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To promote conservation of marine mammals and their habitats through scientific research and educational outreach.

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Please see our paper published yesterday on the recent challenges of conducting scientific research in the Bahamas; https://t.co/TyOEbHCV43

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We are back in the Sea of Abaco assessing the current status of the dolphin population impacted by hurricane Dorian. We encountered 15 individual animals. There were three mother-calf pairs and eight of the dolphins are in our catalogue, one first documented here in 1992!

[Sam Ellis @Samellisq]

Funded PhD Available at the University of Exeter.

Loneliness is a global epidemic. We want to use field experiments in wild rabbits to understand why our social connections change with age.

Deadline: 11th Dec

More info & how to apply here: https://t.co/P6E7oR11Ss

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@_SMRU_ Someone hold up a picture of me! Charlotte Dunn 🙃

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Wonderful week #GCFI77 in Guadeloupe sharing knowledge and creating new collaborations.

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Being interviewed by our BREEF BESS intern Journey about the threats to marine mammals that the proposed development in south Abaco might cause;
https://t.co/w74d36lMLy
https://t.co/6S3NWMbNfe

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@_lrendell is this still happening?

[Frants Jensen, PhD @frantsjensen]

Interested in a research stay at the Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies in beautiful Aarhus, DK? Check out the open fellowships (Junior: 2-10 years after PhD; Senior: 11+ years after PhD) with deadline Nov 5th.
https://t.co/5lRPdrlsJN

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Nice encounter yesterday. Conducting research of beaked whales for our Vital Rates project addressing reproductive success and other vital life functions. This work includes using any skin samples collected for an epigenetics study to compare biological to chronological age.

[Frants Jensen, PhD @frantsjensen]

5-year postdoctoral position studying raven social cognition and communication!

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Great encounter with Blainville's beaked whales in south Abaco on Friday collecting more data for our 'Vital Rates' project to assess individual body condition and document pregnancies.

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Yesterday we retrieved and redeployed our recorders in the Sea of Abaco that are documenting dolphin presence and ambient noise, assessing the current status of the dolphin population impacted by hurricane Dorian. Thank you to Journey, a current BESS scholar @BREEF242

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No dolphins these windy days, but lots of fun and learning.
The Moore Charitable Foundation
Rotary Club of Abaco
#RCOA
#RotaryClubofAbaco
#TheMagicofRotary

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A good start to this weeks' Whale Camp, finding a big group of dolphins on Day 1 on the boat! Thank you to @MooreCharitable and our long term supporters, Rotary Club of Abaco for their continued support helping to provide outreach to young Bahamians.

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Our first Whale Camp was a great success, as we learnt from a wonderful presentation the campers gave on their final night summarising their experience. What a fantastic group! @MooreCharitable

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Big group of dolphins and another snorkeling adventure. Thank you again to @MooreCharitable for their support for our Whale Camp for young Bahamians

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Another great day with dolphins and a sandbar lunch stop

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Whale Camp is underway! Great first day with two dolphin encounters. Thank you to @MooreCharitable for their support.

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We have collected some more data for our 'Nutritional Stress' project in Andros working with our colleague, @leighhickmott, credit for some of the photos. We also found some more dolphins in Fresh Creek, and in non-boating weather have enjoyed the natural beauty of the island