week’s guest is Dr. Leslie Cornick, who talks to host Dr. Ashley Scarlett about her work with Beluga whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Dr. Cornick explains her fieldwork experiences and her journey to become a marine ecologist. She discusses the trials and tribulations she has faced along her road to becoming one of our most influential female academic leaders as Dean of the School of STEM at the University of Washington - Bothell, helping students to achieve their aspirations in STEM.
Aug 29, 2020
MMS 52: Sustainable Dolphin-Watching, Science Communication, And Mindfulness And Self-Help For Scientists
This week’s guest is Dr. Ashley Scarlett, who talks to Dr. Chris Parsons about her natural and social science research assessing the sustainability of dolphin-watching in Bocas Del Toro Panama. She also discusses her research on science communication, including how to make an effective conservation commercial or advertisement. Finally, she discusses her new podcast “Dancing In Pink Hiking Boots – The Guide to Mindful Conservation” which helps conservation practitioners and scientists get through the rejection, biases, stressful situations, and trying times in their careers.
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Aug 22, 2020
MMS 51: Community-Based Whale Conservation In Mexico
This week’s guest is Katherina Audley, the Director and Founder of the Whales of Guerrero Project (https://www.whalesinmexico.com/). Katherina has been working with the local community in Guerrero, Mexico to study and conserve local humpback whales. She gives some excellent suggestions and tips for how to better engage with local communities in order to build essential collaborations and partnerships - to help both the marine mammals and the local people in these communities.
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Aug 15, 2020
MMS 50: Dolphin Research And Conservation In Panama
This week’s guest is Dr. Laura May-Collado, who has studied whale and dolphin in several countries in Central America. Dr. May-Collado has, in particular, been working to help save a genetically distinct and imperiled population of dolphins in Bocas del Toro, Panama. After a decade and a half of scientific studies (both biological and social), this project is now a case study for conservation involving the local community.
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Aug 8, 2020
MMS 49: IWC's Whale entanglement Program
Dr. Chris Parsons chats Dave Mattila, the organizer of the International Whaling Commission’s whale entanglement program. They chat about his career, his research on humpback whales in the Caribbean, and how this brought him to his current position coordinating, setting up training, and developing networks to disentangle whales from fishing gear.
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Aug 1, 2020
MMS 48: Vietnamese Whale Temples
Dr. Chris Parsons chats to marine mammal zoogeographer Dr. Ellen Hines about her career and her recent research investigating the unique “whale temples” in Vietnam - which are proving to be an invaluable scientific resource. They also talk about her research in Canada, other parts of Southeast Asia, and the importance of GIS (geographical information systems) as a marine mammal research tool.
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Jul 26, 2020
MMS 47: Being A Marine Mammal Vet And One Health
Dr. Chris Parsons chats to marine mammal veterinarian Dr. Claire Simeone about working as a marine mammal vet, hot topics in marine mammal health, the work of her environmental group Sea Change Health, and the “One Health” concept. They also talk about the importance of those in marine mammal science and conservation looking after their own mental and physical health, as well as discussing how to set up an environmental group and tips about careers in marine mammal health.
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Jul 19, 2020
MMS 46: The Dolphins Of Borneo
Cindy Peter of the Sarawak Dolphin Project chats to Dr. Chris Parsons about what it’s like to live in Sarawak, on the island of Borneo, and about her research on the dolphins and porpoises that live in the local waters.
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Jul 11, 2020
MMS 45: International Marine Mammal Conservation Treaties
Dr. Chris Parsons chats to Mark Simmonds OBE about Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and their conservation work on whale and dolphin entanglement, pollution, climate change, and other issues. They also talk about some of the concerns about the Government of Japan leaving the IWC.
Jul 2, 2020
MMS 44: The Whale-Watching Handbook
Dr Chris Parsons chats to Dr Gianna Minton about her career change from teaching to travelling around the world researching whales & dolphins in Oman, Malaysia, Gabon and Europe. Most recently she's been writing the International Whaling Commission's new Whale-Watching Handbook: a fantastic online resource for tourists, whale-watching operators, managers, students and researchers (https://wwhandbook.iwc.int/ ).
