@marinemammalogy.bsky.social
@marinemammalogy.bsky.socialJoin us for 3 exciting panel discussions at #SMM2026!
🐬 Oct 19: Marine Mammal Taxonomy
🦭 Oct 20: Marine Mammals Under Human Care
🎨 Oct 21: Weather and the Whale
💬 Submit questions for the first two panels via the link emailed to you or through your SMM profile, up to 24h before each panel!
@ubcoceans.bsky.socialOn October 19th, @ubcoceans.bsky.social's Dr. Carol Merielles discusses "One Species, Many Niches: Accounting for Habitat Heterogeneity in Large-Scale Marine Mammal Distribution Models" at 4pm in 209ABC. #SMM2026 www.smmconference.org/events/
@ubcoceans.bsky.socialThe MMRU's (part of @ubcoceans.bsky.social) Dr. Carol Meirelles is attending #SMM2026 in Puerto Rico this week. On October 16, she will be giving a talk at the Sirenian Symposium (8:30 AM - 5:30 PM) about a unique population of manatees inhabiting northeastern Brazil. www.smmconference.org
@marinemammalogy.bsky.social🇵🇷 A little Spanish can go a long way at #SMM2026!
Swipe through for useful phrases, marine mammal vocabulary, and a little Boricua culture before you arrive in Puerto Rico 🌴
¡Nos vemos pronto en San Juan!
@marinemammalogy.bsky.social🐋 $5,241 raised in just ONE WEEK for a more inclusive #SMM2026! 🎉
A HUGE thank you to everyone who donated items, experiences, and their time, and to everyone who placed a bid!
Your generosity is helping us build a more welcoming and accessible marine mammal science community! 💙
@marinemammalogy.bsky.social📲 SMM2026 is in your pocket! The free conference app is live on iOS & Android. Browse 1,000+ presentations, build your schedule in My Itinerary & log in with a magic link sent to your SMM profile email.
📅 Oct 19–23 | 📍 San Juan, PR
#SMM2026 #PuertoRicoSMM2026 #OneOceanOneFuture
@marinemammalogy.bsky.socialWe are committed to creating a safe, welcoming, inclusive, and respectful environment for everyone attending the conference in Puerto Rico. #SMM2026 will not tolerate harassment, bullying, or discrimination in any form.
@marinemammalogy.bsky.socialCongrats to Rachel Lewis, winner of the Stu Innes Memorial Student Travel Bursary! 🦭 Rachel studies bearded seal breeding & climate change in Arctic Alaska alongside Yup'ik and Iñupiat communities. See you at the #SMM2026 conference! ❄️
@marinemammalogy.bsky.socialNeed a little conference recharge? 🐶
Come spend some time with the puppies during #SMM2026! These sessions are a chance to step away from the conference buzz, enjoy some puppy cuddles, and learn more about local animal rescue efforts in Puerto Rico.
@leilafouda.bsky.socialExcited to attend my first @marinemammalogy.bsky.social conference this month! I’ll share my new modelling work at Tuesday's poster session come say hi at AC-75, “Estimating Missed Detection Rates of Near Real-Time Passive Acoustic Monitoring from Mobile Platforms.” Will I see you there? #SMM2026
@anthroandrew.bsky.socialUpdates!
So I'll get to hang out with some of y'all at #SMM2026 and of course, I am stoked for that!
Otherwise, chugging along with my dissertation research proposal, which I intend to defend this semester. It's been great to work with the dolphins! 🏺🐬
@marinemammalogy.bsky.socialThis conversation will continue at #SMM2026 through the free hybrid workshop "Indigenous Leadership, Sea-Kin Care, and Global Collaboration", taking place October 17–18 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Prior registration is required.
@anthroandrew.bsky.socialTickets and hostel booked for #SMM2026 excited to meet some of y'all! 🐬🏺
@marinemammalogy.bsky.social#SMM2026 Accommodations : A limited number of rooms remain, and the Hyatt Place is sold out.
Available options include:
• Aloft San Juan
• Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino
Book your room soon before the remaining conference block sells out smmconference.org/accommodations
@marinemammalogy.bsky.social📣 SMM Virtual Seminar Series
Heading to #SMM2026 in Puerto Rico? Join us for a webinar on what to expect and how to make the most of conference week, with Vanessa Pirotta, Daiane Domingos Manholer & Halia Morris + a live Q&A with conf organizers!
🔗 Registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@knightsmpr.bsky.social#SMM2026 reinforced just how quickly maritime is changing.
#Decarbonisation → commercial imperative
#Digitisation → implementation
#Talent → critical challenge
#Communications → increasingly strategic
The exhibition may be over, but the conversations continue.
@marinemammalogy.bsky.socialCheck out the abstract: www.smmconference.org/plenary-spea...
@coscoshipping.bsky.social⚓ Only two days left at #SMM2026 in Hamburg! Visit us at Stand B3.EG.105 and discover how we're driving the #maritime #transition through #green #shipping solutions, #digital #innovation and #smart #logistics.