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This
highly-readable textbook provides basic
background information about marine
mammals and anthropogenic impacts on them.
The book includes inspiring exercises for
education school programs in natural
sciences. The book also provides advice on
career paths using case studies of marine
scientists and veterinarians describing
their journeys from student to profession.
By sharing real-life career paths, readers
find answers to questions such as “What
needs to be considered when choosing a
career in science?” and “What kind of
tasks do scientists undertake on a daily
basis?”
Marine mammals are amongst some of the
most celebrated creatures on Earth, with
their high intelligence, social and
communicating skills, and capacity for
deep diving. Alongside general information
about marine mammals, the book aims at
generating awareness of the impact of
litter and noise pollution on the marine
environment using marine mammals as an
example. Huge numbers of marine animals,
including marine mammals, die every year
from entanglement in fishing gear, by
ingestion of litter or because of chemical
pollution.
In the last decade many technological and
scientific tools have been developed to
aid research, for instance miniaturised
sound recorders which can be attached to
cetaceans and seals and record noise
levels around them, their vocal production
as well as their diving behaviour.
This Open Access textbook can be used by
undergraduate students interested in the
fundamentals of marine mammal biology and
medicine, and in pursuing the profession
of a marine scientist. .
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1
Introduction 2 Marine mammals from the
North and Baltic Seas 3 Adaptation to
marine life 3.1 Anatomy 3.2 Whale skeleton
3.3 Diving physiology 4 Teaching materials
Suggested reading Marine Mammal Acoustics
1 Introduction 2 The physics of sound 3
Hearing and sound production 4 Impact of
noise pollution on marine mammals 5
Teaching materials Suggested reading
Whaling, Seal Hunting and the Effect of
Fisheries on Marine Mammals 1 Introduction
2 Bycatch 3 Seal-safe fishing gear and
catch damage 4 Bycatch mitigation measures
5 Whaling and seal hunting 5.1 Whaling 5.2
Seal hunting 6 Teaching materials
Suggested reading Plastic Debris and Its
Impacts on Marine Mammals 1 Introduction 2
Plastics: A problem with many sources 3
Where does plastics end up, and what are
the consequences for marine life? 4
Microplastics: Small particles with
specific problems 5 Mitigation efforts:
What can be done? 6 Teaching materials
Suggested reading Chemical Pollution and
Diseases of Marine Mammals 1 Introduction
2 The use of marine mammals as
bioindicators 3 How harmful are
pollutants? 4 Post-mortem examinations 5
Common diseases of marine mammals 6
Teaching materials Suggested reading How
to Become a Marine Mammal Scientist 1
Introduction 2 Marine mammal career
opportunities 2.1 Prerequisites learned in
school 3 How to become a marine mammal
scientist 3.1 How to become a marine
biologist 3.2 How to become a veterinarian
3.3 How to become an engineer 3.4 How to
become a mathematical biologist
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