The October 2011 issue of Sirenews has just been posted online: http://sirenian.org/sirenews/56OCT2011.pdf Archives of previous issues can be found online athttp://sirenian.org/sirenews.htmlandhttp://public.sea2shore.org/newsletters In This Issue: News from the Secretariat to the UNEP/CMS Dugong MOU -Dugong Conservation Gathers Momentum in South East Asia -Thailand Becomes 20th Signatory to the Dugong MOU -Progressing Dugong Conservation in the South West Indian Ocean New Book Announcement: Ecology and Conservation of the Sirenia: Dugongs & Manatees, by Helene Marsh, Thomas J. O'Shea, John E. Reynolds Fifth International Sirenian Symposium Local News -Australia: Dugong Crisis in Queensland -Ecuador: The Status of Amazonian Manatees in Eastern Ecuador -Florida: Florida manatee Cold-related Unusual Mortality Event, January 2010 -Puerto Rico: Progress with Aramana and Guacara in Puerto Rico Abstracts & Recent Publications List
Caryn Self-Sullivan, PhD
President & Co-founder, Sirenian International, Inc.