Listed below are some useful tools for cetacean professionals and amateurs, made available by various organisations.
This is an arbitrary and incomplete selection. Listing does not imply endorsement by ACCOBAMS.

Cetacean biology and taxonomy

CMS - review on small cetaceans
Cetacean taxonomy and common names (scientific, English, Italian)

E-mail discussion lists

MARMAM
ECS-talk: see http://www.broekemaweb.nl/ecs/ > News > ECS lists

Cetacean libraries / bibliography

Bibliography: Environmental Change and its Impact on Species/Ecosystems/Agriculturedeveloped by the American Society of International Law - Wildlife Interest Group
Cetacean Library developed by Centre de Recherche sur les Mammifères Marins
Marine Mammal Library developed by the Tethys Research Institute
National Sea Grant Library


Cetacean sounds from the Mediterranean Sea

CIBRA - cetacean sounds
PRI - cetacean sounds


Cetacean photo-identification software and resources

The EUROPHLUKES Project
Photo-identification software
FINSCAN (cetacean dorsal fin identification)


Cetacean software

DISTANCE (abundance estimation from transect surveys)
MARK [Main MARK Page] [Local MARK Page]
NOREMARK (abundance estimation)
ESTIMATE (recovery analysis)
CAPTURE (abundance estimation - closed populations)
CONTRAST (comparison of survival rates)
JOLLY (mark-recapute - open population - abundance & survival estimation)
JOLLYAGE (open population - mark-recapture - abundance & survival estimation with age structure)
SURVIV (programming language for survival estimation - open populations)
MS-SURVIV (mark-recapture - movement models)
POPAN
SURPH


Cetacean research

Cetacean Research Technology - a commercial company producing hydrophones, analysis tools, suction cups and other tools targeted to marine mammal research professionals


Other resources

Marine Species Alphabetical Listing
SMM - Strategies for Pursuing a Career in Marine Mammal Science