Dear MARMAM members, This course/ seminar series may be of interest to subscribers in the New England region. Panel session topics will include right whale interactions with fisheries and shipping, Navy sonar impacts on cetaceans, and possibly whaling. Please pass on the announcement to students and colleagues who may be interested. Feel free to contact me directly with any questions. Tora Johnson tjohnson@coa.edu / tora@entanglements.net A landmark course, Saving Seas: Resolving Conflict and Finding Solutions in the Marine Realm, will be given at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster on Tuesday evenings from 6-9 p.m., January 17 & 31, February 14 & 28, March 14 & 28, April 11 & 25, and May 9 & 23, with one six-hour special Saturday workshop. Sponsored by the Museum and the International Fund for Animal Welfare, this cutting-edge course will be taught by Tora Johnson, Adjunct Faculty at the College of the Atlantic and the University of Maine. Her groundbreaking new book, Entanglements: The Intertwined Fates of Whales and Fishermen, focuses on the searing conflict over whale entanglement in fishing gear. The course will build on this work, taking the same in-depth, multi-perspective look at a broad range of contentious marine debates. Through panel discussions by world-class experts on both sides of the issue, in-depth readings and interactive dialogue, teachers, non-traditional educators, fishermen, scientists, community leaders, regulators and concerned citizens will have an unparalleled opportunity to explore the sources of conflict and potential solutions for such controversial issues as Navy sonar and its effect on marine mammals, the fate of the right whale, competing claims to Georges Bank and Gulf of Maine groundfish stocks, herring and mackerel mid-water trawl fisheries and their impacts on marine food webs, and managing coastal resources for many interests. This course is open for graduate credit with Framingham State College ($250; pending final approval by FSC dean) and for audit ($100). Members of the public are welcome to attend any session. Museum members - $8.00, non-members - $10.00. A limited number of partial scholarships will be offered to help cover the cost of auditing or class fees. For further information and registration, please contact the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, 508-896-3867, Ext. 129. Single session tickets available at the door.