In 2008, Aquatic Mammals Journal launched a series titled Historical Perspectives in which esteemed colleagues provide a written essay of their perspective in a field related to marine mammal studies and are interviewed for a DVD record. The essays appear as articles in Aquatic Mammals, and DVDs are available for purchase on the Aquatic Mammals website (on left sidebar). All transactions are handled securely through PayPal - you do not need a PayPal account to order; PayPal accepts all major credit cards. PayPal adheres to international PCI (payment card industry) compliance standards for data security.

Volume I features interviews with: Kenneth Balcomb, William Evans, Robert Gisiner, Robert Hofman, Gerald Kooyman, Bruce Mate, Daniel Odell, William Karen Pryor, Sam Ridgway, John Reynolds, Victor B. Scheffer, William Perrin, Tavolga, Bernd Würsig, and Randall Wells.

Volume II features interviews with: Whitlow Au, Robert Brownell, Roger Gentry, Toshio Kasuya, Darlene Ketten, Christina Lockyer, Helene Marsh, Lee Miller, Nobuyuki Miyazaki, Patrick Moore, Paul Nachtigall, Yasuhiko Naito, Katherine Ralls, Ron Schusterman, and Jack Terhune.

Volume III is in the planning, with DVDs already available for sale for: Christopher Clark, Carleton Ray and Joseph Geraci.

Watch excerpts from the interviews from Volume I and II.

Links to the interviewee's personal essays are included below

Evans, W. E. (2008). A short history of the Navy's marine mammal program. Aquatic Mammals, 34, 367-380.

Hofman, R. J. (2009). The continuing legacies of the Marine Mammal Commission and its committee of scientific advisors on marine mammals. Aquatic Mammals, 35, 94-129.

Perrin, W. F. (2009). Early days of the tuna/dolphin problem. Aquatic Mammals, 35, 292-305.

Ridgway, S. H. (2008). History of veterinary medicine and marine mammals: A personal perspective. Aquatic Mammals, 34, 471-513.

Scheffer, V. (2008). A conversation with Vic Scheffer. Aquatic Mammals, 34, 229-254.

Watch a compilation of marine mammal scientists interviewed for Aquatic Mammal Journal's Historical Perspectives series discuss how climate change may be affecting marine mammals

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