Last month, I had the pleasure of attending the Society for Marine Mammalogy (SMM) biennial conference in Australia! Bringing together over 1,500 marine mammal scientists from 75+ countries, this was an amazing week of knowledge exchange and networking, as well as the chance to share AMMP on a global stage! Attending this conference was particularly special to me, because it was hosted in Perth, Western Australia, where I lived for 8yrs. I left in 2018 soon after completing my PhD, so returning as an independent researcher several years later had me feeling very grown-up! And, of course, it was fabulous to have the chance to revisit old haunts and catch-up with friends and colleagues! Geographe Bay, Western Australia Slightly different view to Aberdeen Harbour! The theme of the 25th SMM Biennial Conference was "Culture and Conservation: Fishing for Change". It was really interesting to see how the theme of combining marine mammal and human cultures was woven throughout th...