Dear MARMAM Community, We would like to announce that we will be hosting a workshop on the entanglement of large whales in trap/pot gear at the biennial conference, which is being held this November in Perth, Australia. If you are interested, then please read on and let us know of your plans - see questions at end. The full-day workshop will take place before the conference on Sunday, November 10th at the conference venue (Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre). The purpose of the workshop is to bring together a range of stakeholders from around the world to share their knowledge and experience with a range of topics associated with the entanglement of large whales in the fishing gear used by pot/trap fisheries. In addition, we welcome the participation of newcomers to this issue who are looking to learn from the experiences of others. We hope that the workshop will catalyze the creation of a network of individuals who will continue to share their knowledge and experiences, leading to an improved understanding and mitigation of entanglement of large whales in trap/pot gear. The workshop will likely include a few presentations, a lot of discussion, and some planning of additional actions aimed at connecting people. At this time, there are not any plans to make the workshop available online; in other words participation will be in-person only. Please let Dennis know if are interested in attending, what experience you would bring, what topics you would want to discuss, and what you might want to get out of the workshop. Thanks for your attention, Dennis Heinemann, PhD Senior Advisor - Fisheries U.S. Marine Mammal Commission Bethesda, Maryland USA dheinemann@mmc.gov<mailto:dheinemann@mmc.gov> +1 202.436.1467 Julia O'Hern, PhD Associate Director Entanglement Response and Prevention The Marine Mammal Center Moss Landing, California USA ohernj@tmmc.org<mailto:ohernj@tmmc.org> +1 831.708.5858