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Jeremy Kiszka

@jjkiszka.bsky.social

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Marine community and behavioral ecology, conservation science and marine mammals. Associate Professor at Florida International University, Miami. & President, Society for Marine Mammalogy 🐬🐳 🦭 🦦

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Jeremy Kiszka @jjkiszka.bsky.social · Aug 23

Spoiled with Fraser’s dolphins last week in the field in St. Vincent and the Grenadines! One of the coolest dolphins ever

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Society for Marine Mammalogy @marinemammalogy.bsky.social · May 14

The Society for Marine Mammalogy is pleased to announce the
opening of applications for the Eric A. Ramos Small Grants-in-Aid for Research.

The award honors the Dr. Ramos legacy in fostering the
next generation of marine mammalogists.

#SMM #marinemammal #research #marinemammalscience

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Society for Marine Mammalogy @marinemammalogy.bsky.social · Mar 11

For the full statement, please visit the Society for Marine Mammalogy's webpage: marinemammalscience.org/diversity-in...

#SMM #marinemammalscience #missionstatement

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Jeremy Kiszka @jjkiszka.bsky.social · Mar 11

It is actually Roman et al. ;-) He was our outstanding lead here

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Whale Scientists @whalescientists.bsky.social · Mar 10

A new and exciting @nature.com Communications study reveals baleen whales operate the planet's largest nutrient transport system, moving tons of nitrogen and carbon from polar feeding grounds to tropical breeding areas. Great job @jjkiszka.bsky.social and coauthors ✨

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Jeremy Kiszka @jjkiszka.bsky.social · Mar 10

So happy that this one is finally out, today in @naturecomms.bsky.social Migrating baleen whales transport nutrients from their high-latitude feeding grounds to the tropics and subtropics www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Jeremy Kiszka @jjkiszka.bsky.social · Feb 11

Bycatch is the greatest threat facing marine mammals globally. In the US, there have been significant efforts to reduce marine mammal bycatch. Here, we assessed trends in US bycatch for 130 stocks of 51 species from 1990 to 2017. It was published today onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Megan Stolen @seaforensics.bsky.social · Jan 12

It’s that time of year. 🦦 North American river otters are moving around to find mates and getting ready to have pups- leading to an uptick in vehicle strikes. #roadecology

The foot of an otter showing their claws which have been damaged in a vehicle strike that killed the otter.

A dead otter lays on the roadside - the otter is dark brown and has one back leg extended outward.

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Jeremy Kiszka @jjkiszka.bsky.social · Jan 4

A tribute to the life and legacy of our dear friend and colleague, Dr. Eric A. Ramos, who passed away last month. The article was published as an In Memoriam in the Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals. Here is the link to the open access article: lajamjournal.org/index.php/la...

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Jeremy Kiszka @jjkiszka.bsky.social · Dec 15

Our WhaleAdapt project team just met in person in Ottawa. We spent two days prepping our 4y project, which investigates the effects of climate change on cetaceans and whaling in the North Atlantic. Funding: Intn’l Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Competition

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Jeremy Kiszka @jjkiszka.bsky.social · Dec 1

Back in the field in Biscayne Bay to monitor bottlenose dolphin (collab SEFSC/NOAA). This project has started in 1990 and now allows us to investigate how habitat degradation affects the ecology and behavior of this population @fiu.bsky.social

Jeremy Kiszka @jjkiszka.bsky.social · Dec 1

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Jeremy Kiszka @jjkiszka.bsky.social · Dec 1

Pretty awesome sighting of Longman’s beaked whales (Indopacetus pacificus) in the Mozambique Channel, near Mayotte. So much to learn about these animals. One of the least known whale species in the world! Pictures: N. Bertrand

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Jeremy Kiszka @jjkiszka.bsky.social · Nov 30

What do you use?

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Whale Scientists @whalescientists.bsky.social · Nov 27

The Australian snubfin dolphin is one of Australia’s only endemic dolphin species, identified as a new species in 2005. This small dolphin is adorable, but it faces conservation threats due to its small population and coastal habitat preference. whalescientists.com/australian-s...

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Jeremy Kiszka @jjkiszka.bsky.social · Nov 26

Excited to share that our paper on one of my favorite species is out. Dwarf sperm whales (Kogia sima) are one of most poorly known cetacean, and during our first surveys off St. Vincent and the Grenadines (E. Caribbean), we discovered that it was the most common species. doi.org/10.1016/bs.a...

Jeremy Kiszka @jjkiszka.bsky.social · Nov 24

Last month, we hosted the first Collaborative Science Workshop on Rice's whales in the Gulf of Mexico. 2 days of presentations, breakout room sessions and discussions to identify research priorities that will support management. A lot of work, but our 50+ participants were excited! More soon!