What is the Society for Marine Mammalogy?

The Society for Marine Mammalogy was founded at San Francisco, California, U.S.A., on December 15, 1981, and incorporated as a non-profit entity under United States law on September 21, 1982, at San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

Objectives.

1.  Evaluate and promote the educational, scientific and managerial advancement of marine mammal science.

2.  Gather and disseminate to members of the Society, the public and public and private institutions, scientific, technical and management information through publications and meetings.

3.  Provide scientific information, as required, on matters related to the conservation and management of marine mammal resources.

Membership.

All members receive the journal Marine Mammal Science and the Society’s Newsletter.  Both are published quarterly (the newsletter electronically).  Members also have access to the member's only section of this website, which includes the membership directory..  Except as noted, membership includes the right to vote in Society elections, to run for elective office, to serve on standing and ad hoc Society committees, and to participate, at the member’s registration fee rate, in the Society’s Biennial Conferences on the Biology of Marine Mammals.  All dues are payable in US currency.

Membership Categories and Dues:  (Please note:  The Society does not refund memberships under any circumstances.)

FULL MEMBER - ANNUAL DUES $75
Open to professionals in the natural sciences or in the management, husbandry, conservation or training of marine mammals, and to graduate students in these fields.

EMERITUS MEMBER - ANNUAL DUES $50
Open to any member who has retired from a professional career, is 60 years of age or older, and has been a Full Member of the Society for at least one year.  Emeritus members have all privileges of Full membership.

STUDENT MEMBER - ANNUAL DUES $50
Open to anyone actively enrolled in a degree-granting institution of higher education.  Students members may not serve as officers (except Student Member-at-Large) or members of standing committees, but have all other membership privileges. 
     STUDENT MEMBERSHIP REQUIRES PROOF OF CURRENT STUDENT STATUS.  The Society reserves the right to confirm the information provided by prospective student members at any time. Details are on the membership forms. 

ASSOCIATE MEMBER - ANNUAL DUES $70
Open to anyone interested in the aims of the Society.  Associate members may not vote, hold elective office, or serve as members of standing committees, but have all other membership privileges.

INSTITUTIONAL MEMBER - ANNUAL DUES $100
Open to any organization or institution.  Institutional members receive all Society Publications and Notices, but may not vote in Society elections and may not hold elective office or serve on standing committees.  Institutional members may register one person for the Society's conference at the member rate.

LIFE MEMBER - DUES $1200 (one-time payment), or four consecutive annual payments of US$350 each.
Life members have the same rights and privileges of membership as Full members.

*Note:  With the exception of Institutional, all membership categories are for individuals, and are not transferrable.  Institutional members should provide the name of a contact person, which can be updated as necessary. 

Privacy Policy: The Society for Marine Mammalogy does not share, sell or distribute  information about our members with any other institution (commercial or otherwise), for any purpose.  On very rare occasions, the Society will rent on a one-time-use-only basis its membership directory address list to publishers that wish to advertise a new publication the Society believes would be of interest to its membership.  Note: e-mail addresses are NOT included with the shared information.

 Membership Application and Renewal Form.

Constitution and ByLaws  (link)

Conferences. The Society for Marine Mammalogy sponsors the Biennial Conferences on the Biology of Marine Mammals.

Publications.  The Society for Marine Mammalogy publishes the quarterly journal Marine Mammal Science, a quarterly Newsletter and Special Publications.


Honorary Members

Past-Presidents

Committee Members

Charter Members

27 June 2002

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