Jun 27, 2020
MMS 43: Snotbots, Shark Nets and White Whales
Dr. Vanessa Pirotta is this week’s guest talking to host Dr. Chris Parsons about her research on humpback whales with drones and “snotbots”. They also talk about whale entanglements in shark nets, swimming with whale tourism and the famous white humpback whale “Migaloo”.
Jun 21, 2020
MMS 42: The History Of Commercial Whaling And The “Forgotten Whale”
This week Chris Parsons interviews Sally Mizroch and world expert on the sei whale. Sei whales were heavily hit by whaling and her research indicates that many stocks have never really recovered. But this whale is largely overlooked by marine conservation groups.
Sally talks about the history of industrial and commercial whaling - pointing out some uncomfortable truths about this history - and talks about a major scientific mistake she discovered, that almost led to the total decimation of the sei whale.
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Jun 13, 2020
MMS 41: Marine Mammal Genetics, Life On A Research Vessel, And Diversity And Inclusion In Marine Mammal Science
Dr. Eric Archer is Chris Parsons’s guest this week. Dr. Archer discusses the work of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) marine mammal genetics lab, his research in fin whales, and what it’s like to do oceanic surveys for whales and dolphins and to live on one of NOAAs research vessels.
Dr. Archer is also co-Chair of the Society for Marine Mammalogy’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee and he discusses what it was like to be one of the first African Americans with a PhD in marine mammal science, issues with diversity and representation in the ocean sciences, and some of the initiatives that his committee has launched to help ensure marine mammal scientists have equal opportunities.
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Jun 7, 2020
MMS 40: The Extinction Of Steller’s Sea Cow
Dr. Lorelei Crerar is Dr. Chris Parsons’s guest this week. Dr. Crerar talks about how Georg Steller discovered the Steller’s sea cow, and about its extinction.
They also talk about the “bigfoot” of the oceans – the mythical sea monkey that Steller reported seeing.
They also talk about Dr. Crerar’s research that discovered a new population of Steller’s sea cow that went extinct in the middle ages, and the trade of sea cow bone, or “mermaid ivory”. During her research, she discovered that some of this “mermaid ivory’ actually came from protected whale and dolphins.
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May 31, 2020
MMS 39: How The US Marine Mammal Protection Act Got Passed – With Special Guest Dr. Lee Talbot
This week Dr. Chris Parsons interviews Dr. Lee Talbot. Lee has had a long and interesting career in ecology and conservation, but he was especially influential for being the writer of both the US Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act. He tells us about how he managed to persuade President Nixon about the importance of conserving whales and dolphins, his role in ending commercial whaling, and also his interesting parallel career as a prize-winning racing car driver!
May 23, 2020
MMS 38: Hawaiian Monk Seal Conservation
Dr. Michelle Barbieri is the guest on this week’s podcast talking about NOAA’s efforts to conserve the endangered Hawaiian monk seal. In addition to the threats that the seals face, and the various conservation initiatives that have to put in place to help the seals’ recovery, we discuss what it is like to be a marine mammal veterinarian and ways to get a career studying marine mammal health.
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May 16, 2020
MMS 37: Marine Mammal Science And Conservation In The US Government
Dr. Chris Parsons chats this week to Steve Leathery form the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) about the Government’s role in managing, conserving and studying marine mammals. They also discuss some of the main issues in marine mammal conservation at the moment and the possibilities for finding a marine mammal science career in the US Government.
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May 11, 2020
MMS 36: African Manatee Biology And Conservation
Dr. Lucy Keith-Diagne of the African Aquatic Conservation Fund is Dr. Chris Parsons’ guest this week, talking about African manatee conservation and what it’s like to conduct aquatic conservation science in Senegal. For more information about the work of this great environmental group please visit @AfricanAquatic on Twitter or their Website: https://africanaquaticconservation.org/.
May 4, 2020
MMS 35: Life in the Freezer – Living and Working in Antarctica
This week, Professor Rob Harcourt chats to Chris Parsons about his research in Antarctica on Weddell seals and other marine mammals and, also, what it is like to be living and work on an Antarctic base. Chris and Rob also discuss the impacts of the Australian wildfires and the time Rob was attacked by pirates.
Apr 25, 2020
MMS 34: How smart are dolphins?
Dr. Diana Reiss chats to Dr. Chris Parsons about some of the latest research on dolphin linguistics, intelligence, and self-awareness - including her ground-breaking work on dolphins recognizing themselves in mirrors and her new research in which her research subjects are using a dolphin-friendly ‘iPad’.
