Marine Mammal Science

On this week's episode Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) chats with guest Alexi Archer at the 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, about her research on human - interaction behaviors of common bottlenose dolphins and how to reduce their negative impacts.

*The marine mammal protection act that protects marine mammals from harassment was passed in 1972.

This is the final of three episodes discussing eDNA. Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) talks to guest Charles Nye, who gives us an introduction to marine environmental DNA and how this area of research is starting to take off.

This is the second of three episodes discussing eDNA. Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) talks to guest Charles Nye, who gives us an introduction to marine environmental DNA and how this area of research is starting to take off.

This is the first of three episodes discussing eDNA. Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) talks to guest Charles Nye, who gives us an introduction to marine environmental DNA and how this area of research is starting to take off.

This week's episodes is the SMM's hosted webinar on the "Experiences of Women in Marine Mammal Science" recorded on Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Organized by the Women in Marine Mammal Science (WIMMS) Initiative, in association with the Society for Marine Mammalogy Ad-hoc Diversity and Inclusion Committee, this webinar consisted of presentations by speakers from a diversity of backgrounds, career stages and sectors, and family considerations followed by a Q&A discussion with the speakers.

On this week's episode Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) finds scientist Angela Ziltener at the SMM Conference and chats with her about her new work in the Red Sea with Indo-pacific bottlenose dolphins self-medicating with coral.

This episode is a special extra show recoded at the Society for Marine Mammalogy's 24th Biennial Conference at Palm Beach, Florida. Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) interviews some of the scientists and students that presented posters at the conference. This episode features Enrico Corsi from Marine Conservation Ecology Lab at Florida International University in Miami, who talks about his research on the demographically independent stocks of common bottlenose dolphins in the Main Hawaiian Islands.

This episode is a special extra show recoded at the Society for Marine Mammalogy's 24th Biennial Conference at Palm Beach, Florida. Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) interviews some of the scientists and students that presented posters at the conference. This episode features Mackenzie Griffin from Savannah State University, who talks about her research on levels of Mercury found in bottlenose dolphins in the southeastern U.S.

On this week's episode Dr Ashley Scarlett talks to guest Dr Alex Zerbini about the role of the Scientific Committee and the chair as well as the upcoming meeting in October.

On this week's episode Dr Ashley Scarlett and Dr Chris Parsons chat about the upcoming Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals (1-5 August; in person and online). They talk about the program, some of the things to expect and the benefits of going to conferences (both in person or online)