And a happy #MammalMemeMonday! Did you know that manatees have a circular fluke (a tail) that can help them swim short distances at up to 20mph!

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! It’s not often that I get to work with an all woman crew out in the field. I’m so inspired by these strong ladies and fortunate to have the opportunity to learn from them!! 👊💥💪 #WomenInSTEM #girlpower #WIMMS

Our team has been training its newest members! Boat safety is important for everyone and includes equipment knowledge and maintenance. Check out the team learning how to hitch a trailer and pull up to a beach, even taking a second to pick up trash! #safetyfirst 

11 Cool Facts About Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises! Did you know that all of these marine mammals are part of the cetacean family? Fun facts for #WhaleWeek: go.usa.gov/xtt7R

IT’S HAPPENING! So excited (and nervous) to defend my thesis! Anyone interested in my research on dolphin site fidelity can zoom in at 9am central time on February 22nd. Feel free to share!

Our paper using game theory to predict diel activity patterns of marine predators, is out with front cover. While the model is not specific to sharks, the idea came from activity data from reef sharks. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13…

Check out a study by Barbara Linnehan and team, including ALMMSN’s previous veterinarian Alissa Deming, on cardiac health of bottlenose dolphins after the DWH oil spill. Great work everyone! PLOS journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

🚨NEW OPEN ACCESS PAPER! 🚨 Tagged #HarbourSeals predicted to be regularly exposed to Acoustic Deterrent/Harassment Device (#ADDs) #UnderwaterNoise from #aquaculture at-sea & around #protected haul-out sites!🔊🦭 Read the #openaccess paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

The Wright lab is hiring a research technician/lab manager. Please spread the word. Application information available here: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/21403

Set a reminder to join us tomorrow, March 16 at 11:15 a.m. for our Boardwalk Talk on photo-identification and dolphin research. disl.edu/events

Missed the Boardwalk Talk: Watch it now at youtu.be/4uBLb6p3fxI and then test your photo identification skills with our Matching Fins game.

Happy #MammalMemeMonday! Did you know that polar bear skin is black and that their fur is translucent? We see their fur as white because it reflects visible light. Check out this zoo bear’s tasty treat!

🚨NEW PUBLICATION!🚨We explored how 11 maritime industries currently assess the potential for their activites to result in cumulative impacts to marine mammals🐳Spoiler: Standards differ between industries, which may have conservation implications for whales, dolphins and seals🐬

Please join us for the PhD defense seminar of: Molly Bost Friday, March 25th at 2 pm EDT Zoom webinar ID 9148 876 6800 Drivers of intertidal oyster reef and tidal creek accretion over the last century

Come check out my poster at #SMM2022 tonight from 6-7:30pm! Site fidelity of bottlenose dolphins using elemental analyses and photo-ID at poster #323🐬📷🥼

Lauren (dress from Amazon) and Kirk showing off their #SMMfashion today. #SMM2022

Kira recommends checking out the boys section @ Old Navy where she found this humpback whale shirt. Deanna (orange whales from Poshmark) & Lauren (mixed species dress from Etsy) making their 2nd appearance. Scott continues to impress with his custom bowties. #SMMfashion #SMM2022

Come by my poster (323) from 10:30am-12pm today! Site fidelity of bottlenose dolphins using elemental analyses (stable isotopes and trace metals) and photo-identification #SMM2020

Proof that Eva-Maria and Lauren R. Clance and I did more at #SMM2022 than stand under whales to take pictures and, in fact, listened to so many amazing presentations about innovative and interesting research:

So excited to finally see this project published! Also excited for it to be one of my 1st, first authored papers!