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The Cetacean Behavior Laboratory carries out field research on the behavioral ecology and population dynamics of bottlenose dolphins along the Southern California / Northern Baja coastline. Dr. R.H. Defran is the CBL Director. Other members of the lab include graduate students in the Interdisciplinary Masters Program in Animal Behavior, interns, and undergraduates at S.D.S.U

The Center for Bioacoustics (CFB) is a part of Texas A&M University and the Texas A&M University System and as such shares a dedication to the development and dissemination of knowledge in many fields. The CFB aspires to preeminence in education, research, and service through the science and technology of bioacoustics. In support of this mission, the CFB carries on an active research program, develops and teaches undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education ourses both on and off the Texas A&M Campus. Additionally, the CFB provides service by maintaining a growing and accessible systematic collection of digital recordings of natural and man-made sounds. The CFB's collection is available to researchers throughout the world.

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The home page of Society for Marine Mammalogy contains a list of current officers, constitution and bylaws, information about Marine Mammal Science - the journal, a membership application form, recent issues of the SMM Newsletter, Presidential letters and, of particular interest to students, the most recent version of 'Strategies for Pursuing a Career in Marine Mammal Science'. The site will also hold notices regarding the Twelfth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals that will be held in Monaco in January 1998.

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The TMMSN is a well-organized extensive network of researchers, conservationists, and volunteers  who respond to marine mammal and sea turtle strandings, bring animals back to the Galveston facility for necropsy if dead and evaluation and rehabilitation if alive. The TMMSN has obtained data on more than 1,000 dead marine mammals, mostly bottlenose dolphins. It's personnel have rehabilitated or attempted to rehabilitate several dolphins per year, with round-the-clock supervision, feeding, and medical assistance.

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Long Marine Laboratory is an internationally recognized center for research in marine mammal physiology, marine mammal bioenergetics and cognition, marine invertebrate ecology, and marine toxicology.

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The Mote Aquarium, together with the laboratory's educational programs, is intended to help make the exciting world of our oceans more understandable and accessible to the public.

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The Association is defined as an organization of individuals who are professionally involved in the practice of aquatic animal medicine or in teaching and research in aquatic animal medicine or in the husbandry and management of aquatic animals.

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The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is the largest independent American oceanographic research institution. It is dedicated to the study of all aspects of marine science and engineering and to the education of marine scientists and engineers.

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The ASM is a group dedicated to promoting interest in mammals throughout the world through research, education, and communication among scientists and the general public. The ASM accomplishes this through annual meetings, international conferences, committee activities, research and educational awards, and publication of scientific and non-technical materials, including the Journal of Mammalogy. All responsible types of research on mammals are encouraged by the ASM.

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The Atlantic Dolphin Research Cooperative began with several researchers at the 9th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals in Chicago (December 5-9, 1991), compiling a list of people involved with local studies of bottlenose dolphins along the Atlantic coast north of Florida.

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The European Cetacean Society, or ECS for short, is a 400+ member organization. It is aimed at the exchange of information between dolphin and whale researchers inside and outside Europe. The ECS is therefore basically a scientific organization. We count more than 39 countries in our membership including members from the USA, Hong Kong, Argentina, Tunesia and Japan, to name just a few from outside Europe.

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These summaries are part of a regular daily update I prepare for congressional staff on fisheries and marine mammal public policy issues as I see them - a selection of issues which I view as having potential public policy implications for the U.S. Congress. My role is to provide objective, non-partisan, unbiased public policy analysis for Congress. Thus, it has been useful to pass this summary by various experts in the field to solicit input about areas where my objectivity could be improved, where someone's bias shows through and should be adjusted, and where there are simply other issues of which I am unaware. New items are added to the summary every morning, and items are removed after they have been on the summary for about a month. Items in the summary are modified as I receive new information.

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The Tethys Research Institute, founded in 1986, is a non-profit NGO dedicated to the preservation of the marine environment. It focuses on marine animals and particularly on cetaceans inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea, and aims at protecting its biodiversity by promoting the adoption of a precautionary approach for the management of natural resources.