Volunteer Opportunity
Marine Mammal Foundation – Volunteer Call Out April 2018 The Marine Mammal Foundation is a small not-for-profit research, education, and conservation organisation, based in ...
PhD opportunity – dolphin acoustic ecology
Seeking PhD student for Burrunan dolphin acoustic ecology research The Marine Mammal Foundation (MMF, Melbourne, Victoria, marinemammal.org.au) and Centre for Marine Science ...
Dolphin Discovery Centre Pop-Up
Did you know Gippsland Lakes has it’s very own newly described dolphin? Ever wondered how dolphins find their food and talk to each other? This summer the Marine Mammal ...
Gippsland Lakes Burrunan dolphin booklet
New guide for safe boating with the Burrunan Dolphin Have you picked up your go to guide for information about the Gippsland Lakes? The Marine Mammal Foundation has developed a ...
Drones and dolphins
Steer Clear of Marine Mammals The Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) will begin marine mammal patrols in coming weeks on the Gippsland Lakes ...
Local scientists take marine mammal research to the world stage
Local marine biologists are taking their research to the world stage at the prestigious Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Canada. Dr Kate Charlton-Robb, ...
Listing of the Burrunan dolphin under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988
In 2012 Dr Kate Charlton-Robb submitted a nomination for the Burrunan dolphin, Tursiops australis, to be listed under Victoria’s Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988. The ...
Assessing disturbance on Australian fur seals
Overview The ecology and social dynamics of the Port Phillip Bay fur seals is largely unknown due to a lack of research into the non-breeding aggregation in this region. Much of ...
Guidelines for approaching marine mammals in Australian waters
There are a number of guidelines in place for specified approach distances for marine mammals. The Australian National Guidelines for Whale and Dolphin Watching clearly defines a ...
Assessing the genotoxicity of heavy metals and organic pollutants in Burrunan dolphins
We aim to assess the health of the dolphins, trace the level of bioaccumulation of toxicants through the food-web and investigate the diet source. Pollutants within an ecosystem ...