Hello MARMAM community! I’d like to announce that abstract submissions are now open for the 16th Annual Marine Biological Association (MBA) Postgraduate Conference at Newcastle University in Newcastle upon Tyne, England from 5th – 8th of May 2019. This conference is open to all Master and PhD students. This year we are looking for a greater participation of representatives in the marine mammal field. Many different research topics that encompass a broad field of interest (i.e. acoustics, ecology, biology, mitigation, populations, movement, etc.) would be ideal and would serve to add further diversity and interest across a wide spread of postgraduate students. Content: Related to marine science (e.g. your own postgraduate research, current research) Title: Bold, Arial, font size 12 Author(s): Name, organization (e.g. university), and email address Text: 2 paragraphs, Arial, font size 12, max. 350 words. Keywords: Italics Indication: Either oral presentation (12 minutes, 3 minutes for questions) or post (standard portrait, A0) Deadline: 31st March 2019 If submitting an abstract for a poster, please consider “boosting your poster” – an option to give a 30 second intro to the poster session to gain interest. Submit to mba2019@newcastle.ac.uk This conference will showcase the beautiful and vibrant ecology along the Northumberland coast. Trips to Amble, St. Mary’s Lighthouse, and the Dove Marine Laboratory, as well as a workshop by Duncan Yellowless (https://www.duncanyellowlees.com/) with a keynote address given by Newcastle University’s Professor Nick Polunin (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/staff/profile/nickpolunin.html#background). Further information can be found on the website (mbapg19.co.uk). Ticket information is as follows: £90 for non-members £81.50 for MBA members £80 for Early bird non-member £72.50 for Early bird MBA member £48 for MBA Student Ambassadors Early bird rates are available until the 31st of January 2019. All attending delegates will receive a free one-year membership to the Marine Conservation Society. Additionally, we are also looking for further sponsors so please feel free to get in touch if you would like to help sponsor this conference. We look forward to hearing from you! MBA Committee

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Kelsey Potlock k.potlock2@newcastle.ac.uk