Apr 21, 2020
MMS 33: Marine Mammal Conservation In The Mediterranean
Dr. Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara is the guest this week talking to Dr. Chris Parsons about marine mammal conservation in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, as well as the work of the Society for Marine Mammalogy in helping to promote marine mammal science around the world.
Apr 11, 2020
MMS 32: Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) And Marine Protection
This week, Dr. Chris Parsons talks to Erich Hoyt about the designation of Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) for whales, dolphins, seals and other marine mammals. They also talk about the recent designation of a Russian killer whale population as ‘endangered’ and the problem of orcas and beluga whale captures in eastern Russia.
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Apr 5, 2020
MMS 31: The Trials And Tribulations Of A Marine Mammal Science Career With Dr. Peter Corkeron
This week, Chris Parsons’ guest is Dr. Peter Corkeron - the first Australian to get a PhD on the biology of living cetaceans - in a slightly different type of episode in light of the difficult times we are having at the moment. Peter talks about how the life of a marine mammal scientist often does not go as planned and talks honestly about the sometimes twisting and tortuous route his career took and personal crises he faced, together with some hilarious anecdotes and some sage advice for potential marine mammal scientists.
Apart from dolphins & whales, this podcast contains romance, attempted murder, a spy plane, and a spot of lifesaving. Chris and Peter discuss “do whales eat all the fish”, how the Tangalooma dolphin feeding station came to be and swap quotes from Professor Dumbledore and Marcus Aurelius.
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Mar 28, 2020
MMS 30: The Impacts Of Naval Exercises On Beaked Whales In The Marianas Islands
Dr. Anne Simonis is the guest this week talking to Dr. Chris Parsons about her recent research showing a link between naval exercises and beaked whale strandings in the Marianas Islands.
They also talk about ocean soundscapes with the help of some recordings of live whales and dolphins, and how to get a career in marine mammal acoustic research.
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Mar 21, 2020
MMS 29: Whale And Dolphin Strandings And Welfare Science With Dr. Karen Stockin
Chris Parsons talks to Dr. Karen Stockin this week about her work on stranded whales & dolphins in New Zealand. They also discuss welfare science and marine mammals, and indigenous communities’ views about stranded whales. They also talk about a recent crisis in Dr. Stockin’s current academic base - Massey University - where not only is the world-famous marine mammal research program being closed down, but also most of the science programs in order to make bigger profits for the University.
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For those interested in signing the petition against the Massey university closures please go to https://www.change.org/p/chancellor-michael-ahie-and-the-massey-university-council-save-our-sciences-at-albany. The marine animal stranding training toolkit and other resources can be found at https://darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org/handle/1912/8695. For information about the International Whaling Commission’s stranding initiative and where to report…
Mar 15, 2020
MMS 28: Illegal Soviet Whaling And Marine Mammal Science In Russia With Dr. Yulia Ivashchenko
Chris Parsons talks to Dr. Yulia Ivashchenko this week about her research on illegal Soviet whaling and the huge impact this had on several whale populations. They also discuss the recent controversial catches of Russian orcas and beluga whales for the dolphinarium industry and the difficulties with conducting marine mammal science in Russia.
Mar 7, 2020
MMS 027: Humpback Whales, Whaling, and Whale-Watching with Dr. Phil Clapham
Dr. Phil Clapham chats to host Dr. Chris Parsons this week about how he started his long career in marine mammal science, studying humpback whales in the Dominican Republic and the nature of humpback whale song. They also talk about the International Whaling Commission (IWC), whale-watching and the changing nature of the marine mammal scientist community.
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Feb 27, 2020
MMS 26: Threatened Marine Mammals With Sharon Young
Marine Mammal Scientist and Advocate Sharon Young chats to host Dr. Chris Parsons this week about North Atlantic Right Whale conservation, threatened dolphins on the US Gulf (of Mexico) Coast and issues impacting seals and sealions in the US.
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Feb 23, 2020
MMS 025: West African Manatees And Their Threats With Dr. Edem Edniang
Professor Edem Eniang calls in from Nigeria for this week’s episode and talks to host Dr. Chris Parsons about threats to West African manatees, the problems that are being caused by climate change, the growing wild meat trade and the need for protected areas for marine mammals in Nigeria.
