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Link to register here: https://t.co/cONmB3YzYM

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Join us on Monday May 27th 9:30am AEST for the first ANZSCSMM Online Webinar for 2024!

@bellaa_reeves will talk about her paper:
Ancestry testing of “Old Tom”, a killer whale central to mutualistic interactions with human whalers. Register via the QR code in flyer or link:

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And a huge shout out to our head chapters for such a great success @SophiaVolzke, @GRussellAus, Ciara Browne, @brodie_elsdon, @gabrielle_genty and @RebeccaMBoys and of course to our incredible mentor and chair of SMM Ethics Committee @karen_stockin

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We couldn't have said it any better.
Thank you everyone for coming and sharing your incredible work.
Thank you for the support from @CSIRO, @tasmuseum, @AusAntarctic and for hosting us @IMASUTAS and @UTAS_.

[Corinna Gosby @CorinnaGosby]

That concludes the ANZSCSMM Student Chapter at Hobart for 2023. Thank you for facilitating the most amazing conference that allowed me to meet some incredible #scientists! Let’s go Perth 2024 👏🏼

#marinemammals #studentconference #IMAS

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Thank you also to all our incredible sponsors @aeroture, @Co_Biologists, @MasseyUni, @thehiddensea and @marinemammalogy as they made this amazing event possible.

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What a way to finish the #Hobart2023 conference with some great talks and awareness on Leopard seals by Tineke Joustra & Giverny Forbes and some interesting insights into New Zealand's dolphins Déborah Casano-Bally (@dcasanobally) & Emily Palmer (@emilyipalmer)

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Time is flying by with all of these amazing talks, and we are quickly approaching the end of day 2, filled with more fascinating and very different talks from @caitlinicholls_, @gabrielle_genty, @leahmcrowe and Katy Fannei. #marinemammals #science #Hobart2023 #studentconference

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HUGE shoutout to our incredible @UTAS_ chapter head & SMM(@smmstudents) SMaL @SophiaVolzke, thank you for all your help with on-ground organisation & leading today's workshop discussions but also for a great talk on her PhD research on southern elephant seals!

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Our last workshop topic & panel discussion for day 2 was on Populations & Future Projections, with great talks by @SophiaVolzke, Vanessa Morris, @StrangAlexandra & @KennadieHaigh demonstrating the different methodologies we can use to study marine mammals at population scales!

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Onto our third workshop topic this morning learning all about species distribution modelling & biologging techniques with student talks from @afhender, @sarahmccullochh and @ValeriaSerafi18, followed by an amazing discussion panel with @DavoBGreen and Ashley.

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Welcome to the Australian and New Zealand Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy!!!Their 2023 student conference is kicking off today at @IMASUTAS in Hobart with the theme 'Sampling along the marine food chain - from predators to prey!!

[Prof. Mary-Anne Lea @icetempete]

What a fantastic @anzscsmm symposium @IMASUTAS today! Very thankful for the opportunity to present alongside Drs Karen Evans, Brian Miller & David Hocking!!

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With amazing participation from all speakers: @OteriErika, @Alexand64287372, @HosenAll, @aashi_park and @Noemie_Roronoa

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Excellent ending for the first two topics of the workshop with talks by @Alexand64287372 and @OteriErika on their methodologies with some incredible results to come!
Followed by a panel discussion on Diet Analysis and Bioenergetics & Food Web Analysis

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Further discussions on Diet and Bioenergetics this morning with great talks from students @aashi_park and @HosenAll, keep an eye out for some interesting results from these two coming soon! #Hobart2023 #studentconference #smm

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Day 2 is here at our HOBART2023 conference!
Starting with a workshop and discussion on linkages between marine predators and their prey in a changing environment lead by incredible talks from Dr David Green (@DavoBGreen) and Noémie Friscourt (@Noemie_Roronoa)

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Finishing day 1 of HOBART2023 this afternoon with our guest speakers: Prof. Mary-Anne Lea (@icetempete, IMAS), Dr Brian Miller (AAD), Dr Karen Evans (@eclecticsoup, CSIRO) and Dr David Hocking (@DPHocking, TMAG). Thank you all for such informative, diverse and amazing talks!

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We even had a brief introduction to marine soundscapes and the use of passive acoustic monitoring methods from @brodie_elsdon

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Diving deep now into a bioacustics session with incredible talks from @AlexaHasselman @CorinnaGosby Emily Evans, Ciara Browne, @brodie_elsdon and Andrew Davenport.

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Hobart2023 HERE WE ARE!
We've started our morning with incredible stories on cetacean health, morphometrics, distribution & habitat use.
More amazing presentations to come, stay tuned for today and tomorrow's talks.
Thank you @GRussellAus @AnnaImray @marissahutch and @RMayaud