The 5th ICMMPA Early Registration is now open! The International Committee on Marine Mammal Protected Areas in collaboration with WWF Greece is pleased to announce that the early registration for the 5th <https://www.fifth.icmmpa.org/> International Conference on Marine Mammal Protected Areas<https://www.fifth.icmmpa.org/> is now open and will remain open until the 31st of December! After the 1st of January 2019, regular registration rates will apply. With the title “Celebrating a decade of MMPA Collaboration”, the 5th ICMMPA will be hosted, for the first time in Europe, and specifically in Greece, from 8-12th April 2019. The conference will have the honor to have HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, as the opening speaker, a champion in marine conservation. The conference will evaluate the up to date progress and identify a path forward towards marine mammal protection, establishment of area-based management measures and their implementation in MPAs throughout the world. Registrations: https://www.fifth.icmmpa.org/registration For more information about the 5th ICMMPA: Amalia Alberini, Conference Co-host, WWF Greece (info_ICMMPA5@wwf.gr<mailto:info_ICMMPA5@wwf.gr>), WWF Greece or Naomi McIntosh, Chair, ICMMPA (naomi.mcintosh@noaa.gov<mailto:naomi.mcintosh@noaa.gov>)