Feb 6, 2020
MMS 24: Marine Mammals In Africa With Tim Collins
This week Tim Collins joins host Chris Parsons to talk about his work on humpback whales in Oman and hump-back dolphins in the Congo, as well as how to work with local communities, the trials and tribulations of getting grants for cetacean research in developing countries, and some career advice about how become involved with cetacean conservation projects.
Jan 31, 2020
MMS 23: Amazon River Dolphin With Dr. Fernando Trujillo
Dr. Fernando Trujillo talks to host Dr. Chris Parsons about the Amazon river dolphin, the threats it faces, and the dramatic changes in the Amazon ecosystem.
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Jan 23, 2020
MMS 22: How Climate Change Impacts Underwater Sound And Marine Mammals
Dr. Kate Stafford chats to host Dr. Chris Parsons about underwater sound and marine mammals in the Arctic, and the impacts of climate change and human-produced noise on this unique ecosystem.
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Jan 17, 2020
MMS 21: Recipients Of The Herman Award
Drs. Chris Parsons & Adam Pack introduce the new winners of the Louis M. Herman Research Scholarships: Rebecca Hamilton for her project entitled ‘Cognition in the wild: Dolphin communication during a role-specialized foraging tactic’ and Solène Derville for her project entitled, ‘Whales of the deep: Analyzing movement and diving of humpback whales to understand oceanic breeding congregations in New Caledonia’. Chris also chats to the Herman family about the life of Louis Herman, his legacy and their aims for this new award.
For more information about the scholarship go to: https://www.marinemammalscience.org/jobs-grants/awards-and-scholarships/louis-m-herman-research-scholarship/
Jan 9, 2020
MMS 20: By-Catch Of Cetaceans In The Indian Ocean
Umair Shahid chats to host Chris Parsons about his work on cetacean conservation in the Indian ocean, especially dealing with the problem of by-catch in fishing gear.
Jan 2, 2020
MMS 019: Impacts Of Whale-Watching With Alicia Schuler
Dr. Chris Parsons talks to Alicia Schuler about her research on the impacts of whale-watching in Juneau, Alaska, on both the whales that are being observed and the positive impacts that whale-watching can have on human tourists and their interest in marine conservation.
They also talk about US Government and NGO efforts to promote sustainable whale-watching via the “Whale SENSE” program (for more information go to www.whalesense.org)
Dec 19, 2019
MMS 18: Tracking Whales Via Satellite Tags With Dr. Daniel Palacios
Dr. Daniel Palacios talks to host Chris Parsons about satellite tagging whales, how he started his career by charming his way onto a whale research vessel, and his journey from marine biology obsessed boy in Colombia to a professor of whale biology in Oregon.
Dec 12, 2019
MMS 17: Behavioral Studies On Bottlenose Dolphins With Eric Angel Ramos
In this week’s episode, Eric Angel Ramos talks to host Chris Parsons about his research in Belize, the trials and tribulations of life in the field, about nearly being eaten by a crocodile, how dangerous dolphins can be, and whales & dolphins in New York harbor.
Dec 5, 2019
MMS 16: Malaysian Marine Mammals With Dr. Louisa Ponnampalam
Dr. Louisa Ponnampalam chats with host Chris Parsons about her research on dugongs, dolphins, and whales in Malaysia, as well as her previous work in Oman on spinner dolphins. They discuss some of the novel small cetacean behaviors they have observed in Malaysia as well as discussing their favorite cetacean: the finless porpoise.
They also talk about the challenges about working in Southeast Asia, the difficulties of having a career in marine mammal conservation and the importance of social science in conservation in this double-length episode.
Nov 28, 2019
MMS 15: Communicating Science Of The Ganges River Dolphins With Dr. Jennifer Lewis
Chris Parsons talks to Dr. Jennifer Lewis about her research on Ganges river dolphins in Bangladesh as well as her change of career from a research biologist to a science communicator and documentary filmmaker. They talk about the use of storytelling to communicate science as well as Jennifer’s new documentary on environmental hero Professor Lee Talbot, the writer of the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Nov 21, 2019
MMS 014: Technology To Detect Cetaceans With Dave Steckler
Dave Steckler chats with host Chris Parsons about some of the new technology being developed to detect cetaceans at sea and provides career advice for those who want to search for marine mammals and protected species at sea for a career.
