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New Publication
October 16, 2026
First descriptions of common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) movements off the Eastern Coast of the United States using satellite telemetry
Trabue, S.G., W. Cioffi , J. Aschettino, D. Engelhaupt, A. Engelhaupt, B.L. Southall, D.L. Webster, Z.T. Swaim, D.P. Nowacek, and H.C. Rosenbaum Animal Biotelemetry :
New Publication
July 27, 2026
Diving Behavior of Common Bottlenose Dolphins Around the Main Hawaiian Islands: Individual Variation and Responses to Diel and Lunar Cycles
Harnish, Annette E., Robin W. Baird, Michaela A. Kratofil Marine Mammal Science : Volume 4217, Issue 3
New Announcement
July 16, 2026
Atlantic passive acoustic baseline monitoring synthesis reports available
New Publication
July 6, 2026
Killer Whales in the Central Tropical Pacific: Occurrence, Resightings, Morphology, and Acoustics
Hill, Marie C., Sabre D. Mahaffy, Jennifer L. K. McCullough, Alaina Harmon, Robin W. Baird Marine Mammal Science : Volume 42, Issue 3
New Publication
June 16, 2026
Baleen Whale Occurrence in the Waters Off Virginia and North Carolina, U.S.A. From 2001 to 2019
Mallette, S. D., McLellan, W. A., Pabst, D. A., Burt, M. L., McAlarney, R. J., Lockhart, G. G., Cummings, E. W., Bell, J. T., Ogburn, M. B., Hamilton, P. K., Read, A. J., Brownell, R. L., Keenan, T. F., Thomas, L., Fisher, P. G., Thornton, J. B., Cotter, M. P., Swingle, W. M., & Barco, S. G. Marine Mammal Science : 42:e70179
New Annual Report
June 5, 2026
AFTT Annual Monitoring Report - 2025
New Publication
June 3, 2026
A standardized framework for quantifying species occurrence, applied to passive acoustic monitoring of baleen whales
Transue, L.M., S. M. Van Parijs, S. C. Tennant, D. W. Linden, R. Briner, H.A. Koilpillai, G.E. Davis Ecological Indicators : 188
New Publication
June 3, 2026
Models Incorporating Non-Stationarity Improve Detection of Climate-Driven Range Shifts in Odontocetes
Hirtle, Nathan, Jason J. Roberts, Jessica V. Redfern, Elliott L. Hazen, Debra Palka, William McLellan, Lance Garrison, Susan Barco, Orfhlaith O'Brien, Ester Quintana-Rizzo, Kate Lomac-MacNair, Meghan Rickard, Ann M. Zoidis, Mark Cotter, Amy D. Whitt, Oliver Boisseau, Patrick Halpin, Lesley Thorne Diversity and Distributions : 32 (2)
New Publication
May 22, 2026
Ecological contexts of diving behavior in Hawaiian false killer whales
Kratofil, Michaela A., Jacquelyn F. Shaff, Holly K. Hoffbauer, Mauricio Cantor, Marie C. Hill, Robin W. Baird Movement Ecology : Volume 14 (17)
New Publication
May 21, 2026
Long-term monitoring of Ziphius cavirostris behavior using 3D tracking from fixed hydrophone arrays off Southern California
Baggett, Lauren M., Eric R. Snyder, Alba Solsona-Berga, Isabelle J. Curran, Sean M. Wiggins, John A. Hildebrand, Ana Širović, Kaitlin E. Frasier, Simone Baumann-Pickering Scientific Reports : 15: 40859 (2025)
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