Workshop at SMM on Bycatch in the Pacific Islands Region There are still several slots for presentations available for the Workshop Assessing Bycatch in Fisheries in the Pacific Islands Region. The workshop will be held on Saturday 7th December Dunedin, NZ. The registration deadline is November 15. If you would like to present a paper on marine mammal bycatch occurring in commercial or artisanal fisheries in the Western, Central or South Pacific (especially the Pacific Islands Region) please contact me. I will provide you with the format for oral presentations and written submissions. A report of this workshop will be produced based on the written reports from each participant. The deadline for submission of papers is November 20, 2013. There is a workshop fee to cover costs of space, AV equipment, lunch and coffee breaks. Nina M. Young Office of International Affairs National Marine Fisheries Service 1315 East West Highway, # 10631 Silver Spring, MD 20910 -- Nina M. Young Office of International Affairs National Marine Fisheries Service 1315 East West Highway, # 10631 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Email: Nina.Young@noaa.gov <luis.leandro@noaa.gov> Phone: 301-427-8383 Visit us: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ia/