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Nov 7, 2019
MMS 012: The Dolphin Institute With Dr. Adam Pack
Dr. Adam Pack chats to host Dr. Chris Parsons about dolphin intelligence and their sophisticated language skills, the nature of humpback whale song, the Hawaiian Islands whale sanctuary, the impacts of climate change... and Star Trek.
Oct 31, 2019
MMS 011: Behavior Of Bottlenose And Atlantic Spotted Dolphins In The Bahamas With Dr. Denise Herzing
Dr. Chris Parsons talks to guest Dr. Denise Herzing about her research on the behavior of bottlenose and Atlantic spotted dolphins in the Bahamas, and what’s it like conducting fieldwork in paradise-like surroundings.
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Dugongs & Seadragons:
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Environmental Studies & Sciences
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Marine Mammal Science:
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Oct 25, 2019
MMS 010: A Glimmer Of Hope For The Vaquita? With Dr. Loranzo Rojas Bracho
Dr. Lorenzo Rojas Bracho joins Dr. Chris Parsons this week to discuss the threats faced by the world’s most threatened cetacean - the critically endangered vaquita - and recent research which may offer a glimmer of hope for this imperiled animal.
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Dugongs & Seadragons:
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Environmental Studies & Sciences
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Marine Mammal Science:
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Oct 17, 2019
MMS 009: Threats Faced By The Indus And Ganges River Dolphins With Dr. Gill Braulik
Podcast host Dr. Chris Parsons talks to Dr. Gill Braulik in Zanzibar - about her research and the threats faced by Indus and Ganges river dolphins.
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ConCiencia Azul:
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Dugongs & Seadragons:
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Environmental Studies & Sciences
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Marine Mammal Science:
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Oct 10, 2019
MMS 008: Identifying Dolphins From Their Faces With Tilen Genov
Dr. Chris Parsons talks to Tilen Genov about his research on the local dolphin population in Slovenia, and his recent study on identifying dolphins from their faces, which was one of the most downloaded and shared papers in the journal Marine Mammal Science.
Oct 3, 2019
MMS 007: The Marine Mammalogy Conservation Committee With Dr. Barb Taylor
Chair of the Society for Marine Mammalogy Conservation Committee, and NOAA researcher, Dr. Barb Taylor talks with host Dr. Chris Parsons about the work of the Committee, the critically endangered Vaquita, the newly identified Gulf of Mexico whale and the future of cetacean conservation.
Sep 26, 2019
MMS 006: Who Put The Hump On The Humpback Dolphin?
Dr. Stephanie Plön talks with host Dr. Chris Parsons about her research in the journal Marine Mammal Science on the nature of the “hump” of the humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea), and the threatened dolphins of the genus Sousa.
Sep 19, 2019
MMS 005: Discovery Of The Resurgence Of Humpback Whales In New York Harbor With Danielle Brown
Dr. Chris Parsons talks to Danielle Brown, whose Masters’ degree research on humpback whales in the New York harbor area became one of the most downloaded papers for the journal Marine Mammal Science.
Sep 12, 2019
MMS 004: Short-Beaked Dolphins Taxonomy With Dr. Nicole Vollmer
Dr. Nicole Vollmer talks with host Chris Parsons about her new study in the journal Marine Mammal Science that revises the taxonomy of the short-beaked dolphins of the genus Lagenorhynchus.
Sep 5, 2019
MMS 003: Marine Mammal Monitoring Using Drones With Shah Selbe
National Geographic explorer Shah Selbe talks with Dr. Chris Parsons about using drones for marine mammal research, and how they are being used to study endangered blue whales in Sri Lanka.
Aug 29, 2019
MMS 002: The Parachute Science Issue With Dr. Asha De Vos
Dr. Chris Parsons talks with 2017 Society for Marine Mammalogy Conference plenary speaker Dr. Asha De Vos about the issue of “parachute science” and the difficulties faced by marine mammal researchers from developing countries.
Aug 6, 2019
MMS 001: Endangered Blue Whales With Dr. Asha De Vos
In the first of the Marine Mammal Science podcasts, while sailing in the coastal waters of Sri Lanka, Dr. Chris Parsons talks with Dr. Asha De Vos about her research on endangered blue whales in Sri Lanka.