The Australia and New Zealand Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy was established in June 2011 to provide opportunities for those studying marine mammals in Australia, New Zealand and wider Australasia. The primary objective of the chapter is to organise biennial conferences that give participants the chance to present and discuss their research in a relaxed environment while networking with other marine mammalogy students and researchers.

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To join the chapter and receive information on chapter related  activities, please fill in the form under the "Become a Member" tab. We would like to extend membership to any interested students from the South Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia. While we realise that geographic separation will limit our ability to facilitate face-to-face meeting, we also recognise the need for every student and young professional to have access to a forum for networking beyond their immediate academic/research location.  Additionally we hope that the online conference this year will encourage participation from individuals who would otherwise be unable to make our regular conferences. 

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The chapter is under the new and enthusiastic leadership of Evi Hanninger (Cetacean Ecology Research Group at Massey University) and Catherine Meyer (University of Auckland) from New Zealand, Marissa Hutchings and Gaby Genty (CEBEL at Flinders University) from South Australia, Ciara Browne, Brodee Lowe and Emily Evans (CMST at Curtin University) from Western Australia. 

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This chapter wants to thank our amazing academic sponsor, Dr Karen Stockin from the Cetacean Ecology Research Group at Massey University.

 

We would also like to thank the years of service from Jasmin Gross, Lara Pogson-Manning, Cassie Speakman, Rebecca Boys, Courtney Ogilvy, Grace Russell and Sophia Volzke for the time and effort they poured into this Chapter.