Hello everyone, The CARI'MAM (Caribbean Marine Mammal Preservation Network) team is organizing a Passive Acoustic Monitoring training/Workshop (31 October & 1st November) and the 3rd CARI'MAM meeting (2nd & 3rd November) . All the MPA managers, scientists and NGOs working on marine mammals especially in the Caribbean are welcome to register. (DEAD LINE -> 22/09/2019). The registration form is available here: [ https://formulaires.afbiodiversite.fr/carimam-inscription-caribbean-marine-m... | https://formulaires.afbiodiversite.fr/carimam-inscription-caribbean-marine-m... ] Please check that you have received an email confirming you registration. You will also find the program of these 4 days and the last meeting's report at this address. These two events are organized in Dominican Republic (presumably in La Romana) in order to be more sustainable and save flights for those participating in the GFCI conference the following week ( [ https://www.gcfi.org/gcfi-72-conference/ | https://www.gcfi.org/gcfi-72-conference/ ] ). The passive acoustic monitoring workshop is a mandatory prerequisite to participate to the CARI'MAM passive acoustic monitoring observatory project (Caribbean scale), including the possibility of partnership with the Agoa Sanctuary to benefits of hydrophones loans. This training will include underwater practice, don't forget your swimwear. It is open to junior biologist as well. The CARI'MAM meeting itself will include workshops about communication and awareness raising, data management and citizen science tools, and relation between human activities and marine mammals (including whale watching). The Agoa Sanctuary, through the CARI'MAM project, is offering the accommodation (all inclusive) for all participants of the workshop and CARI'MAM meeting. To let us organize this offer the best way possible, please register for the 22th September at the latest. Do not hesitate to extend this invitation to your colleagues and partners. And if you have any question, feel free to contact Gérald Mannaerts (Head of the project - gerald.mannaerts@afbiodiversite.fr) or myself ( scientific coordinator- jeffrey.bernus@afbiodiversite.fr). Best regards Jeffrey Bernus Coordinateur scientifique Mammifères Marins Projet CARI'MAM [ callto:+596 (0)6 96 33 19 15 | +596 (0)6 96 33 1 ] 8 32 Sanctuaire Agoa - Agence Française pour la Biodiversité