Dear Marmamers,

The programme for the WCA World Whale Conference and Whale Heritage Sites Summit, to be held in Faial, Azores, Portugal, 26-30 October, is now available here:

http://worldcetaceanalliance.org/conference-programme/

The Conference will include the following four symposia, each of which will begin with a series of short presentations to inspire discussion and debate.

If you would like to submit a proposal to give a short presentation at the conference (five minutes plus questions) please email Lauren Horncastle at:

lauren@worldcetaceanalliance.org

The four symposia for which presentations are requested are:

1. CETACEAN CAPTIVITY: BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE GLOBAL NETWORK

2. GHOST NETS / PORPOISE ENTANGLEMENT

3. BEAKED WHALE RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION

4. RESPONSIBLE WHALE AND DOLPHIN WATCHING – WITH A FOCUS ON THE AZORES

We look forward to hearing from presenters.

Regards,


Dylan Walker

WCA Secretariat


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