Announcing the Northeast Region Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Stranding Network Conference (“NERS 2009”), March 27-29, at the Salem Waterfront Hotel & Suites in Salem, MA.

The annual NERS Conference brings together over 100 scientists, marine animal specialists, managers, educators, stranding network volunteers, and interested laypeople from Virginia to Maine to network and share the latest knowledge about marine animal strandings, disease, rescue, and rehabilitation.  On Friday, March 27^th and Saturday, March 28^th, scientific papers on marine mammal and sea turtle disease, case studies, stranding trends, large whales, and other topics of interest will be presented.  On Sunday, March 29^th there will be a special symposium on Marine Animal Disease in the 21^st century.

This year’s conference is co-hosted by the New England Aquarium, the Whale Center of New England, and the National Marine Life Center.  Full conference registration is $75, and one-day registrations are available.  Space is limited.  To register, visit:  http://support.neaq.org/ners.

~ Kathy Zagzebski

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Kathy Zagzebski

  President & Executive Director

      The National Marine Life Center

P.O. Box 269, 120 Main Street

Buzzards Bay, MA 02532-0269

  phone:  508 743-9888 x15

  fax:  508 759-5477

  e-mail:  kzagzebski@nmlc.org

  web:  http://www.nmlc.org/

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