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.

Volume IV features interviews with: Andrew Greenwood, Ron Kastelein, Teun Dokter, Peter Bloom, Pedro Lavia, Stuart Moore, Vera da Silva, Kit Kovacs, Reg & Margaret Bloom, and Daryl Domning, as well as two summary DVDs – Stories from the Field and Changes in the Marine Mammal Field.