SMM2024 Biennial Conference

The Marine Mammal Foundation Team will be attending the 25th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, to be held in Perth, Australia. We have six presentations, from posters to orals, at both the conference and the preceding workshops. Check out our presentation below!

  • Potential localised extinction of Burrunan dolphins, Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, Australia, in wake of mortality event

    Dr Kate Robb & Chantel Foord

  • Hepatic concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in dolphins from south-east Australia: highest reported globally

    Chantel Foord, Kate Robb, Dayanthi Nugegoda

  • Organisation and Evolution of the Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Genes in Cetaceans

    Grace Day, Kate Robb, Andrew Oxley, Marina Telonis-Scott, Beata Ujvari

  • eDNA on a Budget; Exploring Active vs Passive Sampling Methods for Marine Mammal Biomonitoring

    Jemima Beddoe, Jeff Shimeta, Kate Robb

  • A soundscape anthropause: How did the Covid-19 lockdown impact soundscape composition, vessel traffic, and dolphin acoustic presence in Port Phillip Bay?

    Amber Crittenden, Kate Robb, Christine Erbe

  • An innovative multi-faceted approach to science communication and education informed by active and applied marine mammal research

    Matt Montemurro & Kate Robb

Special thanks to our collaborators

More Information

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